Ellura Sanctuary, Swan Reach, SA, 5354
                      
• 1,350 native species from Ellura • 1,930 species (inc introduced) on the web site • 11,518 example photo's with 4,177 enlarged • 1,197 Research Grade Species • 
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19-Mar-2023 • Na a p

Dainty Swallowtail
 (Papilio anactus)
   Larva, dorsal		19-Mar-2023 • Na a p

Dainty Swallowtail
 (Papilio anactus)
   Larva, profile		19-Mar-2023 • Na a p

Dainty Swallowtail
 (Papilio anactus)
   Larva, anterior		17-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Small Thread-legged Assassin Bug
 (Armstrongula tillyardi)
   Profile		16-Mar-2023 • Na e m
Flour Beetle
 (Tribolium cf sp)
   S2, dorsal		16-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Black Spotted Owlet Moth
 (Proteuxoa spilocrossa)
   Dorsal
15-Mar-2023 • If e m c

*Egyptian Beetle
 (Blaps polychresta)
   S3, dorsal		15-Mar-2023 • If e m c

*Egyptian Beetle
 (Blaps polychresta)
   S3, profile		15-Mar-2023 • If e m c

*Egyptian Beetle
 (Blaps polychresta)
   S3, Antenna		13-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Variable Saitis
 (Saitis mutans)
   Female: dorsal		09-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Notched-leg Red & Blue Flower Beetle
 (Dicranolaius cinctus)
   S3, Female: dorsal		08-Mar-2023 • Na e m
Orange-headed Soldier Beetle
 (Chauliognathus granulatus)
   S8, Female, dorsal
15-Mar-2023 • Na e m a

Shining Cockroach
 (Drymaplaneta communis)
   S14, Female, dorsal		15-Mar-2023 • Na e m a

Shining Cockroach
 (Drymaplaneta communis)
   S14, Female, Cerci		15-Mar-2023 • Na e m a

Shining Cockroach
 (Drymaplaneta communis)
   S14, Female, Eye		07-Mar-2023 • Na e m
Hairy Ant-like Flower Beetle
 (Anthicidae sp ES01)
   Dorsal		06-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Red-corn Flower Beetle
 (Navigator ruficornis)
   Male, dorsal		03-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Beautiful Flower Wasp
 (Thynnus pulchralis)
   Male, Released, dorsal
15-Mar-2023 • Na e m a

White-edged Wave
 (Idaea costaria)
   S6, anterior		15-Mar-2023 • Na e m a

White-edged Wave
 (Idaea costaria)
   S5, dorsal		15-Mar-2023 • Na e m a

White-edged Wave
 (Idaea costaria)
   S5, anterior		02-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Shadow Wingia Moth
 (Catacometes hemiscia)
   Dorsal		02-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Glorious Bark Moth
 (Cleora injectaria)
   Dorsal		02-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Small Concealer Moth
 (Philobota sp ES05)
   Profile
14-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Spiny Shield Bug
 (Neagenor spinosus)
   S5, Female, Wing Venation		14-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Spiny Shield Bug
 (Neagenor spinosus)
   S5, Female, Scutellum's Reflexed Tip		14-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Spiny Shield Bug
 (Neagenor spinosus)
   S5, Female, "Shoulder" Spine & Teeth		01-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Stunning Crambid
 (Syntonarcha sp)
   Dorsal		28-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Undescribed Lichen Moth
 (Eutane ANIC1)
   S1, Female, dorsal		27-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Crawling Concealer Moth
 (Pilostibes serpta)
   Dorsal
14-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Pond Moth
 (Hygraula nitens)
   S6, dorsal		14-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Beautiful-skinned Snout Moth
 (Hednotodes callichroa)
   S3, profile		14-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Beautiful-skinned Snout Moth
 (Hednotodes callichroa)
   S3, ventral		25-Feb-2023 • Na a

