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Other insects

Plant Lice (Psocodea, Pscoptera, several families)
Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
Dobsonflies & Alderflies (Megaloptera)
Earwigs (Dermaptera)
Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera)
Stoneflies (Plecoptera)
Termites (superfamily Termitoidea)
Thrips (Thysanoptera)
Webspinners (Embioptera)
Fleas (Siphonaptera)
Lice (Psocodea, Phthiraptera, several families)

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Harpobittacus australis (Hangingfly) at Monga, NSW by clarehoneydove
Unidentified Other insect at Hughes, ACT by millsey
Unidentified Webspinner (Embioptera) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Unidentified Earwig (Dermaptera) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Unidentified Termite (superfamily Termitoidea) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Neotermes sp. (genus) (A termite) at Ainslie, ACT by Pirom
Unidentified Other insect at Taylor, ACT by Jiggy
Ecnomidae (Family) (Tubecase Netspinning Caddisfly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Asmicridea edwardsii (Shannon Moth) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Forficula auricularia (European Earwig) at Crookwell, NSW by clarehoneydove
Triplectides sp. (genus) (A long-horned caddisfly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Atalophlebia (genus) (A prong-gilled mayfly) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Ephemeroptera (order) (Unidentified Mayfly) at Russell, ACT by Hejor1
Nala lividipes at Russell, ACT by Hejor1
Nasutitermes sp. (genus) (Snouted termite, Gluegun termite) at Kambah, ACT by LPadg
Harpobittacus australis (Hangingfly) at Throsby, ACT by P52H
Phlaeothripidae sp. (family) (A thrip) at Aranda, ACT by Jubeyjubes
Archichauliodes (Riekochauliodes) guttiferus (Dobsonfly or Fishfly) at Braidwood, NSW by MatthewFrawley
Harpobittacus sp. (genus) (Hangingfly) at Belconnen, ACT by JohnGiacon
Anisolabididae (family) (Unidentified wingless earwig) at Aranda, ACT by Jubeyjubes

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Alice wrote:
19 Dec 2024
I agree with identification.
Ecnomidae (Family)
Alice wrote:
15 Dec 2024
Triplectides species, but very hard to pin a species name on this without looking at male genitalia.
Triplectides sp. (genus)
Alice wrote:
15 Dec 2024
Correct ID (Shannon Moth — Asmicridea edwardsi)
Asmicridea edwardsii
Alice wrote:
15 Dec 2024
Certainly Order Trichoptera, probably family Ecnomidae
Ecnomidae (Family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
29 Nov 2024
They are the pincers of a male earwig
Forficula auricularia

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Harpobittacus australis at Monga, NSW

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) at Monga, NSW

Neotermes sp. (genus) at Ainslie, ACT

Ephemeroptera (order) at Russell, ACT

Ecnomidae (Family) at Melba, ACT

Asmicridea edwardsii at Melba, ACT

Atalophlebia (genus) at Gundaroo, NSW

Triplectides sp. (genus) at Melba, ACT

Phlaeothripidae sp. (family) at Aranda, ACT

Archichauliodes (Riekochauliodes) guttiferus at Braidwood, NSW

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