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Macarthur, ACT

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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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Acrodipsas aurata (Golden Ant-blue)

Acrodipsas aurata
Acrodipsas aurata
Acrodipsas aurata

Acrodipsas myrmecophila (Small Ant-blue Butterfly)

Acrodipsas myrmecophila
EGGS

EGGS
LARVAE

LARVAE
EGGS
LARVAE

Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug)

Agonoscelis rutila
Agonoscelis rutila
Agonoscelis rutila
Agonoscelis rutila

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee)

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta

Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee)

Amegilla sp. (genus)
Amegilla sp. (genus)
Amegilla sp. (genus)
Amegilla sp. (genus)

Appias paulina (Yellow Albatross)

Appias paulina
Male

Male
Female

Female
Appias paulina
Male
Female

Delias harpalyce (Imperial Jezebel)

Delias harpalyce
Delias harpalyce
Delias harpalyce
Delias harpalyce

Eumeninae (subfamily) (Unidentified Potter wasp)

Eumeninae (subfamily)
Eumeninae (subfamily)
Eumeninae (subfamily)
Eumeninae (subfamily)

Euproctis edwardsii (Mistletoe Browntail Moth)

Euproctis edwardsii
Euproctis edwardsii
Euproctis edwardsii
Euproctis edwardsii

Fabriogenia sp. (genus) (Spider wasp)

Fabriogenia sp. (genus)
Fabriogenia sp. (genus)
Fabriogenia sp. (genus)
Fabriogenia sp. (genus)

Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant)

Formicidae (family)
Formicidae (family)
Formicidae (family)
Formicidae (family)

Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug)

Gminatus australis
Gminatus australis
Gminatus australis
Gminatus australis

Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly)

MALE

MALE

FEMALE

FEMALE
Heteronympha merope
Heteronympha merope
MALE
FEMALE

Junonia villida (Meadow Argus)

Junonia villida
Junonia villida
Larvae

Larvae
Junonia villida
Larvae

Laxta granicollis (Common bark or trilobite cockroach)

Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis
Laxta granicollis

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE (caterpillar or pupa or cocoon)

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE

Ogyris olane (Broad-margined Azure)

Ogyris olane
Ogyris olane
Ogyris olane
Ogyris olane

Papyrius sp. (genus) (A Coconut Ant)

Papyrius sp. (genus)
Papyrius sp. (genus)
Papyrius sp. (genus)
Papyrius sp. (genus)

Paralucia pyrodiscus (Fiery Copper)

Paralucia pyrodiscus
Paralucia pyrodiscus
Paralucia pyrodiscus

Pison sp. (genus) (Black mud-dauber wasp)

Pison sp. (genus)
Pison sp. (genus)
Pison sp. (genus)
Pison sp. (genus)

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