Amata

College Student with an interest in Biodiversity going back to when I was a small child. I am most interested in conservation, with a mythic passion for extremely rare species, specifically those believed possibly extinct. I have a depth of knowledge in regards to Birds and most Insects, especially Beetles and Wasps of which I moderate, though I am increasingly gaining interest in other species, which I can thank NatureMapr for making me notice a lot of species I would have ignored and probably killed as well! I have a presence on iNaturalist https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/people/realamata. Any queries in regard to species of Birds, Beetles and Wasps as well as others are welcomed.

Moderator categories

Amata is a moderator for the following categories:

Birds  |  Birds of prey Cuckoos Nocturnal Birds Other Birds Honeyeater Intermediate size Magpie or larger Small (Robin, Finch, Thornbill etc) Parrots Pigeons and Doves Water birds Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns) Sea Birds Shorebirds Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Beetles (Coleoptera)  |  Carab beetles (Carabidae) Checkered Beetles (Cleridae) Click beetles (Elateridae) Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) Other beetles Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Stag beetles (Lucanidae) Water beetles (several families) Weevils (Curculionoidea) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Other wasps Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)

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Isopeda canberrana (Canberra Huntsman Spider) at McKellar, ACT - 6 Nov 2024 by Amata
Isomoralla curriculata at McKellar, ACT - 10 Oct 2024 by Amata
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McKellar, ACT - 9 Oct 2024 by Amata
Leucania uda (A Noctuid moth) at McKellar, ACT - 18 Aug 2024 by Amata
Perga sp. (genus) (Sawfly or Spitfire) at Lake Ginninderra - 16 May 2024 by Amata
Netelia sp. (genus) (An Ichneumon wasp) at McKellar, ACT - 12 May 2024 by Amata
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Lake Ginninderra - 13 Mar 2024 by Amata
Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at McKellar, ACT - 18 Jan 2024 by Amata
Unplaced externaria (Mahogany Bark Moth (formerly Hypomecis externaria)) at McKellar, ACT - 17 Jan 2024 by Amata
Glenoleon pulchellus (Antlion lacewing) at The Pinnacle - 1 Jan 2024 by Amata
Isopedella pessleri (A huntsman spider) at Lake Ginninderra - 27 Nov 2023 by Birdy
Eudynamys orientalis (Pacific Koel) at McKellar, ACT - 17 Nov 2023 by Amata
Pterohelaeus sp. (genus) (Pie-dish beetle) at Lake Ginninderra - 13 Nov 2023 by Birdy
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Lake Ginninderra - 13 Nov 2023 by Birdy
Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at Lake Ginninderra - 13 Nov 2023 by Birdy
Barea (genus) (A concealer moth) at McKellar, ACT - 4 Oct 2023 by Amata
Isopeda sp. (genus) (Huntsman Spider) at Giralang, ACT - 20 Sep 2023 by Birdy
Cormocephalus sp.(genus) (Scolopendrid Centipede) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Sep 2023 by Birdy
Ptilophorus sp. (genus) (Wedge-shaped beetle) at McKellar, ACT - 14 Apr 2023 by Birdy
Goniaea opomaloides (Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper) at Canberra Central, ACT - 11 Mar 2023 by Birdy
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at Kaleen, ACT - 10 Mar 2023 by Birdy
Lasiocampidae (family) immature (Lappet & Snout Moths) at Kaleen, ACT - 4 Feb 2023 by Birdy
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Nicholls, ACT - 25 Jan 2023 by Birdy
Galanga labeculata (Double-spotted cicada) at McKellar, ACT - 8 Jan 2023 by Birdy
Plutella xylostella (Diamondback Moth) at McKellar, ACT - 13 Nov 2022 by Birdy
Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth (Unidentified - Moth) at McKellar, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by Birdy
Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Pea-blue) at McKellar, ACT - 30 Oct 2022 by Birdy
Dasygaster padockina (Tasmanian Cutworm) at McKellar, ACT - 24 Oct 2022 by Birdy
Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at McKellar, ACT - 20 Oct 2022 by Birdy
Cotesia sp. (genus) (Microgastrine wasp) at Belconnen, ACT - 9 Oct 2022 by Birdy
Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy) at Coree, ACT - 3 Oct 2022 by Birdy
Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe) at Coree, ACT - 3 Oct 2022 by Birdy
Micromyrtus ciliata (Fringed Heath-myrtle) at Paddys River, ACT - 3 Oct 2022 by Birdy
Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica at Paddys River, ACT - 3 Oct 2022 by Birdy
Falco cenchroides (Nankeen Kestrel) at Coree, ACT - 3 Oct 2022 by Birdy
Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at McKellar, ACT - 30 Sep 2022 by Birdy
Argoctenus sp. (genus) (Wandering ghost spider) at McKellar, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by Birdy
Australoplana alba (A flatworm) at McKellar, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by Birdy
Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth (Immature Noctuidae Moth) at McKellar, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by Birdy
Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at Belconnen, ACT - 25 Sep 2022 by Birdy
Belenois java (Caper White) at McKellar, ACT - 25 Sep 2022 by Birdy
