Werribee Park
9 km straight-line · broad habitat destination
LANDSCAPES · MICROHABITATS · FIELDCRAFT
Every landscape has a smaller world.
Explore eight habitat settings and places to begin a careful observation.
HABITAT UR · A FIELD SETTING
Gardens & urban parks
A mosaic of flowers, trees, lawns and small sheltered spaces. Native plant diversity and reduced pesticide use can support insects through different life stages.
01Flower patch02Tree foliage03Leaf litter
LOOK WITH PURPOSE
Watch a flower patch for 10 minutes and record every visit.
Flowering and warm sheltered weather guide your observations; activity varies by species.
Groups to explore: Pollinators, ladybirds, hoverflies, ants and moths
THE ECOLOGICAL IDEA
A garden is habitat when it supplies food, shelter and breeding resources, not only nectar.
Try it in the expedition gamePlaces to begin
From Wyndham · 3029 · approximate distanceRoyal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
24 km straight-line · broad habitat destination
Maranoa Botanic Gardens
34 km straight-line · broad habitat destination
Habitat destinations are examples, not guaranteed sightings. Read the land manager’s access, closure and visitor information before travelling. Park coordinates identify general areas, not sensitive insect sites.
Field profiles to explore
Broad educational habitat associationsWanderer butterflyDanaus plexippusBlue-banded beeAmegilla chlorocyaneaTau emeraldHemicordulia tauEmperor gum mothOpodiphthera eucalyptiAustralian painted ladyVanessa kershawiAustralian admiralVanessa iteaCommon brown butterflyHeteronympha meropeCabbage whitePieris rapaeDainty swallowtailPapilio anactusImperial jezebelDelias harpalyceCoprosma hawk mothHippotion scrofaSaunders’ case mothMetura elongatusEuropean honey beeApis melliferaJack jumper antMyrmecia pilosulaMeat antIridomyrmex purpureusEuropean waspVespula germanicaAustralian paper waspPolistes humilisAustralian emperorAnax papuensisCommon bluetailIschnura heterostictaCommon spotted ladybirdHarmonia conformisVariegated ladybirdHippodamia variegataDotted paropsine leaf beetleParopsis atomariaPorose Christmas beetleAnoplognathus porosusGreengrocer cicadaCyclochila australasiaeGumleaf grasshopperGoniaea australasiaeBlack field cricketTeleogryllus commodusFalse garden mantisPseudomantis albofimbriataChildren’s stick insectTropidoderus childreniiEuropean earwigForficula auriculariaDrone flyEristalis tenaxBush flyMusca vetustissimaBrown blowflyCalliphora stygiaCommon green lacewingMallada signatus
OBSERVATION BEFORE COLLECTION
Watch, photograph and leave habitats in place. Trapping, collecting, research access and protected species can require permissions. Read the fieldwork guidance.