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Click beetles (Elateridae)
Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)
Carab beetles (Carabidae)
Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)
Lady beetles (Coccinellidae)
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Chrysolopus spectabilis (Botany Bay Weevil) at Bonny Hills, NSW by pls047
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (28-spotted potato ladybird or Hadda beetle) at Shark Creek, NSW by Topwood
Unidentified Jewel beetle (Buprestidae) at Tyndale, NSW by Topwood
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (28-spotted potato ladybird or Hadda beetle) at Tyndale, NSW by Topwood
Anoplognathus montanus at Laurieton, NSW by Brouhaha
Unidentified Beetle (Coleoptera) at Lorne, NSW by Butlinz
Eupoecila australasiae (Fiddler Beetle) at Dunbogan, NSW by Nette
Unidentified Other beetle at Pipeclay, NSW by MVM
Unidentified Beetle (Coleoptera) at Palmers Island, NSW by Topwood
Unidentified Beetle (Coleoptera) at Pillar Valley, NSW by Topwood
Macrogyrus sp. at Gibberagee, NSW by Bungybird
Repsimus aeneus (Green Christmas beetle) at Gibberagee, NSW by Bungybird
Agrianome spinicollis at Gibberagee, NSW by Bungybird
Repsimus aeneus (Green Christmas beetle) at Gibberagee, NSW by Bungybird
Repsimus aeneus at Gibberagee, NSW by Bungybird
Macrogyrus sp. at Gibberagee, NSW by Bungybird
Rhytiphora sp. (genus) at Gibberagee, NSW by Bungybird
Macrogyrus sp. at Gibberagee, NSW by Bungybird
Acalolepta sp. at Gibberagee, NSW by Bungybird
Ancita sp. (genus) at Diggers Camp, NSW by Topwood
Aridaeus thoracicus (Tiger Longicorn Beetle) at Shark Creek, NSW by Topwood

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:
6 Dec 2024
The second photo is a shield bug nymph. Please remove the photo.
Chrysolopus spectabilis
Topwood wrote:
26 Nov 2024
Thank you Mark.
Unidentified Jewel beetle (Buprestidae)
MarkH wrote:
26 Nov 2024
This is a type of scarab beetle in the Melolonthinae family
Unidentified Jewel beetle (Buprestidae)
HaukeKoch wrote:
25 Nov 2024
More likely A. viriditarsis, but would be best to see the underside.
Anoplognathus montanus
HaukeKoch wrote:
9 Jan 2024
Female. Good you got a shot of the underside; this species is otherwise quite similar to A. montanus, but doesn't have the continuous bands of white setae across the abdominal segments on the underside.
Anoplognathus viriditarsis

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Eupoecila australasiae at Dunbogan, NSW

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Repsimus aeneus at Gibberagee, NSW

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Repsimus aeneus at Gibberagee, NSW

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