Dasygaster padockina (Tasmanian Cutworm) at McKellar, ACT - 25 Sep 2022 by Birdy
Pernattia pusilla (She-Oak Moth) at McKellar, ACT - 17 Sep 2022 by Amata
Agrotis porphyricollis (Variable Cutworm) at McKellar, ACT - 11 Sep 2022 by Birdy
Lasiocampidae (family) immature (Lappet & Snout Moths) at Giralang, ACT - 10 Sep 2022 by Birdy
Agrotis porphyricollis (Variable Cutworm) at McKellar, ACT - 2 Sep 2022 by Birdy
Spilonota constrictana (A Tortricid moth) at McKellar, ACT - 30 Aug 2022 by Birdy
Dasygaster padockina (Tasmanian Cutworm) at McKellar, ACT - 23 Aug 2022 by Birdy
Proteuxoa provisional species 1 at McKellar, ACT - 14 Aug 2022 by Birdy
Uresiphita ornithopteralis (Tree Lucerne Moth) at McKellar, ACT - 13 Aug 2022 by Birdy
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at McKellar, ACT - 2 Aug 2022 by Birdy
Turdus merula (Eurasian Blackbird) at McKellar, ACT - 2 Aug 2022 by Birdy
Columba livia (Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)) at McKellar, ACT - 2 Aug 2022 by Birdy
Notius depressus (Shield bug) at Greenway, ACT - 15 Jul 2022 by Birdy
Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian Darter) at Greenway, ACT - 15 Jul 2022 by Birdy
Grallina cyanoleuca (Magpie-lark) at Greenway, ACT - 15 Jul 2022 by Birdy
Acanthiza pusilla (Brown Thornbill) at McKellar, ACT - 11 Jul 2022 by Birdy
Ocyphaps lophotes (Crested Pigeon) at McKellar, ACT - 7 Jul 2022 by Birdy
Trichoptera (order) (Unidentified Caddisfly) at McKellar, ACT - 6 Jul 2022 by Birdy
Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian Magpie) at McKellar, ACT - 6 Jul 2022 by Birdy
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 19 Jun 2022 by Birdy
Goniaea australasiae (Gumleaf grasshopper) at Paddys River, ACT - 19 Jun 2022 by Birdy
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at Forde, ACT - 14 Jun 2022 by Birdy
Onopordum acanthium (Scotch Thistle) at Forde, ACT - 13 Jun 2022 by Birdy
Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Forde, ACT - 13 Jun 2022 by Birdy
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Forde, ACT - 13 Jun 2022 by Birdy
Olethreutinae (subfamily) (Unidentified leaf roller) at McKellar, ACT - 2 Jun 2022 by Birdy
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at McKellar, ACT - 24 May 2022 by Birdy
Nyssus coloripes (Spotted Ground Swift Spider) at McKellar, ACT - 22 May 2022 by Birdy
Maiestas vetus (A leafhopper) at McKellar, ACT - 22 May 2022 by Birdy
Hoplostega ochroma (a Eulechria Group moth) at McKellar, ACT - 14 May 2022 by Birdy
Oxycanus dirempta (Variable Oxycanus) at Cook, ACT - 7 May 2022 by Birdy
Unidentified Spider (Araneae) at McKellar, ACT - 30 Apr 2022 by Amata
Uresiphita ornithopteralis (Tree Lucerne Moth) at McKellar, ACT - 30 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Epicyme rubropunctaria (Red-spotted Delicate) at McKellar, ACT - 26 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Badumna sp. (genus) (Lattice-web spider) at McKellar, ACT - 26 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Tortricidae (family) at McKellar, ACT - 25 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at McKellar, ACT - 23 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Vespula germanica (European wasp) at McKellar, ACT - 23 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Cryptobothrus chrysophorus (Golden Bandwing) at McKellar, ACT - 23 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Helicoverpa (genus) (A bollworm) at McKellar, ACT - 23 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at McKellar, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Tolpis barbata (Yellow Hawkweed) at Hackett, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Indigofera australis subsp. australis (Australian Indigo) at Hackett, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Myrmecia tarsata (Bull ant or Bulldog ant) at Watson, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Theclinesthes serpentata (Saltbush Blue) at Watson, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Oecophoridae (family) (Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth) at Watson, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Pediana regina (Queen of the Huntsmen) at Watson, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by Amata
Microtropesa sp. (genus) (Tachinid fly) at Watson, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Diplopoda (class) (Unidentified millipede) at Watson, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Stiromesostenus sp. (genus) (An ichneumon wasp) at Watson, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Centaurium sp. (Centaury) at Watson, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by Amata
Cormobates leucophaea (White-throated Treecreeper) at Watson, ACT - 16 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Grallina cyanoleuca (Magpie-lark) at McKellar, ACT - 15 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at McKellar, ACT - 15 Apr 2022 by Birdy
Arctiinae (subfamily) (A Tiger Moth or Woolly Bear) at McKellar, ACT - 25 Mar 2022 by Birdy
Scioglyptis loxographa (Light Grey Bark Moth) at McKellar, ACT - 24 Mar 2022 by Birdy
Plusiinae (subfamily) Immature (green looper) at McKellar, ACT - 19 Mar 2022 by Birdy
Aleyrodidae sp. (family) (Whitefly) at McKellar, ACT - 19 Mar 2022 by Birdy
Eumeninae (subfamily) (Unidentified Potter wasp) at McKellar, ACT - 19 Mar 2022 by Birdy

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