Insects

Insects

Overview

140293
sightings
692
significant sightings
6247
species
1812
contributors
39.52
sightings per day (avg)
75.93
sightings per contributor (avg)

Species richness

18341InsectMoth (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! 513
NSW Government Priority Species 43
Total 1,250

Sensitivity level

Not Sensitive 130,081
Sensitive 2,825
Highly Sensitive 1,967
Unknown 471
Total 135,344

Conservation level

Local native 122,991
Exotic 3,830
Vulnerable * 2,811
Rare or uncommon native 2,096
Non-local native 678
Migratory 502
Endangered * 421
Cosmopolitan 407
Very rare / threatened 379
Unknown 256
Vagrant native 31
Critically endangered * 1
Locally extinct 0
Total 134,403

Invasiveness level

Non-invasive or negligible 130,346
Minor weed or pest 1,892
Major weed or pest 1,131
Medium weed or pest 724
Unknown 310
Severe weed or pest 0
Total 134,403
813,135 sightings of 22,143 species from 13,890 members
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