Night Walk 2016

Each year the Friends of the Botanic Gardens, Cairns conduct a Night Walk in place of its November meeting. This year we had a dual attraction. We decided to run two light sheets in precisely the same place as we did in July for the Moth Night, that is along the Red Arrow Track. In addition to the insects, a Striped Possum and a Green Tree Snake were seen along with the usual Cane Toads.

Here are some of the highlights with the photographer's names listed with their photos.

 P. Shanahan photo

 Meadow Argus P. Shanahan photo

Tailed Emperor B. Richardson photo

Tailed Emperor  P. Shanahan photo

 Pterophorus albidus D. Tuke photo

 Assassin bug B. Richardson photo

  

Agrioglypta itysalis  B. Richardson photo

Maruca vitrata B. Richardson photo

  Ruttellerona sp B. Richardson photo

Asota heliconia B. Richardson photo

Anthela astata B. Richardson photo

 Balta sp D. Rentz photo

 Callophoridae D. Rentz photo

Carbrunneri maxi feeding on undigested bird dung  D. Rentz photo

Carbrunneria maxi lateral view D. Rentz photo

 Carbunneria maxi  feeding on floral parts D. Rentz photo

Newly emerged nymph of Caedicia sp  D. Rentz photo

 D. Rentz photo

 Cricket Cardiodactylus novaeguineae  nymph D. Rentz photo

  Cardiodactylus novaeguineae closeup D. Rentz photo

 Glyphodes doleschalii D. Rentz photo

Bradina admixtalis D. Rentz photo

 Cricket Daintria singing from tree trunk D. Rentz photo

Green Lacewing in the middle of egglaying  D. Rentz photo

 egg emerging from abdomen D. Rentz photo

Heterostegane insulata  D. Rentz photo

Hydrillodes metisalis D. Rentz photo

Mating craneflies (sorry Loftus!)   D. Rentz photo

 Stick insect Sipyloidea larryi female D. Rentz photo

D. Tuke photo

One of the many many spiders see, mostly on the ground but many on tree trunks and vegetation. They were easily spotted by noting the their sparkling eyes as they reflect in the headlights and torches. 

An interested observer