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natural history: insects
This represents our very modest attempt to cover the insect population of the Blue Tier. They are grouped informally into commonly accepted categories then ordered by family.
We have a page of insect thumbnails for a quick scan of some of the images (140kB).
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Ants
- Formicidae
- Myrmecia forficata - Inchman
- Myrmecia sp. - Jackjumper
Bees
- Anthoporidae
- Exoneura sp. - Red Bottom Bee
- Apidae
Beetles
- Cantharidae
- Chauliognathus lugubris - Soldier Beetle
- Chrysomelidae
- Altica pagana - Blue Metallic Flea Beetle
- Peltoschema orphana - Acacia Leaf Beetle
- Coccinellidae
- Harmonia conformis - Common Spotted Ladybird
- Elateridae
- Elatichrosis sp. - Click Beetle
- Lucanidae
- Hoplogonus bornemisszai (e) - Bornemisszas Stag Beetle
- Hoplogonus simsoni (e) - Simson's Stag Beetle
- Lycidae
- Porrostoma rhipidius - Long-nosed Lycid Beetle
- Mordellidae
- Mordella promiscua - Pintail Beetle
- Scarabaeidae
- Phyllotocus rufipennis. - Nectar Scarab
- Tenebrionidae
- Lepispilus sulcicollis - Darkling Beetle
- Ecnolagria grandis - Honeybrown Beetle
Bugs
- Pentatomidae
- Notius depressus - Flat Shield Bug
Butterflies & Moths
- Cossidae
- Endoxyla encalypti - Large Wattle Goat Moth
- Nymphalidae
- Geitoneura klugii - Klug's Xenica
- Vanessa kershawi - Australian Painted Lady
- Vanessa itea - Australian Admiral
- Papilionidae
- Graphium macleayanus - Macleay's Swallowtail
- Pieridae
- Pieris rapae - Cabbage White
Crickets
- Gryllacrididae
- Raspy Cricket (unidentified and possibly undescribed)
Damselflies and Dragonflies
- Gomphidae
- Austrogomphus guerini - Yellow-striped Hunter
- Telephlebiidae
- Austroaeschna hardyi - Lesser Tasmanian Darner
Flies
- Asilidae
- Daptolestes limbipennis? Robber Fly
- Tabanidae
- Scaptia sp.? - March Fly
- Tachinidae
- Rutila sp.? Bristle Fly
Grasshoppers
- Acrididae
- Tasmaniacris tasmaniensis - Tasmanian Grasshopper
Hanging Flies
- Bittacidae
- Harpobittacus sp. - Hanging Fly | details
Katydids
- Tettigoniidae
- Caedicia simplex - Bush Katydid
Lacewings
- Myrmeleontidae
- - Antlion
Praying Mantis
- Mantidae
- Orthodera ministralis - Green Mantid
Stoneflies
- Eustheniidae
- Eusthenia sp. - possibly E. lacustris
Wasps and sawfies
- Ichneumonidae
- Ichneumonid Wasp (unidentified)
- Pergidae
- Perga affinis Steel Blue Sawfly grubs
- Pompilidae
- Auplopus sp. - Black Spider Wasp
- Vespidae
- Vespula germanica - European Wasp
Weevils
- Curculionidae
Web:
- An extensive collection of moth and butterfly images are available at
TasMoths.
- The World of Stick
Insects (Phasmatodea)
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