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Throsby, ACT

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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

Iridomyrmex rufoniger (Tufted Tyrant Ant)

Iridomyrmex rufoniger
Iridomyrmex rufoniger
Iridomyrmex rufoniger
Iridomyrmex rufoniger

Keyacris scurra (Key's Matchstick Grasshopper)

Keyacris scurra
Keyacris scurra
Keyacris scurra
Keyacris scurra

Macrobathra desmotoma ( A Cosmet moth)

Macrobathra desmotoma
Macrobathra desmotoma
Macrobathra desmotoma

Mnesampela comarcha (Dry-leaf Gum Moth)

Mnesampela comarcha
Mnesampela comarcha
Mnesampela comarcha

Mutillidae (family) (Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant)

FEMALE

FEMALE

Mutillidae (family)
MALE

MALE
Mutillidae (family)
FEMALE
MALE

Myrmecia fulvipes (Red-legged Toothless bull ant)

Myrmecia fulvipes
Myrmecia fulvipes
Myrmecia fulvipes
Myrmecia fulvipes

Nasutitermes exitiosus (Snouted termite, Gluegun termite)

Nasutitermes exitiosus
Nasutitermes exitiosus
Nasutitermes exitiosus

Neanuridae (family) (Short-legged Springtails)

Neanuridae (family)
Neanuridae (family)
Neanuridae (family)

Nomophila corticalis (A Snout Moth)

Nomophila corticalis
Nomophila corticalis
Nomophila corticalis

Oedaleus australis (Australian Oedaleus)

Oedaleus australis
Oedaleus australis
Oedaleus australis
Oedaleus australis

Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis (Black bark mantis or Boxing mantis)

FEMALE

FEMALE

Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis
MALE

MALE
FEMALE
MALE

Parasynthemis regina (Royal Tigertail)

Parasynthemis regina
Parasynthemis regina
Parasynthemis regina
Parasynthemis regina

Perala viridis (Spring buzzer)

Perala viridis
Perala viridis
Perala viridis

Pergagrapta sp. (genus) (A sawfly)

Pergagrapta sp. (genus)
Pergagrapta sp. (genus)
Pergagrapta sp. (genus)

Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper)

Phaulacridium vittatum
Phaulacridium vittatum
Phaulacridium vittatum
Phaulacridium vittatum

Phyllotocus rufipennis (Nectar scarab)

Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis

Pollanisus (genus) (A Forester Moth)

Pollanisus (genus)
Pollanisus (genus)
Pollanisus (genus)

Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae (A Case moth (Psychidae))

Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae
Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae
Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly)

Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis

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