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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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Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer)

Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum

Oxycanus (genus) (Unidentified Oxycanus moths)

Oxycanus (genus)
Oxycanus (genus)
Oxycanus (genus)
Oxycanus (genus)
Oxycanus (genus)
Oxycanus (genus)

Pieris rapae (Cabbage White)

Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae

Podacanthus typhon (Pink-winged Stick Insect)

Podacanthus typhon
Podacanthus typhon
Podacanthus typhon
Podacanthus typhon
Podacanthus typhon
Podacanthus typhon

Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug)

Poecilometis strigatus
Poecilometis strigatus
Poecilometis strigatus
Poecilometis strigatus
Poecilometis strigatus
Poecilometis strigatus

Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus (Red paper wasp)

Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus
Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus
Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus
Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus
Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus
Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus

Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp)

Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Polistes (Polistella) humilis

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

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

Psaltoda moerens (Redeye cicada)

Psaltoda moerens
Psaltoda moerens
Psaltoda moerens
Psaltoda moerens
Psaltoda moerens
Psaltoda moerens

Pseudohalme laetabilis (A Longhorn Beetle)

Pseudohalme laetabilis
Pseudohalme laetabilis
Pseudohalme laetabilis
Pseudohalme laetabilis
Pseudohalme laetabilis
Pseudohalme laetabilis

Sceliphron laetum (Common mud dauber wasp)

Sceliphron laetum
Sceliphron laetum
Sceliphron laetum
Sceliphron laetum
Sceliphron laetum
Sceliphron laetum

Syneora euboliaria (Boarmiini, Geometer moth)

Syneora euboliaria
Syneora euboliaria
Syneora euboliaria
Syneora euboliaria
Syneora euboliaria
Syneora euboliaria

Trogodendron fasciculatum (Yellow-horned Clerid)

Trogodendron fasciculatum
Trogodendron fasciculatum
Trogodendron fasciculatum
Trogodendron fasciculatum
Trogodendron fasciculatum
Trogodendron fasciculatum

Vanessa itea (Yellow Admiral)

Vanessa itea
Vanessa itea
Vanessa itea
Vanessa itea
Vanessa itea
Vanessa itea

Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady)

Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi

Vespula germanica (European wasp)

Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica

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