HarveyPerkins

Naturalist since age 3 (probably earlier). Perennial and sustaining interests in insects and birds. Focus on other groups wax and wane with circumstances and exposure, but cover all biological categories. Began collecting insects as a teenager in Singapore in 1978; stopped collecting in 1987. Significant interest in birds began 1990, COG member since 1993, licenced bird bander since 2005. Local expertise in Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) from 2015. Scientific career mainly focussed on molecular and genetic means of pest control, particularly sheep blowfly (PhD) and recombinant myxomavirus approaches to rabbit control (through ANU, CSIRO Entomology, Pest Animal Control CRC). Now in Public Service with retirement imminent.

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Insects  |  Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Beetles (Coleoptera) Checkered Beetles (Cleridae) Click beetles (Elateridae) Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) Other beetles Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Stag beetles (Lucanidae) Water beetles (several families) Weevils (Curculionoidea) 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) Katydids (Tettigoniidae) Lacewings (Neuroptera) Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families) Moths (Lepidoptera) Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Case moths (Psychidae) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Emperor moths (Saturniidae) Geometer moths (Geometridae) Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Other moths Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Sun moths (Castniidae) Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Wood moths (Cossidae) Other insects Caddisflies (Trichoptera) Dobsonflies & Alderflies (Megaloptera) Earwigs (Dermaptera) Fleas (Siphonaptera) Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera) Stoneflies (Plecoptera) Thrips (Thysanoptera) Webspinners (Embioptera) Praying mantises (Mantodea) Primitive insects Other primitive insects Silverfish (Zygentoma) Springtails (Collembola) 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) Other true bugs Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) Water & Shore Bugs (several families) True flies (Diptera) Bee flies (Bombyliidae) Blow flies (Calliphoridae) Bristle Flies (Tachinidae) Flower-loving flies (Apioceridae) Hover flies (Syrphidae) Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae) March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) Mydas flies (Mydidae) Other true flies Pelecorhynchid flies (Pelecorhynchidae) Robber flies (Asilidae) Stiletto flies (Therevidae) Tangle-vein flies (Nemestrinidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Other wasps 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)

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