Magpie moth
Magpie moth, Nyctemera secundiana, on macadamia leaf These attractive moths are normally quite common in our garden but have been on holiday – I don’t know where – for the last few months. They are...
View ArticleWhat’s around – mid September 2012
The biggest event in the garden in the last month has been the flowering of our poplar gum, plus the paperbark, macadamia and bottlebrush. All attracted their quota of nectar-feeders – birds and flying...
View ArticleWhat’s around – mid January 2013
Temperatures have continued to edge up, but only a degree or two, to 33-34 in the daytime after an overnight ‘low’ (quotation marks for the benefit of those who don’t live in the tropics!) of 24-26C....
View ArticleCaterpillar season
Our Wet season is the ideal time for caterpillars since that is when their food plants are growing best, so it makes sense that the Wet is also peak butterfly mating and egg-laying time. In the last...
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