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West Hobart, TAS

West Hobart, TAS 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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Acrididae sp. (family) (Unidentified Grasshopper)

Acrididae sp. (family)
Acrididae sp. (family)
Acrididae sp. (family)
Acrididae sp. (family)

Aleucosia calophthalma (A bee-fly)

Aleucosia calophthalma
Aleucosia calophthalma
Aleucosia calophthalma

Amorbus obscuricornis (Eucalyptus Tip Wilter)

Amorbus obscuricornis
Amorbus obscuricornis
Amorbus obscuricornis
Amorbus obscuricornis

Anachloris uncinata (Hook-winged Carpet)

Anachloris uncinata
Anachloris uncinata
Anachloris uncinata
Anachloris uncinata

Anischys luteovarius (A shield bug)

Anischys luteovarius
Anischys luteovarius
Nymph

Nymph
Nymph

Anischys sp. (genus) (Unidentified Anischys bug)

Anischys sp. (genus)
Anischys sp. (genus)
Nymph

Nymph
Nymph

Anthela (genus) (An Anthelid moth)

Anthela (genus)
Anthela (genus)
Anthela (genus)
Anthela (genus)

Argynnina hobartia (Hobart Brown)

Argynnina hobartia
Argynnina hobartia

Austroaeschna parvistigma (Swamp Darner)

Austroaeschna parvistigma
Austroaeschna parvistigma
Austroaeschna parvistigma
Austroaeschna parvistigma

Austroicetes sp. (genus) (A grasshopper)

Austroicetes sp. (genus)
Austroicetes sp. (genus)
Austroicetes sp. (genus)
Austroicetes sp. (genus)

Calopompilus sp. (genus) (Spider wasp)

Calopompilus sp. (genus)
Calopompilus sp. (genus)
Calopompilus sp. (genus)
Calopompilus sp. (genus)

Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant)

Camponotus consobrinus
Camponotus consobrinus
Camponotus consobrinus
Camponotus consobrinus

Ceraon tasmaniae (Two-horned Treehopper)

Ceraon tasmaniae
Ceraon tasmaniae
Ceraon tasmaniae
Ceraon tasmaniae

Ceratognathus sp. (a stag beetle)

Ceratognathus sp.

Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle)

Chauliognathus tricolor
Chauliognathus tricolor
Chauliognathus tricolor
Chauliognathus tricolor

Chrysididae (family) (Cuckoo wasp or Emerald wasp)

Chrysididae (family)
Chrysididae (family)
Chrysididae (family)
Chrysididae (family)

Chrysomelidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Leaf Beetle)

Chrysomelidae sp. (family)
Chrysomelidae sp. (family)
Chrysomelidae sp. (family)
Chrysomelidae sp. (family)

Cleobora mellyi (Southern Ladybird)

Cleobora mellyi
Cleobora mellyi
Nymph

Nymph
Cleobora mellyi
Nymph

Cryptobothrus chrysophorus (Golden Bandwing)

Cryptobothrus chrysophorus
Cryptobothrus chrysophorus
Cryptobothrus chrysophorus
Cryptobothrus chrysophorus

Daptolestes limbipennis (Robber fly)

Daptolestes limbipennis
Daptolestes limbipennis
Daptolestes limbipennis
Daptolestes limbipennis

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