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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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Odontomyia decipiens (Green Soldier Fly)

Odontomyia decipiens
Odontomyia decipiens
Odontomyia decipiens

Ogcodes basalis (A hunch-back fly)

Ogcodes basalis
Ogcodes basalis
Ogcodes basalis
Ogcodes basalis

Ogyris olane (Broad-margined Azure)

Ogyris olane
Ogyris olane
Ogyris olane
Ogyris olane

Oroderes humeralis (A longhorn beetle)

Oroderes humeralis
Oroderes humeralis
Oroderes humeralis

Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer)

Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum

Palaeosia bicosta (Two-ribbed Footman)

Palaeosia bicosta
Palaeosia bicosta
Palaeosia bicosta

Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly)

female

female

caterpiller

caterpiller
pupa

pupa
Papilio aegeus
female
caterpiller
pupa

Papilio anactus (Dainty Swallowtail)

Papilio anactus
Papilio anactus
Papilio anactus
Papilio anactus

Papyrius sp. (genus) (A Coconut Ant)

Papyrius sp. (genus)
Papyrius sp. (genus)
Papyrius sp. (genus)
Papyrius sp. (genus)

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia (Ant fly)

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia

Parergophela melirrhoa (Chezela Group)

Parergophela melirrhoa
Parergophela melirrhoa
Parergophela melirrhoa

Paropsis pictipennis (Tea-tree button beetle)

Paropsis pictipennis
Paropsis pictipennis
Paropsis pictipennis

Paropsisterna decolorata (A Eucalyptus leaf beetle)

Paropsisterna decolorata
Paropsisterna decolorata
Paropsisterna decolorata
Paropsisterna decolorata

Pauropsalta mneme (Alarm Clock Squawker)

Male

Male

Female

Female
Female

Female
Pauropsalta mneme
Male
Female
Female

Pelecorhynchus fulvus (Orange cap-nosed fly)

MALE

MALE

Pelecorhynchus fulvus
FEMALE

FEMALE
MALE
FEMALE

Peltoschema orphana (Leaf beetle)

Peltoschema orphana
Peltoschema orphana
Peltoschema orphana

Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug)

Pentatomidae (family)
Pentatomidae (family)
Pentatomidae (family)
Pentatomidae (family)

Pergagrapta bella (A sawfly)

Pergagrapta bella
Pergagrapta bella
Pergagrapta bella

Pergidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Sawfly)

Pergidae sp. (family)
Pergidae sp. (family)
Pergidae sp. (family)

Perginae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified pergine sawfly)

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

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