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You don't need to travel far to discover the natural world. Start with your own backyard. Take a close look and see what you can discover. This realm shows just a few of the species that can be found in a typical suburban yard in Old Reynella, South Australia.
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Identifications
Identifications
531
Observations
Observations
338
Species
Species
9
People
People
Top Species
1.
Insects - Beetles
23
2.
Other Insects
19
3.
Insects - Flies
16
4.
Insects - Ants, Bees and Wasps
16
5.
Insects - Butterflies and Moths
11
6.
Plants that flower
9
7.
Monopis meliorella
7
8.
Epiphyas postvittana
6
9.
Austrocarea iocephala
6
10.
Mallada tripunctatus
5
Top Observers
1.
Setocoris
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2.
MercuryButterfly
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3.
cobaltducks
{:id=>"997336", :score=>700.0, :observations_count=>11, :species_count=>10, :percentage=>"0.49"}
4.
Geoffrey Cox
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5.
slas
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6.
econiko
{:id=>"2510145", :score=>60.0, :observations_count=>3, :species_count=>3, :percentage=>"0.04"}
7.
Slas
{:id=>"4551", :score=>59.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.04"}
8.
NATUREhoodz
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9.
naturehoodz
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Top Species
1.
Insects - Beetles
23
2.
Other Insects
19
3.
Insects - Flies
16
4.
Insects - Ants, Bees and Wasps
16
5.
Insects - Butterflies and Moths
11
6.
Plants that flower
9
7.
Monopis meliorella
7
8.
Epiphyas postvittana
6
9.
Austrocarea iocephala
6
10.
Mallada tripunctatus
5
11.
Arachnids
5
12.
Pasiphilodes testulata
5
13.
Crypsiphona ocultaria
5
14.
Other Arthropods
5
15.
Gymnorhina tibicen
4
16.
Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801)
4
17.
Rhipidura albiscapa
4
18.
Ocyphaps lophotes
3
19.
Apertochrysa edwardsi (Banks, 1940)
3
20.
Smyriodes trigramma
3
21.
Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817)
3
22.
Cacatua galerita
3
23.
Tachystola hemisema
3
24.
Nacoleia rhoeoalis
3
25.
Birds
3
26.
Stathmopoda melanochra
3
27.
Crocidosema plebejana
3
28.
Idaea philocosma
3
29.
Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802)
3
30.
Cornu aspersum
3
31.
Plutella
2
32.
Phrissogonus laticostata
2
33.
Cyclocephala signaticollis
2
34.
Micromus tasmaniae
2
35.
Curculionidae
2
36.
Leptocroca sanguinolenta Meyrick, 1886
2
37.
Helpis minitabunda (L.Koch, 1880)
2
38.
Lauxaniidae
2
39.
Anthomyia punctipennis Wiedemann, 1830
2
40.
Persectania ewingii Westwood, 1837
2
41.
Aedes notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)
2
42.
Hellula hydralis Guenée, 1854
2
43.
Scoparia exhibitalis Walker, 1865
2
44.
Scopula rubraria Doubleday, 1843
2
45.
Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822)
2
46.
Gastrinodes argoplaca
2
47.
Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
2
48.
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
2
49.
Agrotis munda Walker, 1856
2
50.
Lepidoptera
2
51.
Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790)
2
52.
Lampona Thorell, 1869
2
53.
Anthochaera carunculata
2
54.
Zanda funerea
2
55.
Turdus merula
2
56.
Chlenias banksiaria
2
57.
Capua intractana
2
58.
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
2
59.
Agrotis munda
2
60.
Aedes notoscriptus
2
61.
Plantago lanceolata L.
2
62.
Mallada signatus
2
63.
Plantae
2
64.
Tiliqua scincoides
2
65.
Parorthorhinus
1
66.
Carcinophora occidentalis
1
67.
Sosineura
1
68.
Drepanacra binocula
1
69.
Rhuma
1
70.
Eudesmeola lawsoni
1
71.
Spectrotrota fimbrialis
1
72.
Moraea setifolia (L.f.) Druce
1
73.
