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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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Platyptilia celidotus (Plume Moth)

Platyptilia celidotus
Platyptilia celidotus
Platyptilia celidotus

Pollanisus (genus) (A Forester Moth)

Pollanisus (genus)
Pollanisus (genus)
Pollanisus (genus)

Polyrhachis ammon (Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant)

Polyrhachis ammon
Polyrhachis ammon
Polyrhachis ammon

Porrostoma rhipidium (Long-nosed Lycid (Net-winged) beetle)

ADULT

ADULT

LARVAE

LARVAE
ADULT

ADULT
Porrostoma rhipidium
ADULT
LARVAE
ADULT

Pterophoridae (family) (A Plume Moth)

Pterophoridae (family)
Pterophoridae (family)
Pterophoridae (family)

Pycnostictus seriatus (Common Bandwing)

Pycnostictus seriatus
Pycnostictus seriatus
Pycnostictus seriatus
Pycnostictus seriatus

Pycnostictus sp. (genus) (A bandwing grasshopper)

Pycnostictus sp. (genus)
Pycnostictus sp. (genus)
Pycnostictus sp. (genus)
Pycnostictus sp. (genus)

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird)

Rodolia cardinalis
Rodolia cardinalis
Rodolia cardinalis

Rutilia (Donovanius) sp. (genus & subgenus) (A Bristle Fly)

MALE

MALE

FEMALE

FEMALE
Rutilia (Donovanius) sp. (genus & subgenus)
MALE
FEMALE

Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown)

Rutilia sp. (genus)
Rutilia sp. (genus)
Rutilia sp. (genus)
Rutilia sp. (genus)

Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth)

Scopula rubraria
Female

Female
Reddish hindwings

Reddish hindwings
Scopula rubraria
Female
Reddish hindwings

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly)

Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis

Siphanta acuta (Green planthopper, Torpedo bug)

Siphanta acuta
Siphanta acuta
Siphanta acuta
Siphanta acuta

Stathmopoda melanochra (An Oecophorid moth (Eriococcus caterpillar))

Stathmopoda melanochra
Stathmopoda melanochra
Stathmopoda melanochra

Stomorhina sp. (genus) (Snout fly)

Stomorhina sp. (genus)
Stomorhina sp. (genus)
Stomorhina sp. (genus)

Symonicoccus sp. (genus) (Grass Coccid)

Symonicoccus sp. (genus)
Symonicoccus sp. (genus)
Symonicoccus sp. (genus)

Syrphini (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly)

Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)

Telecrates melanochrysa (Telecrates melanochrysa)

Telecrates melanochrysa
Telecrates melanochrysa
Telecrates melanochrysa

Tiphiidae (family) (Unidentified Smooth flower wasp)

Tiphiidae (family)
Tiphiidae (family)
Tiphiidae (family)
Tiphiidae (family)

Torbia viridissima (Gum Leaf Katydid)

Torbia viridissima
Torbia viridissima
Nymph

Nymph
Torbia viridissima
Nymph

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