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• Delias harpalyce Imperial Jezebel Imperial White

  23 Mar 2015 • -37.4,144.7 • Russell Best

  Spotted fluttering on the ground, in the garden lawn.

  

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• Sphex (Sphex) spp.

  23 Mar 2015 • -37.4,144.6 • David Francis

  A large white-faced wasp alighted momentarily on the fruits of a rush.

  

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  1. Suzanne Jones  Great photos.

     Reply • 28 Mar 2015

  2. • David Francis  Thanks - it helped that it was at eye-level and in bright light.

       Reply • 28 Mar 2015
• Chrysolarentia vicissata

  23 Mar 2015 • -37.4,144.6 • David Francis

  Not absolutely sure of the id.

  

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• Persicaria decipiens Slender Knotweed

  23 Mar 2015 • -37.4,144.6 • David Francis

  

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• Jalmenus evagoras evagoras Common Imperial Blue Imperial Hairstreak

  23 Mar 2015 • -37.9,145.3 • Leuba Ridgway

  This observation features just one tree which accommodated every stage of the life-cycle of the common imperial blue or imperial hairstreak butterfly. Pic 1 shows a male butterfly resting beside a pupa. Pic 2 shows a cluster of pale blue-grey eggs with fascinating spikey outer coverings (see reference link in notes). The caterpillar in pic 3 had small horn-like tubercles along the dorsal aspect of the body. Pic 4 shows a cluster of glossy dark pupae and pic 5 shows the exuviae. Pic 6 is that of an adult. Every stage of this butterfly was attended by hoards of ants (Iridomyrmex ). They were running around all over the tree , clustering in large numbers around the pupae. There were ants around the eggs and caterpillar. Another interesting feature was the fine webbing around the eggs and the pupae. Spotted on a black wattle tree (Acacia mearnsii) near wetlands at a retarding basin.

  

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  1. David Francis  Leuba, What a wonderful natural history!

     Reply • 24 Mar 2015

  2. • Leuba Ridgway  Thank you David. Amazed to see them all on the one tree. They seem to love that tree !

       Reply • 30 Mar 2015
• Philemon corniculatus Noisy Friarbird Anthochaera carunculata Red Wattlebird

  23 Mar 2015 • -36.5,145.7 • Libby Woodward

  

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• Unidentified

  23 Mar 2015 • -37.8,144.9 • Thomas N.

  small moth on rhubarb leaf.

  

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