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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)

Alotartessus (genus) (Brown Leafhopper)

Alotartessus (genus)
Alotartessus (genus)
Nymph

Nymph
Alotartessus (genus)
Nymph

Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee)

Amegilla sp. (genus)
Amegilla sp. (genus)
Amegilla sp. (genus)
Amegilla sp. (genus)

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

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

Dysphania numana (Four O'Clock Moth)

Dysphania numana
Dysphania numana
Dysphania numana
Dysphania numana

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)

Fulgoroidea (superfamily) (Unidentified fulgoroid planthopper)

Fulgoroidea (superfamily)
Fulgoroidea (superfamily)
Fulgoroidea (superfamily)
Fulgoroidea (superfamily)

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

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

Oecophylla smaragdina (Green Tree Ant)

Oecophylla smaragdina
Oecophylla smaragdina
Oecophylla smaragdina
Oecophylla smaragdina

Pauropsalta melanopygia (Strident Squawker)

Pauropsalta melanopygia
Pauropsalta melanopygia

Petasida ephippigera (Leichhardt's grasshopper, Alyurr)

Petasida ephippigera
Petasida ephippigera
Petasida ephippigera
Petasida ephippigera

Platybrachys sp. (genus) (A gum hopper)

Platybrachys sp. (genus)
Platybrachys sp. (genus)
Platybrachys sp. (genus)
Platybrachys sp. (genus)

Tramea loewii (Common Glider)

Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii

Xylocopa sp. (A Carpenter Bee)

Xylocopa sp.
Xylocopa sp.
Xylocopa sp.
Xylocopa sp.

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