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Pieris rapae

Mike

Archimantis latistyla

angmarrob

Unidentified Social or paper-nest wasp (Vespidae, Polistinae or Vespinae)

Badger

Creophilus erythrocephalus

Anjaj

Harmonia conformis

angmarrob

Unidentified Butterfly (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)

angmarrob

Laeviscolia frontalis

angmarrob

Unidentified Ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

trevorpreston

Unidentified Crane fly, midge, mosquito & gnat (several families)

trevorpreston

Sarticus cyaneocinctus

trevorpreston

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Adelium sp. (genus)

trevorpreston

Dindymus versicolor

trevorpreston

Celibe limbata

trevorpreston

Pheidole sp. (genus)

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Tenodera australasiae

trevorpreston

Rhytidoponera metallica

trevorpreston

Phaulacridium vittatum

trevorpreston

Unidentified Termite (superfamily Termitoidea)

trevorpreston

Oecophoridae (family)

trevorpreston

Rhytidoponera metallica

trevorpreston

Oenosandra boisduvalii

trevorpreston

Vespula germanica

trevorpreston

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trevorpreston

Phaulacridium vittatum

trevorpreston

Unidentified Ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

trevorpreston

Poecilometis strigatus

trevorpreston

Unidentified Earwig (Dermaptera)

trevorpreston

Gryllotalpa nitidula

Paul4K

Ecnolagria grandis

Paul4K

Unidentified Ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Paul4K

Unidentified Wasp (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Paul4K

Vespula germanica

davidmsly

Unidentified Other beetle

angmarrob

Helea ovata

AlexHenry

Apis mellifera

Christine

Unidentified Weevil (Curculionoidea)

Christine

Erina hyacinthina

Christine

Nacaduba biocellata

Christine

Erina hyacinthina

Christine

Dynastinae (subfamily)

AaronClausen

Unidentified Insect

CrustyMud

Blepharotes coriarius

Sheena

Eumeninae (subfamily)

CrustyMud

Adversaeschna brevistyla

mbmiyagi

Insects

• Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
• Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
• Beetles (Coleoptera)
  • Click beetles (Elateridae)
  • Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)
  • Carab beetles (Carabidae)
  • Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)
  • Lady beetles (Coccinellidae)
  • Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
  • Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae)
  • Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)
  • Stag beetles (Lucanidae)
  • Water beetles (several families)
  • Weevils (Curculionoidea)
  • Other beetles
  • Checkered Beetles (Cleridae)
  • Rove beetles (Staphylinidae)
• Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
  • Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae)
  • Nymphs (Nymphalidae)
  • Skippers (Hesperiidae)
  • Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
  • Whites & Yellows (Pieridae)
• Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
• Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)
• Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)
  • Damselflies (Zygoptera)
  • Dragonflies (Anisoptera)
• Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
  • Crickets (Orthoptera, several families)
  • Grasshoppers (several families)
  • Katydids (Tettigoniidae)
• Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families)
• Moths (Lepidoptera)
  • Anthelid moths (Anthelidae)
  • Case moths (Psychidae)
  • Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)
  • Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
  • Emperor moths (Saturniidae)
  • Geometer moths (Geometridae)
  • Hawk moths (Sphingidae)
  • Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
  • Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
  • Sun moths (Castniidae)
  • Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)
  • Tiger moths (Arctiinae)
  • Tortricid moths (Tortricidae)
  • Wood moths (Cossidae)
  • Other moths
• Praying mantises (Mantodea)
• Primitive insects
  • Silverfish (Zygentoma)
  • Springtails (Collembola)
  • Other primitive insects
• Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)
• Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)
• Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)
• Stick insects (Phasmatodea)
• True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)
  • Assassin bugs (Reduviidae)
  • Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)
  • Water & Shore Bugs (several families)
  • Other true bugs
• True flies (Diptera)
  • Bee flies (Bombyliidae)
  • Blow flies (Calliphoridae)
  • Bristle Flies (Tachinidae)
  • Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)
  • Flower-loving flies (Apioceridae)
  • Hover flies (Syrphidae)
  • Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae)
  • March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)
  • Mydas flies (Mydidae)
  • Pelecorhynchid flies (Pelecorhynchidae)
  • Robber flies (Asilidae)
  • Stiletto flies (Therevidae)
  • Tangle-vein flies (Nemestrinidae)
  • Other true flies
• Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
  • Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae)
  • Parasitic wasps (numerous families)
  • Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae)
  • Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae)
  • Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)
  • Spider wasps (Pompilidae)
  • Other wasps
  • Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)
• Other insects
  • Plant Lice (Psocodea, Pscoptera, several families)
  • Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
  • Dobsonflies & Alderflies (Megaloptera)
  • Earwigs (Dermaptera)
  • Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
  • Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera)
  • Stoneflies (Plecoptera)
  • Termites (superfamily Termitoidea)
  • Thrips (Thysanoptera)
  • Webspinners (Embioptera)
  • Fleas (Siphonaptera)
  • Lice (Psocodea, Phthiraptera, several families)
• Lacewings (Neuroptera)
  • Antlions (Myrmeleontidae)
  • Brown Lacewings (Hemerobiidae)
  • Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae)
  • Other Lacewings (several families)
• Unidentified Insect Galls
  • Acacia Galls
  • Eucalyptus Galls
  • Other Plant Galls

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