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Ochrogaster lunifer

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Perga brullei

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Unidentified Longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae)

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Hippotion scrofa

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Unidentified Cricket (Orthoptera, several families)

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Endoxyla encalypti

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Unidentified Scarab beetle (Scarabaeidae)

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Unidentified Longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae)

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Unidentified Katydid (Tettigoniidae)

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Unidentified Grasshopper (several families)

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Castiarina quadrifasciata

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Neocuris discoflava

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Unidentified Grasshopper, Cricket or Katydid (Orthoptera)

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Castiarina pallidiventris

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Mordellidae (family)

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Julodimorpha saundersii

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Unidentified Stiletto fly (Therevidae)

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Sphex sp. (genus)

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Catasarcus carbo

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Vanessa kershawi

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Unidentified Bee fly (Bombyliidae)

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Ammophila sp. (genus)

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Cosmodes elegans

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Bathytricha leonina

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Unidentified Moth (Lepidoptera)

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Helicoverpa (genus)

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Unidentified Moth (Lepidoptera)

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Sceliodes cordalis

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Agrotis munda

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Unidentified Moth (Lepidoptera)

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Dasypodia selenophora

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Unidentified Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae)

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Unidentified Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae)

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Astraeus flavopictus

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Unidentified Moth (Lepidoptera)

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Julodimorpha saundersii

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Hippotion celerio

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Unidentified Blue or Copper (Lycaenidae)

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Insects

• Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
• Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
• Beetles (Coleoptera)
  • Click beetles (Elateridae)
  • Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)
  • Carab beetles (Carabidae)
  • Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)
  • Lady beetles (Coccinellidae)
  • Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
  • Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae)
  • Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)
  • Stag beetles (Lucanidae)
  • Water beetles (several families)
  • Weevils (Curculionoidea)
  • Other beetles
  • Checkered Beetles (Cleridae)
  • Rove beetles (Staphylinidae)
• 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)
• Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
  • Crickets (Orthoptera, several families)
  • Grasshoppers (several families)
  • Katydids (Tettigoniidae)
• Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families)
• Moths (Lepidoptera)
  • Anthelid moths (Anthelidae)
  • Case moths (Psychidae)
  • Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)
  • Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
  • Emperor moths (Saturniidae)
  • Geometer moths (Geometridae)
  • Hawk moths (Sphingidae)
  • Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
  • Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
  • Sun moths (Castniidae)
  • Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)
  • Tiger moths (Arctiinae)
  • Tortricid moths (Tortricidae)
  • Wood moths (Cossidae)
  • Other moths
• Praying mantises (Mantodea)
• Primitive insects
  • Silverfish (Zygentoma)
  • Springtails (Collembola)
  • Other primitive insects
• 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)
  • Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)
  • Water & Shore Bugs (several families)
  • Other true bugs
• True flies (Diptera)
  • Bee flies (Bombyliidae)
  • Blow flies (Calliphoridae)
  • Bristle Flies (Tachinidae)
  • Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)
  • Flower-loving flies (Apioceridae)
  • Hover flies (Syrphidae)
  • Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae)
  • March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)
  • Mydas flies (Mydidae)
  • Pelecorhynchid flies (Pelecorhynchidae)
  • Robber flies (Asilidae)
  • Stiletto flies (Therevidae)
  • Tangle-vein flies (Nemestrinidae)
  • Other true flies
• Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
  • Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae)
  • 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)
  • Other wasps
  • Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)
• Other insects
  • Plant Lice (Psocodea, Pscoptera, several families)
  • Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
  • Dobsonflies & Alderflies (Megaloptera)
  • Earwigs (Dermaptera)
  • Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
  • Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera)
  • Stoneflies (Plecoptera)
  • Termites (superfamily Termitoidea)
  • Thrips (Thysanoptera)
  • Webspinners (Embioptera)
  • Fleas (Siphonaptera)
  • Lice (Psocodea, Phthiraptera, several families)
• Lacewings (Neuroptera)
  • Antlions (Myrmeleontidae)
  • Brown Lacewings (Hemerobiidae)
  • Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae)
  • Other Lacewings (several families)
• Unidentified Insect Galls
  • Acacia Galls
  • Eucalyptus Galls
  • Other Plant Galls

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