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Tennent, ACT

Tennent, ACT field guide

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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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Adoxia benallae (Leaf beetle)

Adoxia benallae
Adoxia benallae
Adoxia benallae
Adoxia benallae

Amorbus (genus) (Eucalyptus Tip bug)

MALE

MALE

FEMALE

FEMALE
NYMPH

NYMPH
Amorbus (genus)
MALE
FEMALE
NYMPH

Amycterus abnormis (Ground weevil)

Amycterus abnormis
Amycterus abnormis
Amycterus abnormis

Anthrax maculatus (A bee fly)

Anthrax maculatus
Anthrax maculatus
Anthrax maculatus

Argynnina cyrila (Forest Brown, Cyril's Brown)

Argynnina cyrila
Argynnina cyrila
Argynnina cyrila

Bobilla aff. victoriae

Bobilla aff. victoriae
Bobilla aff. victoriae
Bobilla aff. victoriae
Bobilla aff. victoriae

Calomela bartoni (Acacia Leaf Beetle)

Calomela bartoni
Calomela bartoni
Calomela bartoni

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

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

Crocanthes glycina (Crocanthes glycina)

Crocanthes glycina
Crocanthes glycina
Crocanthes glycina

Cryptobothrus chrysophorus (Golden Bandwing)

Cryptobothrus chrysophorus
Cryptobothrus chrysophorus
Cryptobothrus chrysophorus
Cryptobothrus chrysophorus

Eurymela distincta (Gumtree leafhopper)

Eurymela distincta
Eurymela distincta
Nymph

Nymph
Nymph

Lanciana montana (Montane Ground Shield-back)

Lanciana montana
Lanciana montana
Lanciana montana
Lanciana montana

Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly)

Melangyna sp. (genus)
Larvae

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

Meritastis ursina (A Tortricid moth)

Meritastis ursina
Meritastis ursina
Meritastis ursina
Meritastis ursina

Myrmecia pyriformis (A Bull ant)

Myrmecia pyriformis
Myrmecia pyriformis
Myrmecia pyriformis

Myrmecia simillima (A Bull Ant)

Myrmecia simillima
Myrmecia simillima
Myrmecia simillima

Neolucia agricola (Fringed Heath-blue)

Neolucia agricola
Neolucia agricola
Neolucia agricola
Neolucia agricola

Paralucia aurifera (Bright Copper)

Paralucia aurifera
Paralucia aurifera
Paralucia aurifera
Paralucia aurifera

Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis (Black bark mantis or Boxing mantis)

FEMALE

FEMALE

Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis
MALE

MALE
Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis
FEMALE
MALE

Paropsisterna agricola (Eucalyptus leaf beetle)

Paropsisterna agricola
Paropsisterna agricola
Paropsisterna agricola
Paropsisterna agricola

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