This is a list of the fauna that has been found at Helena and Aurora Range (Bungalbin) including birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and invertebrates, based on a a number of surveys including, the Biological Surveys of the Eastern Goldfields Part 3 Jackson- Kalgoorlie Area (1985), the Biological Survey of the Helena and Aurora Range (1997) and a Dandjoo biodiversity data platform search1 (Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (2024), Dandjoo search accessed on the 4 August 2024) that included the surrounds (eucalypt woodlands and sandplains on deep yellow sands)as well as the Range itself. Where there have been changes in the nomenclature, particularly since the 1980s; common names and scientific names have been updated. Please note that these lists are not considered to be complete.
Legend
Conservation Status
T = Threatened species2
Threatened species are placed in one of three conservation status categories:
CE = Critically Endangered,
EN = Endangered, or
VU = Vulnerable.
These three Status categories are based on the IUCN3 Red List categories and criteria and reflect the level of threat.
Specially Protected Species - under section 13(1) of the BC Act
OS = Other Specially Protected species
MI = Migratory species
(includes species that are under international agreements and treaties. That are subject to an agreement between the government of Australia and governments of: Japan (JAMBA), China (CAMBA), Republic of Korea (ROKAMBA). Also, subject to the Bonn Convention, United Nations Environment Program (environmental treaty).
CD = Species of Special Conservation Interest
Priority species P1-P44
Currently, one priority species on Helena and Aurora Range, Bungalbin:
Hooded Plover (P4) - associated with the salt lakes in the area
Specialised habitat requirements
(d) = species considered to be dependent on the BIF outcropping
1 Dandjoo biodiversity data platform replaces NatureMap. Dandjoo is a Noongar word meaning "Together". Dandjoo includes records that were in NatureMap (now updated) as well as data from the private sector (industry, researchers and regulatory agencies). The Biodiversity Information Office (BIO) developed the Dandjoo platform. The intention by BIO is to also add the Index of Biodiversity Surveys for Assessment (IBSA) data from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, and the community (e.g. citizen science projects). Both BIO and Dandjoo are hosted by Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, and work in partnership with the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
2 Threatened fauna come under the Western Australian State legislation Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act) section 19(1)(c) (which replaced the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950). The Threatened fauna list was obtained from the Biodiversity Conservation (Listing of Native Species) (Flora) Order 2024 (Governement Gazzett No. 49, 30 April 2024).
3 IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List
4 Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Parks and Wildlife Service) maintains an interactive List of threatened and priority fauna, which was visited on their website, 4 August 2024. The Threatened species comes under the Biodiversity Conservation Act (2016), while the Priority fauna species is maintained by the DBCA.
Note: There is also a Federal government list of Threatened Fauna under the EPBC Act (Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999). ** EPBC Act - Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Birds
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) - seen in adjacent woodlands
Little Eagle (Aquila morphnoides)
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura)
OS (d) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - the piercing call of the female can often be heard when disturbed
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
Collard Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)
Brown Goshawk (Accipter fasciatus)
Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook)
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
Spotted Nightjar (Eurostopodus argus)
P4 Hooded Plover (Charadrius cucullatus)
T (VU) Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)
Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius)
Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus)
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus magnificus)
Major Mitchell Cockatoo or Pink Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)
Galah (Cacatua roseicapilla)
MI Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
Tree Martin (Hirundo nigricans)
MI Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus)
Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus)
Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus)
(d) Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor) - these woodswallows visit the BIF ranges each year to breed.
