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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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Grylloidea (superfamily) (Unidentified cricket)

Grylloidea (superfamily)
Grylloidea (superfamily)
Grylloidea (superfamily)
Grylloidea (superfamily)

Harpalini sp. (tribe) (Harpaline carab beetle)

Harpalini sp. (tribe)
Harpalini sp. (tribe)
Harpalini sp. (tribe)

Helicoverpa armigera (Cotton bollworm, Corn earworm)

Helicoverpa armigera
Helicoverpa armigera
Helicoverpa armigera

Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald)

Hemicordulia tau
Hemicordulia tau
Hemicordulia tau
Hemicordulia tau

Hemigomphus sp. (genus) (Vicetail)

Hemigomphus sp. (genus)
Hemigomphus sp. (genus)
Hemigomphus sp. (genus)

Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly)

MALE

MALE

FEMALE

FEMALE
Heteronympha merope
Heteronympha merope
MALE
FEMALE

Idalima affinis (A day flying moth)

Idalima affinis
Idalima affinis
Idalima affinis

Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Pea-blue)

Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus

Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee)

Lasioglossum sp. (genus)
Lasioglossum sp. (genus)
Lasioglossum sp. (genus)
Lasioglossum sp. (genus)

Lepturidea pulchra (Darkling beetle)

Lepturidea pulchra
Lepturidea pulchra

Macrotona sp. (genus) (Macrotona grasshopper)

Macrotona sp. (genus)
Macrotona sp. (genus)
Macrotona sp. (genus)
Macrotona sp. (genus)

Neorrhina punctatum (Spotted flower chafer)

Neorrhina punctatum
Neorrhina punctatum
Neorrhina punctatum
Neorrhina punctatum

Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth)

Male

Male

Larva

Larva
Underside

Underside
Nyctemera amicus
Male
Larva
Underside

Ogyris amaryllis (Satin Azure)

Ogyris amaryllis
Ogyris amaryllis
Ogyris amaryllis

Opistoplatys australasiae (An assassin bug)

Opistoplatys australasiae
Nymph

Nymph
Opistoplatys australasiae
Opistoplatys australasiae
Nymph

Oroderes humeralis (A longhorn beetle)

Oroderes humeralis
Oroderes humeralis
Oroderes humeralis

Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer)

Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum

Paratettix australis (A pygmy grasshopper)

Paratettix australis
Paratettix australis
Paratettix australis
Paratettix australis

Paropsisterna beata (Blessed Leaf Beetle)

Paropsisterna beata
Larvae

Larvae
Paropsisterna beata
Paropsisterna beata
Larvae

Paropsisterna laesa species complex (Laesa leaf beetle)

Paropsisterna laesa species complex
Paropsisterna laesa species complex
Paropsisterna laesa species complex
Paropsisterna laesa species complex

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