Acaena (genus)

A Sheep's Burr at Belconnen, ACT

Acaena (genus) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Aug 2023
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Acaena (genus) 20 Aug 2023 Tapirlord
Unidentified 20 Aug 2023 JohnGiacon

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Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 18 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Eudynamys orientalis (Pacific Koel) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 18 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Emu Creek - 18 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Gonipterus scutellatus (Eucalyptus snout beetle, gum tree weevil) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 16 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Philoponella congregabilis (Social house spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 14 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Nematomorpha (phylum) (Gordian worm, horsehair worm) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Melaleuca parvistaminea (Small-flowered Honey-myrtle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Ecnolagria sp. (genus) (A brown darkling beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Scolypopa australis (Passionvine hopper, Fluffy bum) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 4 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Isopeda sp. (genus) (Huntsman Spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 4 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 2 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Phalaenoides glycinae (Grapevine Moth) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 2 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Opisthoncus sexmaculatus (Six-marked jumping spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 1 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Caenoplana bicolor (Two-tone Planarian) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 1 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Robshelfordia circumducta (Shelford's Variable Cockroach) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 1 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Sericesthis nigrolineata (Dusky pasture scarab) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lophyrotoma interrupta (Cattle Poisoning Sawfly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Amanita ochrophylla group at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Eragrostis brownii (Common Love Grass) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Rumex crispus (Curled Dock) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Vittadinia muelleri (Narrow-leafed New Holland Daisy) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 30 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lygaeidae (family) (Seed bug) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Anischys sp. (genus) (Unidentified Anischys bug) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Scolypopa australis (Passionvine hopper, Fluffy bum) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Drymaplaneta communis (Eastern Wood Runner, Common Shining Cockroach) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) (A Bristle Fly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Anthosachne scabra (Common Wheat-grass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Elateridae sp. (family) (Unidentified click beetle) at Emu Creek - 21 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Argoctenus sp. (genus) (Wandering ghost spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 19 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Helicoverpa (genus) (A bollworm) at Emu Creek - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Notoncus sp. (genus) (A Notoncus ant) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Eurymeloides pulchra (Gumtree hopper) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Epidesmia hypenaria (Long-nosed Epidesmia) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Austroscolia soror (Blue Flower Wasp) at Emu Creek - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Plebs bradleyi (Enamelled spider) at Emu Creek - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lophotoma diagrapha (Double-line Snout Moth) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 16 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Calolampra sp. (genus) (Bark cockroach) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 16 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Trigonidium australiana (Leaf running cricket) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 14 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Servaea villosa (Shaggy-velvet Servaea) at Emu Creek - 14 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Emu Creek - 14 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Crabroninae (subfamily) (Unidentified solitary wasp) at Emu Creek - 14 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 13 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Syllitus microps (Longicorn or Longhorn beetle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 13 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 12 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Ardices curvata (Crimson Tiger Moth) at Emu Creek - 8 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Arthropodium milleflorum (Vanilla Lily) at Emu Creek - 8 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Emu Creek - 7 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Drymaplaneta communis (Eastern Wood Runner, Common Shining Cockroach) at Emu Creek - 7 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Emu Creek - 6 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Poa sieberiana (Poa Tussock) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 4 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Tasmanicosa wolf spider) at Emu Creek - 4 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Dolomedes sp. (genus) (Fishing spider) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 4 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Emu Creek - 4 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 22 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Dasypodia selenophora (Southern old lady moth) at Belconnen, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Exaireta spinigera (Garden Soldier Fly) at Belconnen, ACT - 28 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon
Syrphini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly) at Belconnen, ACT - 26 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon
Rumex sp. (A Dock) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by JohnGiacon
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by JohnGiacon
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain, Lamb's Tongues) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by JohnGiacon
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by JohnGiacon
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by JohnGiacon
Geranium sp. (Geranium) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by JohnGiacon
Haloragis heterophylla (Variable Raspwort) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by JohnGiacon
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by JohnGiacon
Grevillea sp. (Grevillea) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by JohnGiacon
Carex appressa (Tall Sedge) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by JohnGiacon
Hedera sp. (helix or hibernica) (Ivy) at Belconnen, ACT - 13 Aug 2023 by JohnGiacon
Persectania ewingii (Southern Armyworm) at Belconnen, ACT - 21 Apr 2023 by JohnGiacon
Robshelfordia simplex (Shelford's Western Cockroach) at Belconnen, ACT - 4 Apr 2023 by JohnGiacon
Badumna insignis (Black House Spider) at Belconnen, ACT - 31 Mar 2023 by JohnGiacon
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Tasmanicosa wolf spider) at Belconnen, ACT - 27 Mar 2023 by JohnGiacon
Cryptachaea gigantipes (White porch spider) at Belconnen, ACT - 26 Mar 2023 by JohnGiacon
Exaireta spinigera (Garden Soldier Fly) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Mar 2023 by JohnGiacon
Nezara viridula (Green vegetable bug) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Mar 2023 by JohnGiacon
Latrodectus hasselti (Redback Spider) at Belconnen, ACT - 19 Mar 2023 by JohnGiacon
Inopus rubriceps (Sugarcane Soldier Fly) at Belconnen, ACT - 17 Mar 2023 by JohnGiacon
Phalaenoides glycinae (Grapevine Moth) at Belconnen, ACT - 15 Mar 2023 by JohnGiacon
Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Mar 2023 by JohnGiacon
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Mar 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lamprima aurata (Golden stag beetle) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Mar 2023 by JohnGiacon
Nezara viridula (Green vegetable bug) at Belconnen, ACT - 3 Mar 2023 by JohnGiacon
Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown) at Belconnen, ACT - 22 Feb 2023 by JohnGiacon
Sturnus vulgaris (Common Starling) at Belconnen, ACT - 21 Feb 2023 by JohnGiacon
Austrolestes analis (Slender Ringtail) at Belconnen, ACT - 17 Feb 2023 by JohnGiacon
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Belconnen, ACT - 16 Feb 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly) at Belconnen, ACT - 15 Feb 2023 by JohnGiacon
Mythimna (Pseudaletia) convecta (Common Armyworm) at Belconnen, ACT - 14 Feb 2023 by JohnGiacon
Ardices curvata (Crimson Tiger Moth) at Belconnen, ACT - 14 Feb 2023 by JohnGiacon
Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at Belconnen, ACT - 6 Feb 2023 by jgiacon
Empicoris sp. (genus) (Thread-legged assassin bug) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Feb 2023 by jgiacon
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Feb 2023 by jgiacon
Pterygophorus cinctus (Bottlebrush sawfly) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Feb 2023 by jgiacon
Pterygophorus cinctus (Bottlebrush sawfly) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Feb 2023 by jgiacon

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Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

  • Acaena (genus) Scientific name
  • A Sheep's Burr Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1166m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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