Richard’s Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)
Rufous Songlark (Cincloramphus mathewsi) - mainly in adjacent woodlands
Pallid Cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus) - mainly in adjacent woodlands
Black-eared Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx osculans)
Horsefield's Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
Jacky Winter (Microeca leucophaea)
Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata)
Western Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)
Gilbert's Whistler (Pachycephala inornata)
Golden Whistler or Western Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis)
Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica)
Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis)
Grey Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)
Willy Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
Copperbacked Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma clarum)
White-browed Babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus)
Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis)
Western Gerygone (Gerygone fusca)
Weebill (Smicrornis breviostris)
Inland Thornbill (Acanthiza apicalis)
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis)
Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)
Redthroat (Pyrrholaemus brunneus)
(d) Shy Heathwren / Shy Hylacola (Calamanthus cautus)
Rufous Fieldwren (Calamanthus campestris)
Splendid Fairy-wren (Malurus splendens)
Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus)
Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera)
Rufous Treecreeper (Climacteris rufa)
Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum)
Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)
Singing Honeyeater (Meliphaga virescens)
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Meliphaga ornatta)
Purple-gaped Honeyeater (Lichenostomus cratitius)
White-eared Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis leucotis)
Brown-headed Honeyeater (Meliphreptus brevirostris)
White-fronted Honeyeater (Phylidonyris albifrons)
Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula)
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)
Red Wattlebird (Acanthochaera carunculata)
Black Honeyeater (Sugomel niger)
Zebra Finch (Poephila guttata)
Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)
Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor)
Australian Crow or Torresian Crow (Corvus orru)
Little Crow (Corvus bennetti)
Frogs and Reptiles
Where a species has more than one common name (often used), these are all listed.
Frogs
Shoemaker Frog (Neobatrachus sutor)
Kunapalari Frog (Neobatrachus kunapalari)
Orange-crowned Toadlet (Pseudophryne occidentalis)
Geckos
Western Clawless Gecko (Crenadactylus ocellatus ocellatus)
Thorn-tailed Gecko or Goldfields Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus assimilis formerly Diplodactylus assimilis)
Jewelled Gecko (Strophurus elderi formerly Diplodactylus elderi)
Western Stone Gecko (Diplodactylus granariensis granariensis)
Fine-faced Gecko (Diplodactylus pulcher)
Purplish Dtella (Gehyra purpurascens)
Tree Gecko or Tree Dtella (Gehyra variegata)
Reticulated velvet gecko (Hesperoedura reticulata formerly Oedura reticulata) - endemic to WA
Bynoe’s Gecko (Heteronotia binoei)
Main’s Ground gecko (Lucasium maini formerly Diplodactylus maini)
Western Sandplain Gecko (Lucasium stenodactylum formerly Diplodactylus stenodactylus)
Stellate knob-tail (Nephrurus stellatus) - endemic to WA, restricted distribution
IUCN Red List - Least Concern
Western Beaked Gecko (Rhynchoedura ornata)
Barking Gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii formerly Phyllurus milii)
Legless lizards
Marble-faced Delma or Southern Legless Lizard (Delma australis)
Neck-barred Delma or Butler's Legless Lizard (Delma butleri)
Fraser's Delma or Fraser's Scalyfoot (Delma fraseri)
Burton's Legless Lizard (Lialis burtonis)
Common Scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus)
Western Hooded Scaly-foot (Pygopus nigriceps)
Dragons
Crested Bicycle Dragon (Ctenophorus cristatus)
Mallee Sand Dragon / Mallee Military Dragon (Ctenophorus fordi)
Central Dragon / Central Military Dragon (Ctenophorus isolepis citrinus)
Western Netted Dragon (Ctenophorus reticulatus)
Lozenge-marked Dragon (Ctenophorus scutulatus)
Dwarf Bearded Dragon (Pogona minor minor)
Goldfields Pebble Dragon / Goldfields Pebble-mimic Dragon (Tympanocryptis pseudopsephos)
Thorny devil (Moloch horridus)
Skinks
