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Mittagong, NSW

Mittagong, 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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Agrotis munda (Brown Cutworm)

Male

Male

Female

Female
Agrotis munda
Male
Female

Anoplognathus brunnipennis (Green-tailed Christmas beetle)

Anoplognathus brunnipennis
Anoplognathus brunnipennis
Anoplognathus brunnipennis
Anoplognathus brunnipennis

Anoplognathus porosus (Porosus Christmas beetle)

Anoplognathus porosus
Anoplognathus porosus
Anoplognathus porosus
Anoplognathus porosus

Anthela varia (Hairy Mary)

Male

Male

Female

Female
Anthela varia
Male
Female

Archimantis latistyla (Stick Mantis, Large Brown Mantis)

Archimantis latistyla
Archimantis latistyla
Archimantis latistyla

Balta bicolor (A balta cockroach)

Male above, female below

Male above, female below

Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor
Male above, female below

Belenois java (Caper White)

Belenois java
Belenois java
Belenois java
Belenois java

Candalides xanthospilos (Yellow-spotted Blue)

Candalides xanthospilos
Candalides xanthospilos
Candalides xanthospilos

Cryptocheilus sp. (genus) (Spider wasp)

Cryptocheilus sp. (genus)
Cryptocheilus sp. (genus)
Cryptocheilus sp. (genus)
Cryptocheilus sp. (genus)

Cyclocephala signaticollis (Argentinian scarab)

Cyclocephala signaticollis
Cyclocephala signaticollis
Cyclocephala signaticollis

Cyclochila australasiae (Greengrocer, Yellow Monday, Masked devil)

Cyclochila australasiae
Cyclochila australasiae
Cyclochila australasiae

Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly)

Dasybasis sp. (genus)
Dasybasis sp. (genus)
Dasybasis sp. (genus)
Dasybasis sp. (genus)

Didymuria violescens (Spur-legged stick insect)

Image showing the leg spurs

Image showing the leg spurs

Didymuria violescens
Didymuria violescens
Didymuria violescens
Image showing the leg spurs

Endoxyla (genus) (Unknown Wood Moth)

Endoxyla (genus)
Endoxyla (genus)
Endoxyla (genus)
Endoxyla (genus)

Episcaphula pictipennis (Fungus Beetle)

Episcaphula pictipennis
Episcaphula pictipennis
Episcaphula pictipennis

Euproctis baliolalis (Browntail Gum Moth)

Euproctis baliolalis
Euproctis baliolalis
Euproctis baliolalis
Euproctis baliolalis

Eutrichopidia latinus (Yellow-banded Day-moth)

Eutrichopidia latinus
Eutrichopidia latinus
Eutrichopidia latinus

Geitoneura acantha (Ringed Xenica)

Geitoneura acantha
Geitoneura acantha
Geitoneura acantha
Geitoneura acantha

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly)

Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps

Melobasis vittata (A Melobasis jewel beetle)

Melobasis vittata
Melobasis vittata
Melobasis vittata

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