Psychodidae sp. (family)

Moth Fly, Drain Fly at Acton, ACT

Psychodidae sp. (family) at Acton, ACT - 23 Apr 2019
Psychodidae sp. (family) at Acton, ACT - 23 Apr 2019
Psychodidae sp. (family) at Acton, ACT - 23 Apr 2019
Psychodidae sp. (family) at Acton, ACT - 23 Apr 2019
Psychodidae sp. (family) at Acton, ACT - 23 Apr 2019
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Identification history

Psychodidae sp. (family) 24 Apr 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Psychodidae sp. (family) 24 Apr 2019 donhe
Unidentified 24 Apr 2019 RodDeb

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the last photo also shows a Fungus eating Ladybird on the right (listed separately). The tiny moth like insect for this listing is on the left and was smaller than the Ladybird.

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Balaana sp. (genus) (Bee Fly) at Acton, ACT - 4 Jan 2021 by HelenCross
Pergagrapta bicolor (A sawfly) at Acton, ACT - 2 Dec 2020 by WHall
Yoyetta robertsonae (Clicking Ambertail) at Acton, ACT - 1 Dec 2020 by HelenCross
Bembix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Bembix sand wasp) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by RodDeb
Tetragnatha sp. (genus) (Long-jawed spider) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by RodDeb
Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Common Flatwing) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by RodDeb
Austroagrion watsoni (Eastern Billabongfly) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by RodDeb
Adversaeschna brevistyla (Blue-spotted Hawker) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by RodDeb
Rivellia sp. (genus) (Signal fly) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by RodDeb
Euryglossa ephippiata (Saddleback Euryglossine Bee) at Acton, ACT - 14 Nov 2020 by PeterA
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Acton, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by HelenBoronia
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver) at Acton, ACT - 9 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Araneinae (subfamily) (Orb weaver) at Acton, ACT - 9 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Acton, ACT - 2 Nov 2020 by PeterA
Lophyrotoma interrupta (Cattle Poisoning Sawfly) at Acton, ACT - 2 Nov 2020 by PeterA
Zoothera lunulata (Bassian Thrush) at Acton, ACT - 16 Sep 2020 by Tammy
Orgyia anartoides (Painted Apple Moth) at Acton, ACT - 14 Aug 2020 by Christine
Neuroptera (order) (Unidentified lacewing) at Acton, ACT - 14 Aug 2020 by rawshorty
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 20 Mar 2020 by RodDeb
Tiphiidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Smooth flower wasp) at Acton, ACT - 18 Feb 2020 by TimL
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Satin Bowerbird) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2020 by HelenCross
Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2020 by RodDeb
Physa acuta (European physa, Left-handed pondsnail) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2020 by RodDeb
Austrosciapus connexus (Green long-legged fly) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2020 by RodDeb
Austroagrion watsoni (Eastern Billabongfly) at Acton, ACT - 3 Feb 2020 by RodDeb
Anas superciliosa (Pacific Black Duck) at Acton, ACT - 3 Feb 2020 by RodDeb
Hemicordulia australiae (Australian Emerald) at Acton, ACT - 3 Feb 2020 by RodDeb
Eumeninae (subfamily) (Unidentified Potter wasp) at Acton, ACT - 3 Feb 2020 by RodDeb
Gambusia holbrooki (Gambusia, Plague minnow, Mosquito fish) at Acton, ACT - 3 Feb 2020 by RodDeb
Todiramphus sanctus (Sacred Kingfisher) at Acton, ACT - 3 Feb 2020 by RodDeb
Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at Acton, ACT - 24 Jan 2020 by Christine
Cherax destructor (Common Yabby) at Acton, ACT - 18 Jan 2020 by GeoffRobertson
Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Acton, ACT - 11 Jan 2020 by b
Ischnura heterosticta (Common Bluetail Damselfly) at Acton, ACT - 22 Dec 2019 by RodDeb
Austroagrion watsoni (Eastern Billabongfly) at Acton, ACT - 22 Dec 2019 by RodDeb
Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Common Flatwing) at Acton, ACT - 22 Dec 2019 by RodDeb
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 22 Dec 2019 by RodDeb
Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Common Flatwing) at Acton, ACT - 8 Dec 2019 by TimL
Bibio imitator (Garden maggot) at Acton, ACT - 7 Dec 2019 by TimL
Bembix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Bembix sand wasp) at Acton, ACT - 1 Dec 2019 by HarveyPerkins
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Acton, ACT - 1 Dec 2019 by HarveyPerkins
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Acton, ACT - 17 Nov 2019 by JanetRussell
Euryglossa ephippiata (Saddleback Euryglossine Bee) at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2019 by PeterA
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopoides) bituberculatus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2019 by PeterA
