Compiled by Dr. Ian Faithfull since 2015, while visiting and collecting at Mt. Oak. This list is current at April 2024.
Introduced species are marked with an asterix - *
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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ARANEAE - Spiders |
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Missulena ?occatoria |
Red-headed mouse spider |
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Austracantha minax |
Spiny or jewel spider |
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Eriophora biapicata |
Garden orbweaver |
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Phonognatha graffei |
Leaf-curling spider |
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Neosparassus sp.1 |
Badge huntsman |
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Neoparassus sp.2 |
Badge huntsman |
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Lampona cylindrata |
White-tailed spider |
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Lycosa sp |
Wolf spider |
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Nicadamus ?peregrinus |
Wandering red-and-black spider |
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Dolomedes sp |
Water spider |
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Bavia ludicra |
Jumping spider |
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Omoedus sp. |
Ant-eating jumping spider |
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Delena cancerides |
Social huntsman |
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?Isopoda sp. |
A huntsman |
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Latrodectus hasselti |
Red-back spider |
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?Storena sp. |
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ACARINA - Mites |
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?Eriophyidae sp. |
c. 1mm long, pale yellowish brown |
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*Aceria chondrillae |
Chondrilla gall mite, Skelton weed gall mite |
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*Aculus hyperici |
St. John's Wort mite |
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?Trombidium sp. |
Velvet mite |
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SCORPIONIDA - Scorpions |
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Lychas marmoreus |
Little marbled scorpion |
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Urodacus manicatus |
Black Rock Scorpion |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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NEMATOMORPHA |
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Gordiidae |
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Sp.1 |
Gordian worm |
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NEMATA - Nematodes, Roundworms |
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Neotylenchidae |
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Fergusobia sp. |
Fergusobia nematode |
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PLATYHELMINTHES - Flatworms |
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TURBELLARIA - Planarians |
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TRICLADA |
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black and yellow sp. |
Land planarian |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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AMPHIPODA, GAMMARIDEA |
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?Arcitalitrus sp. |
Landhopper |
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ISOPODA |
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*Porcellio scaber |
Common slater |
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Paratya austaliensis |
Common freshwater shrimp |
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Cherax destructor |
Common Yabby |
BLATTODEA. Cockroaches
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Blaberidae |
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Calolampra sp. |
Calolampra |
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Molytria sp. |
Grassland cockroach |
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Laxta friedmani |
Friedman's trilobite cockroach |
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Laxta granicollis |
Common trilobite cockroach |
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Blattidae |
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?Platyzosteria sp |
7 mm nymph, thoracic edges yellowish, first hind tarsomere yellow |
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Platyzosteria sp. |
c. 22 mm, lateral edge of S7 yellow |
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Platyzosteria biglumis |
Convex litter runner |
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Platyzosteria melanaria |
Common eastern litter runner |
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?Temnelytra sp. |
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Ectobiidae |
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?Dyakinodes sp. |
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Ellipsidion sp. |
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?Hensaussurea sp. |
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Johnrehnia concisa |
Confusing cockroach |
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Neoternopteryx sp. |
30 mm, orangey-brown |
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Paratemnopteryx couloniana |
The coulon |
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?Robshelfordia sp. |
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?Ectoneura pallidula |
Variable ectoneura |
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?Balta sp.1 |
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?Balta sp. nr. spuria |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Forficulidae |
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*Forficula auricularia |
European earwig |
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Pygidicranidae |
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Pygidicranidae sp. |
Earwig |
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Spongiphoridae |
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Spongiphoridae sp. |
Earwig -5 mm, tricoloured brown, pale legs, triangular forceps |
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Apovostox/Marava sp. |
Earwig |
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Labiduridae |
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Labidura sp. |
Earwig |
DIPTERA. True Flies
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Tipulidae - Crane Flies |
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Limoninae sp. |
Crane fly |
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Culicidae - Mosquitoes |
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Aedes notoscriptus |
Common backyard mosquito |
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Aedes rubrithorax |
mosquito |
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Aedes sp. nr. calcariae & camptorhynchus |
mosquito |
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Aedes sp. |
mosquito |
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Chironomidae - Midges |
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Chironominae sp. |
- c. 5 mm, greyish, yellowish legs |
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Chironomus australis |
midge |
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Chironomus ?(Cryptochironomus) dycei |
Green midge |
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Tanytarsus sydneyensis |
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Simuliidae - Black Flies |
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sp.1 |
Black fly - c.1.7 mm, black, brown legs |
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Cecidomyiidae - Gall Midges |
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Cecidomyiidae sp. |
- 4 mm wing, moniliform antenna |
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?Cystiphora schmidti |
Chondrilla gall midge |
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Mycetophilidae - Fungus Gnats |
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Orfelia sp. |
