Melyridae (family)

Soft-winged flower beetle at Acton, ACT

Melyridae (family) at Acton, ACT - 29 Feb 2020
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Identification history

Melyridae (family) 4 Mar 2020 KimPullen
Unidentified 4 Mar 2020 TimL

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Sighted on a handrail in ANBG's Rainforest Gully.

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KimPullen wrote:
   5 Mar 2020
Genus Carphurus or something related.

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Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp) at Acton, ACT - 14 Apr 2021 by WHall
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Hirudinea sp. (Class) (Unidentified Leech) at Acton, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 by TimL
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Hirudinea sp. (Class) (Unidentified Leech) at Acton, ACT - 21 Mar 2021 by TimL
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Mysticarion porrectus (Golden Semi-slug) at Acton, ACT - 14 Mar 2021 by TimL
Mysticarion porrectus (Golden Semi-slug) at Acton, ACT - 14 Mar 2021 by TimL
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Stenolysmus extraneus (Lacewing) at Acton, ACT - 5 Mar 2021 by TimL
Mysticarion porrectus (Golden Semi-slug) at Acton, ACT - 3 Mar 2021 by TimL
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Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Common Flatwing) at Acton, ACT - 19 Feb 2021 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Furrow Bee) at Acton, ACT - 14 Feb 2021 by Roger
Thomisidae (family) (Unidentified Crab spider or Flower spider) at Acton, ACT - 12 Feb 2021 by TimL
Ropalidia plebeiana (Small brown paper wasp) at Acton, ACT - 12 Feb 2021 by TimL
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Neola semiaurata (Wattle Notodontid Moth) at Acton, ACT - 7 Feb 2021 by Christine
Argonemertes hillii (Hill's nemertean) at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2021 by TimL
Arkys walckenaeri (Triangle spider) at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2021 by TimL
Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp) at Acton, ACT - 3 Feb 2021 by WHall
Plebs eburnus (Eastern bush orb-weaver) at Acton, ACT - 3 Feb 2021 by WHall
Zosteria rosevillensis (A robber fly) at Acton, ACT - 3 Feb 2021 by WHall

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 29 Feb 2020 12:13 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

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