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DiBickers wrote:

26 Apr 2025

I’ve setup a separate taxon (to be classified) for these ones. Without being too long-winded, there are many Coccinellidae larvae (across several Subfamilies) which have these long waxy filaments, however, because they have not been raised from larva to the adult beetle they cannot be identified accurately.
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri has become a familiar taxon where many larvae are often misidentified for this reason.
These larvae are distinctly different to Cryptolaemus montrouzieri as the lateral waxy filaments are much longer and they also have an obvious “naked” back.
There has now been a larva successfully raised to adulthood which has the Entomologists excited as they were finally able to link that particular specimen to Telsimia (Genus).
Given that it is known these waxy larvae are across multiple Subfamilies I will group them together under “Coccinellidae CNM 01 (Unidentified Waxy Larvae)” until further information comes to light😊

Coccinellidae sp01

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

16 Apr 2025

These droppings were found at the base of a Red Box Gum Tree in my yard. I believe they belong to a Common Brushtail Possum which I heard recently.

Trichosurus vulpecula

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

26 Feb 2025

Thanks Clare

Cermatulus nasalis

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

20 Feb 2025

2 birds, flying overhead, going in a north-east direction.