Lanciana montana

Montane Ground Shield-back at Cook, ACT

Lanciana montana at Cook, ACT - 9 Oct 2020
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Lanciana montana 9 Oct 2020 RogerF
Lanciana montana 9 Oct 2020 trevorpreston
Unidentified 9 Oct 2020 trevorpreston

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trevorpreston wrote:
   9 Oct 2020
I'm suggesting this species is Lanciana montana based on p130 of A Guide to the Katydids of Australia by David Rentz. The sample photo in the database is red, (nymph?) but the photo in Rentz is pale grey and and looks like a good match.

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Trigonospila sp. (genus) (A Bristle Fly) at Cook, ACT - 25 Apr 2023 by CathB
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Haplonyx sp. (genus) (Unidentified Haplonyx weevil) at Cook, ACT - 3 Apr 2023 by CathB
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Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Cook, ACT - 29 Jan 2023 by CathB
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Dermocybe austroveneta (Green Skinhead) at Cook, ACT - 18 May 2022 by Tammy
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Adelium pustulosum (Darkling beetle) at Cook, ACT - 1 Feb 2022 by CathB
Linyphiidae (family) (Money spider or Sheet-web spider) at Cook, ACT - 1 Feb 2022 by CathB
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Bombyliidae (family) (Unidentified Bee fly) at Cook, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by drakes
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Nemophora sparsella (An Adelid Moth) at Cook, ACT - 9 Jan 2022 by CathB
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Cook, ACT - 9 Jan 2022 by CathB
Stomorhina sp. (genus) (Snout fly) at Cook, ACT - 9 Jan 2022 by CathB
Cadmus (Brachycaulus) ferrugineus (Leaf beetle) at Cook, ACT - 1 Jan 2022 by CathB
Tetrigidae (family) (Pygmy grasshopper) at Cook, ACT - 28 Dec 2021 by CathB
Tetrigidae (family) (Pygmy grasshopper) at Cook, ACT - 21 Dec 2021 by CathB
Tetrigidae (family) (Pygmy grasshopper) at Cook, ACT - 21 Dec 2021 by CathB
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Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Cook, ACT - 19 Dec 2021 by drakes
Senecio bathurstianus (Rough Fireweed) at Cook, ACT - 12 Dec 2021 by drakes
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Sisyrinchium rosulatum (Scourweed) at Cook, ACT - 24 Nov 2021 by drakes
Juncus bufonius (Toad Rush) at Cook, ACT - 24 Nov 2021 by drakes
Drosera gunniana (Pale Sundew) at Cook, ACT - 24 Nov 2021 by drakes
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