Fungus gnat |
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Sciaridae - Dark-winged Fungus Gnats |
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?Sciara sp. |
Dark-winged fungus gnat |
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Tabanidae - March Flies |
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Dasybasis neocirrus |
March fly |
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Scaptia nr. auriflua |
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?Scaptia -?Pseudoscione |
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Stratiomyidae - Soldier Flies |
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sp.1 |
Soldier fly |
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Boreoides subulatus |
Wingless soldier fly |
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Therevidae, Stiletto Flies |
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Therevidae sp. |
- 9 mm, rhagionid-like, hairy |
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?Acraspisoides sp. |
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Agapophytus sp. |
- 10 mm, black & white striped wings, abdomen with two narrow white bands |
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Ectinorhynchus sp. 1 |
- abdomen with white pollenosity |
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Ectinorhynchus sp. 2 |
- 12 mm, red abdomen |
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Asilidae - Robber Flies |
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Asilidae sp. |
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Asilus sp. |
-28 mm |
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?Cerdistus sp. |
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Leptogaster sp. |
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?Phellus sp. |
-33 mm long, yellow patches on abdominal tergites |
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Mydidae |
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Miltinus sp.1 |
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Miltinus sp.2 |
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Bombyliidae - Bee Flies |
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Sisyromyia sp. |
Bee fly |
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Villa sp. |
Bee fly |
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Empididae - Dancing Flies |
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Empis sp. |
- 2.5mm |
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Dolichopodidae - Stilt Flies |
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sp.1 |
Stilt fly - 4 mm, metallic blue/green |
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?Heterospilopus sp. |
Stilt fly |
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Phoridae - Coffin Flies |
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sp. 1 |
Hump-backed fly - 2-3 mm, pale reddish brown |
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sp. 2 |
- 2 mm, black, legs paler |
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Syrphidae - Hover Flies |
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Eristalis tenax |
Drone fly, Rat-tail maggot |
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Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) viridiceps |
Hover fly |
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Microdon sp. |
Hover fly |
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Lauxaniidae - Picture Wings, Flower Flies |
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Sapromyza sp. |
Black fly |
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Lonchaeidae |
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Lamprolonchaea brouniana |
Metallic-green tomato fly |
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Tephritidae - Fruit Flies |
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*Euaresta bullans |
Bathurst burr seed-fly |
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Oedaspis sp. nr. sp. E |
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*Urophora stylata |
Spear thistle gall fly |
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Heleomyzidae |
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Tapeigaster sp. 1 |
-4.5 mm, blue & green wing reflections |
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Tapeigaster sp. 2 |
- 6-8 mm, orange wings, striped abdomen |
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Sphaeroceridae - Small Dung Flies |
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Leptocera sp. |
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Agromyzidae - Leafminer Flies |
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Agromyzidae sp. 1 |
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Drosophilidae - Vinegar Flies, Small Fruit Flies |
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sp.1 |
- 2mm |
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Chloropidae - Grass Flies, Cereal Fruitflies |
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Chloropidae sp. 1 |
-3 mm, orangey yellow, 3 black stripies on thorax, whitish scutellum |
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Chloropidae sp. 2 |
-2 mm, blackish, yellowish legs |
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Chloropidae sp. 3 |
-1.5 mm, dark, yellow & black legs |
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?Gaurax tonnoiri |
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Muscidae - House Flies |
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Muscidae sp. 1 |
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Muscidae sp. 2 |
- 6 mm, grey, infuscations on r-m & m-cu |
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Musca domestica |
House fly |
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Musca vetustissima |
Bush fly |
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Calliphoridae - Blow Flies |
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Calliphora stygia |
Common brown blowfly |
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sp. 2 |
Blowfly - 6 mm,abdomen strongly green metallic |
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sp. 3 |
Blowfly - 6 mm, very dark blue-green metallic |
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Sarcophagidae - Flesh Flies |
Large sp.as photographed by P.Jensen |
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Tachinidae |
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Tachinidae sp. 1 |
-9 mm, black, legs strongly spined |
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Tachinidae sp. 2 |
-14 mm, grey brown, Rutilia-like |
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Tachinidae sp. 3 |
-7 mm, orange & black abdomen |
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Carcelia sp. |
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?Cuphocera sp. |
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?Goniophthalmus sp. |
-8mm, blowfly-like |
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Senostoma sp. 1 |
- eyes close together |
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Senostoma sp. 2 |
- eyes wider apart |
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?Tritaxys sp. |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Psyllidae - Lerp insects, Psyllids |
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Anoeconeassa sp. |
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?Cardiapsina sp. |
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Creiis lituratus spp. group |
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Ctenarytaina sp. |
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?Glycaspis (Synglycaspis) sp. |
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Hyalinaspis sp. |
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Lasiopsylla sp. |
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Spondyliaspis nigra |
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Triozidae |
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Aacanthocnema sp. -not casuarinae |
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Schediotroza sp. |
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Aleyrodidae - Whiteflies |
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Aleyrodidae sp. |
