Alison Milton

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I'm a keen photographer with a great interest in nature but with a particular interest in fungi, birds, and latterly, insects. (My interest is amateur status only. I don't have any formal training.) I'm a member of Friends of the Pinnacle and Editor for the Field Naturalists, Canberra.

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Sighting breakdown

• 13 Significant Sightings
• 139 Unidentified Sightings
• 295 Small (Robin, Finch, Thornbill etc)
• 292 Intermediate size
• 240 Parrots
• 182 Honeyeater
• 170 Colonial nesters
• 131 Magpie or larger
• 119 Waterfowl
• 89 Fungi
• 83 Geometer moths (Geometridae)
• 71 Nymphs (Nymphalidae)
• 71 Others
• 53 Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
• 51 Noctuid moths (Noctuidae & Erebidae)
• 50 Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae)
• 49 Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
• 47 Dragonflies (Anisoptera)
• 42 Grasshoppers (Orthoptera, several families)
• 38 Birds of prey
• 35 Orb-weaving spiders (several families)
• 34 Damselflies (Zygoptera)
• 33 Kangaroos & Wallabies
• 33 Lady beetles (Coccinellidae)
• 28 Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)
• 27 Shorebirds
• 27 Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)
• 26 Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
• 26 Other hunting spiders
• 25 Other moths
• 25 Skinks
• 24 Other Wildflowers
• 22 Pigeons and Doves
• 21 Monotremes
• 21 Bee flies (Bombyliidae)
• 20 Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)
• 20 Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)
• 20 Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
• 19 Nocturnal Birds
• 19 Robber flies (Asilidae)
• 18 Skippers (Hesperiidae)
• 17 Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)
• 17 Parasitic wasps (numerous families)
• 16 Hover flies (Syrphidae)
• 16 Lacewings (Neuroptera)
• 16 Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families)
• 16 Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)
• 15 Other beetles
• 15 Huntsman spiders (Sparassidae)
• 15 Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae)
• 15 Other bugs
• 15 Cuckoos
• 14 Jumping & peacock spiders (Salticidae)
• 14 Dragons
• 13 Daisies
• 13 Lilies & Irises
• 13 Orchids
• 12 Rabbits & Hares
• 12 Whites & Yellows (Pieridae)
• 12 Wolf spiders (Lycosidae)
• 12 Other true flies
• 12 Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae)
• 11 Praying mantises (Mantodea)
• 11 Katydids (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae)
• 11 Native Rats
• 10 Case moths (Psychidae)
• 9 Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
• 9 Bristle Flies (Tachinidae)
• 9 Monitors & Geckos
• 8 Snakes
• 8 Turtles
• 8 Lichens
• 8 Anthelid moths (Anthelidae)
• 7 Hawk moths (Sphingidae)
• 7 Weevils (Curculionoidea)
• 7 Other Shrubs
• 7 Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)
• 7 Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae)
• 6 Millipedes (Diplopoda)
• 6 Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)
• 6 Blow flies (Calliphoridae)
• 6 Other Exotic Fish
• 6 Peas
• 5 Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)
• 5 Spiders (Araneae)
• 4 Other web-building spiders
• 4 Tiger moths (Arctiidae & Aganaidae)
• 4 March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)
• 4 Water spiders (Pisauridae)
• 4 Crane flies, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)
• 4 Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
• 4 Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)
• 4 Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae)
• 4 Wombats & Koalas
• 3 Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts
• 3 Climbers & Mistletoes
• 3 Crickets (Orthoptera, several families)
• 3 Carp
• 3 Insects
• 3 True flies (Diptera)
• 3 Crustaceans (Crustacea)
• 2 Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae)
• 2 Assassin bugs (Reduviidae)
• 2 Stiletto flies (Therevidae)
• 2 Sun moths (Castniidae)
• 2 Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)
• 2 Click beetles (Elateridae)
• 2 Grasses
• 2 Possums
• 2 Placental Predators
• 1 Microbats
• 1 Flying Foxes
• 1 Other Small Marsupials
• 1 Gum Trees
• 1 Frogs
• 1 Legless Lizards
• 1 Beetles (Coleoptera)
• 1 Ground beetles (Carabidae)
• 1 Moths (Lepidoptera)
• 1 Water & Shore Bugs (several families)
• 1 Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
• 1 Earwigs (Dermaptera)
• 1 Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
• 1 Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera)
• 1 Centipedes (Chilopoda)

Category Expertise

•  Beetles (Coleoptera)
•  Click beetles (Elateridae)
•  Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)
•  Ground beetles (Carabidae)
•  Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)
•  Lady beetles (Coccinellidae)
•  Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
•  Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae)
•  Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)
•  Stag beetles (Lucanidae)
•  Water beetles (several families)
•  Weevils (Curculionoidea)
•  Other beetles

Moderator Activity

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Badges

• Category Moderator!
• Multiple Significant Sightings!

Member information

• 07 Apr 2016 Member since