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Acton, ACT - 4 Nov 2019 by Marthijn
Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica at Acton, ACT - 22 Oct 2019 by PeterA
Myrmecia pyriformis (A Bull ant) at Acton, ACT - 13 Oct 2019 by TimL
Melobasis sp. (genus) (Unidentified Melobasis jewel Beetle) at Acton, ACT - 26 Sep 2019 by AlisonMilton
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata (Golden-Green Carpenter Bee) at Acton, ACT - 20 Sep 2019 by HelenCross
Petroica rosea (Rose Robin) at Acton, ACT - 23 Aug 2019 by HelenCross
Mallada tripunctatus (Three-spot green lacewing) at Acton, ACT - 25 Jul 2019 by Harrisi
Pergidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Sawfly) at Acton, ACT - 24 May 2019 by HelenCross
Illeis galbula (Fungus-eating Ladybird) at Acton, ACT - 23 Apr 2019 by RodDeb
Austrosciapus connexus (Green long-legged fly) at Acton, ACT - 23 Apr 2019 by RodDeb
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 17 Apr 2019 by Alison Milton
Cuspicona sp. (genus) (Shield bug) at Acton, ACT - 14 Apr 2019 by TimL
Vespula germanica (European wasp) at Acton, ACT - 9 Apr 2019 by HelenCross
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Acton, ACT - 8 Apr 2019 by JohnBundock
Endoxyla encalypti (Wattle Goat Moth) at Acton, ACT - 18 Mar 2019 by HelenCross
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2019 by Alison Milton
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Acton, ACT - 13 Mar 2019 by HelenCross
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Pristomerus sp. (genus) (An ichneumon wasp) at Acton, ACT - 8 Mar 2019 by TimL
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Acton, ACT - 21 Feb 2019 by AlisonMilton
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Acton, ACT - 21 Feb 2019 by AlisonMilton
Jalmenus evagoras (Imperial Hairstreak) at Acton, ACT - 19 Feb 2019 by AlisonMilton
Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group (Jack jumper) at Acton, ACT - 16 Feb 2019 by TimL
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Acton, ACT - 10 Feb 2019 by Harrisi
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 10 Feb 2019 by TimL
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 7 Feb 2019 by AlisonMilton
Tephritidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Fruit or Seed fly) at Acton, ACT - 1 Feb 2019 by Christine
Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Common Flatwing) at Acton, ACT - 25 Jan 2019 by WarrenRowland
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Acton, ACT - 25 Jan 2019 by WarrenRowland
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Acton, ACT - 16 Jan 2019 by Alison Milton
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 10 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
Badumna sp. (genus) (Lattice-web spider) at Acton, ACT - 10 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
Grallina cyanoleuca (Magpie-lark) at Acton, ACT - 10 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 10 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
Lemodes coccinea (Scarlet ant beetle) at Acton, ACT - 30 Dec 2018 by TimL
Thereutria amaraca (Spine-legged Robber Fly) at Acton, ACT - 24 Dec 2018 by RodDeb
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2018 by RodDeb
Drymaplaneta communis (Eastern Wood Runner, Common Shining Cockroach) at Acton, ACT - 10 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 9 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Common Flatwing) at Acton, ACT - 3 Dec 2018 by TimL
Philemon corniculatus (Noisy Friarbird) at Acton, ACT - 2 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Common Flatwing) at Acton, ACT - 2 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2018 by AlisonMilton
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Acton, ACT - 25 Nov 2018 by TimL
Eleale aspera (Clerid beetle) at Acton, ACT - 10 Nov 2018 by TimL
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 8 Nov 2018 by RodDeb
Celaenia distincta (A bird-dropping spider) at Acton, ACT - 18 Oct 2018 by HelenCross
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Acton, ACT - 13 Oct 2018 by BIrdsinCanberra
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 12 Oct 2018 by frostydog
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 9 Sep 2018 by PeteWoodall
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Satin Bowerbird) at Canberra Central, ACT - 3 Sep 2018 by RodDeb
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Acton, ACT - 14 Aug 2018 by roymcd
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Canberra Central, ACT - 3 Aug 2018 by Alison Milton
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Acton, ACT - 1 Aug 2018 by Alison Milton
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Canberra Central, ACT - 23 Jul 2018 by RodDeb
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Canberra Central, ACT - 25 Jun 2018 by RodDeb

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