Whitefly |
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Aphididae - Aphids |
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?*Rhopalosiphum padi |
?Oat aphid |
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*Tuberolachnus salignus |
Giant willow aphid |
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*Aphis chloris |
Hypericum stem aphid |
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Eriococcidae - Felt Scales |
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Apiomorpha sp. 1 |
10 mm torpedo gall |
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Apiomorpha sp. 2 |
lemon-shaped 21 x 16 x 15 mm gall |
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Apiomorpha sp. 3 |
female gall ellipsoidal 25 x 13 mm, male gall club-shaped 10 mm long |
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Apiomorpha sp. 4 |
4-winged, 45 mm long |
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Cicadidae - Cicadas |
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?Cicadetta abdominalis |
Small dark species, orange banded abdomen |
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?Cyclochila australasiae |
Yellow Monday |
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?Diemeniana euronotiana |
Small brownish species |
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Macrotristria angularis |
Cherrynose |
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Psaltoda moerens |
Redeye |
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Aphrophoridae - Spittle Bugs |
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Bathylus albicinctus |
Spittlebug |
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Philagra parva |
Cuckoo-spit insect |
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Machaerotidae |
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Chaetophyes compacta |
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Cicadellidae - Leafhoppers |
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Austroagalloides grisea |
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Austroasca viridigrisea |
Vegetable leafhopper |
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Balclutha sp. |
possibly rieki or saltuella |
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Batractomorphus angustatus |
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Carvaka elegantula |
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Exitianus plebius |
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'Idiocerus' sp. |
4 mm, lemon yellow & black |
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Kahaono sp. |
pale apricot, tegmen greenish, apically smoky & red veined |
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Kahaono viridis |
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?Nesoclutha sp. |
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*Orosius argentatus |
Common brown leafhopper |
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Reuplemmeles hobartensis |
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Rosopaella ?kirkaldyi |
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Stenocotis depressa |
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Xestocephalus tasmaniensis |
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Eurymelidae - Treehoppers |
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Eurymela distincta |
Treehopper - bluish-black, scarlet abdomen, 2 large white spots on forewing |
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Eurymela fenestrata |
Treehopper - dark brown, white wing spots |
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Eurymelops rubrovittata |
Treehopper - black, 2 dark red forewing bands |
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Katipo rubrivenosa |
Treehopper - bright red wing base |
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Delphacidae |
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Delphacinae sp. |
3 mm, pale brown |
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?Cixiidae |
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?Cixiidae sp. |
6 mm, brown |
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Achilidae |
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Achilidae sp. |
10 mm, green |
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Tropiduchidae |
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sp. 1 |
4 mm, brown with glossy black upper body |
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Veliidae - Small Water Striders |
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Microvelia -Austromicrovelia- sp. |
Small water strider |
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Microvelia -Pacificovelia- oceanica |
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Gerridae - Water Striders |
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Aquarius antigone |
Pond skater, Water strider |
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Nepidae - Water Scorpions |
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Ranatra dispar |
Needle bug |
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Corixidae - Water Boatmen |
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Micronecta annae |
Water boatman |
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Micronecta ?carinata |
Water boatman |
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Notonectidae - Backswimmers |
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Anisops sp. 1 |
Backswimmer |
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Anisops sp. 2 |
Backswimmer |
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Enithares woodwardi |
Backswimmer |
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Anthocoridae - Flower Bugs |
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Anthocoridae sp. |
2 mm, brown |
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Nabidae - Damsel Bugs |
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Tropiconabis nigrolineata |
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Miridae - Mirids |
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sp. 1 |
5 mm, black striped on cream with red |
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Bryocorinae sp. |
8 mm, rich reddish brown wings |
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Phylinae sp. 1 |
2.5 mm, greenish brown, covered in short dark hairs |
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Phylinae sp. 2 |
3.5 mm, green, similar to Taylorilygus pallidulus |
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?Eucerocoris sp. |
red thorax and underside of head, black and white striped abdomen |
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Campylomma liebknechti |
Apple dimpling bug |
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Reduviidae - Assassin Bugs |
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Emesinae sp. |
8, 12 mm, extraordinarily elongated prothorax, villous hairy, pale brown |
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Harpactocorinae sp. |
5mm nymph, glossy black with white striping & spots |
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Stenopodainae sp. |
14 mm, brown, numerous small spines on fore femurs and head |
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Ectomocoris sp. |
18 mm, red-orange & blue-black |
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Gminatus australis |
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Nyllius sp. |
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?Opisthoplatys sp. |
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Peirates sp. |
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Ploiaria sp. |
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Aradidae - Flat Bugs, Bark Bugs |
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Aradidae sp. 1 |
Flat bug - 5 mm, reticulated corium, ridged mesoscutum |
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Aradidae sp. 2 |
Flat bug - 5.5 mm, dark reddish brown, very rounded scutellum |
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Lygaeidae - Seed Bugs, Cinch Bugs |
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Rhyparachrominae sp. 1 |
4.5-5.5 mm, long haired |
