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Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland
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Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland species

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Overview

Monash Grasslands are associated with the Isabella Pond Healthy Waterways initative to improve water quality and climate resilience of Natural Temperate Grasslands in the Lake Tuggeranong area. The majority of Tuggeranong Creek is a concrete stormwater open drain. Monash Grasslands is an area of Natural Temperate Grassland next to Isabella Pond which supports biodiversity values. This corridor offers the potential to expand grassland and riparian ecosystem values within the urban area.

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Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer)

Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum

Pieris rapae (Cabbage White)

Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae

Porela vitulina (Banded Porela)

Porela vitulina
Porela vitulina
Porela vitulina
Porela vitulina
Porela vitulina
Porela vitulina

Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart)

Taractrocera papyria
Taractrocera papyria
Taractrocera papyria
Taractrocera papyria
Taractrocera papyria
Taractrocera papyria

Teleogryllus commodus (Black Field Cricket)

Teleogryllus commodus
Teleogryllus commodus
Teleogryllus commodus
Teleogryllus commodus
Teleogryllus commodus
Teleogryllus commodus

Tephritidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Fruit or Seed fly)

Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)

Thysanoptera (order) (Thrips)

Thysanoptera (order)
Thysanoptera (order)
Thysanoptera (order)
Thysanoptera (order)
Thysanoptera (order)
Thysanoptera (order)

Tramea loewii (Common Glider)

Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii

Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel)

Xanthagrion erythroneurum
Xanthagrion erythroneurum
Xanthagrion erythroneurum
Xanthagrion erythroneurum
Xanthagrion erythroneurum
Xanthagrion erythroneurum

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue)

Zizina otis
Zizina otis
Zizina otis
Zizina otis
Zizina otis
Zizina otis

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Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland

Species Richness Score (SRS)

671

Land area

71.95
ha

Survey effort

14.11
sightings per ha
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1,898,746 sightings of 21,113 species in 9,321 locations from 12,959 contributors
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