Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Hackett, ACT

Laetiporus portentosus at Hackett, ACT - 29 Mar 2019
Laetiporus portentosus at Hackett, ACT - 29 Mar 2019
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Identification history

Laetiporus portentosus 3 Apr 2019 Heino1
Unidentified 2 Apr 2019 AlisonMilton

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Bembecinus sp. (genus) (A sand wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 3 Mar 2020 by TimL
Bembecinus sp. (genus) (A sand wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 3 Mar 2020 by TimL
Heoclisis fundata (Antlion lacewing) at Hackett, ACT - 25 Feb 2020 by TimL
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Hackett, ACT - 25 Feb 2020 by TimL
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Hackett, ACT - 25 Feb 2020 by TimL
Arkys sp. (genus) (An Ambush, Bird-dropping or Triangular Spider) at Hackett, ACT - 17 Feb 2020 by TimL
Melophorus sp. (genus) (Furnace ant) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Feb 2020 by Christine

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 29 Mar 2019 01:59 PM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

Species information

  • Laetiporus portentosus Scientific name
  • White Punk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 995m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Piptoporus eucalyptorum (Fr.) Warcup, Ecology Forests Woodlands South Australia: 131 (1986) Piptoporus portentosus (Berk.) G. Cunn., Bull. N.Z. Dept. Sci. Industr. Res., Pl. Dis. Div. 164: 106 (1965) Piptoporus eucalyptorum Piptoporus portentosus
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