Omphalotus nidiformis

1 Ghost Fungus at Penrose, NSW

Omphalotus nidiformis at Penrose, NSW - 3 Apr 2020
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Identification history

Omphalotus nidiformis 19 Apr 2020 PatrickCampbell
Omphalotus nidiformis 4 Apr 2020 Aussiegall

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2 clumps located on an old tree stump

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Helicoverpa (genus) (A bollworm) at Penrose, NSW - 8 Nov 2024 by Aussiegall
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Penrose, NSW - 5 Nov 2024 by Aussiegall
Heliothela (genus) (A Pyraloid moth (Heliotheliinae subf.)) at Penrose, NSW - 4 Nov 2024 by Aussiegall
Maratus scutulatus (A jumping spider) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Nov 2024 by Aussiegall
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Penrose, NSW - 25 Oct 2024 by Aussiegall
Rhuma (genus) (A Geometer moth) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Oct 2024 by Aussiegall
Idiopidae (family) (Armoured or Spiny Trapdoor Spider) at Penrose, NSW - 26 Sep 2024 by Aussiegall
Utetheisa pulchelloides (Heliotrope Moth) at Penrose - 26 May 2024 by Aussiegall
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 16 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Acraea andromacha (Glasswing) at Penrose - 16 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 16 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Hednota species near grammellus (Pyralid or snout moth) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 6 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 3 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Utetheisa pulchelloides (Heliotrope Moth) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 3 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Lizard) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 3 Mar 2024 by Aussiegall
Hecatesia fenestrata (Common Whistling Moth) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 25 Feb 2024 by Aussiegall
Phalaenoides glycinae (Grapevine Moth) at Penrose - 16 Feb 2024 by Aussiegall
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 1 Feb 2024 by Aussiegall
Eutrichopidia latinus (Yellow-banded Day-moth) at Penrose - 1 Feb 2024 by Aussiegall
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 29 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Acraea andromacha (Glasswing) at Penrose - 29 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Delias harpalyce (Imperial Jezebel) at Penrose - 29 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 25 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 20 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Penrose - 18 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Delias aganippe (Spotted Jezebel) at Penrose - 18 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Horcinia varians (An assassin bug) at Penrose - 12 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 6 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Penrose - 5 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Acanthiza reguloides (Buff-rumped Thornbill) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 5 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) at Penrose - 5 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Penrose - 5 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Penrose - 5 Jan 2024 by Aussiegall
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Penrose - 30 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Geitoneura acantha (Ringed Xenica) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 25 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Belenois java (Caper White) at Penrose - 19 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Tisiphone abeona (Varied Sword-grass Brown) at Penrose - 17 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Melanodes anthracitaria (Black Geometrid) at Penrose - 13 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Cryptes baccatus (Wattle Tick Scale) at Penrose - 10 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Persoonia linearis (Narrow-leaved Geebung) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 10 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Juncus sp. (A Rush) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 10 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Penrose - 10 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Bisallardiana gymnopleura (Brown flower chafer) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 7 Dec 2023 by Aussiegall
Toxidia doubledayi (Lilac Grass-skipper) at Penrose - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Coryphistes ruricola (Bark-mimicking Grasshopper) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica at Penrose - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 26 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Leucosarcia melanoleuca (Wonga Pigeon) at Penrose - 24 Nov 2023 by Aussiegall
Belenois java (Caper White) at Penrose, NSW - 24 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Neosparassus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Badge huntsman) at Penrose, NSW - 13 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Neosparassus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Badge huntsman) at Penrose, NSW - 4 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Pimelea linifolia subsp. linifolia (Queen of the Bush, Slender Rice-flower) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Oct 2023 by Aussiegall
Macropygia phasianella (Brown Cuckoo-dove) at Penrose, NSW - 24 Sep 2023 by Aussiegall
Delias harpalyce (Imperial Jezebel) at Penrose, NSW - 2 Sep 2023 by Aussiegall
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Penrose, NSW - 17 Aug 2023 by Aussiegall
Alisterus scapularis (Australian King-Parrot) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Aug 2023 by Aussiegall
Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Common Ringtail Possum) at Penrose, NSW - 29 May 2023 by Aussiegall
Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Common Ringtail Possum) at Penrose, NSW - 29 May 2023 by Aussiegall
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Penrose, NSW - 6 May 2023 by Aussiegall
Caligavis chrysops (Yellow-faced Honeyeater) at Penrose, NSW - 25 Apr 2023 by Aussiegall
Maratus griseus (Jumping spider) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Apr 2023 by Aussiegall
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Penrose, NSW - 27 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Penrose, NSW - 18 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Penrose, NSW - 18 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Penrose, NSW - 15 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Aviceda subcristata (Pacific Baza) at Penrose, NSW - 15 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Heteronympha paradelpha (Spotted Brown) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Mar 2023 by Aussiegall
Danaus plexippus (Monarch) at Penrose, NSW - 25 Feb 2023 by Aussiegall
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Penrose, NSW - 14 Feb 2023 by Aussiegall
Hemicordulia australiae (Australian Emerald) at Penrose, NSW - 2 Feb 2023 by Aussiegall
Helicoverpa punctigera (Native Budworm) at Penrose, NSW - 31 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Delias nigrina (Black Jezebel) at Penrose, NSW - 31 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Netrocoryne repanda (Bronze Flat) at Penrose, NSW - 30 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Netrocoryne repanda (Bronze Flat) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Dec 2022 by Aussiegall
Lophyrotoma interrupta (Cattle Poisoning Sawfly) at Penrose, NSW - 23 Nov 2022 by Aussiegall
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Penrose, NSW - 11 Nov 2022 by Aussiegall
Columba leucomela (White-headed Pigeon) at Penrose, NSW - 27 Aug 2022 by Aussiegall
Anthochaera carunculata (Red Wattlebird) at Penrose, NSW - 25 Jul 2022 by Aussiegall
Meliphaga lewinii (Lewin's Honeyeater) at Penrose, NSW - 7 Jun 2022 by Aussiegall
Chelepteryx collesi (White-stemmed Gum Moth) at Penrose, NSW - 9 May 2022 by Aussiegall
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Apr 2022 by Aussiegall
Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 19 Apr 2022 by Aussiegall
Tubifera ferruginosa Complex (Raspberry Slime) at Penrose, NSW - 21 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall
Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Penrose, NSW - 20 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall
Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 17 Mar 2022 by Aussiegall
Petaurus notatus (Krefft’s Glider, formerly Sugar Glider) at Penrose, NSW - 8 Feb 2022 by Aussiegall
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose, NSW - 25 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall
Eristalis tenax (Drone fly) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall
Delias nigrina (Black Jezebel) at Penrose, NSW - 1 Jan 2022 by Aussiegall
Thysanotus tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Penrose, NSW - 28 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Penrose, NSW - 16 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall
Ramaria sp. (A Coral fungus) at Penrose, NSW - 9 Dec 2021 by Aussiegall
Limnodynastes dumerilii (Eastern Banjo Frog) at Penrose, NSW - 19 Nov 2021 by Aussiegall
Xylonichus eucalypti (Green cockchafer beetle) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Oct 2021 by Aussiegall
Limnodynastes dumerilii (Eastern Banjo Frog) at Penrose - 5 Apr 2021 by Aussiegall

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 3 Apr 2020 03:19 PM Recorded on
  • Aussiegall Recorded by

Species information

  • Omphalotus nidiformis Scientific name
  • Ghost Fungus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1509m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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