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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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Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly)

MALE

MALE

FEMALE

FEMALE
Heteronympha merope
Heteronympha merope
MALE
FEMALE

Heteronympha paradelpha (Spotted Brown)

Heteronympha paradelpha
Heteronympha paradelpha
Heteronympha paradelpha
Heteronympha paradelpha

Ischnura aurora (Aurora Bluetail)

Ischnura aurora
Ischnura aurora
Ischnura aurora
Ischnura aurora

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

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

Jalmenus evagoras (Imperial Hairstreak)

Jalmenus evagoras
Jalmenus evagoras
Jalmenus evagoras
Jalmenus evagoras

Junonia villida (Meadow Argus)

Junonia villida
Junonia villida
Larvae

Larvae
Junonia villida
Larvae

Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Pea-blue)

Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee)

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee)

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus)

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum (A halictid bee)

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum

Lucia limbaria (Chequered Copper)

Lucia limbaria
Lucia limbaria
Lucia limbaria
Lucia limbaria

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

Monolepta froggatti (Leaf beetle)

Monolepta froggatti
Monolepta froggatti
Monolepta froggatti
Monolepta froggatti

Nacaduba biocellata (Two-spotted Line-Blue)

Nacaduba biocellata
Nacaduba biocellata
Nacaduba biocellata
Nacaduba biocellata

Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly)

Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules

Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth)

Male

Male

Larva

Larva
Underside

Underside
Nyctemera amicus
Male
Larva
Underside

Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug)

Oechalia schellenbergii
Nymph

Nymph
Oechalia schellenbergii
Oechalia schellenbergii
Nymph

Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer)

Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum

Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid)

ADULT

ADULT

Nymph

Nymph
Egg case

Egg case
Orthodera ministralis
ADULT
Nymph
Egg case

Papilio anactus (Dainty Swallowtail)

Papilio anactus
Papilio anactus
Papilio anactus
Papilio anactus

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