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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

Heteropelma scaposum (Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp)

Heteropelma scaposum
Heteropelma scaposum
Heteropelma scaposum
Heteropelma scaposum

Hypochrysops delicia (Moonlight Jewel)

Hypochrysops delicia
Hypochrysops delicia
Hypochrysops delicia

Jalmenus icilius (Amethyst Hairstreak)

Jalmenus icilius
Jalmenus icilius
Jalmenus icilius
Jalmenus icilius

Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak)

Jalmenus ictinus
Jalmenus ictinus
Jalmenus ictinus
Jalmenus ictinus

Junonia villida (Meadow Argus)

Junonia villida
Junonia villida
Larvae

Larvae
Junonia villida
Larvae

Larinus latus (Onopordum seed weevil)

Larinus latus
Larinus latus
Larinus latus

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee)

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

Lucia limbaria (Chequered Copper)

Lucia limbaria
Lucia limbaria
Lucia limbaria
Lucia limbaria

Macrobathra desmotoma ( A Cosmet moth)

Macrobathra desmotoma
Macrobathra desmotoma
Macrobathra desmotoma
Macrobathra desmotoma

Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper)

Macrotona australis
Macrotona australis
Nymph stage

Nymph stage
Macrotona australis
Nymph stage

Mantidae - egg case (family) (Egg case of praying mantis)

Mantidae - egg case (family)
Mantidae - egg case (family)
Mantidae - egg case (family)
Mantidae - egg case (family)

Mantidae (family) adult or nymph

Mantidae (family) adult or nymph
Mantidae (family) adult or nymph
Mantidae (family) adult or nymph
Mantidae (family) adult or nymph

Mantispidae (family) (Unidentified mantisfly)

Mantispidae (family)
Mantispidae (family)
Mantispidae (family)
Mantispidae (family)

Mantodea (order) (Unidentified praying mantis)

Mantodea (order)
Mantodea (order)
Mantodea (order)
Mantodea (order)

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly)

Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps

Moerarchis inconcisella (A tineid moth)

Moerarchis inconcisella
Moerarchis inconcisella
Moerarchis inconcisella

Monolepta froggatti (Leaf beetle)

Monolepta froggatti
Monolepta froggatti
Monolepta froggatti
Monolepta froggatti

Myrmecia simillima (A Bull Ant)

Myrmecia simillima
Myrmecia simillima
Myrmecia simillima

Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly)

Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules

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