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Polyrhachis semipolita, East Gippsland, VIC A species common in montane, wet forests and woodlands across SE Australia and Tasmania. This is the first live photo of this species (to my knowledge).

Neobuprestis frenchi - East Gippsland, VIC I found this fella whilst walking back to our light sheet.

Royal Park is a haven of biodiversity nestled in the heart of Melbourne. The Entomological Society of Victoria is concerned about the proposals outlined in the draft of the Royal Park mastertplan which could have a detrimental impact on the local invertebrate fauna.

A selection of some of the great moths seen at our January excursion to Morwell in South Gippsland!

The #FNCV is presenting a 2 day Biodiversity Symposium in March 2025, covering aspects of the human impact on biodiversity. It will include 16 presentations on various aspects of anthropogenic change and related threats to nature and the environment. A great program of speakers.

Check out this Margin-winged Stick Insect (Ctenomorpha marginipennis) observed by one of our members during our end of year excursion to Warrandyte State Park in 2024. Not an insect we commonly see on our various outings around Victoria!

One of the amazing moths observed by members of the Entomological Society of Victoria on their recent trip to Tarra Bulga National park in Gippsland, Victoria. A member of the Carpet Moth family, Austrocidaria erasta. #entsocvic Grand Moth

This beautiful scarab is a Diphucephala species. It was observed by one of our members on the flower of a Tea Tree in Cradle Mountain National Park in Tasmania. #entsocvic

Last night EntSocVic joined forces with MABA (Moths & Butterflies Australasia) for a "moth night" at Pound Bend Reserve, Warrandyte. It was an amazing night with 50 attendees from Victoria, interstate and overseas. Lots of interesting insects. #entsocvic #maba

** Help Needed! **. A Society's member (PhD student Deakin University) is looking to borrow some portable "Tullgren Funnels" to use through Sept to Dec 2025 at the Deakin University Burwood site. If you are in Melb and have some / know someone who has some pls DM us. Thanks!! #entsocvic

Last night #EntSocVic was with the City of Knox as part of the #CityNatureChallenge. It drizzled rain all night and this moth was out in force with 50-100 observed on the sheet. An amazing spectacle for members of the community who came out to participate in the event. #moths

#EntSocVic was out last weekend as part of the #CityNatureChallenge2025, with the community in the City of Hume (west of Melbourne). A great night with lots of amazing moths such as these Swift Moths. #moths

This amazing fly is from the Genus Trigonospila (family Tachinidae) and was observed by #EntSocVic member Adam Edmonds. These eye catching and strikingly patterned flies are easy to observe with their bold striped patterns on their thorax and abdomen. #diptera #flies

This amazing moth is the Angled Satin Moth (Thalaina angulosa), observed by #EntSocVic member Andrej Hohmann up near Big Desert in NW Victoria. Not to be confused with the equally beautiful Clara's Satin Moth (Thalaina clara). #moths

An amazing observation ,made by one of our #EntSocVic members ....well done to Samuel Driyanto.

The amazing beetle is the Common Dumbledore Beetle( Geotrupes spiniger), observed by #EntSocVic member Anthony Kurek at Tarra Bulga NP. This beetle is a species of "earth boring dung beetle", but this one arrived on the moth sheet set by the EntSocVic that night. #beetles

The Friends of Truganina Wetlands are running an Altona Skipper Butterfly survey at Truganina Wetlands on July 6th! Meet at 10:30 am for a briefing, 11 am – 1 pm observations. BYO PPE incl leg gaiters. To access the reserve, enter via the swinging gate on 37 Bell Ave, Altona

The April & June 2025 issues of The Victorian Entomologist are out now! April was a little late due to our travelling editor.🪲 Huge thanks to our editor Emily Crick & proofreading team. Members, check your inboxes! Not a member? Join us: [entsocvic.org.au/membership] #EntSocVic

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