#introducedPest

2026-03-13

(note to self) (because i can never tell them apart)

Australian #noisyMiner vs Indian #mynah
#birdsofMastodon #introducedPest #straya

Noisy Miner (native/protected in Australia)
protected Australian native - noisy miner shown feeding on a bromeliad flower at Urraween, Qld. Picture: Carol Seeger
Manorina melanocephala
Origin: Indigenous to eastern Australia
Colour: Grey body, black crown/cheeks, yellow bill and legsDIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEST INDIAN
MYNAH & PROTECTED NOISY MINER:
Indian Mynah (introduced pest)
The introduced pest - Indian Mynah bird.
Acridotheres tristis
Origin: Introduced from India (starling family)
Colour: Chocolate brown body, black head/neck, yellow bill, white wing patches
Megan Lynch (she/her)ml@ecoevo.social
2025-08-03

Buzz off: wasps wreak havoc on Albania’s chestnuts

Experts say Rec's chestnut sector has all but collapsed as a result.

citizen.co.za/news/news-world/ #Albania #Insect #IntroducedPest #Horticulture

Megan Lynch (she/her)ml@ecoevo.social
2025-08-03
Megan Lynch (she/her)ml@ecoevo.social
2025-08-03
2024-04-19

A very common introduced pest - a Cabbage White Butterfly. Butterflies are frustrating to photograph - they rarely stay still long enough. Appropriately it’s settled on an introduced weed - Heal All.
#Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #AustralianNature #Butterfly #IntroducedPest #CabbageWhiteButterfly #Victoria #PierisRapae

Cabbage White Butterfly, white butterfly, black wing spots, butterfly at rest, Heal All plant, purple flower

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