Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. field guide

"Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa" is a research project to find out how many species of insects & spiders use Bursaria spinosa for feeding on. This shrub is ecologically important because it supports a great variety of invertebrate life. Some species may feed on the flowers and others may prey on the insects. Pollinators, predators and parasites are all included. Add your sightings to this collection to inform the research.

Chloropidae (family) (Frit fly)

Chrysolopus spectabilis (Botany Bay Weevil)

Chrysopogon muelleri (Robber fly)

Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths (Parallel stick Case Moths)

Clithria eucnemis

Comptosia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Comptosia bee fly)

Crabroninae (subfamily) (Unidentified solitary wasp)

Crossophora semiota (A Concealer moth)

Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth)

Delias aganippe (Spotted Jezebel)

Dispar compacta (Barred Skipper)

Distichocera fuliginosa (Longhorn or Longicorn beetle)

Distichocera thomsonella (A longhorn beetle)

Dolichoderinae (subfamily)

Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle)

Larvae

Ectenopsis sp. (March fly)

Eirmocides (genus) (A Pencil-blue butterfly)

Elateridae sp. (family) (Unidentified click beetle)

Eleale aspera (Clerid beetle)

Eleale intricata (A checkered beetle)

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