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Posted on September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

Insects in Eremophila Scoparia

A stand of flowering Eremophila scoparia (Broombush) in Parachilna Gorge was teeming with insect life in spring.

Some Eremophilas have long slender flowers for birds, and others have rounded cup shaped flowers for insects. Scoparia is the perfect size for a European honey bee.
Tachinid Fly
Ladybeetle (Coccinella)
Red Eyes Bug (Leptocoris mitellatus)
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Posted on September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

Silver Mulla Mulla with bee

Pilotus obovatus, Silver Mulla Mulla with European honey bee
Posted on September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

Senecio with pollinators

Senecio magnificus flowering in spring, in Parachilna Gorge, pollinated by bee and Australian Lesser Wanderer butterly.

Posted on November 6, 2023November 6, 2023

Domino Bee: Wilpoorinna

Domino bee (Thyreus lugubris) feeding on Eremophila duttonii at Wilpoorinna, north of the Flinders Ranges.

Posted on January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

Curry bush pollination

Cassinia laevis, the native Curry Bush in flower, pollinated by a European bee at Ikara-Wilpena Pound in mid summer.

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