Gorgeous Gang Gangs

Written By Carolyn Larcombe

Gorgeous Gang Gangs (male above, female below), feeding on 'spitfires' (sawfly larva) in the Broad-leafed Peppermint (E.dives). This is a behaviour we've seen before.

This group have been calling for a couple of months, and we think they are checking out nest hollows in Nightjar Gully.

Callocephalon fimbriatum (EPBC Endangered)

I love the scientific name meaning 'Fringed Beauty Head'

"The genus name combines the Ancient Greek kallos meaning "beauty" and kephalē meaning "head". The specific epithet is from Latin fimbriata meaning "fringed". Wikipedia"

Gang Gang male

Gang Gang female

Carolyn Larcombe
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