Australia has 20-30000 species in the order Lepidoptera, of which about 450 are butterflies. There isn’t a big difference between butterflies and moths. Both usually have a coiled proboscis and four scaly wings. Some butterflies are active at night, and… Read moreMoths
Winter in Wondecla: reptiles and insects are making themselves scarce. Leaf-tailed Geckos are hiding in hollows, this Carpet Python is seeking out warm rocks. There are still a few stick-insects around, like this Maclaey’s Sceptre. Crested Shrike-tits are calling often,… Read moreNew Tree-kangaroo Baby
On a sunny afternoon, this Jewel beetle (probably Temognatha variabilis, subfamily Buprestinae) scrambled along the middle of our driveway. Quite a big beauty! What I, at first sight, thought to be attempts to become airborne again (a laborious undertaking for… Read moreJewel Beetle in Wondecla
With the recent advent of rain we have seen an abundance of insects (many stick insects !). As big as my hand, this Hawk Moth (Coequosa australasiae), came to our light-sheet on a very rainy evening: Another visitor was… Read moreWet Season February 2015