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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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Iridomyrmex rufoniger (Tufted Tyrant Ant)

Iridomyrmex rufoniger
Iridomyrmex rufoniger
Iridomyrmex rufoniger
Iridomyrmex rufoniger

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) (Ant)

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)

Ischnura aurora (Aurora Bluetail)

Ischnura aurora
Ischnura aurora
Ischnura aurora
Ischnura aurora

Junonia villida (Meadow Argus)

Junonia villida
Junonia villida
Larvae

Larvae
Junonia villida
Larvae

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) (A Crane Fly)

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus)
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus)
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus)

Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly)

Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis

Lepturidea punctulaticollis (Red-legged comb-clawed beetle)

Lepturidea punctulaticollis
Lepturidea punctulaticollis
Lepturidea punctulaticollis

Lissopimpla excelsa (Orchid dupe wasp, Dusky-winged Ichneumonid)

female

female

male

male
female

female
Lissopimpla excelsa
female
male
female

Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly)

Lucilia cuprina
Lucilia cuprina
Lucilia cuprina

Lucilia sp. (genus) (A blowfly)

Lucilia sp. (genus)
Lucilia sp. (genus)
Lucilia sp. (genus)
Lucilia sp. (genus)

Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper)

Macrotona australis
Macrotona australis
Nymph stage

Nymph stage
Macrotona australis
Nymph stage

Mantidae - egg case (family) (Egg case of praying mantis)

Mantidae - egg case (family)
Mantidae - egg case (family)
Mantidae - egg case (family)
Mantidae - egg case (family)

Mantodea (order) (Unidentified praying mantis)

Mantodea (order)
Mantodea (order)
Mantodea (order)
Mantodea (order)

Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly)

Melangyna sp. (genus)
Larvae

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

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly)

Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps

Mictis profana (Crusader Bug)

ADULT FEMALE

ADULT FEMALE

A late-instar nymph

A late-instar nymph
ADULT MALE

ADULT MALE
Mictis profana
ADULT FEMALE
A late-instar nymph
ADULT MALE

Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle)

Mordellidae (family)
Mordellidae (family)
Mordellidae (family)
Mordellidae (family)

Muscidae (family) (Unidentified muscid fly)

Muscidae (family)
Muscidae (family)
Muscidae (family)
Muscidae (family)

Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug)

Mutusca brevicornis
Mutusca brevicornis
IMMATURE

IMMATURE
IMMATURE

Myrmecia sp. (genus) (Bull ant or Jack Jumper)

Myrmecia sp. (genus)
Myrmecia sp. (genus)
Myrmecia sp. (genus)
Myrmecia sp. (genus)

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