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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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Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle)

Dicranolaius bellulus
Dicranolaius bellulus
Dicranolaius bellulus
Dicranolaius bellulus
Dicranolaius bellulus
Dicranolaius bellulus

Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher)

Diplacodes bipunctata
Diplacodes bipunctata
Diplacodes bipunctata
Diplacodes bipunctata
Diplacodes bipunctata
Diplacodes bipunctata

Diplacodes haematodes (Scarlet Percher)

Diplacodes haematodes
Diplacodes haematodes
Diplacodes haematodes
Diplacodes haematodes
Diplacodes haematodes
Diplacodes haematodes

Epidesmia chilonaria (Golden-winged Epidesmia)

Epidesmia chilonaria
Epidesmia chilonaria
Epidesmia chilonaria
Epidesmia chilonaria
Epidesmia chilonaria
Epidesmia chilonaria

Euoniticellus fulvus (Fulvus dung beetle)

Euoniticellus fulvus
Euoniticellus fulvus
Euoniticellus fulvus
Euoniticellus fulvus
Euoniticellus fulvus
Euoniticellus fulvus

Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant)

Formicidae (family)
Formicidae (family)
Formicidae (family)
Formicidae (family)
Formicidae (family)
Formicidae (family)

Gryllacrididae (family) (Wood, Raspy or Leaf Rolling Cricket)

Gryllacrididae (family)
Gryllacrididae (family)
Gryllacrididae (family)
Gryllacrididae (family)
Gryllacrididae (family)
Gryllacrididae (family)

Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird)

Harmonia conformis
Harmonia conformis
Harmonia conformis
Harmonia conformis
Harmonia conformis
Harmonia conformis

Hemicordulia australiae (Australian Emerald)

Hemicordulia australiae
Hemicordulia australiae
Hemicordulia australiae
Hemicordulia australiae
Hemicordulia australiae
Hemicordulia australiae

Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald)

Hemicordulia tau
Hemicordulia tau
Hemicordulia tau
Hemicordulia tau
Hemicordulia tau
Hemicordulia tau

Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly)

Heteronympha merope
Heteronympha merope
Heteronympha merope
Heteronympha merope
Heteronympha merope
Heteronympha merope

Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird)

Hippodamia variegata
Hippodamia variegata
Hippodamia variegata
Hippodamia variegata
Hippodamia variegata
Hippodamia variegata

Ischnura heterosticta (Common Bluetail Damselfly)

Ischnura heterosticta
Ischnura heterosticta
Ischnura heterosticta
Ischnura heterosticta
Ischnura heterosticta
Ischnura heterosticta

Junonia villida (Meadow Argus)

Junonia villida
Junonia villida
Junonia villida
Junonia villida
Junonia villida
Junonia villida

Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Leaf-cutter Bee)

Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus)

Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly)

Melangyna sp. (genus)
Melangyna sp. (genus)
Melangyna sp. (genus)
Melangyna sp. (genus)
Melangyna sp. (genus)
Melangyna sp. (genus)

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly)

Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps

Microdes squamulata (Dark-grey Carpet)

Microdes squamulata
Microdes squamulata
Microdes squamulata
Microdes squamulata
Microdes squamulata
Microdes squamulata

Nacoleia rhoeoalis (Spilomelinae)

Nacoleia rhoeoalis
Nacoleia rhoeoalis
Nacoleia rhoeoalis
Nacoleia rhoeoalis
Nacoleia rhoeoalis
Nacoleia rhoeoalis

Orcus bilunulatus (Ladybird beetle)

Orcus bilunulatus
Orcus bilunulatus
Orcus bilunulatus
Orcus bilunulatus
Orcus bilunulatus
Orcus bilunulatus

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