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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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Abantiades labyrinthicus (Labyrinthine Ghost Moth)

Abantiades labyrinthicus
Abantiades labyrinthicus
Abantiades labyrinthicus
Abantiades labyrinthicus

Adversaeschna brevistyla (Blue-spotted Hawker)

Male. Can have blue or yellow/white with brown eyes

Male. Can have blue or yellow/white with brown eyes

Adversaeschna brevistyla
Female

Female
Adversaeschna brevistyla
Male. Can have blue or yellow/white with brown eyes
Female

Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug)

Agonoscelis rutila
Agonoscelis rutila
Agonoscelis rutila
Agonoscelis rutila

Anax papuensis (Australian Emperor)

Anax papuensis
Anax papuensis
Anax papuensis
Anax papuensis

Anthela ocellata (Eyespot Anthelid moth)

Male

Male

Female

Female
Anthela ocellata
Male
Female

Archichauliodes (Riekochauliodes) guttiferus (Dobsonfly or Fishfly)

Archichauliodes (Riekochauliodes) guttiferus
Archichauliodes (Riekochauliodes) guttiferus
Archichauliodes (Riekochauliodes) guttiferus
Archichauliodes (Riekochauliodes) guttiferus

Ardices curvata (Crimson Tiger Moth)

Ardices curvata
Ardices curvata
Male

Male
Ardices curvata
Male

Ardices glatignyi (Black and White Tiger Moth (formerly Spilosoma))

Male

Male

Female

Female
Larva

Larva
Male
Female
Larva

Bembix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Bembix sand wasp)

Bembix sp. (genus)
Bembix sp. (genus)
Bembix sp. (genus)
Bembix sp. (genus)

Braconidae (family) (Unidentified braconid wasp)

Braconidae (family)
Braconidae (family)
Braconidae (family)
Braconidae (family)

Callibracon capitator (White Flank Black Braconid Wasp)

Callibracon capitator
Callibracon capitator
Callibracon capitator
Callibracon capitator

Castiarina sexplagiata (Jewel beetle)

Castiarina sexplagiata
Castiarina sexplagiata
Castiarina sexplagiata
Castiarina sexplagiata

Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle)

Chauliognathus lugubris
Chauliognathus lugubris
Chauliognathus lugubris
Chauliognathus lugubris

Chrysolopus spectabilis (Botany Bay Weevil)

Chrysolopus spectabilis
Chrysolopus spectabilis
Chrysolopus spectabilis
Chrysolopus spectabilis

Coryphistes ruricola (Bark-mimicking Grasshopper)

Coryphistes ruricola
Coryphistes ruricola
Coryphistes ruricola
Coryphistes ruricola

Cyphaleus metallescens (A darkling beetle)

Cyphaleus metallescens

Dasygnathus sp. (genus) (Rhinoceros beetle)

MALE

MALE

MALE

MALE
FEMALE

FEMALE
Dasygnathus sp. (genus)
MALE
MALE
FEMALE

Dasypodia selenophora (Southern old lady moth)

Dasypodia selenophora
Dasypodia selenophora
Dasypodia selenophora
Dasypodia selenophora

Delias nigrina (Black Jezebel)

Delias nigrina
Delias nigrina
Delias nigrina
Delias nigrina

Delta bicinctum (Potter wasp)

Delta bicinctum
Delta bicinctum
Delta bicinctum
Delta bicinctum

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