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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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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

Morna florens (Shield bug)

Morna florens
Morna florens
Morna florens

Nola pleurosema (Plain Tuft-moth)

Nola pleurosema
Nola pleurosema
Nola pleurosema
Nola pleurosema

Nososticta solida (Orange Threadtail)

Nososticta solida
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

Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly)

female

female

caterpiller

caterpiller
pupa

pupa
Papilio aegeus
female
caterpiller
pupa

Paropsisterna beata (Blessed Leaf Beetle)

Paropsisterna beata
Larvae

Larvae
Paropsisterna beata
Larvae

Perginae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified pergine sawfly)

Perginae sp. (subfamily)
Perginae sp. (subfamily)
Perginae sp. (subfamily)
Perginae sp. (subfamily)

Pseudagrion aureofrons (Gold-fronted Riverdamsel)

Pseudagrion aureofrons
Pseudagrion aureofrons
Pseudagrion aureofrons

Rhadinosticta simplex (Powdered Wiretail)

male

male

Rhadinosticta simplex
Rhadinosticta simplex
Rhadinosticta simplex
male

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

Stomorhina sp. (genus) (Snout fly)

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

Sylvicola dubius (Wood-gnat)

Sylvicola dubius
Sylvicola dubius
Sylvicola dubius

Syrphini (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly)

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

Tachinidae (family) (Unidentified Bristle fly)

Tachinidae (family)
Tachinidae (family)
Tachinidae (family)
Tachinidae (family)

Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart)

Taractrocera papyria
Taractrocera papyria
Taractrocera papyria

Theclinesthes serpentata (Saltbush Blue)

Theclinesthes serpentata
Theclinesthes serpentata
Theclinesthes serpentata

Unplaced externaria (Mahogany Bark Moth (formerly Hypomecis externaria))

Male

Male

Male underside

Male underside
Underside

Underside
Unplaced externaria
Male
Male underside
Underside

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