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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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Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper)

Macrotona australis
Macrotona australis
Nymph stage

Nymph stage
Macrotona australis
Nymph stage

Mantidae - egg case (family) (Egg case of praying mantis)

Mantidae - egg case (family)
Mantidae - egg case (family)
Mantidae - egg case (family)

Megachile lucidiventris (Resin bee, Megachilid bee)

Megachile lucidiventris
Megachile lucidiventris
Megachile lucidiventris

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly)

Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps

Mictis profana (Crusader Bug)

ADULT FEMALE

ADULT FEMALE

A late-instar nymph

A late-instar nymph
ADULT MALE

ADULT MALE
Mictis profana
ADULT FEMALE
A late-instar nymph
ADULT MALE

Monolepta juno

Monolepta juno
Monolepta juno
Monolepta juno

Mordella dumbrelli (Dumbrell's Pintail Beetle)

Mordella dumbrelli
Mordella dumbrelli
Mordella dumbrelli
Mordella dumbrelli

Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle)

Mordellidae (family)
Mordellidae (family)
Mordellidae (family)

Mutillidae (family) (Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant)

FEMALE

FEMALE

Mutillidae (family)
MALE

MALE
FEMALE
MALE

Myopsalta waterhousei (Smoky Buzzer)

Myopsalta waterhousei
Myopsalta waterhousei
Myopsalta waterhousei

Myrmecia nigriceps (Black-headed bull ant)

Myrmecia nigriceps
Myrmecia nigriceps
Myrmecia nigriceps
Myrmecia nigriceps

Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly)

Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules

Neorrhina punctatum (Spotted flower chafer)

Neorrhina punctatum
Neorrhina punctatum
Neorrhina punctatum
Neorrhina punctatum

Nesogaster ruficeps (Red-headed earwig)

Nesogaster ruficeps
Nesogaster ruficeps
Nesogaster ruficeps

Nezara viridula (Green vegetable bug)

Adult

Adult

Fifth instar nymph

Fifth instar nymph
First instar nymph

First instar nymph
Adult
Fifth instar nymph
First instar nymph

Nososticta solida (Orange Threadtail)

Nososticta solida
Nososticta solida
Nososticta solida

Notius depressus (Shield bug)

Notius depressus
Notius depressus
Nymph and eggs

Nymph and eggs
Nymph and eggs

Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart)

Ocybadistes walkeri
Ocybadistes walkeri
Ocybadistes walkeri
Ocybadistes walkeri

Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug)

Oechalia schellenbergii
Nymph

Nymph
Oechalia schellenbergii
Nymph

Opistoplatys australasiae (An assassin bug)

Opistoplatys australasiae
Nymph

Nymph
Opistoplatys australasiae
Nymph

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