Dicranolaius bellulus
1
74.
Cordus
1
75.
Orthorhinus klugii
1
76.
Bostrychopsis jesuita
1
77.
Eretes australis
1
78.
Phoracantha tricuspis
1
79.
Balanophorus
1
80.
Rhytiphora obliqua
1
81.
Saragus
1
82.
Allodessus bistrigatus
1
83.
Sarothrocrepis benefica
1
84.
Drymaplaneta communis
1
85.
Ctenolepisma longicaudatum
1
86.
Badumna insignis
1
87.
Zodariidae
1
88.
Araneus circulissparsus
1
89.
Araneus talipedatus
1
90.
Australomisidia pilula
1
91.
Holoplatys invenusta
1
92.
Oecobius navus
1
93.
Steatoda grossa
1
94.
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
1
95.
Clubiona robusta
1
96.
Chernetidae
1
97.
Sidymella trapezia
1
98.
Oxyopes gracilipes
1
99.
Lampona cylindrata
1
100.
Celaenia excavata
1
101.
Dolophones Walckenaer, 1837
1
102.
Venatrix pseudospeciosa Framenau & Vink, 2001
1
103.
Maratus literatus Otto & Hill, 2014
1
104.
Trichonephila edulis (Labillardière, 1799)
1
105.
Leratiomyces ceres
1
106.
Chlorophyllum brunneum
1
107.
Pluteus cervinus (Schaeff.) P.Kumm.
1
108.
Agaricus
1
109.
Agrocybe
1
110.
Coprinellus
1
111.
Planorbarius corneus
1
112.
Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
113.
Tetragnatha Walckenaer, 1805
1
114.
Eupselia metabola Turner, 1947
1
115.
Gastrinopa xylistis
1
116.
Neumichtis saliaris Guenée, 1852
1
117.
Ceryerda cursitans Simon, 1909
1
118.
Aedes camptorhynchus
1
119.
Opisthoncus nigrofemoratus
1
120.
Diatenes gerula
1
121.
Plebs eburnus (Keyserling, 1886)
1
122.
Clynotis severus (L.Koch, 1879)
1
123.
Myrmecia
1
124.
Chasmina pulchra Walker, 1857
1
125.
Venator spenceri Hogg, 1900
1
126.
Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852)
1
127.
Nyssus coloripes Walckenaer, 1805
1
128.
Proteuxoa paragypsa Lower, 1902
1
129.
Zermizinga sinuata (Warren, 1897)
1
130.
Podalonia tydei (Le Guillou, 1841)
1
131.
Lycosidae
1
132.
Diarsia intermixta Guenée, 1852
1
133.
Etiella behrii (Zeller, 1848)
1
134.
Palimmeces Turner, 1916
1
135.
Idaea inversata (Guenée)
1
136.
Lichenaula choriodes Meyrick, 1890
1
137.
Pernattia pusilla (Donovan, 1805)
1
138.
Heteromicta pachytera (Meyrick, 1880)
1
139.
Hygraula nitens Butler, 1880
1
140.
Plants that do not flower
1
141.
Pogonortalis doclea
1
142.
Garrha pudica Zeller, 1855
1
143.
Coridromius chenopoderis
1
144.
Entometa Walker, 1855
1
145.
Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758
1
146.
Musca
1
147.
Hermetia
1
148.
Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833)
1
149.
Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
150.
Dichromodes emplecta Turner, 1930
1
151.
Faveria tritalis (Walker, 1863)
1
152.
Hednota pedionoma (Meyrick, 1885)
1
153.
Chloroclystis catastreptes
1
154.
Athetis tenuis Butler, 1886
1
155.
Phoracantha recurva Newman, 1840
1
156.
Phalaenoides glycinae Lewin, 1805
1
157.
Syllitus rectus
1
158.
Opogona omoscopa (Meyrick, 1893)
1
159.
Culladia cuneiferellus (Walker, 1863)
1
160.
Chrysodeixis argentifera Guenée, 1852
1
161.
Hippodamia variegata
1
162.
Portulaca oleracea
1
163.
Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin, 1775)
1
164.
