Spotted Flower Chafer - Neorrhina punctatum

Spotted Flower Chafer (Neorrhina punctatum)

This is the first time I have encountered this species in our garden, the Spotted Flower Chafer, (Neorrhina punctatum). The beetle is pale brown in colour with many large black dots on its thorax and wing covers. Flower chafers feed on nectar and are often found among the petals of flowers, I found this one feeding on some field daisies.

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Longicorn Beetle (Cerambycidae f.)

 

Longicorn Beetle (Cerambycidae family) also known as Long-horned Beetle. In Australia we have four longicorn subfamilies, Cerambycinae and Lamiinae are common while Prioninae and Parandrinae are rare. Longicorn Beetles lay eggs  in the cracks of bark or under bark and most larvae are wood borers.

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Eucalyptus Tip Bug (Amorbus alternatus) Nymph

 

Eucalyptus Tip-wilter Bug (Amorbus alternatus)

Nymph stage of a Eucalyptus Tip-wilter Bug (Amorbus alternatus), aka Gumtree Tip Bug, in the family Coreidae. The adults are typically dark brown in colour with light brown to orange on the legs and antennae, and alternated brown and yellow along the edges of the abdomen. Males have stouter hind femora and spiny hind legs. Body length about 20mm, plus antennae. They are relatively slow moving, but both adults and nymphs will release strong repellent odours when disturbed.

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Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella transversalis)

 

The common spotted ladybird, (Coccinella transversalis), is bright orange with black dots on its back. They're voracious predators of aphids, scale insects and mites. Ladybirds are very common in gardens all around Australia.

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Australian Bush Cockroach

 

Macrophotography close up of an Australian Bush Cockroach, (Periplaneta australasiae). Unlike other cockroaches, such as the more common brown American cockroach, (Periplaneta americana), the Australian bush cockroach isn't an "indoors" pest.

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1/200 - f/9 - ISO100 - macro - diffused flash

Egyptian Beetle (Blaps polychresta)

 

Egyptian Beetle, (Blaps polychresta), found at the local nature reserve.

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1/400 - f/7.1 - ISO200