The cool wet spring seems to have had a profound effect on insect populations in this area, with many of the regulars absent or in very small numbers. Common Brown butterflies though have appeared in profusion, as have Wandering Ringtail damselflies.

Males.

Female.

While photographing damselflies a very cooperative Tau Emerald landed close by.

The odd Admiral butterfly has been sighted, this worn individual was nectaring on River Bottlebrush, Callistemon sieberi.

Small spider hunting wasps subfamily Pepsinae have been roaming the tree trunks
in search of hard to come by prey.

On an otherwise bare Yellow Gum trunk a true weevil, Aades cultratus saved the day.

A range of issues including the continuing cool damp weather have made subjects for nature photography hard to come by, however here are a few taken over the last couple of months. Firstly our old friend the Two-tailed Spider, Tamopsis species, these camouflage masters can be found on the tree trunks pretty much throughout the year. The first is blending in well, while the second had moved from its lair where it was lurking on a dark spot on the bark.

For some reason correas seem to be a reliable place to find juvenile Ellipsidion cockroaches.

Flying insects are still very scarce, but there are a few  hoverflies about and pollinating.

On rare sunny days garden skinks come out to warm themselves on the tiles.

A couple of moth larvae, Urocoma baliolalis, the Browntail Gum Moth.

And the Australian Bag Moth, Cebysa leucotelus, click to see the beautiful adult.