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Moruya, NSW

Moruya, NSW 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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Acrida conica (Giant green slantface)

ADULT

ADULT

Acrida conica
NYMPH

NYMPH
Acrida conica
ADULT
NYMPH

Aeolochroma metarhodata (Tea-tree Emerald)

Aeolochroma metarhodata
Underside

Underside
Underside

Underside
Underside
Underside

Agrotis infusa (Bogong Moth, Common Cutworm)

Male

Male

Female

Female
Male underside

Male underside
Agrotis infusa
Male
Female
Male underside

Agrotis munda (Brown Cutworm)

Male

Male

Female

Female
Agrotis munda
Agrotis munda
Male
Female

Alapadna pauropis (Variable Spot-wing)

Alapadna pauropis
Alapadna pauropis
Alapadna pauropis

Amata nigriceps (A Handmaiden moth)

Amata nigriceps
Photo RL (ALA)

Photo RL (ALA)
Amata nigriceps
Photo RL (ALA)

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

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

Anoplognathus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Christmas beetle)

Anoplognathus sp. (genus)
Anoplognathus sp. (genus)
Anoplognathus sp. (genus)
Anoplognathus sp. (genus)

Anthela acuta (Common Anthelid)

Anthela acuta
Anthela acuta
Anthela acuta

Anthelidae (family) (Unidentified Anthelid moth or Australian woolly bear)

Anthelidae (family)
Anthelidae (family)
Anthelidae (family)

Aoplocnemis sp. (genus) (A weevil)

Aoplocnemis sp. (genus)
Aoplocnemis sp. (genus)
Aoplocnemis sp. (genus)

Apiocera sp. (genus) (A flower loving fly)

Apiocera sp. (genus)
Apiocera sp. (genus)
Apiocera sp. (genus)

Aridaeus thoracicus (Tiger Longicorn Beetle)

Aridaeus thoracicus
Aridaeus thoracicus
Aridaeus thoracicus
Aridaeus thoracicus

Asilidae (family) (Unidentified Robber fly)

Asilidae (family)
Asilidae (family)
Asilidae (family)
Asilidae (family)

Asura lydia (Lydia Lichen Moth)

Asura lydia
Asura lydia
Male

Male
Asura lydia
Male

Australothis rubrescens (Indian Weed Caterpillar)

Australothis rubrescens
Australothis rubrescens
Australothis rubrescens

Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Common Flatwing)

Austroargiolestes icteromelas
Austroargiolestes icteromelas
Austroargiolestes icteromelas
Austroargiolestes icteromelas

Betasyrphus serarius (White-banded Slender Hoverfly)

Betasyrphus serarius

Calomela moorei (Acacia Leaf Beetle)

Calomela moorei
Calomela moorei
Calomela moorei

Calyptrate (subsection) (Unidentified house-flies, blow-flies and their allies)

Calyptrate (subsection)
Calyptrate (subsection)
Calyptrate (subsection)
Calyptrate (subsection)

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