Spiny-palmed Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus carnabyi)
Peron’s Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus)
Southern Mallee Ctenotus (Ctenotus atlas)
Brooks' Wedgesnout Sandhill Ctenotus (Ctenotus brooksi)
Bight Coast Ctenotus (Ctenotus euclae)
Leonhardi’s Skink or Leohardi's Ctenotus (Ctenotus leonhardii)
Checker-sided Ctenotus(Ctenotus mimetes)
Leopard Skink (Ctenotus pantherinus)
Barred Wedge-snout Ctenotus (Ctenotus schomburgkii)
Spotted Ctenotus (Ctenotus uber uber)
Wide-striped Ctenotus (Ctenotus xenopleura) - endemic to WA, very restricted distribution
Goldfields Crevice-skink (Egernia formosa)
Desert Skink (Liopholis inornata formerly Egernia inornata)
Broad-banded Sandswimmer (Eremiascincus richardsonii)
Southwestern Earless Skink (Hemiergis initialis initialis)
Bold-striped Robust Slider (Lerista gerrardii)
King's three-toed Slider of King's Slider (Lerista kingi)
Unpatterned Robust Slider (Lerista macropisthopus macropisthopus)
Wood Mulch Slider (Lerista muelleri)
Timid Slider or Dwarf three-toed Slider (Lerista timida)
Common Dwarf Skink (Menetia greyii)
Woodland Morethia Skink or Butler's Snake-eye (Morethia butleri)
Western Blue-tongue (Tiliqua occipitalis)
Mallee Slender Blue-tongue Lizard (Cyclodomorphus melanops elongatus)
Monitor / Goanna
Perentie (Veranus giganteus)
Gould's Monitor (Veranus gouldii)
Black-headed Monitor or Black-tailed Monitor (Veranus tristis)
Blind Snake
Southern Blind Snake (Anilios australis formerly Ramphotyphlops australis) – on edge of distribution
Prong-snouted Blind Snake (Anilios butuberculatus formerly Ramphotyphlops bituberculatus)
Pale-headed Blind Snake (Anilios hamatus formerly Ramphotyphlops hamatus)
Snake
Reticulated Whipsnake (Demansia reticulata formerly Demansia psammophus reticulata)
Rosen's Snake (Denisonia fasciata)
Orange-naped Snake or Moon Snake (Furina ornata)
Mengden's Brown Snake or Western Brown Snake (Pseudonaja mengdeni)
Five-ringed Snake or Ringed Snake (Pseudonaja modesta)
Jan's Banded Snake or Southern Desert Banded Snake (Simoselaps bertholdii formerly Vermicella bertholdii)
Desert Hooded Snake (Suta monachus formerly Parasuta monachus)
Half Girdled Snake or Southern Shovel-nosed Snake (Simoselaps semifasciata)
Mammals
Marsupials
Western Quoll / Chudditch (Dasyurus geoffroi)
Wongai Ningaui (Ningaui ridei)
Southern Ningaui (Ningaui yvonneae)
Little long-tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis dolichura)
Hairy-footed Dunnart (Sminthopsis hirtipes)
Western Pygmy-possum (Cercartetus concinnus)
Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) - seen in adjacent woodlands
Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) - seen in adjacent woodlands
Euro or Western Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus erubsecens)
Bats
White-striped Freetailed Bat (Austronomus australis formerly Tadarida australis)
Gould’s Wattled Bat (Chalinolobus gouldii)
Chocolate Wattled Bat (Chalinolobus morio)
Southern Forest Bat (Vespadelus regulus formerly Eptesicus regulus)
Inland Broad-nosed Bat (Scotorepens balstoni formerly Nycticeius balstoni)
Lesser Long-eared Bat (Nyctophilus geoffroyii)
Central Long-eared Bat (Nyctophilus sp.) - Nyctophilus major has been split in to a number of species
(Central Long-eared Bat was formerly Nyctophilus major)
Rodents
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Spinifex Hopping-mouse (Notomys alexis)
Mitchell’s Hopping-mouse (Notomys mitchellii)
Ash-grey Mouse (Pseudomys albocinereus)
Sandy Inland Mouse (Pseudomys hermannsburgensis)
Canine
Dingo (Canis lupis formerly Canis familiaris)
Introduced species
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Goat (Capra hircus) one record of old scats, occurrence considered very uncommon in the dry conditions
[Cattle (Bos taurus) - not seen on the Range as this area was never a pastoral station, though Cattle were grazed on Jackson and Diemals pastoral stations]
Mammal species no longer occuring on Helena and Aurora Range
Brush-tailed Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) - old scats found in cave
Lesser Stick-nest Rat (Leporillus apicalis) - extinct species in WA
Greater Stick-nest Rat (Leporillus conditor) - 'conservation dependent' in WA, likely extinxct on Range, old nests found in rocks
Invertebrates - Arthropoda (Phylum)
The list of invertebrate was sourced from a survey conducted by Peter McMillan in September/October 1995 and February 1996, as well as a Dandjoo biodiversity data platform search on 4 August 2024.
