Myrmecia piliventris

1 Golden tail bull ant at O'Connor, ACT

Myrmecia piliventris at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jan 2023
Myrmecia piliventris at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jan 2023
Myrmecia piliventris at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jan 2023
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Identification history

Myrmecia piliventris 9 Jan 2023 AlisonMilton
Unidentified 8 Jan 2023 ConBoekel

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2 comments

JonLewis wrote:
   10 Jan 2023
Good ID Alison. And nice photo Con. Cheers, Jon
AlisonMilton wrote:
   11 Jan 2023
Thanks Jon

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Stomorhina discolor (Snout fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Zosteria sp. (genus) (Common brown robber fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Zosteria sp. (genus) (Common brown robber fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Paracolletes crassipes at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Calomela sp. (genus) (Acacia leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Odontomyia hunteri (Soldier fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Myrmecia nigriceps (Black-headed bull ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Australiphthiria hilaris (Slender Bee Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 20 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Crematogaster sp. (genus) (Acrobat ant, Cocktail ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Eurymeloides lineata (Lined gumtree hopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Dicranosterna immaculata (Acacia leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Macrobathra arrectella (A Gelechioid moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Geron sp. (genus) (Slender Bee Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Badumna insignis (Black House Spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Adoxia benallae (Leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Pseudofoenus sp. (genus) (Unidentified bee-parasite wasp, burrowing bee parasite wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Leucauge sp. (genus) (Silver Orb-weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Ectropis fractaria (Ringed Bark Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Xylorycta assimilis (A Xyloryctid moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Odontomyia hunteri (Soldier fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 4 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Heliocosma argyroleuca (A tortrix or leafroller moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 3 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Syrphini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Peltoschema oceanica (Oceanica leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Hyalopeza schneiderae (A fruit fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Tritymba unidentified species (Plutellid moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 30 Nov 2022 by ConBoekel
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 30 Nov 2022 by ConBoekel
Juncus vaginatus (Clustered Rush) at O'Connor, ACT - 30 Nov 2022 by ConBoekel
Acacia mearnsii (Black Wattle) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Nov 2022 by ConBoekel
Heteroteucha translatella (Heteroteucha translatella) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Nov 2022 by ConBoekel
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Nov 2022 by ConBoekel
Braconidae (family) (Unidentified braconid wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Nov 2022 by ConBoekel
Helpis minitabunda (Threatening jumping spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Nov 2022 by ConBoekel
Senecio hispidulus (Hill Fireweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 22 Oct 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Hakea sp. at O'Connor, ACT - 22 Sep 2022 by ConBoekel
Eumerus sp. (genus) (A hoverfly) at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Apr 2022 by ConBoekel
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Apr 2022 by ConBoekel
Sextius virescens (Acacia horned treehopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by ConBoekel
Calomela juncta (Leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Apr 2022 by ConBoekel
Ancita sp. (genus) (Longicorn or longhorn beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Apr 2022 by ConBoekel
Platyptilia celidotus (Plume Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Apr 2022 by ConBoekel
Australomisidia sp. (genus) (Flower spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Apr 2022 by ConBoekel
Wahlenbergia capillaris (Tufted Bluebell) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2022 by ConBoekel
Conocephalomima barameda (False Meadow Katydid, Barameda) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2022 by ConBoekel
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2022 by ConBoekel
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Oct 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Apr 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Plebs eburnus (Eastern bush orb-weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 4 Apr 2021 by ConBoekel
Diplacodes haematodes (Scarlet Percher) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Mar 2021 by ConBoekel
Coprinellus etc. (An Inkcap) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Hortophora sp. (genus) (Garden orb weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Dysphania pumilio (Small Crumbweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by ConBoekel
Araneinae (subfamily) (Orb weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2021 by ConBoekel
Billardiera heterophylla (Western Australian Bluebell Creeper) at O'Connor, ACT - 8 Jan 2021 by RWPurdie
Neosaropogon sp. (genus) (A robber fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 30 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel
Austracantha minax (Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel
Myopsalta bassiana (Bassian Buzzer) at O'Connor, ACT - 27 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel
Chloris truncata (Windmill Grass) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel
Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel
Morethia boulengeri (Boulenger's Skink) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel
Stenocotis depressa (Leafhopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel
Yoyetta robertsonae (Clicking Ambertail) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel
Yoyetta denisoni (Black Firetail Cicada) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel
Cebysa leucotelus (Australian Bagmoth) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Coronidium oxylepis subsp. lanatum (Woolly Pointed Everlasting) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Arthropodium fimbriatum (Nodding Chocolate Lily) at O'Connor, ACT - 10 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Acanthiza pusilla (Brown Thornbill) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Eolophus roseicapilla (Galah) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Smicrornis brevirostris (Weebill) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at O'Connor, ACT - 5 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Melaleuca parvistaminea (Small-flowered Honey-myrtle) at O'Connor, ACT - 3 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at O'Connor, ACT - 3 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at O'Connor, ACT - 25 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius (Scotch Broom, Broom, English Broom) at O'Connor, ACT - 25 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta (Black-Anther Flax Lily) at O'Connor, ACT - 20 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Juncus sp. (A Rush) at O'Connor, ACT - 16 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Wahlenbergia multicaulis (Tadgell's Bluebell) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Senecio sp. (A Fireweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Gaudium multicaule (Teatree) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Cerastium vulgare (Mouse Ear Chickweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Senecio bathurstianus (Rough Fireweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Einadia nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at O'Connor, ACT - 30 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Daviesia mimosoides (Bitter Pea) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Einadia nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Polytrichaceae sp. (family) (A moss) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Fumaria sp. (Fumitory) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Dillwynia phylicoides (A Parrot-pea) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Luzula densiflora (Dense Wood-rush) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Stylidium sp. (Trigger Plant) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Acacia buxifolia subsp. buxifolia (Box-leaf Wattle) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Camponotus suffusus (Golden-tailed sugar ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel

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  • 6 Jan 2023 02:02 PM Recorded on
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