Elegant Hopper
 (Neovulturnus sp)
   S1, dorsal		22-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Fidgety Sand Wasp
 (Tachysphex sp ES04)
   S1, Female, dorsal		22-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Black & Orange Wasp
 (Sphodrotes sp)
   S1, Female, Iso-view
08-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Red Chafer
 (Melolonthinae sp ES07)
   S3, profile		08-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Red Chafer
 (Melolonthinae sp ES07)
   S3, anterior		08-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Small Snouted Stink Bug
 (Kalkadoona sp)
   S3, Antenna & Head		20-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Spotted Predatory Katydid
 (Chlorobalius leucoviridis)
   S1, Female, profile, Squatting		19-Feb-2023 • Na e m
Wingless Corsair Assassin
 (Ectomocoris sp)
   S2, dorsal		18-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Pink Arhodia
 (Arhodia lasiocamparia)
   S1, Male, dorsal
07-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Orange-striped Potter Wasp
 (Acarodynerus sp)
   S4, Female, profile		07-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Orange-striped Potter Wasp
 (Acarodynerus sp)
   S4, Female, Wing Venation		07-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Orange-striped Potter Wasp
 (Acarodynerus sp)
   S4, Female, Face		13-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Orange-striped Bee Fly
 (Australiphthiria sp ES02)
   S1, Male, dorsal		11-Feb-2023 • Na e m
Banded Wolf Spider
 (Lycosidae sp ES06)
   Female, dorsal		11-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Senna Cup Moth
 (Calcarifera sp)
   S1, Larva, dorsal
07-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Rounded Shield Bug
 (Kapunda tepperi)
   S5, Male, dorsal		07-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Rounded Shield Bug
 (Kapunda tepperi)
   S5, Male, face		06-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Rounded Shield Bug
 (Kapunda tepperi)
   S5, Male, profile		11-Feb-2023 • Na e m
Cup Moth
 (Comana sp)
   Larva: back		10-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Red-blotched Pyralid
 (Morosaphycita poliochyta)
   S5, dorsal		07-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Bold Phrataria
 (Phrixocomes hedrasticha)
   S2, Male, dorsal
04-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Large Brown Mantis
 (Archimantis latistyla)
   S2, Adult Female, Wings		04-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Large Brown Mantis
 (Archimantis latistyla)
   S2, Adult Female, profile		04-Mar-2023 • Na e m

Large Brown Mantis
 (Archimantis latistyla)
   S2, Adult Female, drosal		06-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Southern Wood Moth
 (Culama australis)
   S1, dorsal		06-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Western Praxis
 (Praxis marmarinopa)
   Dorsal		03-Feb-2023 • Na e m
Black-stigmata Moth
 (Achyra nigrirenalis)
   Dorsal
27-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Striped Ladybird
 (Micraspis furcifera)
   S11, Larva, dorsal		27-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Striped Ladybird
 (Micraspis furcifera)
   S11, Larva, Helping		27-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Striped Ladybird
 (Micraspis furcifera)
   S11, Larva, Face		03-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Streaked Notodontid Moth
 (Destolmia lineata)
   Profile		03-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Lovely Flat-headed Bug
 (Cephaloplatus (Cephaloplatus) bellus)
   S1, Female, dorsal		02-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Tiny Thread-legged Assassin Bug
 (Empicoris sp)
   Dorsal
24-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Pale Assassin Bug
 (Perissopygocoris pallidus)
   S2, Male, profile		24-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Pale Assassin Bug
 (Perissopygocoris pallidus)
   S2, Male, Head		24-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Pale Assassin Bug
 (Perissopygocoris pallidus)
   S2, Male, Scutellum Spine		01-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Dry-country Line-moth
 (Dysbatus sp)
   Female, dorsal		01-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Spotted Wide-winged Plume Moth
 (Platyptilia celidotus)
   S1, Female: dorsal		01-Feb-2023 • Na e m a

Xerodes Plume Moth
 (Stangeia xerodes)
   S1, dorsal
24-Feb-2023 • Na e m

3 Spotted Black Bee Fly
 (Anthrax incomptus)
   S2, Wing Venation		24-Feb-2023 • Na e m

3 Spotted Black Bee Fly
 (Anthrax incomptus)
   S2, dorsal		24-Feb-2023 • Na e m

3 Spotted Black Bee Fly
 (Anthrax incomptus)
   S2, posterior		01-Feb-2023 • Na e m a

Green Shield Backed Bug
 (Coleotichus costatus)
   Dorsal		30-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Ellura's Wood Moth
 (Endoxyla sp)
   S11, Male, dorsal		29-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Tree-ring Moth
 (Scopula episcia)
   S1, Male, dorsal
21-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Brown Native Earwig
 (Labidura riparia)
   S3, Female, dorsal		21-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Brown Native Earwig
 (Labidura riparia)
   S3, Female, profile		21-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Brown Native Earwig
 (Labidura riparia)
   S3, Female, Pincers		21-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Adelaide's Bee Fly
 (Kapu adelaidica)
   S1, dorsal		20-Jan-2023 • Na a