Sources:
McMillan RP (1997) Part 4 Invertebrate Fauna. In Lyons MN and Chapman A (1997) A Biological survey of the Helena and Aurora Range, Eastern Goldfields Western Australia. Unpublished Report for Environment Australia, Canberra.
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (2024), Dandjoo search accessed on the 4 August 2024
Insects (Class)
Among the insects collected on Helena and Aurora Range, not all specimens were identified to species, some only being identified to family or genus. The species list is grouped into Orders* (in bold and/or in parenthesis and name ending in 'era' or 'ea'), Family (bold and name ending in 'ae' or 'dae'). Some species names have been listed or simply the genus has been given (italised). Common names were added where ever possible.
* The Animal Kingdom has a classification system of: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Cockroaches (Order Blattodea)
Superfamily Blattoidea
Family Blattidae - Subfamily Polyzosterilinae (mostly flightess native cockroaches)
(?) - identfication needs confirmation
Anamesia sp.
Desmozosteria michaelseni
Euzosteria tuberculata (Common Tortoise Cockroach)
Platyzosteria coolgardiensis
Platyzosteria grandis (?) - large black cockroach
Polyzosteria mitchelli (Mitchell's Diurnal Cockroach or Mardi Grass Cockroach) - blue-grey and yellow cockroach
Polyzosteria cuprea - dark iridescent copper/green cockroach
Polyzosteria sp. - small yellow with fine black bands cockroach
Megazosteria patula (?)
Melanozosteria sp.
Zonioploca flavocincta
Zonioploca medilinea (Desert Mid-lined Cockroach)
Pseudolampra sp. (?)
Superfamily Blaberoidea
Family Blaberidae (Giant Cockroach) - Subfamily Epilamprinae
Ataxigamia tatei ()
Calolampra sp.
Family Blaberidae (Giant Cockroach) - Subfamily Perisphaerinae
Laxta sp.
Family Pseudophyllodromidae
Ellipsidion sp.
Note: Cockroaches in Western Australia that are not native to Australia (i.e. intoduced species) include the Smokey Brown or Brown Banded Cockroach Periplaneta fuliginosa, American Cockroach Periplaneta americana, and in the far north a tropical cockroach, the Australian Cockroach Periplaneta australasiae - all in the Family Blattidae and Subfamily Blattinae. Plus the German Cockroach Blatella germanica - in the Family Blattellidae.
Grasshoppers, Crickets (Orthoptera)
A total of 20 species of Orthoptera were collected.
Gryllidae - 2 species
Tettigonidae - 3 species
Conocephalus sp. - bush-crickets known as coneheads
Myrmecophilus lestaceus - cricket
Buforina sp. x 5
Coryphistes ruricola - Bark-mimicking Grasshopper
Urnisa sp. x 2 - grasshopper
Chortoicetes sp. - free flying locust
Ursunella species - spur throated grasshoppers
Coryphistes sp. - dark charcoal grey on Mulga - pale black on Quondongs - very pale grey on Eucalyptus
Acridiidae
Goniaea sp. - gumleaf grasshopper
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Carabidae sp.
Calosoma oceanicum
Carenum sp.
Euryscaphus sp.
Gigadema bostocki
Gnathoxys hmeralis
Parroa apicalis
Philoscaphus tubersulosus
Scaraphites sp x 4
Scopodes sp.
Simodontus sp.
Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)
Erets australis
Necterosoma pencillatum
Hydrophilidae (Water Scavenger Beetles or Diving Beetles)
Limnoxenus mastersi or Limnoxenus zealandicus
Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Dynastinae (Subfamily)
Cryptodus sp.
Semanopterus tricostatus
Melolonthinae (Subfamily)
Colpochila sp.
