30 Mar 2016

Meadow Argus

Meadow Argus Junonia villida


28 Mar 2016

Long Flat - Burnt Hill

After some rain, many little creatures were out in the damp but sunny conditions.  Canary Worm or Canary Flatworm Fletchamia sugdeni.


Female Mountain Grasshopper or Katydid Acripeza reticulata



Some kind of female orange mealy bug, possibly Monophlebulus sp.


Whip Snake or White-lipped Snake Drysdalia coronoides. Very small only about 20cm. 


One of only two Button Everlasting flowers seen on the walk Corinidium scorpioides


Black Sallee flowers are so tiny Eucalyptus stellulata


Just to show I was there...Sam Aboud's Dunny


Walking along the Border on Johnston's Line, facing west. Mt Gudgenby is just right of centre in the distance.


A Border Blaze- R39


Finally, at dusk, resting damselflies decorate the creekside. Unidentified. 

2 Mar 2016

Main Range

Alpine Gentian Chionogentias muelleriana.  One of the last alpine flowers of the summer.



Carpet Heath Pentachondra pumila


Mountain Celery Aciphylla glacialis.  One of only two plants spotted on this late February trip with flowers. Most had finished flowering.


Alpine Spotted Grasshopper Monistria concinna



Australia's highest peak, Mt Kosciuszko 


The second highest peak, Mt Townsend (in the clouds)


The Snowy River


View from Carruthers Peak