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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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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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Under rock

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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Cicadellidae (family) (Unidentified leafhopper) at Cook, ACT - 5 Mar 2018 by CathB
Myrmarachne luctuosa (Polyrachis Ant Mimic Spider) at Cook, ACT - 5 Mar 2018 by CathB
Myrmecia piliventris (Golden tail bull ant) at Cook, ACT - 5 Mar 2018 by CathB
Tettigoniidae (family) (Unidentified katydid) at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018 by CathB
Hortophora transmarina (Garden Orb Weaver) at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018 by CathB
Crematogaster sp. (genus) (Acrobat ant, Cocktail ant) at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018 by CathB
Clynotis severus (Stern Jumping Spider) at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018 by CathB
Podomyrma gratiosa (Muscleman tree ant) at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018 by CathB
Camponotus suffusus (Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018 by CathB
Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018 by CathB
Isopeda sp. (genus) (Huntsman Spider) at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018 by CathB
Myrmarachne luctuosa (Polyrachis Ant Mimic Spider) at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018 by CathB
Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata (Feather-horned beetle) at Cook, ACT - 3 Mar 2018 by CathB
Lycosidae (family) (Unidentified wolf spider) at Cook, ACT - 26 Feb 2018 by CathB
Hortophora sp. (genus) (Garden orb weaver) at Cook, ACT - 26 Feb 2018 by CathB
Servaea sp. (genus) (Unidentified Servaea jumping spider) at Cook, ACT - 26 Feb 2018 by CathB
Opisthoncus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Opisthoncus jumping spider) at Belconnen, ACT - 26 Feb 2018 by CathB
Praxibulus sp. (genus) (A grasshopper) at Cook, ACT - 8 Jan 2018 by CathB
Hyalarcta huebneri (Leafy Case Moth) at Cook, ACT - 21 Dec 2017 by CathB
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at Cook, ACT - 13 Nov 2017 by JasonC
Goodenia hederacea subsp. hederacea (Ivy Goodenia, Forest Goodenia) at Belconnen, ACT - 25 Oct 2017 by CathB
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Cook, ACT - 24 Oct 2017 by CathB
Gaudium multicaule (Teatree) at Cook, ACT - 24 Oct 2017 by CathB
Pultenaea procumbens (Bush Pea) at Cook, ACT - 24 Oct 2017 by CathB
Daviesia mimosoides (Bitter Pea) at Cook, ACT - 24 Oct 2017 by CathB
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Bossiaea buxifolia (Matted Bossiaea) at Cook, ACT - 6 Oct 2017 by CathB
Galium gaudichaudii subsp. gaudichaudii (Rough Bedstraw) at Cook, ACT - 6 Oct 2017 by CathB
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Oct 2017 by CathB
Lehtinelagia sp. (genus) (Flower Spider or Crab Spider) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Oct 2017 by CathB
Austracantha minax (Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Oct 2017 by CathB
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Oct 2017 by CathB
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at Belconnen, ACT - 21 Sep 2017 by CathB
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Cook, ACT - 21 Aug 2017 by CathB
Luzula densiflora (Dense Wood-rush) at Cook, ACT - 21 Aug 2017 by CathB
Melichrus urceolatus (Urn Heath) at Belconnen, ACT - 21 Aug 2017 by CathB
Acacia gunnii (Ploughshare Wattle) at Belconnen, ACT - 21 Aug 2017 by CathB
Hovea heterophylla (Common Hovea) at Belconnen, ACT - 21 Aug 2017 by CathB
Hysterium angustatum at Belconnen, ACT - 10 Jun 2017 by Heino
Gotra sp. (genus) (Unidentified Gotra ichneumon wasp) at Cook, ACT - 30 May 2017 by CathB
Lepidosperma laterale (Variable Sword Sedge) at Belconnen, ACT - 27 Mar 2017 by CathB
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Cook, ACT - 12 Feb 2017 by CathB
Argiope protensa (Long-tailed Argiope) at Cook, ACT - 12 Feb 2017 by CathB
Argiope protensa (Long-tailed Argiope) at Cook, ACT - 19 Jan 2017 by CathB
Chlorocoma undescribed species MoVsp3 (An Emerald moth) at Belconnen, ACT - 23 Oct 2016 by EmilyS
Asterella drummondii (A thallose liverwort) at Belconnen, ACT - 23 Oct 2016 by CathB
Hortophora sp. (genus) (Garden orb weaver) at Cook, ACT - 5 Feb 2016 by CathB
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at Belconnen, ACT - 17 Nov 2015 by MattM
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Cook, ACT - 2 Oct 2015 by KenT
Microseris walteri (Yam Daisy, Murnong) at Cook, ACT - 1 Oct 2015 by KenT
Indigofera australis subsp. australis (Australian Indigo) at Cook, ACT - 20 Sep 2015 by galah681
Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at Cook, ACT - 20 Sep 2015 by galah681
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Cook, ACT - 20 Sep 2015 by galah681
Melichrus urceolatus (Urn Heath) at Cook, ACT - 20 Sep 2015 by galah681
Leucopogon fletcheri subsp. brevisepalus (Twin Flower Beard-Heath) at Cook, ACT - 20 Sep 2015 by galah681
Cryptandra amara (Bitter Cryptandra) at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Sep 2015 by galah681
Leucopogon sp. (A Beard-heath) at Cook, ACT - 13 Sep 2015 by JasonC
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Cook, ACT - 13 Sep 2015 by JasonC
Indigofera australis subsp. australis (Australian Indigo) at Belconnen, ACT - 13 Sep 2015 by JasonC
Argiope trifasciata (Banded orb weaver) at Cook, ACT - 31 Dec 2014 by CathB
Stylidium graminifolium (Grass Triggerplant) at Cook, ACT - 2 Nov 2014 by EmmaCook
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Belconnen, ACT - 21 Sep 2014 by JasonC
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Cook, ACT - 21 Sep 2014 by JasonC
Microseris walteri (Yam Daisy, Murnong) at Cook, ACT - 21 Sep 2014 by JasonC
Luzula densiflora (Dense Wood-rush) at Belconnen, ACT - 21 Sep 2014 by JasonC
Drosera sp. (A Sundew) at Belconnen, ACT - 21 Sep 2014 by JasonC
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Belconnen, ACT - 9 Sep 2014 by JoshMulvaney
Phaeoceros sp. at Cook, ACT - 27 Aug 2014 by CathB

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