Colpochila laminatus
Geotrupidae (Earth-boring Dung Beetles)
1 species
Buprestidae (Jewel Beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles)
(4 species recorded by Peter McMillan, flowers feeding on indicated in parnenthesis)
Castiarina bakeri
Castiarina balthasari
Castiarina carminea (on Eucalyptus ebbanoensis mallee flowers)
Castiarina laena
Castiarina octomaculata
Castiarina octopunctata
Castiarina parallela (on Leptospermum flowers)
Castiarina rufa (on Leptospermum flowers)
Stigmodera roei
Temognatha flavocincta (on mallee flowers)
Elateridae (Click Beetles)
Agrypnus sp.
Conoderus sp.
Pseudotetralobus sp.
Cleridae (Checkered Beetles)
Eleale sp. x 2 (on mallee flowers)
Phlogistus sp. (on mallee flowers)
Natalis sp.
Mordellidae (Tumbling Flower Beetles)
2 species (on Melaleuca and Hakea flowers)
Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Chalcopterus sp. (on Mulga bark)
Helea sp.
Homotrysis (carbonria)
Metistete protibialis
Meloidae (Blister Beetles)
Zonitus sp. x 3 (on mallee and Leptospermum flowers)
Anthicidae (Ant-like Flower Beetles)
1 species (in litter)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Ditropidus sp. (on Eucalyptus species)
Paropsis sp. x 3 (on Eucalyptus leaves and Mulga leaves)
Paropsis sp. (a rugose black species)
Curculionidae (Weevils)
Curulionidae sp. x 2 (plus 1 indeterminant)
Adelognatha sp. (Broad-nosed Weevils)
Cubicorrhynchus sp.
Leptopius sp. (Wattle Pig Weevils)
Polyphrades sp.
Polyphrades uniformis (on Acacia leaves)
Oxyops sp. x 2 (Melaleuca Leaf or Snout Weevils - on mallee flowers)
Haplonyx sp. (Long-nosed Bud Weevil)
Bees, Ants, Wasps, Sawflies (Hymenoptera)
Bees (Superfamily Apoidea)
Native Bees - found in most nectar and pollen producing flowers
Apidae
Subfamily Apinae
Amegilla (Notomegilla) sp. (genus includes blue-banded bees and buzz pollinating bees)
Anthophora sp. (mining bees; large native bees, digger bees)
Apis mellifera - Honeybee or domestic feral bee
Subfamily Xylocopinae
Exoneurella tridentata (eusocial bee)
Exoneura sp. (primitive social reed bees)
Colletidae (short-tongued bees, plasterer bees)
Subfamily Colletinae
Leioproctus sp. (hairy colletid bees)
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) nasutus
Subfamily Euryglossinae
Euhesma (Euhesma) sp.
Xanthesma (Argohesma) sp.
Subfamily Hylaeinae
Hylaeus (Euprosopis) elegans (has yellow legs and yellow markings on body)
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sp.
Hylaeus (Xenohylaeus) scutaticornis
Stenotritidae (large, hairy ground-nesting bees, restricted to Australia)
Stenotritus sp.
Halictidae (small to medium sized bees, ground-nesting, sweat bees)
Subfamily Halicitinae
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp.
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp.
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (Tribe Halictini)
Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica
Subfamily Nomiinae
Nomia sp. x 2 (sweat bees)
Megachilidae (solitary bees, carry pollen on underside of abdomen)
Megachilidae sp.
Chalicoderma sp.
Megachile (Hackeriapis) ebenea
Ants (Family Formicidae)
Subfamily Myrmecinae
Aphaenogaster barbigula (Desert Funnel Ants) - very common in general area, have large nest holes
Myrmecia infima (bull ant)
Myrmecia fucosa (bull ant)
Crematogaster sp. x 4 (heart-shaped gaster or abdomen, acrobat ants)
Podomyrma adelaidae (White-spotted Tree Ant)
Podomyrma sp.
Subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae
Tetraponera sp. (arboreal slender ants)
Subfamily Ponerinae
Ponerinae indet. x 2
Rhytidoponera metallica (Green-headed Ant)
Rhytidoponera violacea (known as a keystone seed disperser)
Rhytidoponera sp. x 6
Odontomachus sp. (trap-jaw ants)
Cerapachys sp. (predate other ants)
Subfamily Dolichoderinae
Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant)
Iridomyrmex sp. x 4 (Meat Ants)
Technomyrmex sp.
