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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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Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid)

Orthodera ministralis
Orthodera ministralis
Orthodera ministralis
Orthodera ministralis
Orthodera ministralis
Orthodera ministralis

Pergagrapta sp. (genus) (A sawfly)

Pergagrapta sp. (genus)
Pergagrapta sp. (genus)
Pergagrapta sp. (genus)
Pergagrapta sp. (genus)
Pergagrapta sp. (genus)
Pergagrapta sp. (genus)

Phyllotocus rufipennis (Nectar scarab)

Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis

Plesanemma fucata (Lemon Gum Moth)

Plesanemma fucata
Plesanemma fucata
Plesanemma fucata
Plesanemma fucata
Plesanemma fucata
Plesanemma fucata

Pogonortalis doclea (Boatman fly)

Pogonortalis doclea
Pogonortalis doclea
Pogonortalis doclea
Pogonortalis doclea
Pogonortalis doclea
Pogonortalis doclea

Pristhesancus plagipennis (Bee Killer Assassin Bug)

Pristhesancus plagipennis
Pristhesancus plagipennis
Pristhesancus plagipennis
Pristhesancus plagipennis
Pristhesancus plagipennis
Pristhesancus plagipennis

Rotundopteryx sp. (genus) (Drain Fly)

Rotundopteryx sp. (genus)
Rotundopteryx sp. (genus)
Rotundopteryx sp. (genus)
Rotundopteryx sp. (genus)

Scolypopa australis (Passionvine hopper, Fluffy bum)

Scolypopa australis
Scolypopa australis
Scolypopa australis
Scolypopa australis
Scolypopa australis
Scolypopa australis

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly)

Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis

Tartessini sp. (tribe) (A leafhopper)

Tartessini sp. (tribe)
Tartessini sp. (tribe)
Tartessini sp. (tribe)
Tartessini sp. (tribe)
Tartessini sp. (tribe)
Tartessini sp. (tribe)

Tortricopsis pyroptis (A Concealer moth (Wingia Group))

Tortricopsis pyroptis
Tortricopsis pyroptis
Tortricopsis pyroptis
Tortricopsis pyroptis
Tortricopsis pyroptis
Tortricopsis pyroptis

Vanessa itea (Yellow Admiral)

Vanessa itea
Vanessa itea
Vanessa itea
Vanessa itea
Vanessa itea
Vanessa itea

Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady)

Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue)

Zizina otis
Zizina otis
Zizina otis
Zizina otis
Zizina otis
Zizina otis

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