Insects
Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

Cockroach (Blattodea, several families) field guide

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A good reference for Cockroaches is the book “A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia” by David Rentz. https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/6710/

This webpage by the CSIRO is also useful:
http://anic.ento.csiro.au/insectfamilies/order_overview.aspx?OrderID=42509&PageID=overview

Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

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Balta bicolor (A balta cockroach)

Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor

Calolampra sp. (genus) (Bark cockroach)

Calolampra sp. (genus)
Calolampra sp. (genus)
Calolampra sp. (genus)
Calolampra sp. (genus)
Calolampra sp. (genus)
Calolampra sp. (genus)

Ellipsidion sp. (genus) (A diurnal cockroach)

Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)

Molytria perplexa (Bark Cockroach)

Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa
Molytria perplexa

Molytria sp. (genus) (A cockroach)

Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)
Molytria sp. (genus)

Platyzosteria similis (Red-legged litter runner)

Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis
Platyzosteria similis
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