Subfamily Formicinae - spiny ants, sugar ants, honey dew ants
Polyrachis sp. x 3
Calomyrmex sp. x 2
Melophorus sp. x 11 (occur in arid parts of Australia, fast and timid ants, heat-loving)
Camponotus gasseri (Tree-nesting Ant)
Camponotus sp. x 5
Wasps (Parasitic Wasps, Gall Wasps, Predatory Wasps, Social Wasps)
Vespidae Social Wasps (includes Paper Wasps)
Abiopa sp.
Ichneumonidae Parasitic Wasps (Ichneumon Wasps)
Ichneumonidae sp. x 6
Ophion sp.
Evanidae (Ensign Wasps, parasitic) - 1 species
Gasteruptiidae (parasatoid wasps)
Gasteruption sp.
Mutillidae Parasitic Wasps (Velvet Ants, wingless females resemble ants) - 7 species
Ephutomorpha sp. x 2
Ephutomorpha rugicollis
Tiphiidae Predatory Wasps (Tiphid Wasps or Flower Wasps, solitary)
Hemithynnus sp.
Sawflies
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)
Larvae x 2 - from Eucalyptus
Dragonflies, Damselflies (Odonata)
Damselflies (Suborder Zygoptera)
Lestidae - medium to large damselflies
Austrolestes sp.
Coenagrionidae - Pond Damselflies /Narrow-winged Damselflies
Ischneura sp.
Xanthagrion sp.
Dragonflies (Suborder Anisoptera)
Corduliidae - Emerald Dragonflies / Green-eyed Skimmers
Hemicordulia tau - Tau Emerald
Libelluidae - Perchers
Diplacodes sp.
Stick Insects (Phasmatodea)
Phasmatinae
Ctenomorphodes tessulatus - Tessulata Stick Insect / Tessellated Phasmatid
Praying Mantids (Mantodea)
Mantidae
Orthodera sp.
Amorphoscelidae - Bark Mantids
Cliomantis sp.
Paraxypillus sp. - Boxer Bark Mantid
True Bugs (Hemiptera)
Homoptera (Suborder) x 5 species, listed below under families
Eurybrachidae - Leaf-hopper / Beetle Plant-hopper - 1 species
Membracidae - Horned Treehoppers - 1 species
Corixidae - Water Boatmen - 1 species
Agraptocorixa parvipunctata
Notonectidae - Backswimmers - 2 species
Heteroptera (Suborder) x 26 species, listed below under families
Coreidae - Leaf-footed Bugs
Myctis profana - Crusader Bug
Cydnidae - Shield Bugs
Adrissa sp.
Blaena sp.
Reduviidae - Assasin Bugs
Ectomocoris sp. (Orange Ground Assassin Bug)
Havanthus rufovarius
Oncocephalus sp.
Rhyparochromidae
Dieuches sp. (dirt-coloured seed bugs)
Lygaeidae - Milkweed Bugs, Chinch Bugs Seed Bugs
Choerocorus paganus - Ground Shield Bug / Red Jewel Bug. Often seen walking on BIF outcropping.
Pentatomidae - Stink Bugs
Anaxilaus sp.
Aplerotus maculatus - shield bug
Dictyotus roei - shield bug
Everardia picta - shield bug
Poecilometis apicalis
Poecilometis calidus
Poecilometis fuscescens
Poecilometis patruellis - Common Gum Tree Shield Bug
Poecilometis sp.
Pseudaelia clementi
Neagenor sp.
Scutelleridae (Jewel Bugs / Metallic Shield Bugs)
Coleotichus costatus - Green Shield Backed Bug
Coleotichus sp.
Miridae - Capsid Bugs / Plant Bugs / Leaf Bugs / Grass Bugs
Miridae x 4 species
Lacewings, Antlions, Mantidflies (Neuroptera)
Chrysopidae - Green Lacewings
Chrysoptera sp.
