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McKellar, ACT

McKellar, ACT field guide

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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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Phyllotocus navicularis (Nectar scarab)

Phyllotocus navicularis
Phyllotocus navicularis
Phyllotocus navicularis
Phyllotocus navicularis

Phyllotocus rufipennis (Nectar scarab)

Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis

Pieris rapae (Cabbage White)

Pieris rapae
Pupa case

Pupa case
Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae
Pupa case

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis (Asian paper wasp)

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis

Porrostoma rhipidium (Long-nosed Lycid (Net-winged) beetle)

ADULT

ADULT

LARVAE

LARVAE
ADULT

ADULT
Porrostoma rhipidium
ADULT
LARVAE
ADULT

Porrostoma sp. (genus) (Lycid, Net-winged beetle)

Porrostoma sp. (genus)
Porrostoma sp. (genus)
Porrostoma sp. (genus)
Porrostoma sp. (genus)

Psaltoda moerens (Redeye cicada)

Psaltoda moerens
Psaltoda moerens
Psaltoda moerens
Psaltoda moerens

Pseudofoenus sp. (genus) (Unidentified bee-parasite wasp, burrowing bee parasite wasp)

Pseudofoenus sp. (genus)
Pseudofoenus sp. (genus)
Pseudofoenus sp. (genus)

Psilota sp. (genus) (Hover fly)

Psilota sp. (genus)
Psilota sp. (genus)
Psilota sp. (genus)
Psilota sp. (genus)

Rhagadolyra magnicornis (Lauxaniid fly)

Rhagadolyra magnicornis
Rhagadolyra magnicornis
Rhagadolyra magnicornis
Rhagadolyra magnicornis

Rhinaria sp. (genus) (Unidentified Rhinaria weevil)

Rhinaria sp. (genus)
Rhinaria sp. (genus)
Rhinaria sp. (genus)
Rhinaria sp. (genus)

Sarcophagidae (family) (Unidentified flesh fly)

Sarcophagidae (family)
Sarcophagidae (family)
Sarcophagidae (family)
Sarcophagidae (family)

Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth)

Scopula rubraria
Female

Female
Reddish hindwings

Reddish hindwings
Scopula rubraria
Female
Reddish hindwings

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly)

Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis

Sosytelus pithecius (Ground weevil)

Sosytelus pithecius
Sosytelus pithecius
Sosytelus pithecius
Sosytelus pithecius

Spathulina acroleuca (A seed fly)

A mating pair

A mating pair

Spathulina acroleuca
Spathulina acroleuca
Spathulina acroleuca
A mating pair

Sphex sp. (genus) (Unidentified Sphex digger wasp)

Sphex sp. (genus)
Sphex sp. (genus)
Sphex sp. (genus)

Stathmopoda melanochra (An Oecophorid moth (Eriococcus caterpillar))

Stathmopoda melanochra
Stathmopoda melanochra
Stathmopoda melanochra
Stathmopoda melanochra

Stomorhina sp. (genus) (Snout fly)

Stomorhina sp. (genus)
Stomorhina sp. (genus)
Stomorhina sp. (genus)
Stomorhina sp. (genus)

Syrphini (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly)

Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)

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