Macleay Explained

MacLeay or Macleay or McLeay may refer to:

People

• Alexander Macleay (1767–1848), Scottish civil servant and entomologist.
• George Macleay (1809–1891), Australian explorer and politician.
• George McLeay (1892–1955), Australian politician
• Glenn McLeay (born 1968), New Zealand cyclist
• John McLeay Jr. (1922–2000), Australian politician
• John McLeay Sr. (1893–1982), Australian politician
• Ken MacLeay (born 1959), English-born Australian cricketer.
• Leo McLeay (born 1945), Australian politician.
• Paul McLeay (born 1972), Australian politician
• William John Macleay (1820–1891), Australian politician and naturalist.
• William Sharp Macleay (1792–1865), British entomologist.

Places

• Electoral district of Macleay, New South Wales, Australia.
• Macleay Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
• Macleay Museum of science, University of Sydney, Australia.
• Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia.
• Macleay Shire, a former LGA in New South Wales, Australia.

Animals

• Macleay's dorcopsis, Dorcopsulus macleayi, a marsupial.
• Macleay's honeyeater, Xanthotis macleayanus, a bird.
• Macleay's mustached bat, Pteronotus macleayii.
• Macleay's swallowtail, Graphium macleayanus, a butterfly.
• Macleay's spectre, Extatosoma tiaratum, a stick insect.