Opuntia elata

A Prickly Pear at Calwell, ACT

Opuntia elata at Calwell, ACT - 27 Feb 2020
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Opuntia elata 5 Mar 2020 BettyDonWood
Opuntia elata 28 Feb 2020 JohnBundock

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   29 Feb 2020
Thanks John
BettyDonWood wrote:
   6 Mar 2020
I presume the glochids were red-brown. It was hard to tell from the photo.

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Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Calwell, ACT - 20 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Syllitus microps (Longicorn or Longhorn beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 20 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Calwell, ACT - 20 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Aporocera (Aporocera) speciosa (Leaf Beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 20 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
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Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 20 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
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Calyptrate (subsection) (Unidentified house-flies, blow-flies and their allies) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 23 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 23 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
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Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 23 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Calwell, ACT - 23 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at Calwell, ACT - 23 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
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Syllitus microps (Longicorn or Longhorn beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 23 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Syllitus rectus (Longhorn beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Mordella dumbrelli (Dumbrell's Pintail Beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
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Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at Calwell, ACT - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Mordella limbata (A pintail beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Odontomyia hunteri (Soldier fly) at Calwell, ACT - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
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Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Nemophora sparsella (An Adelid Moth) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
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Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at Calwell, ACT - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Syllitus rectus (Longhorn beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Coleoptera (order) (Unidentified Beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Mordella dumbrelli (Dumbrell's Pintail Beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Lepidoscia arctiella (Tower Case Moth) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Nemophora sparsella (An Adelid Moth) at Tuggeranong Hill NR  (TGH) - 29 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Chrysomelidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Leaf Beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Calwell, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Calwell, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at Calwell, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Hemiptera (order) (Unidentified True Bug) at Calwell, ACT - 8 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
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  • 27 Feb 2020 03:56 PM Recorded on
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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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