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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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Adelium porcatum (Darkling Beetle)

Adelium porcatum
Adelium porcatum
Adelium porcatum

Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug)

Agonoscelis rutila
Agonoscelis rutila
Agonoscelis rutila
Agonoscelis rutila

Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee)

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

Anabarhynchus sp. (genus) (Stiletto Fly (Sub-family Therevinae))

Anabarhynchus sp. (genus)
Anabarhynchus sp. (genus)
Anabarhynchus sp. (genus)
Anabarhynchus sp. (genus)

Anachloris subochraria (Golden Grass Carpet)

Female

Female

Male

Male
Male underside

Male underside
Female
Male
Male underside

Anoplognathus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Christmas beetle)

Anoplognathus sp. (genus)
Anoplognathus sp. (genus)
Anoplognathus sp. (genus)
Anoplognathus sp. (genus)

Anterhynchium nigrocinctum (A potter wasp)

Anterhynchium nigrocinctum
Anterhynchium nigrocinctum
Anterhynchium nigrocinctum

Aphididae (family) (Unidentified aphid)

Aphididae (family)
Aphididae (family)
Aphididae (family)
Aphididae (family)

Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth)

Male

Male

Female

Female
Larva

Larva
Apina callisto
Male
Female
Larva

Apis mellifera (European honey bee)

Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera

Apothechyla sp. (genus) (Robber fly)

Apothechyla sp. (genus)
Apothechyla sp. (genus)
Apothechyla sp. (genus)
Apothechyla sp. (genus)

Asilidae (family) (Unidentified Robber fly)

Asilidae (family)
Asilidae (family)
Asilidae (family)
Asilidae (family)

Austrolestes annulosus (Blue Ringtail)

Austrolestes annulosus
Austrolestes annulosus
Austrolestes annulosus
Austrolestes annulosus

Austroscolia soror (Blue Flower Wasp)

Austroscolia soror
Austroscolia soror
Austroscolia soror
Austroscolia soror

Belenois java (Caper White)

Belenois java
Belenois java
Belenois java
Belenois java

Bombyliidae (family) (Unidentified Bee fly)

Bombyliidae (family)
Bombyliidae (family)
Bombyliidae (family)
Bombyliidae (family)

Brunotartessus fulvus (Yellow-headed Leafhopper)

Brunotartessus fulvus
Brunotartessus fulvus
nymph

nymph
Brunotartessus fulvus
nymph

Calomela vittata (Acacia leaf beetle)

Calomela vittata
Calomela vittata
Calomela vittata
Calomela vittata

Campion australasiae (A mantid lacewing)

Campion australasiae
Campion australasiae
Campion australasiae

Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant)

Camponotus consobrinus
Camponotus consobrinus
Camponotus consobrinus
Camponotus consobrinus

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