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Nicholls, ACT field guide

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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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Acropolitis rudisana (Family Tortricinae)

Acropolitis rudisana
Acropolitis rudisana
Acropolitis rudisana

Alticini (tribe) (Unidentified flea beetle)

Alticini (tribe)
Alticini (tribe)
Alticini (tribe)

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

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

Anthrenus verbasci (Varied or Variegated Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci
Anthrenus verbasci
Anthrenus verbasci

Apocrita (suborder) (Unidentified wasp)

Apocrita (suborder)
Apocrita (suborder)
Apocrita (suborder)
Apocrita (suborder)

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae (A Gall Midge)

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae
Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae
Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae
Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae

Bibio imitator (Garden maggot)

Female

Female

Female

Female
Male

Male
Female
Female
Male

Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber)

Calliphora stygia
Calliphora stygia
Calliphora stygia
Calliphora stygia

Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly)

Calliphoridae (family)
Calliphoridae (family)
Calliphoridae (family)
Calliphoridae (family)

Calomela curtisi (Acacia leaf beetle)

Calomela curtisi
Calomela curtisi
Calomela curtisi
Calomela curtisi

Calomela juncta (Leaf beetle)

Calomela juncta
Calomela juncta
Calomela juncta
Calomela juncta

Camponotus aeneopilosus (A Golden-tailed sugar ant)

Camponotus aeneopilosus
Camponotus aeneopilosus
Camponotus aeneopilosus
Camponotus aeneopilosus

Camponotus nigroaeneus (Sugar ant)

Camponotus nigroaeneus
Camponotus nigroaeneus
Camponotus nigroaeneus
Camponotus nigroaeneus

Castiarina nasuta (A jewel beetle)

Castiarina nasuta
Castiarina nasuta
Castiarina nasuta
Castiarina nasuta

Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly)

Cerdistus sp. (genus)
Cerdistus sp. (genus)
Cerdistus sp. (genus)
Cerdistus sp. (genus)

Chaetophyes compacta (Tube spittlebug)

Adult

Adult

Adult male

Adult male
Nymph stage

Nymph stage
Chaetophyes compacta
Adult
Adult male
Nymph stage

Chalcididae (family) (Unidentified chalcid wasp)

Chalcididae (family)
Chalcididae (family)
Chalcididae (family)
Chalcididae (family)

Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle)

Chauliognathus lugubris
Chauliognathus lugubris
Chauliognathus lugubris
Chauliognathus lugubris

Chelepteryx collesi (White-stemmed Gum Moth)

Adult

Adult

Larvae

Larvae
Chelepteryx collesi
Cocoon

Cocoon
Adult
Larvae
Cocoon

Chrysididae (family) (Cuckoo wasp or Emerald wasp)

Chrysididae (family)
Chrysididae (family)
Chrysididae (family)
Chrysididae (family)

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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.