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Byron Bay, 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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Aconophora compressa (Lantana Stemsucking Treehopper)

Aconophora compressa

Aconophorini (tribe) (A treehopper)

Aconophorini (tribe)

Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant)

Formicidae (family)
Formicidae (family)
Formicidae (family)
Formicidae (family)

Ischnura aurora (Aurora Bluetail)

Ischnura aurora
Ischnura aurora
Ischnura aurora
Ischnura aurora

Limoniidae (family) (Unknown Limoniid Crane Fly)

Limoniidae (family)
Limoniidae (family)
Limoniidae (family)
Limoniidae (family)

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly)

Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps

Micraspis frenata (Striped Ladybird)

Micraspis frenata
Micraspis frenata
Micraspis frenata
Micraspis frenata

Oxysarcodexia varia (Striped Dung Fly)

Oxysarcodexia varia
Oxysarcodexia varia
Oxysarcodexia varia
Oxysarcodexia varia

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia (Ant fly)

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia

Polyrhachis ammon (Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant)

Polyrhachis ammon
Polyrhachis ammon
Polyrhachis ammon
Polyrhachis ammon

Polyrhachis sp. (genus) (A spiny ant)

Polyrhachis sp. (genus)
Polyrhachis sp. (genus)
Polyrhachis sp. (genus)
Polyrhachis sp. (genus)

Rhytidoponera metallica (Greenhead ant)

Rhytidoponera metallica
Rhytidoponera metallica
Rhytidoponera metallica
Rhytidoponera metallica

Tephritidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Fruit or Seed fly)

Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)

Uroplata girardi (Lantana Hispid)

Uroplata girardi
Uroplata girardi
Uroplata girardi
Uroplata girardi
811,169 sightings of 22,071 species from 13,823 members
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