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Insects

Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)
Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)
Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families)
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Praying mantises (Mantodea)
Primitive insects
Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)
Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)
Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)
Stick insects (Phasmatodea)
True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)
True flies (Diptera)
Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
Other insects
Lacewings (Neuroptera)
Unidentified Insect Galls

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Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald)

Hemicordulia tau
Hemicordulia tau
Hemicordulia tau
Hemicordulia tau

Hemigomphus heteroclytus (Stout Vicetail)

Hemigomphus heteroclytus
Hemigomphus heteroclytus
Hemigomphus heteroclytus
Hemigomphus heteroclytus

Ischnura aurora (Aurora Bluetail)

Ischnura aurora
Ischnura aurora
Ischnura aurora
Ischnura aurora

Ischnura heterosticta (Common Bluetail Damselfly)

Ischnura heterosticta
Ischnura heterosticta
Ischnura heterosticta
Ischnura heterosticta

Keyacris scurra (Key's Matchstick Grasshopper)

Keyacris scurra
Keyacris scurra
Keyacris scurra
Keyacris scurra

Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer)

Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum

Perunga ochracea (Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper)

Perunga ochracea
Perunga ochracea
Nymph stage

Nymph stage
Perunga ochracea
Nymph stage

Synemon plana (Golden Sun Moth)

Female

Female

Male

Male
Synemon plana
Female
Male

Synlestes weyersii (Bronze Needle)

Female Bronze Needle

Female Bronze Needle

Synlestes weyersii
Mating wheel pair of Bronze Needles

Mating wheel pair of Bronze Needles
Synlestes weyersii
Female Bronze Needle
Mating wheel pair of Bronze Needles

Synthemis eustalacta (Swamp Tigertail)

Black surrounding the brown on thorax. Male.

Black surrounding the brown on thorax. Male.

Male.

Male.
Female. Note the end of the abdomen.

Female. Note the end of the abdomen.
Synthemis eustalacta
Black surrounding the brown on thorax. Male.
Male.
Female. Note the end of the abdomen.

Telephlebia brevicauda (Southern Evening Darner)

Telephlebia brevicauda
Telephlebia brevicauda
Telephlebia brevicauda

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