And Still They Come: Recent Arrivals at the Light Sheet

 Recent extended periods of rain have probably contributed to the large numbers of insects that are coming to our light sheet. The rainy period seems to be responsible for some insect populations to have produced abnormally large numbers of individuals.

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Webber's Caedicia Caedicia webberi

Kuranda Bush Katydid Ozphyllum kuranda

The Eumundi, Leucopodoptera eumundii male in defensive position

The Eumundi, Leucopodoptera eumundii male

Purple-winged Katytid, Kurandoptera purpura female

Greenes' Katydid Greenagraecia attenuata male

Ingrisch's Olive-green Katytdid Ingrischagraecia iterika male

Big-headed Raspy Cricket Chauliogryllacris acaropenates

Small Mediastinia Mediastinia australica 

Rosenbergia megalocephala

Rosenbergia drouini a rarity!

Rentz's Buzzer Aesa rentzi

Elephant-nosed weevil

Noctuidae Cyclodes spectans

Noctuidae Donuca rubropicta

Noctuidae Hulodes caranea

Noctuidae Ischyja sp

Crambid moths responsible for stripping Alstonia trees in the Kuranda region. Stemorrhages amphitritalis

Stalk-headed Fly Achias sp

An icon of tropical Australia

Rainbow Stag Beetle Female Phalacrognathus muelleri 

Janson's Stag Beetle Aegus jansoni

 More Visitors to the Lights

This continues to be. great spring. We are seeing some insects that we have not seen for years.

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Kurandoptera purpura male

Kurandoptera purpura male

Tropical snail

Dystipsiderea flavipes

Aleeta curvicosta

Hydrillodes metisalis

Hypsosidra talaca (Geometridae)

Maladania pulchra

Fiddler Beetle Eupoecila australasiae

Christmas Beetle Anoplognathus punctulatus

Caedicia sp 6 male

Rosenbergia megalocaphala

Robberfly

Syntherata janetta