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Kakadu, NT

Kakadu, NT 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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Acrididae sp. (family) (Unidentified Grasshopper)

Acrididae sp. (family)
Acrididae sp. (family)
Acrididae sp. (family)
Acrididae sp. (family)

Amenia sp. (genus) (Yellow-headed Blowfly)

Amenia sp. (genus)
Amenia sp. (genus)
Amenia sp. (genus)
Amenia sp. (genus)

Brachydiplax denticauda (Palemouth Dragonfly)

Brachydiplax denticauda
Brachydiplax denticauda
Brachydiplax denticauda
Brachydiplax denticauda

Cepora perimale ssp. scyllara (Caper Gull (Australian Subspecies))

Cepora perimale ssp. scyllara
Cepora perimale ssp. scyllara
Cepora perimale ssp. scyllara
Cepora perimale ssp. scyllara

Danaus petilia (Lesser wanderer)

Danaus petilia
Danaus petilia
Danaus petilia
Danaus petilia

Dysphania numana (Four O'Clock Moth)

Dysphania numana
Dysphania numana
Dysphania numana
Dysphania numana

Eretmocera chrysias (A Tropical longhorned moth (Scythrididae)

Eretmocera chrysias
Eretmocera chrysias

Euophistes sp. (euophistes)

Euophistes sp.
Euophistes sp.
Euophistes sp.

Eurema sp. (Genus) (Grass Yellow Butterflies)

Eurema sp. (Genus)
Eurema sp. (Genus)
Eurema sp. (Genus)
Eurema sp. (Genus)

Graphium eurypylus (Pale Triangle)

Graphium eurypylus
Graphium eurypylus
Graphium eurypylus
Graphium eurypylus

Hypolimnas bolina (Varied Eggfly)

Hypolimnas bolina
Hypolimnas bolina
Hypolimnas bolina
Hypolimnas bolina

Junonia orithya (Blue pansy)

Junonia orithya
Junonia orithya
Junonia orithya
Junonia orithya

Lathrecista asiatica subsp. festa (Australasian Slimwing)

Lathrecista asiatica subsp. festa
Lathrecista asiatica subsp. festa
Lathrecista asiatica subsp. festa
Lathrecista asiatica subsp. festa

Morabidae (family) (Unidentified matchstick grasshopper)

Morabidae (family)
Morabidae (family)
Morabidae (family)
Morabidae (family)

Neurothemis stigmatizans (Painted Grasshawk)

Neurothemis stigmatizans
Neurothemis stigmatizans
Neurothemis stigmatizans
Neurothemis stigmatizans

Nyctemera (genus) (A Tiger moth (Arctiini))

Nyctemera (genus)
Nyctemera (genus)
Nyctemera (genus)
Nyctemera (genus)

Odontomachus sp. (genus) (Trap-jaw ants)

Odontomachus sp. (genus)
Odontomachus sp. (genus)
Odontomachus sp. (genus)
Odontomachus sp. (genus)

Oecophylla smaragdina (Green Tree Ant)

Oecophylla smaragdina
Oecophylla smaragdina
Oecophylla smaragdina
Oecophylla smaragdina

Olene dryina (Lymantriinae)

Olene dryina
Olene dryina

Pauropsalta melanopygia (Strident Squawker)

Pauropsalta melanopygia
Pauropsalta melanopygia

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