Three-ribbed Lycid Beetle
 (Trichalus semicostatus)
   S1, Female, dorsal		19-Jan-2023 • Na e m

False Fruit Fly
 (Paraspathulina eremostigma)
   S1, Female, dorsal
14-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Large Zebra Spider Wasp
 (Turneromyia sp)
   S9, Wing Venation		14-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Small Zebra Spider Wasp
 (Ctenostegus sp)
   S2, Female, Wing Venation		14-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Small Zebra Spider Wasp
 (Ctenostegus sp)
   S3, Male, profile		18-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Variable Fruit Fly
 (Acanthonevroides variegatus)
   S1, Male, dorsal		14-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Eastern Billabongfly
 (Austroagrion watsoni)
   S1, Female, Thoracic Mark		13-Jan-2023 • If r

*European Carp
 (Cyprinus carpio)
   Profile
11-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Giant Jewel Beetle
 (Temognatha heros)
   S1, Male, Hindwings		11-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Giant Jewel Beetle
 (Temognatha heros)
   S3, Female, dorsal		11-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Giant Jewel Beetle
 (Temognatha heros)
   S3, Female, profile		13-Jan-2023 • If m

*Eastern Mosquitofish
 (Gambusia holbrooki)
   Profile, larger		12-Jan-2023 • EN m

Yellow-billed Spoonbill
 (Platalea flavipes)
   Anterior		12-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Two-toned Caterpillar Parasite Wasp
 (Heteropelma scaposum)
   Female, dorsal
10-Feb-2023 • If e m

*Onion Weed
 (Asphodelus fistulosus)
   Maturing Fruit, Seed Pods		10-Feb-2023 • If e m

*Onion Weed
 (Asphodelus fistulosus)
   Buds & Flowers (Front & Back)		10-Feb-2023 • If e m

*Onion Weed
 (Asphodelus fistulosus)
   Seed, profile		10-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Fat Digger Wasp
 (Sphex corporosus)
   Female, dorsal		09-Jan-2023 • Na e m
Yellow Long-legged Sac Spider
 (Cheiracanthium sp ES03)
   S1, Male, Large Fangs		07-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Black Raspy Cricket
 (Hadrogryllacris sp ES01)
   Profile
09-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Solanum Moth
 (Sceliodes cordalis)
   S2, dorsal		09-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Solanum Moth
 (Sceliodes cordalis)
   S2, profile		09-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Solanum Moth
 (Sceliodes cordalis)
   S2, anterior		03-Jan-2023 • Na c
Cicada
 (Cicadidae sp)
   Dorsal		29-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Brown Mud-nesting Wasp
 (Paralastor sp ES03)
   Dorsal		29-Dec-2022 • LC e m a

Cud-daisy
 (Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum)
   S8, Whole, profile
06-Feb-2023 • Na e m a

Black Noctuid
 (Neumichtis nigerrima)
   S9, dorsal		06-Feb-2023 • Na e m a

Black Noctuid
 (Neumichtis nigerrima)
   S9, profile		06-Feb-2023 • Na e m a

Black Noctuid
 (Neumichtis nigerrima)
   S9, Spot Under Hindwing		29-Dec-2022 • LC e m r

Australian Pelican
 (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
   Adult with Juvenile		24-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Grey Big-eyes Bug
 (Unicageocoris griseus)
   S4, dorsal, Red Marks		21-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Yellow-banded Leafroller Parasitoid Wasp
 (Xanthopimpla rhopaloceros)
   Female, dorsal, close
06-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Tactile Tuft Moth
 (Aquita tactalis)
   S3, dorsal		06-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Tactile Tuft Moth
 (Aquita tactalis)
   S3, profile		06-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Tactile Tuft Moth
 (Aquita tactalis)
   S3, Crest, anterior		21-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Small-headed Fly
 (Ogcodes sp)
   Male, Wing Venation		20-Dec-2022 • LC m

Brown Songlark
 (Cincloramphus (Cincloramphus) cruralis)
   Wings		19-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Two-lobed Sternum Digger Wasp
 (Sphex bilobatus)
   Male, profile
05-Feb-2023 • Na e m
Golden Cup Moth
 (Pseudanapaea sp)
   S10: Male, dorsal		05-Feb-2023 • Na e m
Golden Cup Moth
 (Pseudanapaea sp)
   S10: Male, profile		05-Feb-2023 • Na e m
Golden Cup Moth
 (Pseudanapaea sp)
   S10: Male, Antenna		19-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Two-spotted Cylindrical Fly
 (Cylindromyia bimacula)
   Dorsal		18-Dec-2022 • NT m

