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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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Hepialidae (family) (Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth)

Hepialidae (family)
Hepialidae (family)
Hepialidae (family)

Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly)

MALE

MALE

FEMALE

FEMALE
Heteronympha merope
Heteronympha merope
MALE
FEMALE

Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird)

Hippodamia variegata
Pupa

Pupa
Showing the variable spots on the elytra

Showing the variable spots on the elytra
Hippodamia variegata
Pupa
Showing the variable spots on the elytra

Homotrysis cisteloides (Darkling beetle)

Homotrysis cisteloides
Homotrysis cisteloides
Homotrysis cisteloides

Homotrysis sp. (genus) (Darkling beetle)

Homotrysis sp. (genus)
Homotrysis sp. (genus)
Homotrysis sp. (genus)

Hyalarcta huebneri (Leafy Case Moth)

Hyalarcta huebneri
Hyalarcta huebneri
Hyalarcta huebneri
Hyalarcta huebneri

Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus (Hylaeine colletid bee)

Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus

Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily) (A species of parasitic wasp)

Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily)
Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily)
Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily)
Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily)

Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant)

Iridomyrmex purpureus
Iridomyrmex purpureus
Iridomyrmex purpureus
Iridomyrmex purpureus

Iridomyrmex rufoniger (Tufted Tyrant Ant)

Iridomyrmex rufoniger
Iridomyrmex rufoniger
Iridomyrmex rufoniger
Iridomyrmex rufoniger

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) (Ant)

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)

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

Isodontia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Grass-carrying wasp)

Isodontia sp. (genus)
Isodontia sp. (genus)
Isodontia sp. (genus)
Isodontia sp. (genus)

Isopteron sp. (genus) (A darkling beetle)

Isopteron sp. (genus)
Isopteron sp. (genus)
Isopteron sp. (genus)

Jalmenus icilius (Amethyst Hairstreak)

Jalmenus icilius
Jalmenus icilius
Jalmenus icilius
Jalmenus icilius

Junonia villida (Meadow Argus)

Junonia villida
Junonia villida
Larvae

Larvae
Junonia villida
Larvae

Laeviscolia frontalis (Two-spot hairy flower wasp)

Laeviscolia frontalis
Laeviscolia frontalis
Laeviscolia frontalis

Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Pea-blue)

Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus

Larinus latus (Onopordum seed weevil)

Larinus latus
Larinus latus
Larinus latus

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