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South Pacific Heathland Reserve 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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Apis mellifera (European honey bee)

Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera

Asilidae (family) (Unidentified Robber fly)

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

Bombyliidae (family) (Unidentified Bee fly)

Bombyliidae (family)
Bombyliidae (family)
Bombyliidae (family)
Bombyliidae (family)

Callipappus australis (Bird of Paradise Fly)

Callipappus australis

Castiarina sexplagiata (Jewel beetle)

Castiarina sexplagiata
Castiarina sexplagiata
Castiarina sexplagiata

Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly)

Cerdistus sp. (genus)
Cerdistus sp. (genus)
Cerdistus sp. (genus)
Cerdistus sp. (genus)

Chrysolopus spectabilis (Botany Bay Weevil)

Chrysolopus spectabilis
Chrysolopus spectabilis
Chrysolopus spectabilis
Chrysolopus spectabilis

Cyclochila australasiae (Greengrocer, Yellow Monday, Masked devil)

Cyclochila australasiae
Cyclochila australasiae
Cyclochila australasiae

Diphucephala sp. (genus) (Green Scarab Beetle)

Diphucephala sp. (genus)
Diphucephala sp. (genus)
Diphucephala sp. (genus)
Diphucephala sp. (genus)

Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach)

Adult

Adult

Adult

Adult
Nymph

Nymph
Ellipsidion australe
Adult
Adult
Nymph

Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly)

Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus

Eristalis tenax (Drone fly)

Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax

Gynoplistia sp. (genus) (Crane fly)

Gynoplistia sp. (genus)
Gynoplistia sp. (genus)
Gynoplistia sp. (genus)
Gynoplistia sp. (genus)

Hypocysta metirius (Brown Ringlet)

Hypocysta metirius
Hypocysta metirius
Hypocysta metirius

Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus (Spider ant)

Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus
Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus
Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus

Mesodina halyzia (Eastern Iris-skipper)

Mesodina halyzia
Mesodina halyzia
Mesodina halyzia

Ocirrhoe unimaculata (Green Stink Bug)

Ocirrhoe unimaculata
Ocirrhoe unimaculata
Ocirrhoe unimaculata

Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer)

Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum caledonicum

Pieris rapae (Cabbage White)

Pieris rapae
Pupa case

Pupa case
Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae
Pupa case

Psaltoda moerens (Redeye cicada)

Psaltoda moerens
Psaltoda moerens
Psaltoda moerens

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