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Ectoneura pallidula

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Ectoneura pallidula at Mount Painter - 20 Feb 2024
Ectoneura pallidula at Mount Painter - 20 Feb 2024
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Identification history

Ectoneura pallidula 28 Feb 2024 trevorpreston
Ectoneura pallidula 28 Feb 2024 trevorpreston
Calolampra sp. (genus) 26 Feb 2024 CarbonAI
Ectobiinae (subfamily) 26 Feb 2024 CathB

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Significant sighting

trevorpreston noted:

28 Feb 2024

This is the first sighting of this species for Canberra and Southern Tablelands, and a new species for NatureMapr.

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3 comments

trevorpreston wrote:
   26 Feb 2024
Nice find Cath! A rarely seen cockroach in this area. I will try and identify this.
trevorpreston wrote:
   28 Feb 2024
While not having been reported before in this area, I think this is Ectoneura pallidula, a strongly coloured one. (See A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia by David Rentz p 253.)
CathB wrote:
   28 Feb 2024
Thanks Trevor. I'll have to start picking up more rocks!

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Hovea heterophylla (Common Hovea) at Cook, ACT - 6 Sep 2020 by drakes
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Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Cook, ACT - 6 Sep 2020 by CathB
Empididae sp. (family) (Dance fly) at Cook, ACT - 6 Sep 2020 by CathB
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Phaeohelotium succineoguttulatum at Cook, ACT - 24 Jun 2020 by CathB
Aleurina ferruginea (Fleshy Cup Fungus) at Cook, ACT - 24 Jun 2020 by CathB
Argoctenus sp. (genus) (Wandering ghost spider) at Cook, ACT - 24 Jun 2020 by CathB
Myrmecorhynchus emeryi (Possum Ant) at Cook, ACT - 24 Jun 2020 by CathB
Psyllidae sp. (family) (Unidentified psyllid or lerp insect) at Cook, ACT - 24 Jun 2020 by CathB
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Anonychomyrma sp. (genus) (Black Cocktail Ant) at Cook, ACT - 10 Jun 2020 by CathB
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Strepsicrates macropetana (Eucalyptus Leafroller) at Cook, ACT - 17 May 2020 by CathB
Metopochetus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Metopochetus stilt fly) at Cook, ACT - 17 May 2020 by CathB
Lichenomphalia chromacea (Yellow Navel) at Cook, ACT - 6 May 2020 by drakes
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Cook, ACT - 5 May 2020 by CathB
Argoctenus sp. (genus) (Wandering ghost spider) at Cook, ACT - 4 May 2020 by CathB
Caliscelidae (family) (Caliscelid planthopper) at Cook, ACT - 4 May 2020 by CathB
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Argoctenus sp. (genus) (Wandering ghost spider) at Cook, ACT - 4 May 2020 by CathB
Platypezidae sp. (family) (Unidentified platypezid fly) at Cook, ACT - 3 May 2020 by CathB
Philobota (genus) (Unidentified Philobota genus moths) at Cook, ACT - 3 May 2020 by CathB
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Ceromitia leptosticta (A Fairy moth) at Cook, ACT - 3 May 2020 by CathB
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Ramaria sp. (A Coral fungus) at Cook, ACT - 28 Apr 2020 by Tammy
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Cook, ACT - 27 Apr 2020 by CathB
Arawa sp. (genus) (Leafhopper) at Cook, ACT - 27 Apr 2020 by CathB
Ceromitia leptosticta (A Fairy moth) at Cook, ACT - 27 Apr 2020 by CathB
Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) at Cook, ACT - 23 Apr 2020 by CathB
Nuliodon fishburni (Fishburn's Prowling Coastal Hunter) at Cook, ACT - 23 Apr 2020 by CathB
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Ditropidus sp. (genus) (Leaf beetle) at Cook, ACT - 27 Mar 2020 by CathB
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Polyclonus atratus (A sawfly) at Cook, ACT - 8 Mar 2020 by CathB
Diphucrania acuducta (Acuducta jewel beetle) at Cook, ACT - 6 Feb 2020 by CathB
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