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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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Paropsisterna octosignata (Eucalyptus leaf beetle)

Paropsisterna octosignata
Paropsisterna octosignata
Paropsisterna octosignata
Paropsisterna octosignata

Peirates sp. (genus) (Yellow-spot Assassin Bug)

ADULT

ADULT

ADULT

ADULT
JUVENILE

JUVENILE
ADULT
ADULT
JUVENILE

Phalaenoides glycinae (Grapevine Moth)

Phalaenoides glycinae
Underside

Underside
Larva

Larva
Phalaenoides glycinae
Underside
Larva

Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper)

Phaulacridium vittatum
Phaulacridium vittatum
Phaulacridium vittatum
Phaulacridium vittatum

Pheidole sp. (genus) (Seed-harvesting ant)

Pheidole sp. (genus)
Pheidole sp. (genus)
Pheidole sp. (genus)
Pheidole sp. (genus)

Philobota lysizona (A concealer moth)

Philobota lysizona
Philobota lysizona
Philobota lysizona

Phyllotocus rufipennis (Nectar scarab)

Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis

Platyzosteria melanaria (Common Eastern Litter Runner)

Platyzosteria melanaria
FEMALE

FEMALE
Platyzosteria melanaria
FEMALE

Platyzosteria similis (Red-legged litter runner)

Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis

Pollanisus viridipulverulenta (Satin-green Forester)

Pollanisus viridipulverulenta
Pollanisus viridipulverulenta
Pollanisus viridipulverulenta
Pollanisus viridipulverulenta

Polyphrades paganus (A weevil)

Polyphrades paganus
Polyphrades paganus
Polyphrades paganus
Polyphrades paganus

Polyrhachis ammon (Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant)

Polyrhachis ammon
Polyrhachis ammon
Polyrhachis ammon

Porrostoma sp. (genus) (Lycid, Net-winged beetle)

Porrostoma sp. (genus)
Porrostoma sp. (genus)
Porrostoma sp. (genus)
Porrostoma sp. (genus)

Praxibulus sp. (genus) (A grasshopper)

Praxibulus sp. (genus)
Praxibulus sp. (genus)
Praxibulus sp. (genus)
Praxibulus sp. (genus)

Pseudoperga lewisii (A Sawfly)

Pseudoperga lewisii
Pseudoperga lewisii
Pseudoperga lewisii

Pteronemobius sp. (genus) (Cricket)

Pteronemobius sp. (genus)
Pteronemobius sp. (genus)
Pteronemobius sp. (genus)

Pterostichini (tribe) (A Carabid beetle)

Pterostichini (tribe)
Pterostichini (tribe)
Pterostichini (tribe)

Pyrrhocoridae (family) (A red bug)

Pyrrhocoridae (family)
Pyrrhocoridae (family)
Pyrrhocoridae (family)

Robshelfordia simplex (Shelford's Western Cockroach)

Robshelfordia simplex
Robshelfordia simplex
Robshelfordia simplex

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly)

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

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