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Canberra Nature Map's Newsletter for June 2025

11 Jul 2025

Hello everyone. Alison Milton has produced the June quarterly CNM newsletter. It has some interesting information about what the Nature Mappers have been doing and finding. We hope you enjoy the read....

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Discussion

AlisonMilton wrote:

28 Nov 2024

They appear to be swarming everywhere. I remember going to school in Queensland they tended to land on anything light coloured. While there are thousands of them in Canberra at the moment, I haven't noticed them landing on clothes during the day as they did back in Queensland.
They are nectar scarabs so love flowers, but particularly light coloured ones. If you could get some more photos that would be great.

Phyllotocus macleayi

SarahEJ wrote:

28 Nov 2024

They appear to be swarming in the Bathurst region at the moment.
Many people are commenting on them being in their gardens by the 100s.. and being attracted to anything white, especially washing on the clothes line that they are leaving dirty marks on.

Phyllotocus macleayi

SarahEJ wrote:

28 Nov 2024

I took a photo of one that found its way into the house before I put it back out in the garden.
I will check the roses again today and see if I can get photos of them being active

Phyllotocus macleayi

AlisonMilton wrote:

28 Nov 2024

@SarahEJ Hi Sarah, The photo hasn't come through. Could you please re-add. Thanks

Phyllotocus macleayi