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Salsa fuliginata

Sooty Orb-weaver at Acton, ACT

Salsa fuliginata at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2021
Salsa fuliginata at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2021
Salsa fuliginata at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2021
Salsa fuliginata at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2021
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Identification history

Salsa fuliginata 8 Nov 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 7 Nov 2021 YellowButton

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   8 Nov 2021
Yes female above, male below

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Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Acton, ACT - 3 Jun 2023 by MatthewFrawley Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 27 Jan 2023 by JimL Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at Acton, ACT - 27 Jan 2023 by JimL Amauroderma rude (Red-staining Stalked Polypore) at Acton, ACT - 17 Feb 2022 by RWPurdie Billardiera heterophylla (Western Australian Bluebell Creeper) at Acton, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by Jenny54 Pinara cana (Neat Pinara) at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2021 by YellowButton Platybrachys decemmacula (Green-faced gum hopper) at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2021 by YellowButton Scopula (genus) (A wave moth) at Acton, ACT - 16 Oct 2021 by Cricket Stylidium sp. (Trigger Plant) at Acton, ACT - 24 Oct 2020 by jbromilow50 Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Acton, ACT - 5 Sep 2020 by YellowButton Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Acton, ACT - 26 Aug 2020 by lydialuc Lepidoscia (genus) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Acton, ACT - 24 Nov 2016 by David
Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Acton, ACT - 3 Jun 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Acton, ACT - 27 Jan 2023 by JimL
Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at Acton, ACT - 27 Jan 2023 by JimL
Amauroderma rude (Red-staining Stalked Polypore) at Acton, ACT - 17 Feb 2022 by RWPurdie
Billardiera heterophylla (Western Australian Bluebell Creeper) at Acton, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by Jenny54
Pinara cana (Neat Pinara) at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2021 by YellowButton
Platybrachys decemmacula (Green-faced gum hopper) at Acton, ACT - 6 Nov 2021 by YellowButton
Scopula (genus) (A wave moth) at Acton, ACT - 16 Oct 2021 by Cricket
Stylidium sp. (Trigger Plant) at Acton, ACT - 24 Oct 2020 by jbromilow50
Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Acton, ACT - 5 Sep 2020 by YellowButton
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Acton, ACT - 26 Aug 2020 by lydialuc
Lepidoscia (genus) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Acton, ACT - 24 Nov 2016 by David

Location information

Species information

  • Salsa fuliginata Scientific name
  • Sooty Orb-weaver Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 6 Nov 2021 11:40 AM Recorded on
  • YellowButton Recorded by

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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