Little Black Cormorant
 (Phalacrocorax (Phalacrocorax) sulcirostris)
   Flying		18-Dec-2022 • Na c

Black-faced Cormorant
 (Phalacrocorax (Anacarbo) fuscescens)
   Profile
05-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Wattle Cup Moth
 (Calcarifera ordinata)
   S6, Male, profile		05-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Wattle Cup Moth
 (Calcarifera ordinata)
   S6, Male, dorsal		05-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Wattle Cup Moth
 (Calcarifera ordinata)
   S6, Male, Hindwing		17-Dec-2022 • Na e m
March Fly
 (Tabanidae sp ES01)
   Female, dorsal		17-Dec-2022 • Na e m
House March Fly
 (Cydistomorpha innotata)
   Female, dorsal		17-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Doubled March Fly
 (Dasybasis dixoni)
   Female, dorsal
05-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Rusty Snout Moth
 (Symphyta MoV1)
   S5, Male, dorsal		05-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Rusty Snout Moth
 (Symphyta MoV1)
   S15, Male, dorsal, Wings Up		05-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Rusty Snout Moth
 (Symphyta MoV1)
   S15, Male, Underwing		17-Dec-2022 • Na e m
Round March Fly
 (Dasybasis circumdata)
   Male, dorsal		16-Dec-2022 • Na e m
White-spotted Spider Wasp
 (Batozonellus sp ES01)
   Male, dorsal, Wings Open		15-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Fly Death Fungi
 (Entomophthora muscae)
   Whole
04-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Arid Wood Moth
 (Endoxyla punctifimbria)
   S2, Male, dorsal		04-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Wood Moth
 (Endoxyla amphiplecta)
   S4, Male, dorsal		04-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Wood Moth
 (Endoxyla amphiplecta)
   S4, Male, Antennae		14-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Black & White Jumping Spider
 (Paraplatoides sp)
   S3, Male, dorsal		09-Dec-2022 • Na e m
Striped-antennae Antlion
 (Glenoleon osmyloides)
   Dorsal		07-Dec-2022 • Na e m
Elegant Weevil
 (Pelororhinus facetus)
   S1, profile
03-Feb-2023 • Na e m a

Varied Wave Moth
 (Scopula optivata)
   S10, dorsal		03-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Inconspicuous Eublemma
 (Eublemma inconspicua)
   S2, dorsal		01-Feb-2023 • Na e m

Bird Nest Moth
 (Monopis crocicapitella)
   Profile		07-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Potter Wasp Mimic
 (Williamsita nr smithiensis)
   S2, Female, profile		04-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Small Thick-headed Fly
 (Myopa cf sp)
   Dorsal		04-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Orange-faced Thick-headed Fly
 (Microconops sp)
   Male, dorsal
22-Jan-2023 • Na e m
Four-ribbed Lycid Beetle
 (Porrostoma sp)
   S1, Male, dorsal		22-Jan-2023 • Na e m
Four-ribbed Lycid Beetle
 (Porrostoma sp)
   S2, Larva, dorsal		22-Jan-2023 • Na e m f r

Long-nosed Lycid Beetle
 (Porrostoma rhipidium)
   S2, Male, dorsal		03-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Segmented-antennae Burrowing Bug
 (Geotomini sp)
   S4, dorsal		01-Dec-2022 • Na e m
Seven-toothed Cuckoo Wasp
 (Chrysis festina)
   Female, dorsal		01-Dec-2022 • Na e m

Peaceful Seed Bug
 (Spilostethus pacificus)
   Dorsal
22-Jan-2023 • Na e m f r

Long-nosed Lycid Beetle
 (Porrostoma rhipidium)
   S2, Male, closer		20-Jan-2023 • Na e m a

False Fruit Fly
 (Austrotephritis poenia)
   S1, Male, dorsal		18-Jan-2023 • Na e m a
Two-coloured Orange Spider Wasp
 (Cryptocheilus bicolor)
   S3, Black Forehead Stripe		28-Nov-2022 • Na e m
Giant Inland Water Scavenger Beetle
 (Hydrophilus brevispina)
   Dorsal		28-Nov-2022 • Na a
Rotund Pie-dish Beetle
 (Saragus sp)
   Dorsal		27-Nov-2022 • Na e m