Mallada signatus
Myrmeleontidae
Tribe Dendroleontini - Antlions
Glenoleon sp. - antlion
Scorpion-flies (Mecoptera)
Bittacidae
Harpobittacus australis - Scorpion Fly, preys on moths, flies and insect larvae
Flies (Diptera)
Tabanidae - Horse Flies
Scaptia sp.
Asilidae - Robber Flies
Bathypogon sp. x 2
Bombyliidae
Comptosia pilosa - bee fly
Muscidae - Bush Flies
Musca vetustissima - Australian Bush-fly (dung fly)
Calliphoridae - Blow-Flies
Green Blow-fly
Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)
Butterflies
Lycaenidae
Cyprotides cyprotus cyprotus - Copper Pencilled-blue
Erina hyacinthina simplex - Varied Dusky-blue
Ogyris oroetes apiculata - Silky Azure
Theclinesthes miskini - Wattle Blue
Nymphalidae
Danaus chrysippus - Lesser Wanderer
Junonia villida calybe - Meadow Argus
Vanessa kershawi - Australian Painted Lady
Papilionidea
Papilio demoleus - Chequered Swallowtail or Lime Butterfly
Pieridae
Delias aganippe - Wood White Butterfly or Red-spotted Jezebel
Eurema smilax - Small Grass Yellow
Moths
Cossidae - Witchetty Grubs / Wood Moths / Borers - 3 species
Hippotion scrofa - Hawk Moth
Geometridae - Loopers / Inch Worms - 3 species
Xyloryctidae - Timber Moths - 1 species
Noctuidae - Owlet Moths - 2 species
Arthropoda (Phylum) - other than Insects
Myriapoda (Sub-phyllum) Centipedes, Millipedes, Scorpions, Spiders
Diplopodas (Class)
Millipedes (Polydesmida)
Paradoxosomatidae - (from Dandjoo search only)
Antichiropus framenaui
Antichiropus nadineae
Antichiropus westi
Chilopodas (Class)
Centipedes (Chilopoda)
Cryptopidae
Cryptops sp. - cave centipedes
Geophilidae
Sepedonophilus sp. - genus endemic to Australia
Mecistocephalidae
Mecistocephalus sp.
Oryidae
Orphnaeus sp. - soil centipedes (short legs & small head)
Scolopendridae - large centipedes
Scolopendra laeta - giant centipede
Scolopendra morsitans
Ethmostigma curtipes
Cormocephalus turneri
Arthrorhabus paucispinus
Scutterigeridae - includes most of the household species
Allotheura sp.
Arachnids (Class)
Scorpions (Scorpiones)
Buthidae (Arrow-breasted Scorpions, largest family of scorpions)
Lychas sp.
Lychas jonesae - Ochre Scorpion
Hemilychas alexandrinus - small scorpion
Isometroides vescus - spider hunting scorpion
Urodacidae
Urodachus novaehollandiae - Black Sand Scorpion
Pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones)
Cheiridiidae
Subfamily Cheiridiinae x 1 species
Chernetidae x 1 species
Chthoniidae
Austrochthonius sp.
Garypidae
Synsphyronus mimulus
Olpiidae
Austrohorus sp.
Beierolpium sp.
Indolpium sp.
Spiders (Araneae)
Infraorder Araneomorphae - 'modern' spiders
Araneidae - Orb-weaver Spiders / Orb Web Spiders
Austracantha minax formerly Gastercantha minax (Christmas Spider or Jewel Spider)
Backobourkia heroine (South Pacific Orb Weaver)
Eriophora sp. (orb weaver spiders)
Corinnidae - Coronnid Spiders / Swift Spiders
Supunna albopunctatum (Spotted Ground Swift Spider)
Ctenidae - Wandering Spiders - 1 species
Deinopidae - Net-casting Spiders
Asianopis schomburgki (an Asian Net-casting Spider)
Desidae - soiders that build hroizontal sheet webs
Corasoides sp.
Gnaphosidae - Ground Spiders - 6 species
Aristerus sp.