Pholcidae
1
165.
Hemiergis peronii (Gray, 1831)
1
166.
Cerastis Ochsenheimer, 1816
1
167.
Ocrasa acerasta Turner, 1904
1
168.
Nysius vinitor
1
169.
Hednota longipalpella (Meyrick, 1879)
1
170.
Mimaglossa nauplialis Walker, 1859
1
171.
Mallada signatus (Schneider, 1851)
1
172.
Ectropis excursaria
1
173.
Dasypodia selenophora Guenée, 1852
1
174.
Stangeia xerodes (Meyrick, 1886)
1
175.
Melanerythrus mactans (Stal, 1867)
1
176.
Cydnidae
1
177.
Siphanta Stal, 1860
1
178.
Sparassidae
1
179.
Elephantodeta Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
1
180.
Heliothis punctifera Walker, 1857
1
181.
Nabis kinbergii Reuter, 1872
1
182.
Syringoseca rhodoxantha
1
183.
Pseudanapaea Hering, 1931
1
184.
Plesanemma fucata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
1
185.
Stathmopoda melanochra Meyrick, 1897
1
186.
Agrotis infusa Boisduval, 1835
1
187.
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829
1
188.
Anthrenus verbasci (Linnaeus, 1767)
1
189.
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1862
1
190.
Proteuxoa florescens Walker, 1857
1
191.
Xanthorhoe vacuaria (Guenée)
1
192.
Agrotis porphyricollis Guenée, 1852
1
193.
Dasygaster padockina (Le Guillou, 1841)
1
194.
Lepidoscia Meyrick, 1893
1
195.
Stathmopoda crocophanes Meyrick, 1897
1
196.
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)
1
197.
Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825
1
198.
Maratus griseus (Keyserling, 1882)
1
199.
Ambigolimax Pollonera, 1887
1
200.
Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790)
1
201.
Thudaca campylota Meyrick, 1892
1
202.
Proteuxoa microspila Lower, 1902
1
203.
Apricia jovialis (L.Koch, 1879)
1
204.
Ocybadistes walkeri Heron, 1894
1
205.
Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
206.
Camponotus Mayr, 1861
1
207.
Phoracantha semipunctata (Fabricius, 1775)
1
208.
Dichelia clarana Meyrick, 1881
1
209.
Uraba lugens Walker, 1863
1
210.
Xanthogaleruca luteola (O.F.Müller, 1766)
1
211.
Accipiter cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1817)
1
212.
Proteuxoa amaurodes Lower, 1902
1
213.
Hednota relatalis (Walker, 1863)
1
214.
Blastobasidae
1
215.
Aedia Hübner, 1823
1
216.
Chloroclystis testulata Guenée, 1858
1
217.
Anthochaera chrysoptera (Latham, 1802)
1
218.
Holocola thalassinana Meyrick, 1881
1
219.
Scopula lydia Butler, 1886
1
220.
Idaea philocosma Meyrick, 1888
1
221.
Orthodera ministralis Fabricius, 1775
1
222.
Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
1
223.
Pheidole Westwood, 1839
1
224.
Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823
1
225.
Idaea costaria Walker, 1863
1
226.
Melangyna viridiceps (Macquart, 1847)
1
227.
Phaulacridium vittatum (Sjöstedt, 1920)
1
228.
Harmonia conformis (Boisduval, 1835)
1
229.
Christinus marmoratus (Gray, 1845)
1
230.
Isotomurus Börner, 1903
1
231.
Entomobrya Rondani, 1861
1
232.
Diplura
1
233.
Phrissogonus laticostata (Walker, 1862)
1
234.
Ardices glatignyi Le Guill., 1841
1
235.
Monopis meliorella (Walker, 1863)
1
236.
Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
1
237.
Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758
1
238.
Streptopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)
1
239.
Bombyliidae
1
240.
Trichoglossus moluccanus (Gmelin, 1788)
1
241.
Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)
1
242.
Fungi
1
243.
Anestia Meyrick, 1886
1
244.
Chloroclystis insigillata Walker, 1862
1
245.
Tachystola hemisema Meyrick, 1885
1
246.
