Cherax destructor

Common Yabby at Latham, ACT

Cherax destructor at Latham, ACT - 4 Mar 2021
Cherax destructor at Latham, ACT - 4 Mar 2021
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Cherax destructor 5 Mar 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Cherax destructor 4 Mar 2021 trevorpreston

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Yabby, recently deceased in Ginninderra Creek.

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Romulea rosea var. australis (Onion Grass) at Latham, ACT - 1 Sep 2024 by pinnaCLE
Asperula conferta (Common Woodruff) at Latham, ACT - 1 Sep 2024 by pinnaCLE
Lomandra bracteata (Small Matrush) at Latham, ACT - 1 Sep 2024 by pinnaCLE
Rytidosperma laeve (Bare-backed Wallaby Grass) at Latham, ACT - 27 Feb 2024 by pinnaCLE
Entolasia marginata (Bordered Panic) at Umbagong District Park - 30 Dec 2023 by pinnaCLE
Zornia dyctiocarpa var. dyctiocarpa (Zornia) at Umbagong District Park - 26 Dec 2023 by Rosie
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet, Common Violet) at Umbagong District Park - 10 Nov 2023 by pinnaCLE
Rytidosperma carphoides (Short Wallaby Grass) at Umbagong District Park - 10 Nov 2023 by pinnaCLE
Rubus parvifolius (Native Raspberry) at Latham, ACT - 31 Oct 2023 by pinnaCLE
Vespula germanica (European wasp) at Latham, ACT - 12 Feb 2023 by pinnaCLE
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Latham, ACT - 8 Nov 2021 by pinnaCLE
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta (Black-Anther Flax Lily) at Latham, ACT - 8 Nov 2021 by pinnaCLE
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus (Annual Daisy) at Latham, ACT - 9 Oct 2021 by pinnaCLE
Laccaria sp. (Laccaria) at Latham, ACT - 13 Jun 2021 by tpreston
Meneristes australis (Darking beetle) at Latham, ACT - 13 Jun 2021 by tpreston
Phlebiopsis crassa (A corticioid or paint fungi) at Latham, ACT - 13 Jun 2021 by tpreston
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at Latham, ACT - 13 Jun 2021 by tpreston
Bermius brachycerus (A grasshopper) at Latham, ACT - 4 Mar 2021 by tpreston
Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Latham, ACT - 4 Mar 2021 by tpreston
Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Latham, ACT - 4 Mar 2021 by tpreston
Alternanthera denticulata (Lesser Joyweed) at Latham, ACT - 14 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Eleusine tristachya (Goose Grass, Crab Grass, American Crows-Foot Grass) at Latham, ACT - 14 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Plantago major (Greater Plantain) at Latham, ACT - 14 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Veronica anagallis-aquatica (Blue Water Speedwell) at Latham, ACT - 14 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Sisymbrium irio (London Rocket) at Latham, ACT - 15 Oct 2020 by pinnaCLE
Sisymbrium irio (London Rocket) at Latham, ACT - 15 Oct 2020 by pinnaCLE
Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle) at Latham, ACT - 15 Oct 2020 by pinnaCLE
Silene gallica var. gallica (French Catchfly) at Latham, ACT - 13 Oct 2020 by pinnaCLE
Stylidium graminifolium (grass triggerplant) at Latham, ACT - 13 Oct 2020 by pinnaCLE
Bulbine glauca (Rock Lily) at Latham, ACT - 12 Oct 2020 by pinnaCLE
Cryptobothrus chrysophorus (Golden Bandwing) at Latham, ACT - 10 Oct 2020 by tpreston
Acrididae sp. (family) (Unidentified Grasshopper) at Latham, ACT - 10 Oct 2020 by tpreston
Acrididae sp. (family) (Unidentified Grasshopper) at Latham, ACT - 10 Oct 2020 by tpreston
Trifolium campestre (Hop Clover) at Latham, ACT - 1 Sep 2020 by trevorpreston
Grevillea sp. (Grevillea) at Latham, ACT - 21 Aug 2020 by tpreston
Fumaria bastardii (Bastard Fumitory) at Latham, ACT - 21 Aug 2020 by tpreston
Rhizocarpon geographicum (Yellow Map Lichen) at Latham, ACT - 21 Aug 2020 by tpreston
Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed, Cape Dandelion) at Latham, ACT - 14 Aug 2020 by tpreston
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Latham, ACT - 14 Aug 2020 by tpreston
Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Latham, ACT - 1 Aug 2020 by DerekC
Erodium botrys (Long Storksbill) at Latham, ACT - 9 Jul 2020 by tpreston
Veronica persica (Creeping Speedwell) at Latham, ACT - 9 Jul 2020 by tpreston
Sisymbrium officinale (Common Hedge Mustard) at Latham, ACT - 9 Jul 2020 by tpreston
Dichanthium sericeum (Queensland Blue-grass) at Latham, ACT - 23 Apr 2020 by MattM
Fimbristylis dichotoma (A Sedge) at Latham, ACT - 22 Mar 2020 by pinnaCLE
Cherax destructor (Common Yabby) at Latham, ACT - 24 Dec 2019 by pinnaCLE
Callococcus acaciae (Burgan woolly scale) at Latham, ACT - 24 Dec 2019 by pinnaCLE
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (River Club-rush) at Latham, ACT - 24 Dec 2019 by pinnaCLE
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides (A Pennywort) at Latham, ACT - 16 Oct 2019 by JaneR
Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake) at Latham, ACT - 7 Oct 2019 by tpreston
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Latham, ACT - 15 Feb 2019 by AlisonMilton
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Latham, ACT - 26 Oct 2018 by Christine
Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer) at Latham, ACT - 12 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis (Asian paper wasp) at Latham, ACT - 12 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Latham, ACT - 12 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Synemon plana (Golden Sun Moth) at Latham, ACT - 13 Dec 2016 by DaveW
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Latham, ACT - 30 Nov 2014 by Jennybach
Ctenotus sp. (genus) (A comb-eared skink) at Latham, ACT - 6 Apr 2011 by Christine
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Latham, ACT - 15 Mar 2011 by Christine

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 4 Mar 2021 04:35 PM Recorded on
  • trevorpreston Recorded by

Additional information

  • 50mm or larger Animal size

Species information

  • Cherax destructor Scientific name
  • Common Yabby Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 824m Recorded at altitude
  • 83 images trained Machine learning
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