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Rhyparachrominae sp. 2 |
6 mm, not hairy |
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?Dilompus sp. |
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Nysius clevlandensis |
Grey cluster bug |
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Nysius vinitor |
Rutherglen bug |
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Stenophyella macreta |
Grass bug |
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Pyrrhocoridae - Stainers |
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Dindymus versicolor |
Harlequin bug |
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Dysdercus sidae |
Pale cotton stainer |
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Coreidae - Squash Bugs |
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Amorbus obscuricornis |
Gum tree bug |
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Alydidae - Grass Bugs |
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Melanocanthus scutellaris |
Small brown bean bug |
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Mutusca brevicornis |
Grass bug |
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Plataspididae |
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sp. 1 |
3 mm, glossy black, yellow edge to scutellum |
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Cydnidae - Burrowing Bugs |
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Adrisa erichsoni |
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Philapodemus australis |
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Acanthasomatidae |
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sp. 1 |
7 mm, white marked scutellum |
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sp. 2 |
5 mm, subtriangular, body appears inflated, khaki brown with white & black markings |
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?Amphaces sp. |
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Scutelleridae - Jewel Bugs |
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?Choerocoris paganus |
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Morbora australis |
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Scutiphora pedicellata |
Metallic shield bug |
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Pentatomidae - Shield Bugs |
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Agonoscelis rutila |
Horehound bug |
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Cuspicona sp. thoracica group |
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Cuspicona simplex |
Green potato bug |
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Dictyotus caenosus |
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Diemenia rubromarginata deyrollei |
Brown shield bug |
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Morna sp. |
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?Notius consputus |
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Notius depressus |
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Oechalia schellenbergii |
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Poecilometis strigatus |
HYMENOPTERA. Sawflies, Wasps, Bees & Ants
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Tenthredinidae |
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*Caliroa cerasi |
Pear and cherry slug |
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*Nematus oligospilus |
Willow sawfly |
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Pergidae - Pergid Sawflies |
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?Eurys sp. |
4 mm, black, legs partly yellowish brown |
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Neoeurys variabilis |
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Lophyrotoma analis |
Ironbark sawfly |
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?Perga sp. |
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?Pseudoperga sp. |
13 mm, black with yellow markings |
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Stephanidae |
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sp. |
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Evaniidae - Hatchet Wasps |
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?Evania sp. |
Hatchet wasp |
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Ichneumonidae - Ichneumons |
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Amblyclastus melanops |
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?Anacis sp. |
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Anacis sp. |
7 mm, black, white & orange |
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Dicamptus fuscicornis |
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Echthromorpha intricatoria |
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Enicospilus sp. nr. inghami |
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Enicospilus pulkus |
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Gotra sp. |
c. 19 mm incl. ovipositor, hind coxae cream |
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Heteropelma sp. |
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Ichneumon promissorius |
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Isdromas sp. |
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Lissonota sp. 1 |
c. 14 mm, forewing 6 mm, no 3r-m in forewing, flagellum with pale band |
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Lissonota sp. 2 |
16 mm, forewing 7 mm with 3r-m, abdomen mainly red |
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Lissopimpla excelsa |
Orchid dupe |
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Metopius sp. |
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Netelia sp. 1 |
Orange caterpillar parasite- pronounced eye indentation opposite antenna, yellow face, orangey-brown pterostigma, darkened tarsi |
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Netelia sp. 2 |
Orange caterpillar parasite - eye weakly indented, orange face, very dark brown pterostigma, black abdominal line |
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Trathala sp. |
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Trichomma sp. |
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Braconidae - Braconids |
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sp.1 |
2.5 mm, orange head |
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sp.2 |
c. 4 mm, dark brown |
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sp.3 |
2 mm, black, orange-brown legs |
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?Adeliinae sp. |
c. 3.5 mm, black, brown appendates, antenna c. 30segments |
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?Cheloninae sp. |
5-6 mm, orange head, fore & mid legs & base of abdomen,otherwise brown or black, very large eyes, antenna c. 42 segments |
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Braconinae sp. 1 |
c 12 mm, red head, blackish body, whiteT1 & T2, brown wings |
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Braconinae sp. 2 |
c 12 mm, red head, blackish body, whiteT1 & T2, brown wings |
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Alciodes sp. |
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?Ascogaster sp. |
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?Callibracon sp. 1 |
28 mm incl. ovipositor |
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?Callibracon sp. 2 |
12 mm, orange head, white petiole, otherwise black, wings infuscate |
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Cotesia sp. |
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?Dinocampus coccinellae |
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Monomachidae |
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Monomachus sp. |
Wingless soldier fly parasite |
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Diapriidae |
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Ambositrinae sp. |
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Scelionidae - Grasshopper Egg Parasites |
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Scelio chortoicetes |
Locust parasitoid |
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Cynipidae - Gall Wasps |
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*Andricus sp. |
Oak gall wasp |