Hoplostega ochroma Meyrick, 1886
1
247.
Spectrotrota fimbrialis Warren, 1891
1
248.
Crypsiphona ocultaria Donovan, 1805
1
249.
Endotricha pyrosalis Guenée, 1854
1
250.
Isturgia Hübner, 1823
1
251.
Chrysolarentia gypsomela
1
252.
Hednota relatalis Walker, 1863
1
253.
Thalaina angulosa Walker, 1864
1
254.
Oenosandra boisduvalii
1
255.
Accipiter fasciatus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
1
256.
Drepanacra binocula (Newman, 1838)
1
257.
Tortricidae
1
258.
Hypoperigea tonsa Guenée, 1852
1
259.
Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802)
1
260.
Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790)
1
261.
Scopula Schrank, 1802
1
262.
Pasiphilodes testulata (Guenée)
1
263.
Taylorilygus apicalis
1
264.
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990
1
265.
Micromus tasmaniae (Walker, 1860)
1
266.
Proteuxoa hypochalchis
1
267.
Ctenolepisma Escherich, 1905
1
268.
Artoria Thorell, 1877
1
269.
Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
1
270.
Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788)
1
271.
Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771)
1
272.
Aphididae
1
273.
Phycosoma O.P.-Cambridge, 1879
1
274.
Homalictus Cockerell, 1919
1
275.
Erodium
1
276.
Taraxacum officinale
1
277.
Suillus granulatus
1
278.
Glossopsitta concinna
1
279.
Trichoglossus moluccanus
1
280.
Aves
1
281.
Cacatua
1
282.
Calyptorhynchus funereus (Shaw, 1794)
1
283.
Cacatua Vieillot, 1817
1
284.
Cacatua tenuirostris
1
285.
Cochlicella barbara
1
286.
Dictyochrysa peterseni
1
287.
Chloroclystis insigillata
1
288.
Rentinus dilatatus
1
289.
Papilio anactus
1
290.
Capua
1
291.
Thudaca campylota
1
292.
Merophyas
1
293.
Hoplostega ochroma
1
294.
Ptomaphila lacrymosa
1
295.
Leptoceridae
1
296.
Sphenarches anisodactylus
1
297.
Homoeosoma vagella
1
298.
Chloroclystis
1
299.
Chrysolarentia leucophanes
1
300.
Pyralis farinalis
1
301.
Limacus flavus
1
302.
Aizoon pubescens
1
303.
Arctotheca calendula (L.) Levyns
1
304.
Epyaxa
1
305.
Phaulacridium vittatum
1
306.
Atesta stigmosa
1
307.
Grallina cyanoleuca
1
308.
Manorina melanocephala
1
309.
Helminthotheca echioides
1
310.
Maratus griseus
1
311.
Anthochaera chrysoptera
1
312.
Anthrenus verbasci
1
313.
Vanessa itea
1
314.
Melilotus indicus Desr., 1797
1
315.
Catapodium rigidum
1
316.
Lactuca serriola
1
317.
Euphorbia peplus
1
318.
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Macquart, 1842)
1
319.
Hieromantis ephodophora
1
320.
Uresiphita ornithopteralis
1
321.
Hydrellia tritici
1
322.
Ptyoptila matutinella
1
323.
Reichardia tingitana (L.) Pau, 1931
1
324.
Rhipidura
1
325.
Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787)
1
326.
Rhytidoponera
1
327.
Aizoon pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh.
1
328.
Cichorieae
1
329.
Scopula rubraria
1
330.
Plantago lanceolata
1
331.
Chloris truncata
1
332.
Holocola
1
333.
Leptozestis
1
334.
Heteromicta
1
335.
Nocar
1
336.
Ehrharta longiflora Sm.
1
337.
Chloris truncata R.Br.
1
338.
Trifolium fragiferum L.
1
Top People
1.
Setocoris
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2.
MercuryButterfly
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3.
cobaltducks
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4.
Geoffrey Cox
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5.
slas
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6.
econiko
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7.
Slas
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8.
NATUREhoodz
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9.
naturehoodz
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