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Surf Beach, NSW

Surf Beach, 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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Scopula optivata (Varied Wave)

Scopula optivata
Scopula optivata
Scopula optivata

Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth)

Scopula rubraria
Female

Female
Reddish hindwings

Reddish hindwings
Scopula rubraria
Female
Reddish hindwings

Spathulina acroleuca (A seed fly)

A mating pair

A mating pair

Spathulina acroleuca
Spathulina acroleuca
Spathulina acroleuca
A mating pair

Stenoptilia zophodactylus (Dowdy Plume Moth)

Stenoptilia zophodactylus
Stenoptilia zophodactylus
Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes (A limoniid crane fly)

Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes
Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes
Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes

Tabanidae (family) (Unidentified march or horse fly)

Tabanidae (family)
Tabanidae (family)
Tabanidae (family)
Tabanidae (family)

Tessaromma undatum (Velvet eucalypt longhorn beetle)

Tessaromma undatum
Tessaromma undatum
Tessaromma undatum

Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family) (Unidentified Crane Fly)

Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family)
Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family)
Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family)

Torbia viridissima (Gum Leaf Katydid)

Torbia viridissima
Torbia viridissima
Nymph

Nymph
Torbia viridissima
Nymph

Trachymela sloanei (Australian tortoise beetle, Small eucalyptus tortoise beetle)

Trachymela sloanei
Trachymela sloanei
Trachymela sloanei

Trapezites symmomus (Splendid Ochre)

Trapezites symmomus
Trapezites symmomus
Trapezites symmomus
Trapezites symmomus

Triclista guttata (March or Horse Fly)

Triclista guttata
Triclista guttata
Triclista guttata
Triclista guttata

Trigonidium sp. (genus) (A Sword-tail Cricket)

Trigonidium sp. (genus)
Trigonidium sp. (genus)
Trigonidium sp. (genus)
Trigonidium sp. (genus)

Trigonospila sp. (genus) (A Bristle Fly)

Trigonospila sp. (genus)
Trigonospila sp. (genus)
Trigonospila sp. (genus)
Trigonospila sp. (genus)

Uresiphita ornithopteralis (Tree Lucerne Moth)

Uresiphita ornithopteralis
Underside

Underside
Larva

Larva
Uresiphita ornithopteralis
Underside
Larva

Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady)

Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi
Vanessa kershawi

Xanthogaleruca luteola (Elm leaf beetle)

Xanthogaleruca luteola
Xanthogaleruca luteola
Xanthogaleruca luteola
Xanthogaleruca luteola

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