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Chalcididae |
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Chalcidinae sp. |
4 mm, brownish black, red-brown hind legs, hind femur not tuberculate |
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Brachymeria sp. |
5 mm, glossy greenish black, red-brown hind legs, hind femur spined |
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Eurytomidae - Seed Chalcids |
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Austrodecatoma sp. |
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?Bruchophagus sp. |
2-3 mm, black & yellow |
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Torymidae |
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Megastigmus sp. 1 |
pale yellow |
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Megastigmus sp. 2 |
yellow & black body |
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Podagrion sp. |
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?Torymoides sp. 1 |
2 mm, metallic green, gaster very smooth, brilliant blue & dark brown |
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?Torymoides sp. 2 |
2-3 mm, bright metallic green, yellow legs |
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Pteromalidae |
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Pteromalidae sp. 1 |
3-4 mm, black, yellow legs |
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Pteromalidae sp. 2 |
c. 1.5 mm, dark blackish metallic blue, legs yellowish |
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Peteromalidae sp. 3 |
c. 2 mm, metallic green, pale yellow legs |
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?Pteromalinae sp.4 |
2-3 mm, hairy, dark metallic green, yellow legs |
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Encyrtidae |
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?Copidosoma sp. |
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Psyllaephagus sp. |
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Aphelinidae |
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?Aphelinidae sp. |
c. 2 mm, yellowish |
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Eulophidae |
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Eulophidae sp. |
male with ramose antenna |
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?Ophelimus sp. |
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Chrysididae - Emerald Wasps |
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?Chrysis sp. |
Emerald wasp - c. 10 mm, blue & green |
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Primeuchroeus sp. |
Emerald wasp |
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Pompilidae - Spider Wasps |
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sp 1 |
4.5 mm, metasoma grey striped |
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Turneromyia sp. |
Black and white spider wasp |
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Mutillidae - Velvet Wasps |
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Mutillidae sp.1 |
6 mm, black, reddish legs, golden pubescence |
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Mutillidae sp. 2 |
4 mm, black, gold pubescence |
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Mutillidae sp. 3 |
black, reddish legs, white bands on distal margins T2 & T3 |
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Mutillidae sp. 4 |
T2 red sided |
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Tiphiidae - Flower Wasps |
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Thynninae sp. 1 |
10 mm, black |
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Thynninae sp. 2 |
11 mm, black, legs & much of metasoma red |
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?Catocheilus sp. |
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Diamma bicolor |
Blue-ant |
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Scoliidae - Hairy Flower Wasps |
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Scolia ?verticalis |
Hairy flower wasp |
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Vespidae - Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Paper-nest Wasps |
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sp. 1 |
8-10 x 5-6 x 3 mm red dirt/clay cells |
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Abispa ephippium |
Mason wasp |
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Delta sp. |
Mud wasp |
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Paralastor sp. 1 |
14 mm, black & orange banded abdomen |
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Paralastor sp. 2 |
8, 13 mm, black, brown & cream striped abdomen |
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?Polistinae sp. |
wood pulp nest, a hollow cone, 1 cell, 9 x 4 mm, grey |
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*Vespula germanica |
European wasp |
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Formicidae - Ants |
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Amblyopone sp. |
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Anonychomyrma sp. |
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Camponotus sp. 7 |
Sugar ant - 12 mm, saddle-shaped trunk, densely hairy, gaster golden-haired, head reddish brown, trunk reddish black |
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Camponotus sp. 8 |
Sugar ant - c. 8 mm, long pale legs, pale band on segment 2 of gaster |
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Camponotus sp. 9 |
Sugar ant - c. 5.5 mm, very dark brown-black |
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Camponotus sp. 10 |
"Gold bum" - 6 mm, dense golden-brown prostrate pilosity on upper side of first 3 gaster segments |
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Camponotus 'claripes' |
Sugar ant |
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Camponotus 'consobrinus' |
Sugar ant |
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Camponotus 'intrepidus' |
Sugar ant |
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Camponotus ?'nigriceps' |
Sugar ant |
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Camponotus 'rubiginosus' |
Sugar ant |
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Camponotus 'suffusus' |
Sugar ant |
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Iridomyrmex sp. |
3 mm, yellowish black |
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Iridomyrmex purpureus |
Meat ant |
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Melophorus sp. |
9 mm, black, glossy, legs pale yellowish |
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Myrmecia sp. nr. pilosula |
Jumper ant - small, black, yellow mandibles |
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Myrmecia forficata |
Bull ant |
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Myrmecia simillima |
Bull ant - black abdomen & head, red-brown legs & body, yellow mandibles |
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Notoncus sp. 4 |
c. 4 mm, complex trunk profile, rounded mesonotal projection, glabrous |
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Notoncus ectatommoides |
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Notoncus 'enormis' |
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Notoncus gilberti |
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Ochetellus glaber |
Black house ant |
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Papyrius nitidus |
Coconut ant |
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Paratrechina sp |
c. 2mm, medium brown |
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Pheidole sp. 1 |
1.5 mm, very dark brown, paler appendages |
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Pheidole sp. 2 |
1.2 mm, all pale brown |
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Pheidole sp. 3 |
strong ridging on cheeks |
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Polyrachis ?hirsuta |
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Polyrachis patiens |
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Polyrachis phryne |
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Polyrachis semiaurata |
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Polyrachis 'sidnica' |
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Ponera sp. |
