Cacomantis flabelliformis

Fan-tailed Cuckoo at O'Connor, ACT

Cacomantis flabelliformis at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Cacomantis flabelliformis 15 Oct 2020 Liam.m
Cacomantis flabelliformis 15 Oct 2020 ConBoekel

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Medium-sized cuckoo with fawn underparts, notched tail and yellow eye ring. It was continuously calling using the iconic trill of Canberra's woodlands. It was present for over an hour.

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Leistomorpha brontoscopa (A concealer moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at O'Connor, ACT - 10 Aug 2024 by Hejor1
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Jul 2024 by ConBoekel
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Dryandra St Woodland - 2 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Mocis alterna (Bean Looper) at Dryandra St Woodland - 2 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Dissomorphia australiaria (Dashed Geometrid, Ennominae) at Dryandra St Woodland - 2 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Hellinsia balanotes (Pterophorinae) at Dryandra St Woodland - 2 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Pollanisus (genus) (A Forester Moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 2 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Asura lydia (Lydia Lichen Moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 2 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Plectobela undescribed species (A concealer moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 2 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Taxeotis perlinearia (Spring Taxeotis) at Dryandra St Woodland - 2 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Hellula hydralis (Cabbage Centre Moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 2 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Dryandra St Woodland - 2 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Melanococcus albizziae (Acacia Mealybug) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Idaea inversata (Purple Wave) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Chaetophyes compacta (Tube spittlebug) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Datura stramonium (Common Thornapple) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Brunotartessus fulvus (Yellow-headed Leafhopper) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Gonipterus pulverulentus (Eucalyptus weevil) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Paropsisterna m-fuscum (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Neuroptera (order) (Unidentified lacewing) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Neola semiaurata (Wattle Notodontid Moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Uloboridae (family) (Unidentified venomless spider) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Myrascia (genus) (A Concealer moth (Wingia Group)) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Stenoptilia zophodactylus (Dowdy Plume Moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Dictyotus caenosus (Brown Shield Bug) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Cermatulus nasalis (Predatory shield bug, Glossy shield bug) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Pholodes sinistraria (Sinister or Frilled Bark Moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Lamprolina (genus) (Pittosporum leaf beetle) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Diomus notescens (Little two-spotted ladybird) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Ditropidus sp. (genus) (Leaf beetle) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Archimantis sp. (genus) (Large Brown Mantis) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Tortricinae (subfamily) (A tortrix moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Amorbus alternatus (Eucalyptus Tip Bug) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Musca vetustissima (Bush Fly) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Camponotus aeneopilosus (A Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Lehtinelagia sp. (genus) (Flower Spider or Crab Spider) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Amorbus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Tip bug) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Naupactus leucoloma (White-fringed weevil) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) (Ant) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Ceraon vitta (Treehopper) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Trachymela sp. (genus) (Brown button beetle) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Platystomatidae (family) (Unidentified signal fly) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Trachymela sp. (genus) (Brown button beetle) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Sandalodes scopifer (White-spotted Sandalodes) at Dryandra St Woodland - 25 Feb 2024 by Hejor1
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Dryandra St Woodland - 7 Feb 2024 by DianneClarke
Paropsini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified paropsine leaf beetle) at Dryandra St Woodland - 7 Feb 2024 by DianneClarke
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dryandra St Woodland - 7 Feb 2024 by KMcCue
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Dryandra St Woodland - 3 Feb 2024 by KMcCue
Idaea philocosma (Flecked Wave) at Dryandra St Woodland - 29 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Dryandra St Woodland - 29 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 29 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 29 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak) at Dryandra St Woodland - 10 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Dryandra St Woodland - 10 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Belenois java (Caper White) at Dryandra St Woodland - 10 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Platyptilia celidotus (Plume Moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 10 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 10 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Myrmecia nigriceps (Black-headed bull ant) at Dryandra St Woodland - 9 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Taxeotis (genus) (Unidentified Taxeotis geometer moths) at Dryandra St Woodland - 9 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Nacaduba biocellata (Two-spotted Line-Blue) at Dryandra St Woodland - 9 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Cirphula pyrrhocnemis (Variable Cirphula) at Dryandra St Woodland - 15 Nov 2023 by trevorpreston
Calomela curtisi (Acacia leaf beetle) at Dryandra St Woodland - 15 Nov 2023 by trevorpreston
Cerceris sp. (genus) (Unidentified Cerceris wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Oct 2023 by Harrisi
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Oct 2023 by Harrisi
Phytotrypa propriella (A concealer moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Oct 2023 by Harrisi
Peltoschema delicatulum (Leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Oct 2023 by Harrisi
Peltoschema hamadryas (Hamadryas leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Oct 2023 by Harrisi
Trichophthalma sp. (genus) (Tangle-vein fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Oct 2023 by Harrisi
Peltoschema medioflava (Leaf Beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Oct 2023 by ConBoekel
Genista monspessulana (Cape Broom, Montpellier Broom) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Sep 2023 by jpittock
Helina sp. (genus) (Muscid fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 May 2023 by ConBoekel
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at O'Connor, ACT - 4 May 2023 by ConBoekel
Monomorium sp. (genus) (A Monomorium ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Apr 2023 by ConBoekel
Ardozyga phloeodes (A Gelechioid moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Monolepta froggatti (Leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Dialectica (genus) (Echium leaf-miners) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Culladia cuneiferellus (Crambinae moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 30 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 30 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Plebs eburnus (Eastern bush orb-weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group (Jack jumper) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Limacodidae (family) (A cup moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Kickxia elatine subsp. crinita (Twining Toadflax) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Eudonia cleodoralis (A Crambid moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel

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