by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Case Moth Scientific Name: Conoeca guildingi Size: Wingspan 20 to 25mm What does it look like? The female Case Moth is grey with darker speckling, hindwings with dark margins, and abdomen banded with yellow and black. Male forewings whitish with darker speckles,...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Cabbage White Butterfly Scientific Name: Pieris rapae Size: Wingspan 40 mm What does it look like? The Cabbage White Butterfly is identified by white to yellowish-white colouration of wings and the presence of two black spots on the underside of each forewing. Upper...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Ulysses Swallowtail Scientific Name: Papilio ulysses Size: Wingspan 100-108 mm What does it look like? The upper surface of Ulysses Swallowtail wings are largely iridescent blue, brighter and more extensive in the male, and with contrasting black margins. The...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Water Strider Scientific Name: Limnogonus luctuosus Size: Total Length 11 mm What does it look like? The Water Strider has a dark brown body with pale stripes, pale legs, rear two pairs of legs very long and slender. Adults have winged and wingless forms. Where is it...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Wattle Pig Scientific Name: Leptopius spp. Size: Total Length 10-20mm What does it look like? The adult Wattle Pig beetle is light grey-brown to dark brown in colour, pronotum and elytra with bumpy protrusions arranged in longitudinal ridges. Snout characteristically...
