by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Pie-dish Beetle Scientific Name: Helea scaphiformis Size: TL 40mm What does it look like? The Pie-dish Beetle is black, oval shaped, with longitudinal ridges down centre of elytra, margins of body flattened to form a pie-dish shape. Larva yellow-brown elongated grub....
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
March Fly Scientific Name: Tabanus australicus Size: Total Length 13 mm What does it look like? The March Fly is solidly built with large reflective, iridescent eyes, which meet in the middle in males. The eyes are larger than those of the Stable Fly, and are green in...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Meadow Argus Scientific Name: Junonia villida Size: Wingspan 40-50 mm What does it look like? The adult Meadow Argus male and female are similar. Predominantly brown with patches of orange (all wings) and whitish (forewings) on upper surface. Each wing with...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Meat Ant Scientific Name: Iridomyrmex purpureus Size: Total Length 8-12 mm What does it look like? The Meat Ant is long-legged with large reddish-brown head and dark metallic bluish-black abdomen (gaster). Where is it found? Found throughout mainland Australia, and...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Magnetic Termites Scientific Name: Amitermes meridionalis Size: Total Length 6 mm (soldier) What does it look like? The Magnetic Termite soldier has a yellowish head and dark mandibles curved inward with single ‘tooth’. Workers pale, alates brown with pale wings. ...