Ruby Bluebush
 (Maireana turbinata x Enchylaenae tomentosa)
   Young Fruit
16-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Panda Sand Wasp
 (Bembix vespiformis)
   S2, Male, dorsal		16-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Panda Sand Wasp
 (Bembix vespiformis)
   S2, Male, Face		16-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Panda Sand Wasp
 (Bembix vespiformis)
   S2, Male, Wing Venation		27-Nov-2022 • RA e m

Top-fruit Bluebush
 (Maireana turbinata)
   Fruit wing		27-Nov-2022 • If m

*Round Pricklyhead Poppy
 (Papaver hybridum)
   Flower, above		24-Nov-2022 • Na e m

White-banded Jumping Spider
 (Hypoblemum griseum)
   S2, Female, dorsal
14-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Trapezoid Crab Spider
 (Sidymella trapezia)
   S3, Female, dorsal		14-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Trapezoid Crab Spider
 (Sidymella trapezia)
   S3,Female, profile		14-Jan-2023 • Na e m

Trapezoid Crab Spider
 (Sidymella trapezia)
   S3,Female, Eye Arrangement		20-Nov-2022 • If c

*Hairypink
 (Petrorhagia dubia)
   Flower, profile		20-Nov-2022 • If c

*Hairy Plantain
 (Plantago bellardii)
   Flowers Finished		20-Nov-2022 • If c

*French Catchfly
 (Silene gallica var gallica)
   New Flower
13-Jan-2023 • LC e m

Black Kite
 (Milvus migrans)
   Perched, profile		12-Jan-2023 • RA e m

Fairy Martin
 (Petrochelidon ariel)
   Dorsal		12-Jan-2023 • LC m a r

Black Swan
 (Cygnus atratus)
   Posterior		20-Nov-2022 • If c

*Hare's-tail Grass
 (Lagurus ovatus)
   Flower		20-Nov-2022 • If a

*Little Quaking Grass
 (Briza minor)
   Seed Heads Emerging		20-Nov-2022 • If a c

*Blowfly Grass
 (Briza maxima)
   Seed Head
11-Jan-2023 • Na e m a

Crusader Bug
 (Mictis profana)
   S5, 3rd Instar, dorsal		11-Jan-2023 • Na e m a

Crusader Bug
 (Mictis profana)
   S6, 4th Instar, dorsal		11-Jan-2023 • Na e m a

Crusader Bug
 (Mictis profana)
   S6, 4th Instar, Wing Buds		18-Nov-2022 • Na e m a

Elephant Weevil
 (Orthorhinus cylindrirostris)
   S2, Head, profile		17-Nov-2022 • LC m a c

Golden Wattle
 (Acacia pycnantha)
   Whole Adult in Flower		17-Nov-2022 • RA m a c

Kangaroo Thorn
 (Acacia paradoxa)
   Thorns & Leaves
10-Jan-2023 • If e m a

*Small Cabbage White
 (Pieris rapae)
   Chrysalis, profile		10-Jan-2023 • If e m a

*Small Cabbage White
 (Pieris rapae)
   Chrysalis, posterior		10-Jan-2023 • If e m a

*Small Cabbage White
 (Pieris rapae)
   Chrysalis, dorsal		17-Nov-2022 • RA m c

Hairy Stylewort
 (Levenhookia dubia)
   Whole		16-Nov-2022 • RA m c

Black Fire-orchid
 (Pyrorchis nigricans)
   Leaf		16-Nov-2022 • RA m

River Red Gum
 (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)
   Trunk
07-Jan-2023 • Na e m r
Orange Spider Wasp
 (Cryptocheilus sp ES01)
   Profile		07-Jan-2023 • Na e m a
Two-coloured Orange Spider Wasp
 (Cryptocheilus bicolor)
   S2, Ocelli & Antennae		07-Jan-2023 • Na e m a
Two-coloured Orange Spider Wasp
 (Cryptocheilus bicolor)
   S2, dorsal, About 2 Release		14-Nov-2022 • Na a

Green Shield Bug
 (Rhynchocorini sp)
   Dorsal		12-Nov-2022 • RA m c

Woodland Onion-orchid
 (Microtis frutetorum)
   Whole		12-Nov-2022 • RA m c

Native Juniper
 (Myoporum insulare)
   Whole
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