Insects

Insects

Overview

140645
sightings
692
significant sightings
6268
species
1821
contributors
39.55
sightings per day (avg)
75.74
sightings per contributor (avg)

Species richness

18404InsectMoth (Lepidoptera)Beetle (Coleoptera)True fly (Diptera)True bug (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)Wasp (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)Grasshopper, Cricket or Katydid (Orthoptera)Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)Butterfly (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)Leafhopper or planthopper (Hemiptera, several families)Dragonfly or Damselfly (Odonata)Ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)Lacewing (Neuroptera)Other insectCicada (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)Cockroach (Blattodea, several families)Psyllid, lerp, aphid or whitefly (Hemiptera, several families)Sawfly (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)Scale insect or Mealybug (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)Praying mantis (Mantodea)Primitive insectStick insect (Phasmatodea)Unidentified Insect Gall

Survey effort

Sightings

Significant sightings

Moderator discretion 694
ACT Most Wanted! 514
NSW Government Priority Species 44
Total 1,252

Sensitivity level

Not Sensitive 130,533
Sensitive 2,831
Highly Sensitive 1,971
Unknown 472
Total 135,807

Conservation level

Local native 123,421
Exotic 3,842
Vulnerable * 2,811
Rare or uncommon native 2,102
Non-local native 680
Migratory 502
Endangered * 422
Cosmopolitan 412
Very rare / threatened 379
Unknown 257
Vagrant native 31
Critically endangered * 1
Locally extinct 0
Total 134,860

Invasiveness level

Non-invasive or negligible 130,782
Minor weed or pest 1,900
Major weed or pest 1,134
Medium weed or pest 733
Unknown 311
Severe weed or pest 0
Total 134,860
815,061 sightings of 22,176 species from 13,940 members
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