Bush Blitz fieldwork was conducted at four National Reserve System properties in the Western Australian Avon Wheatbelt and Yalgoo Bioregions during 2009. This included a pilot study at Charles Darwin Reserve and a longer study of Charles Darwin, Kadji
Kadji, Lochada and Karara reserves. Results include 651 species added to those known across the reserves and the discovery of 35 putative species new to science. The majority of these new species occur within the heteroptera (plant bugs) and lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) taxonomic groups.
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