Cryptoerithus harveyi (a ground spider)
Eilica sp. (fast moving ground spider, feeds on ants)
Eneoptarthria sp.
Hemicloea sp. (flat spiders, can live under bark)
Wesmaldra talgomine (a ground spider)
Hersiliidae - Tree-trunk Spiders
Tampopsis sp. (Two-tailed Spiders)
Lamponidae - Lamponid Ground Spiders / White-tailed Spiders
Asadipus phaleratus (Armed Asadipus, a white-tailed spider)
Lamponina elongata (Elongated White-tailed Spider)
Lamponina scutata (Armoured Lamponina, an elongated white-tailed spider)
Lycosidae - Wolf Spiders x 18 species
Lycosa sp. x 5
Hoggicosa forresti (Forrest's Wolf Spider)
Venator sp.
Miturgidae - Prowling Spiders - 5 species
Nephilidae
Trichonephila edulis (Australian Golden Orb Weaver)
Nicodamidae - red and black spiders
Nicodamus mainae
Oonopidae
Prethopalpus sp. (Goblin Spiders)
Oxyopidae - Lynx Spiders - 6 species
Oxyopes sp. (Lynx Spiders)
Prodidomidae - Long-spinneret Ground Spider
Subfamily Molycrinae
Pholcidae - Cellar Spider
Pholcitrichocyclus balladong (a Cellar Spider)
Wugigarra kalamai (a Cellar Spider) - only seven records in 'Atlas of Living Australia')
Salticidae - Jumping Spiders
Apricia bracteata (a Jumping Spider)
Fissidentatisi sp. x 7 collected
Menemerus sp.
Sandalodes superbus (a Jumping Spider)
Simaetha knowlesi (a Jumping Spider)
Segestridae - tube-dwelling spiders
Selenopidae - Wall Spiders or Crab-spiders
Karaops jarrit (a Wall Spider)
Sparassidae - Huntsman
Isopeda magna (a Huntsman Spider)
Isopedella saundersi (Gold-spotted Huntsman)
Stiphidiidae - medium sized spiders
Corasoides species (Platform Spiders)
Tetragnathidae - Long-jawed Orb Weavers / Long Jawed Spider
Nephila edulis (Golden Orb Weaver)
Thomisidae - Crab Spider / Flower Spider
Stephanopsis sp.
Theridiidae - Scaffold Web Spiders / Tangle-web Spiders / Cobweb Spiders (Weavers) /
Comb-footed Spiders
Steatoda sp. (native species)
Lactrodectus hasselti (Redback Spider)
Zodariidae - Ground Hunting Spiders / Ant Spiders - 16 species
Zoridae - Wandering Spiders / Wandering Ghosts / Spiny Leg Spiders
Infraorder Mygalomorphae - 'ancient' spiders
includes the largest and most long-lived spiders
Actinopodidae - Mouse Spiders, Funnel Web Spiders, Trapdoor Spiders
Missulena sp. (Mouse Spiders)
Animidae
Aname sp. (Wishbone Spiders)
Kwonkan sp. (Trapdoor Spiders)
Proshermacha sp. (Trapdoor Spiders)
Teyl sp. (Slender Wishbone Spiders)
Barychelidae - Brush-footed Trapdoor Spiders
Aurecocraypt sp. (Australian Brushed Trapdoor Spiders)
Idiommata sp. (Silverback Brush-footed Trapdoor Spiders)
Mandjelia sp. (South Pacific Brush-footed Trapdoor Spiders)
Synothele sp. (Brushed Trapdoor Spiders)
Euagridae (formerly Dipluridae) - Curtain-web Spiders
Cethegus sp.
Iodiopidae - Subfamily Arbanitinae - Spiny or Armoured Trapdoor Spiders
Aganippe sp.
Bungulla bertmaini
Idiosoma castellum
Idiosoma intermedium (one of the Shield-backed Trapdoor Spiders)
Nemesiidae - Tube-trapdoor and Wishbone Spiders
Mollusca (Phylum)
Gastropoda (Class)
Land Snails
Camaenidae
Sinumelon kalgum - appears to be restricted to Western Australia