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Rhytidoponera 'metallica' |
Greenhead ant |
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Rhytidoponera tasmaniensis |
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Solenopsis sp. |
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Technomyrmex sp. |
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Tetramorium sp. |
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Sphecidae - Mud Daubers, Sand Wasps |
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wasp sp. |
cocoon 13 x 7 mm, colour like gold leaf |
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Exeirus lateritius |
Cicada killer |
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Podalonia tydei suspiciosa |
Red & black digger wasp |
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Scleriphron laetum |
Mud dauber |
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Colletidae |
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Amphylaeus sp |
Bee |
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Hylaeus (Euprosopis) elegans |
Bee |
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Halictidae |
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Laioglossum sp. |
c. 4 mm, black, tibiae & tarsi brown |
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Megachilidae - Leaf-cutting Bees |
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Megachile sp. |
Leafcutter bee - 6 mm, pale brownish hairs |
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Anthophoridae - Mortar Bees, Carpenter Bees |
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Amegilla sp. |
Blue-banded bee |
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Apidae - Social Bees |
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*Apis mellifera |
Honeybee |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Rhinotermitidae |
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Coptotermes sp. |
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Termitidae |
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Nasutitermes exitiosus |
Dampwood termite |
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Termopsidae |
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?Porotermes sp. |
LEPIDOPTERA. Moths and Butterflies
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Hepialidae - Swift moths |
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Oncopera sp. |
Corbie |
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Oxycanus dirempta |
Variable oxycanus moth |
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Trictena atripalpis |
Bardi ghost moth |
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Aderidae |
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Nemophora chrysolamprella. |
Longhorn moth |
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Psychidae - Case moths |
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Cebysa leucotelus. |
Lichen casemoth |
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Clania ignobilis. |
Faggot casemoth |
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Clania lewinii. |
Faggot casemoth |
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Lepidoscia sp. |
Casemoth |
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'Lomera' sp. |
Grass casemoth |
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Psychanisa ?baliodes |
Casemoth |
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Sentica sp. |
Casemoth |
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Buccalatricidae |
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Ogmograptis sp. |
Scribbly gum moth |
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Oelophoridae |
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?Chrysonoma fascialis |
A concealer moth |
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Garrha sp. |
A concealer moth (2 spp. seen) |
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Tortricidae - Leafroller moths |
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Cydia pomonella |
Codling moth |
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Zygaenidae - Forester moths |
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Pollanisus sp. |
Forester moth |
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Limocodidae - Cup moths |
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Limacodidae sp. |
Cup moth |
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Pterophoridae - Plume moths |
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Stenoptilia zophodactylus |
Dowdy plume moth |
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Pyralidae |
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Crambinae sp. |
Meal moth |
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Hednota bivitella |
Meal moth |
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Hednota relatalis |
Meal moth |
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Uresiphita ornithopteralis |
Tree lucern moth |
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Geometridae - Geometer moths |
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Anachloris subochraria |
Golden grass carpet moth |
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?Aponotoreas sp. |
Carpet moth |
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Aporoctena sp. |
Carpet moth |
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Arhodia lasiocamparia |
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?Casbia sp. |
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?Chlorocoma sp. |
Green emerald |
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Circopetes obtusata |
Grey twisted moth |
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Crysiphona ocultaria |
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Cyneoterpna wilsoni |
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Dithalama cosmospila |
Grey spotted wave moth |
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Epidesmia hypenaria |
Long-nosed epidesmia |
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Epidesmia perfabricata |
Grey epidesmia |
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Gastrophora henricaria |
Beautiful leaf moth |
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Idaea costaria |
White-edged wave moth |
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Melanodes anthracitaria |
Black geometrid moth |
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Pholodes sinistraria |
Frilled bark moth |
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Phrataria bijugata |
Bold phrataria |
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Poecilasthena anthodes |
Orange-grounded delicate moth |
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Scopula optivata |
Varied wave moth |
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Scopula perlata |
Cream wave moth |
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Scopula rubraria |
Reddish wave moth, Plantain moth |
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Selidosema leucoplecta |
Intricate bark moth |
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Smyriodes trigamma |
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?Tapinogyna sp. |
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Taxeotis didymosticha |
Twins taxeotis |
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Taxeotis stereospila |
Oval spot taxeotis |
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Hesperiidae - Skipper butterflies |
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?Herimosa albovenata |
White-veined sand-skipper |
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Taractrocera papyria |
White-banded grass dart |
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Trapezites eliena |
Orange ochre |
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Trapezites ?lutea |
Yellow ochre |
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Pieridae - Whites & Yellows butterflies |
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Belenois java |
Caper white |
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Delias aganippe |
Wood white, Spotted jezabel |
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Delias harpalyce |
