Apis mellifera

European honey bee at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ)

Apis mellifera at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 1 Mar 2024
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Apis mellifera 2 Mar 2024 PeterA
Apis mellifera 1 Mar 2024 HelenCross

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Lucilia sp. (genus) (A blowfly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Chorista australis (Autumn scorpion fly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Depressa sp. (genus) (Lauxaniid fly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Pea-blue) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Eurema smilax (Small Grass-yellow) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 1 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 1 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Trichonephila edulis (Golden orb weaver) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Muscidae (family) (Unidentified muscid fly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Dispar compacta (Barred Skipper) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Utetheisa pulchelloides (Heliotrope Moth) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Pseudoperga sp. (genus) (Sawfly, Spitfire) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Comptosia quadripennis (a bee fly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Asplenium flabellifolium (Necklace Fern) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Pellaea calidirupium (Hot Rock Fern) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid) at McQuoids Hill - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Papilio anactus (Dainty Swallowtail) at McQuoids Hill - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Syrphini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Dispar compacta (Barred Skipper) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Potentilla indica (Indian Strawberry) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Pea-blue) at McQuoids Hill - 20 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at McQuoids Hill - 20 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Campion sp. (genus) (Mantis Fly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 5 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Geitoneura klugii (Marbled Xenica) at McQuoids Hill - 5 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 5 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Egernia cunninghami (Cunningham's Skink) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 5 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Edosa fraudulens (Tineidae) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 5 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Atrapsalta furcilla (Southern Mountain Squeaker) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 5 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Neorrhina punctata (Spotted flower chafer) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Tiphiidae (family) (Unidentified Smooth flower wasp) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Eurys sp. (genus) (Eurys sawfly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Hibbertia obtusifolia (Grey Guinea-flower) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Oncocoris geniculatus (A shield bug) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Mordella dumbrelli (Dumbrell's Pintail Beetle) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Ectinorhynchus pyrrhotelus (a stiletto fly) at McQuoids Hill - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Centaurium sp. (Centaury) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Chrysopogon muelleri (Robber fly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Eleale aspera (Clerid beetle) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata (Fuzzy New Holland Daisy) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Echium plantagineum (Paterson's Curse) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Mordella dumbrelli (Dumbrell's Pintail Beetle) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Eurys sp. (genus) (Eurys sawfly) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Phyllotocus sp. (genus) (Nectar scarab) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lycidae sp. (family) (Net-winged beetle) at McQuoids Hill - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Comptosia stria (A bee fly) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 15 Oct 2023 by HelenCross
Notamacropus rufogriseus (Red-necked Wallaby) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 15 Oct 2023 by HelenCross
Ninox boobook (Southern Boobook) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 15 Oct 2023 by HelenCross
Nacoleia rhoeoalis (Spilomelinae) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Dec 2021 by HelenCross
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Dec 2021 by HelenCross
Metasia (genus) (A Crambid moth) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Dec 2021 by HelenCross
Pseudoperga lewisii (A Sawfly) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Dec 2021 by HelenCross
Rytidosperma sp. (Wallaby Grass) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 19 Sep 2020 by PeterR
Lichenomphalia chromacea (Yellow Navel) at Kambah, ACT - 12 Apr 2020 by HelenCross
Balaana sp. (genus) (Bee Fly) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 22 Dec 2019 by HelenCross
Scolia (Discolia) verticalis (Yellow-headed hairy flower wasp) at Kambah, ACT - 22 Dec 2019 by HelenCross
Anthrax sp. (genus) (Unidentified Anthrax bee fly) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 22 Dec 2019 by HelenCross
Comptosia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Comptosia bee fly) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 23 Jan 2019 by JohnBundock
Wallabia bicolor (Swamp Wallaby) at McQuoids Hill - 28 Sep 2018 by HelenCross
Philobota undescribed species near arabella (A concealer moth) at McQuoids Hill - 23 Sep 2018 by HelenCross
Aquila audax (Wedge-tailed Eagle) at McQuoids Hill - 25 Feb 2018 by HelenCross
Acacia rubida (Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle) at Kambah, ACT - 13 Mar 2016 by RyuCallaway
Cheilanthes sieberi (Rock Fern) at McQuoids Hill - 13 Mar 2016 by RyuCallaway
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at McQuoids Hill - 13 Mar 2016 by RyuCallaway
Asplenium flabellifolium (Necklace Fern) at McQuoids Hill - 13 Mar 2016 by RyuCallaway
Asplenium flabellifolium (Necklace Fern) at McQuoids Hill - 13 Mar 2016 by RyuCallaway
Cladonia sp. (genus) (Cup Lichen) at McQuoids Hill - 13 Mar 2016 by RyuCallaway
Galium gaudichaudii subsp. gaudichaudii (Rough Bedstraw) at McQuoids Hill - 16 Sep 2015 by FranM
Lomandra bracteata (Small Matrush) at McQuoids Hill - 16 Sep 2015 by FranM
Rubus parvifolius (Native Raspberry) at McQuoids Hill - 16 Sep 2015 by FranM

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