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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 sp. (genus) (A leaf beetle)

Paropsisterna sp. (genus)
Paropsisterna sp. (genus)
Paropsisterna sp. (genus)
Paropsisterna sp. (genus)

Peakesia hospita (Common Peakesia Grasshopper)

Peakesia hospita
Peakesia hospita
Nymph

Nymph
Peakesia hospita
Nymph

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

ADULT

ADULT

ADULT

ADULT
JUVENILE

JUVENILE
ADULT
ADULT
JUVENILE

Perala viridis (Spring buzzer)

Perala viridis
Perala viridis
Perala viridis

Perunga ochracea (Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper)

Perunga ochracea
Perunga ochracea
Nymph stage

Nymph stage
Perunga ochracea
Nymph stage

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)

Phyllotocus rufipennis (Nectar scarab)

Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis
Phyllotocus rufipennis

Platyptilia celidotus (Plume Moth)

Platyptilia celidotus
Platyptilia celidotus
Platyptilia celidotus

Platyzosteria melanaria (Common Eastern Litter Runner)

Platyzosteria melanaria
FEMALE

FEMALE
Platyzosteria melanaria
FEMALE

Pompilidae (family) (Unidentified Spider wasp)

Pompilidae (family)
Pompilidae (family)
Pompilidae (family)
Pompilidae (family)

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

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

Pseudofoenus sp. (genus) (Unidentified bee-parasite wasp, burrowing bee parasite wasp)

Pseudofoenus sp. (genus)
Pseudofoenus sp. (genus)
Pseudofoenus sp. (genus)

Pterohelaeus piceus (Pie-dish beetle)

Pterohelaeus piceus
Pterohelaeus piceus
Pterohelaeus piceus
Pterohelaeus piceus

Reduviidae (family) (An assassin bug)

Reduviidae (family)
Reduviidae (family)
Reduviidae (family)
Reduviidae (family)

Rhinotia sparsa (A belid weevil)

Rhinotia sparsa
Rhinotia sparsa
Rhinotia sparsa
Rhinotia sparsa

Rhytidoponera metallica (Greenhead ant)

Rhytidoponera metallica
Rhytidoponera metallica
Rhytidoponera metallica
Rhytidoponera metallica

Sarcophagidae (family) (Unidentified flesh fly)

Sarcophagidae (family)
Sarcophagidae (family)
Sarcophagidae (family)
Sarcophagidae (family)

Sarothrocrepis civica (An arboreal 'ground' beetle)

Sarothrocrepis civica
Sarothrocrepis civica
Sarothrocrepis civica

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

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

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