It's relatively common for people to upload sightings which may actually contain multiple species.E.g. photos of a plant that may also have captured an insect on one of the leaves OR a photo containin...

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KimberiRP wrote:

Yesterday

I've looked at images of Chondropyga olliffiana and Lyraphora obliquata and I have to say that, at this point, I can't separate them. C. olliffiana is a rare species known from the South Coast and Southern Highlands of NSW (so this sighting fits in that respect) and from a few places in northern NSW. The ALA map of occurrence records for L. obliquata* shows many records from Qld, and several from NSW - some in the north-east corner, contiguous with Qld; some in the central-east; one inland (Cowra); and one South Coast (Wanboyn). It's possible that some of these NSW records are actually C. olliffiana. I will try to sort them out in the ANIC!
*https://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:https:%2F%2Fbiodiversity.org.au%2Fafd%2Ftaxa%2Fdbfeec69-339c-4dd7-bdd9-44dbc677f48e&qualityProfile=ALA

Chondropyga olliffiana

KimberiRP wrote:

Yesterday

Yes, Araecerus palmaris (formerly Doticus palmaris)

Araecerus palmaris

KimberiRP wrote:

14 Jun 2025

Passalidae, probably Pharochilus rugiceps.

Passalidae (family)

KimberiRP wrote:

14 Jun 2025

Pterohelaeus sp., but not P. piceus which is narrower in the body and does not have such prominently raised costae on the elytra. Possibly P. walkeri.

Pterohelaeus (genus)

KimberiRP wrote:

14 Jun 2025

'Kurrajong seed weevil', Tepperia sterculiae.

Tepperia sterculiae