Bovista

A puffball at O'Connor, ACT

Bovista at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Apr 2021
Bovista at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Apr 2021
Bovista at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Apr 2021
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Bovista 20 Apr 2021 Heino1
Bovista 19 Apr 2021 Tapirlord

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Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Dryandra St Woodland - 7 Feb 2024 by KMcCue
Conocephalomima barameda (False Meadow Katydid, Barameda) at Dryandra St Woodland - 7 Feb 2024 by KMcCue
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Dryandra St Woodland - 29 Dec 2023 by ConBoekel
Belenois java (Caper White) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Oct 2023 by ConBoekel
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 May 2023 by ConBoekel
Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 25 Apr 2023 by ConBoekel
Blattodea (order) (Unidentified cockroach) at O'Connor, ACT - 30 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Mar 2023 by ConBoekel
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2023 by ConBoekel
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2023 by ConBoekel
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2023 by ConBoekel
Amaranthus powellii (Powell's Amaranth) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2023 by ConBoekel
Chaetophyes compacta (Tube spittlebug) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2023 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2023 by ConBoekel
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2023 by ConBoekel
Calomela curtisi (Acacia leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2023 by ConBoekel
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2023 by ConBoekel
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Feb 2023 by ConBoekel
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Feb 2023 by ConBoekel
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Cosmodes elegans (Green Blotched Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
zz agaric (stem; gills not white/cream) at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Jun 2022 by trevorpreston
Freesia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii x Freesia leichtlinii subsp. alba (Freesia) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Sep 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed, Cape Dandelion) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Sep 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Melichrus urceolatus (Urn Heath) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Aug 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Aporocera (Aporocera) consors (A leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Mar 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Oenothera lindheimeri (Clockweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Mar 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Riccia sp. (genus) (Liverwort) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Mar 2021 by ConBoekel
Lagriini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified lagriine darkling beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Mar 2021 by ConBoekel
Cryptachaea veruculata (Diamondback comb-footed spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Braconidae (family) (Unidentified braconid wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Goniaea opomaloides (Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Lagriini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified lagriine darkling beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Tachinidae (family) (Unidentified Bristle fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) (Mutillid wasp or Velvet ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Odontomyrme sp. (genus) (A velvet ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Fabriogenia sp. (genus) (Spider wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Clynotis severus (Stern Jumping Spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Melichrus urceolatus (Urn Heath) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Rainbowia sp. (genus) (A mite) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Morethia boulengeri (Boulenger's Skink) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Myrmecia nigriceps (Black-headed bull ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Stenocotis depressa (Leafhopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Eucalyptus rossii (Inland Scribbly Gum) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Theridiidae (family) (Comb-footed spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Camponotus intrepidus (Flumed Sugar Ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Jan 2021 by ConBoekel
Servaea sp. (genus) (Unidentified Servaea jumping spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Jan 2021 by ConBoekel
Cryptachaea veruculata (Diamondback comb-footed spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Jan 2021 by ConBoekel
Camponotus suffusus (Golden-tailed sugar ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Jan 2021 by ConBoekel
Holoplatys sp. (genus) (Unidentified Holoplatys jumping spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Jan 2021 by ConBoekel
Uresiphita ornithopteralis (Tree Lucerne Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Jan 2021 by ConBoekel
Bothriochloa macra (Red Grass, Red-leg Grass) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel
Oxalis articulata (Shamrock) at O'Connor, ACT - 20 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at O'Connor, ACT - 20 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Pseudococcidae sp. (family) (A mealybug) at O'Connor, ACT - 16 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Hypochaeris glabra (Smooth Catsear) at O'Connor, ACT - 19 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Hypochaeris glabra (Smooth Catsear) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Sep 2020 by PeterR
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Sep 2020 by Harrisi
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 1 Nov 2015 by ibaird

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 6 Apr 2021 03:56 PM Recorded on
  • Tapirlord Recorded by

Species information

  • Bovista Scientific name
  • A puffball Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 903.97m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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