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Unverified Insect at Melba, ACT - 4 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Cryptachaea veruculata at Melba, ACT - 4 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Lampona cylindrata at Melba, ACT - 4 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Ledromorpha planirostris at Melba, ACT - 4 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Euryopis umbilicata at Melba, ACT - 4 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Tiliqua rugosa (Shingleback Lizard) at Crowther, NSW - 13 Nov 2016 by Frecko

Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Crowther, NSW - 20 Apr 2016 by Frecko

Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at Crowther, NSW - 3 Nov 2016 by Frecko

Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Crowther, NSW - 24 Oct 2016 by Frecko

Pogona barbata at Crowther, NSW - 20 Nov 2016 by Frecko

Arctotheca calendula at Crowther, NSW - 5 Oct 2016 by Frecko

Diplodium obtusum (Blunt-tongue Greenhood) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Acacia amoena (Boomerang Wattle) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

$Cymbopogon refractus (Barbed-wire Grass) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord$

Persoonia linearis (Narrow-leaved Geebung) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Lissanthe strigosa subsp. subulata (Peach Heath) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Dampiera purpurea (Purple Dampiera) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia (Grey Grass-tree) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Cheilanthes distans (Bristly Cloak Fern) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Indigofera australis subsp. australis at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Pittosporum undulatum (sweet pittosporum) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Urtica incisa (Stinging Nettle) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Goodia lotifolia (Golden Tip) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Trema tomentosa var. aspera (Native Peach) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Ficus coronata (Creek Sandpaper Fig) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Notelaea neglecta at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Melia azedarach (White Cedar) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Eucalyptus tereticornis (Forest Red Gum) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Solanum prinophyllum (Forest Nightshade) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Stephania japonica (Stephania, Tape Vine, Snake Vine) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Ficus rubiginosa (Port Jackson or Rusty Fig) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Pellaea falcata (Sickle Fern) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Backhousia myrtifolia (Carrol, Grey Myrtle, Cinnamon Myrtle) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Oplismenus aemulus (Australian Basket Grass, Wavy Beard Grass) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Scaevola albida (Small-fruit Fan-flower) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Correa reflexa var. reflexa (Common Correa, Native Fuchsia) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Pimelea axiflora subsp. pubescens (Bungonia Rice-flower) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Abutilon oxycarpum (Straggly Lantern-bush, Lantern Bush) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Dendrocnide excelsa (Stinging Tree) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Christella dentata (Binung) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Sigesbeckia orientalis (Indian Weed) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana (River She-Oak, River Oak) at Marulan, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Ailanthus altissima (Tree-of-Heaven) at Marulan, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Myriophyllum variifolium (Varied Water-milfoil) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Pteris vittata (Chinese Brake, Ladder Brake) by Tapirlord

Grevillea arenaria subsp. arenaria (Nepean Spider Flower) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Paspalidium distans (Spreading Panic Grass) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Rytidosperma longifolium (Long-leaved Wallaby Grass) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Acacia binervia (Coastal Myall, Kai'arrewan) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass, Slender Speargrass) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Amyema congener (A Mistletoe) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Acacia buxifolia subsp. buxifolia at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Eucalyptus moluccana (Grey Box) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Senna aciphylla (Sprawling Cassia) at Bungonia, NSW - 9 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) at Throsby, ACT - Today by JimL

Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck) by JimL

Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian Swamphen) at Throsby, ACT - Today by JimL

Unverified Beetle (Coleoptera) at Melba, ACT - 4 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Chaetocnema sp. (a flea beetle) at Melba, ACT - 4 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Geitoneura klugii at Jagumba, NSW - 14 Feb 2022 by Pirom

Ptyoptila matutinella (Wingia Group) at Ainslie, ACT - 27 Dec 2023 by Pirom

Dispar compacta at Jagungal Wilderness, NSW - 14 Feb 2022 by Pirom

Philobota productella (Pasture Tunnel Moth) at Ainslie, ACT - 16 Nov 2024 by Pirom

Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Symonston, ACT - Yesterday by jklem621

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Satin Bowerbird) at Yarralumla, ACT - Today by Mike

Unverified Fungus at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Jun 2025 by dwise

Unverified Fungus at Kambah, ACT - 2 Jun 2025 by dwise

Unverified Coralloid fungus, markedly branched at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Jun 2025 by dwise

Psephotus haematonotus at Lyneham, ACT - 6 Jun 2025 by jks

Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Kambah, ACT - Yesterday by HelenCross

Paralaea porphyrinaria (Chestnut Vein Crest Moth) at Melba, ACT - 6 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Lophotoma diagrapha (Double-line Snout Moth) at Melba, ACT - 4 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Psilosticha absorpta (Fine-waved Bark Moth) at Melba, ACT - 3 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Hellula hydralis (Cabbage Centre Moth) at Melba, ACT - 3 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Gastrinodes argoplaca (Cryptic Bark Moth) at Melba, ACT - 2 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Chlenias nodosus at Melba, ACT - 2 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Vulpes vulpes at Tharwa, ACT - 16 May 2025 by ChrisHolder

Neosparassus calligaster (Beautiful Badge Huntsman) at Crowther, NSW - 4 Jun 2025 by Frecko

Vombatus ursinus (Common wombat, Bare-nosed Wombat) at Tharwa, ACT - 2 Jun 2025 by ChrisHolder

Vombatus ursinus (Common wombat, Bare-nosed Wombat) at Tharwa, ACT - 5 Jun 2025 by ChrisHolder

Eucalyptus dives at Crowther, NSW - 4 Jun 2025 by Frecko

Pultenaea procumbens at Crowther, NSW - 4 Jun 2025 by Frecko

Acacia paradoxa at Crowther, NSW - 4 Jun 2025 by Frecko

Styphelia triflora at Crowther, NSW - 4 Jun 2025 by Frecko

Styphelia triflora (Five-corners) at Crowther, NSW - 4 Jun 2025 by Frecko

Monotoca scoparia at Crowther, NSW - 4 Jun 2025 by Frecko

Melichrus erubescens at Crowther, NSW - 4 Jun 2025 by Frecko

Bondia nigella (A Fruitworm moth (Family Carposinidae)) at Melba, ACT - 3 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Lepidoscia saxosa (A Case moth (Psychidae) at Melba, ACT - 31 May 2025 by kasiaaus

Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species (A Case moth) at Melba, ACT - 31 May 2025 by kasiaaus

Meritastis polygraphana (Mottled Bell Moth) at Melba, ACT - 29 May 2025 by kasiaaus

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Discussion

ibaird wrote:

20 min ago

A new species for NatureMapre and NatureMapr's Canberra and Southern Tablelands region i confirmed. Excellent photos.

Hypatima microgramma

ibaird wrote:

29 min ago

OK, well spotted, As the host says on 'Gruen' (ABC TV) ,"You've convinced me"
And the white mark you point out for H. microgramma I believe can be seen here:-
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICX012-11

Hypatima microgramma

DonFletcher wrote:

13 hrs ago

No more responses so I verified it as BTP. Many thanks for the link @MartinPredavec

Trichosurus vulpecula

donhe wrote:

22 hrs ago

Popped a copy into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/depr/diaula.html
I hope that is OK?

Eutorna diaula

kasiaaus wrote:

Yesterday

I think this ID is wrong @ibaird. I agree that it looks a bit like sighting 4387880 but that does not look to me like Bondia nigella either. It has upturned palpi. Hmmm...

Bondia nigella