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4 Feb 2022

Hi NatureMappers, You may be aware that there is currently an application for an environmental impact assessment exemption for further urban development in the Bluetts Block area near Denman Prospect. It is an absolutely pristine grassland area with hundreds of plant and animal species. We have cre...

WANTED! POLLINATORS OF HELMET ORCHIDS.7 Apr 2022

CSIRO ALA data feed update18 May 2022

NatureMapr coverage now includes SA, NT, TAS and WA18 Apr 2022

Platform update31 Mar 2022

The book "Moths in the ACT" is now available !!16 Mar 2022

Update on our Gang-gang study21 Dec 2021

Latest discussion

HelenCross wrote:

27 min ago

Thanks Michael - I looked that species up on the ANBG's Find A Plant platform in this location and couldn't find it, but it did show there's a Eucalyptus multicaulis (Whipstick Mallee Ash) there. (I'll do more homework in future when I post things from the ANBG!). The birds appeared to be eating the blossoms.

Callocephalon fimbriatum

JonLewis wrote:

58 min ago

Yep, good ID Christine. Cheers, Jon

Papyrius sp (undescribed)

JonLewis wrote:

1 hr ago

Thanks for the descriptions Tmac - the little ant is probably Pheidole. Cheers, Jon

Rhytidoponera sp. (genus)

michaelb wrote:

2 hrs ago

Entomophthora sp. (genus) attacks flies. But there is a similar fungus that attacks beetles- Erynia sp. (genus). See an example of Erynia nebriae at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/westgpottery/49169577782

Entomophthora sp. (genus) (TBC)

michaelb wrote:

2 hrs ago

Hi Harvey. Are you not able to confirm the ID of sightings? If so, try logging out then logging into CNM.

Hemicordulia australiae (TBC)