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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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Agrotis infusa (Bogong Moth, Common Cutworm)

Male

Male

Female

Female
Male underside

Male underside
Agrotis infusa
Male
Female
Male underside

Aphididae (family) (Unidentified aphid)

Aphididae (family)
Aphididae (family)
Aphididae (family)
Aphididae (family)

Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth)

Male

Male

Female

Female
Larva

Larva
Apina callisto
Male
Female
Larva

Apis mellifera (European honey bee)

Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera

Belenois java (Caper White)

Belenois java
Belenois java
Belenois java
Belenois java

Bibionidae (family) (Bibionid fly)

FEMALE

FEMALE

MALE

MALE
Bibionidae (family)
Bibionidae (family)
FEMALE
MALE

Bibionomorpha (infraorder) (Unidentified Gnat, Gall Midge or March Fly)

Bibionomorpha (infraorder)
Bibionomorpha (infraorder)
Bibionomorpha (infraorder)
Bibionomorpha (infraorder)

Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly)

Calliphora augur
Calliphora augur
Calliphora augur
Calliphora augur

Calyptrate (subsection) (Unidentified house-flies, blow-flies and their allies)

Calyptrate (subsection)
Calyptrate (subsection)
Calyptrate (subsection)
Calyptrate (subsection)

Chrysodeixis argentifera (Tobacco Looper)

Chrysodeixis argentifera
Chrysodeixis argentifera
Chrysodeixis argentifera

Ciampa arietaria (Brown Pasture Looper Moth)

Male

Male

Female

Female
Male underside

Male underside
Male
Female
Male underside

Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified)

Diptera (order)
Diptera (order)
Diptera (order)
Diptera (order)

Epidesmia chilonaria (Golden-winged Epidesmia)

Epidesmia chilonaria
showing some underside

showing some underside
showing some hindwing

showing some hindwing
Epidesmia chilonaria
showing some underside
showing some hindwing

Eurymelinae (subfamily) (Unidentified eurymeline leafhopper)

Eurymelinae (subfamily)
Eurymelinae (subfamily)
Eurymelinae (subfamily)
Eurymelinae (subfamily)

Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly)

MALE

MALE

FEMALE

FEMALE
Heteronympha merope
Heteronympha merope
MALE
FEMALE

Hippotion scrofa (Coprosma Hawk Moth)

Hippotion scrofa
Hippotion scrofa
Hippotion scrofa
Hippotion scrofa

Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) rotundiceps (Hylaeine colletid bee)

Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) rotundiceps
Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) rotundiceps
Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) rotundiceps

Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus (Hylaeine colletid bee)

Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus

Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus (Plasterer bee)

Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus

Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) littleri (Hylaeine colletid bee)

Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) littleri
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) littleri
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) littleri

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