by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Common Methana Scientific Name: Methana marginalis Size: Total Length 25-30mm What does it look like? The Common Methana is typically dark brown to reddish-brown, with conspicuous broad cream edges along the edges of the body, wings (adult) and extending to the front...
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Southern Old Lady (Moon) Moth Scientific Name: Dasypodia selenophora Size: Wingspan up to 90mm What does it look like? The adult Southern Old Lady or Moon Moth is brown above, patterned with darker lines and a large blue, brown and black semicircular eyespot on each...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Tropical House Cricket Scientific Name: Gryllodes sigillatus Size: Total Length 12-22 mm What does it look like? The Tropical House Cricket is pale yellowish-brown with a single black transverse line between eyes. Body dorsoventrally flattened. Adult male with wings,...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, February 24, 2022
Striped Mosquito To browse or purchase royalty free images of this species, check out the Kape Images website. Scientific Name: Aedes notoscriptus Size: Total Length 4mm What does it look like? The Striped Mosquito appears dark greyish with conspicuous white to...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Robber Fly Scientific Name: Colepia ingloria Size: Total Length 30 mm What does it look like? The Robber Fly is large, grey and brown, with reddish legs and greyish-brown wings not extending beyond tip of abdomen. Where is it found? It occurs in eastern Australia,...