Imperial white, Imperial jezabel |
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Eurema smilax |
Small grass yellow |
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Nymphalidae - Nymphs, Browns etc. butterflies |
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Charaxes sempronius |
Tailed emperor |
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Danaus plexippus |
Wanderer |
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Geitoneura acantha |
Eastern ringed xenica |
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Geitoneura klugii |
Klug's xenica |
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Heteronympha merope |
Common brown |
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Junonia villida |
Meadow argus |
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Vanessa itea |
Australian admiral |
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Vanessa kershawi |
Australian painted lady |
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Lycaenidae - Blues, Coppers etc. butterflies |
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Hyochrysops delicia |
Moonlight jewel |
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Jalmenus evagoras |
Common imperial blue |
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Lampides boeticus |
Pea blue |
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Nacaduba biocellata |
Double-spotted line-blue |
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Paralucia aurifera |
Bright copper |
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Paralucia pyrodiscus |
Fiery copper |
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Theclinesthes serpentata |
Saltbush blue |
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Zizina labradus |
Common grass blue |
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Anthelidae |
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Anthela ocellata |
Eye-spot anthelid |
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Anthela varia |
Varied anthelid |
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Chelepteryx collesi |
Batwing moth |
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Saturniidae - Emperor Moths |
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Opodiphthera eucalypti |
Emperor gum moth |
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Opodiphthera helena |
Helena gum moth |
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Sphingidae - Hawk Moths |
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Hippotion scrofa |
Coprosma hawk moth |
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Notodontidae |
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Destolmia lineata |
Streaked notodontid |
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Epicoma contristis |
Yellow-spotted Epicoma |
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Neola semiaurata |
Golden Notodontid |
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Trichiocerus sparshalli |
Sparshall's moth |
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Oenosandridae |
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Discophlebia catocalina |
Yellow-tailed stub-moth |
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Arctiidae - Tiger moths |
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Aloa marginata |
Donovan's tiger moth |
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Amata nigriceps group sp. 2 |
spotted tiger moth |
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Anestia semiochrea |
Marbled Footman |
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Asura lydia |
Lydia lichen moth |
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Eutane terminalis |
Banded lichen moth |
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Halone coryphoea |
Eastern Halone |
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Nyctemera amicus |
Senecio moth |
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Phenacomorpha bisecta |
Bisected footman |
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Scoliacma nana |
Diminutive footman |
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Spilosoma curvata |
Crimson tiger moth |
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Termessa laeta |
Propitious footman |
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Termessa shepherdi |
Shepherd's footman |
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Thallarcha sp. |
a footman |
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Tigrioides alterna |
Alternating footman |
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Utetheisa pulchelloides |
Heliotrope moth |
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Nolidae |
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Uraba lugens |
Gumleaf skeletonizer |
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Erebidae |
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Crioa hades |
Chestnut crest |
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Dasypodia selenophora |
Old lady moth |
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Pantydia capistrata |
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Noctuidae - Owlworms, Cutworms, Armyworms |
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sp. 1 |
32 mm wingspan, medium brown |
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sp. 2 |
32 mm wingspan, creamy black pattern |
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sp. 3 |
25 mm wingspan |
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Agrotis infusa |
Bogong moth |
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Agrotis munda |
Brown cutworm |
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Apina callisto |
Pasture day moth |
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Comocrus behri |
a dayflying moth |
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?Eutrichopida latinus |
a dayflying moth |
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Helicoverpa armigera |
Corn earworm |
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Helicoverpa punctigera |
Native budworm |
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Leucania diatrecta |
Double-lined noctuid |
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Mythimna convecta |
Common armyworm |
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Neumichtis nigerrima |
Black noctuid |
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Periscepta polysticta |
a dayflying moth |
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?Persectania ewingii |
Southern armyworm |
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Phalaenoides tristifica |
a dayflying moth |
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?Proteuxoa sp. |
- very dark |
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Proteuxoa tortisigna |
Streaked rictonis |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Amorphoscelidae |
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?Paroxipilus sp. |
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Mantidae |
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Archimantis sp. |
mantid |
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Bolbe ?nigra |
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Orthodera ministralis |
Garden mantid |
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Pseudomantis albofimbriata |
False garden mantid |
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Tenodera australasiae |
Purple-winged mantid |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Corydalidae |
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Archichauliodes guttiferus guttiferus |
Dobsonfly |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Berothidae |
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?Austroberothella sp. |
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Chrysopidae - Green Lacewings |
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Apterochrysa edwardsi |
Green lacewing |
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?Mallada signatus |
Green lacewing |
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Hemerobiidae |
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Micromus tasmaniae |
Tasman's lacewing |
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Mantispidae - Mantis Lacewings |
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Campion australasiae |
Mantis lacewing |
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Campion tenuistrigus |
Mantis lacewing |
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Myrmeleontidae - Antlions |
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Austrogymnocnemia bipuncta |
Antlion |
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Distoleon bistrigatus |
Antlion |
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Heoclisis fundata |
Antlion |
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Myrmelion acer |
Antlion |
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Nymphidae |
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Nymphes myrmelionides |
Blue eyed lacewing |
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Osmylidae |
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Stenosmylus tenuis |
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Psychopsidae |
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Psychopsis sp. |
Silky lacewing - forewing 18 mm, with 7 black spots |
ODONATA: Dragonflies and Damselflies
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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
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DAMSELFLIES |
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Xanthagrion erythroneurum |
Red & blue damselfly |
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Diphlebia nymphoides |
Arrowhead rockmaster |
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Austrolestes analis |
Slender ringtail |
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?Austrolestes io |
Iota ringtail |
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Austroargiolestes icteromelas |
Common flatwing |
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Nosostica solida |
Orange threadtail |
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Ischnura aurora |
Aurora bluetail |
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Ischnura heterosticta |
Common bluetail |
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Synlestes weyersii tillyardi |
Bronze Needle |
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DRAGONFLIES |
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Adversaechna brevistyla |
Blue-spotted hawker |
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Austrogomphus cornutus |
Unicorn hunter |
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Austrogomphus guerini |
Yellow-striped hunter |
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Hemicordulia tau |
Tau emerald |
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Diplacodes harmatodes |
Scarlet percher |
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Orthretrum caledonicum |
Blue skimmer |
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Synthemis eustalacta |
Swamp tigertail |
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Austroaeschna subapicalis |
Conehead darner |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Tettigoniidae - Katydids |
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Caedicia sp. |
green, red edges of thorax & abdomen, red tip of femur |
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Conocephalus semivittatus |
Blackish meadow katydid |
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Polichne parvicauda |
Short-tailed polichne |
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Gryllacrididae - Raspy Crickets |
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Gryllacrididae sp |
25 mm, wingless |
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Gryllotalpidae, Mole Crickets |
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Gryllotalpa sp. australis group |
Mole cricket |
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Gryllotalpa ?monanka |
Dark night mole cricket |
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Gryllidae - Crickets |
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Bobilla sp. |
Grassland pygmy cricket |
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Eurygryllodes sp. |
Cricket - 10 mm, pale brown |
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Tetrigidae |
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?Paratettix albolimbatus |
Pygmy grasshopper |
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Pyrgomorphidae - Pyrgomorph Grasshoppers |
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Atractomorpha similis |
Northern grass pyrgomorph |
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Acrididae - Grasshoppers & Locusts |
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Acrida conica |
Giant green slantface, Longheaded grasshopper |
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Austroicetes frater |
Southern austroicetes |
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Caledia captiva |
Caledia |
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Chortoicetes termnifera |
Australian plague locust |
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Coryphistes ruricola |
Bark-mimicking grasshopper, violet/purple race |
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Cryptobothrus chrysophorus |
Golden bandwing |
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Gastrimargus musicus |
Yellow-winged locust |
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Goniaea australasiae |
Gumleaf grasshopper |
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Heteropternis obscurella |
Long-legged bandwing |
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Kosciuscola cognatus |
Common montane grasshopper |
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Oedaleus australis |
Eastern oedaleus |
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Macrotona australis |
Common macrotona |
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Phaulacridium vittatum |
Wingless grasshopper |
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?Praxibulus sp. |
Praxibulus |
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Urnisa guttulosa |
Common urnisa |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Gripopterygidae |
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sp. 1 |
Stonefly |
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?Dinotoperla sp. |
Stonefly |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Ectopsocidae |
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Ectopsocidae sp. |
Booklice |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Phlaeothripidae |
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Phlaeothripidae sp. |
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?Idolothrips sp. |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Lepismatidae |
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*Ctenolepisma longicaudata |
Silverfish |
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Scientific Name |
Common Name & Notes |
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Leptoceridae |
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Triplectides sp. |
Long-horned caddis fly |
Molluscs
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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
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GASTROPODA. Snails |
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Helicidae |
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*Helix (Cryptomphalus) aspersa |
Common garden snail |
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Limacidae |
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*Deroceras reticulatum |
Reticulated slug |
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*Deroceras panormitanum |
Brown slug |
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*Lehmannia nyctelia |
Striped field slug |
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*Limax maximus |
Leopard slug, Geat striped garden slug |
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Milacidae |
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*Milax gatates |
Black keeled slug |
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Physidae |
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*Physa acuta |
Water snail |
