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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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Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug)

Gminatus australis
Gminatus australis
Gminatus australis
Gminatus australis

Goniaea australasiae (Gumleaf grasshopper)

Goniaea australasiae
Goniaea australasiae
Male

Male
Goniaea australasiae
Male

Gonipterus scutellatus (Eucalyptus snout beetle, gum tree weevil)

Gonipterus scutellatus
Gonipterus scutellatus
Gonipterus scutellatus
Gonipterus scutellatus

Hednota species near grammellus (Pyralid or snout moth)

Hednota species near grammellus
Hednota species near grammellus
Hednota species near grammellus

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) (A Crane Fly)

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus)
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus)
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus)

Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly)

Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis

Liparetrus discipennis (A chafer beetle)

Liparetrus discipennis
Liparetrus discipennis
Liparetrus discipennis

Microtropesa nigricornis (A bristle fly)

Microtropesa nigricornis
Microtropesa nigricornis

Myrmecia forficata (A Bull ant)

Myrmecia forficata
Myrmecia forficata
Myrmecia forficata

Notius depressus (Shield bug)

Notius depressus
Notius depressus
Nymph and eggs

Nymph and eggs
Nymph and eggs

Paralucia aurifera (Bright Copper)

Paralucia aurifera
Paralucia aurifera
Paralucia aurifera
Paralucia aurifera

Paropsini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified paropsine leaf beetle)

Paropsini sp. (tribe)
Paropsini sp. (tribe)
Paropsini sp. (tribe)
Paropsini sp. (tribe)

Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle)

Adult

Adult

Eggs

Eggs
Larvae

Larvae
Paropsis atomaria
Adult
Eggs
Larvae

Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle)

Paropsisterna cloelia
Paropsisterna cloelia
larvae

larvae

Paropsisterna cloelia
larvae

Paropsisterna decolorata (A Eucalyptus leaf beetle)

Paropsisterna decolorata
Paropsisterna decolorata
Paropsisterna decolorata
Paropsisterna decolorata

Paropsisterna nobilitata (Leaf beetle, Button beetle)

Paropsisterna nobilitata
Paropsisterna nobilitata
Paropsisterna nobilitata

Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper)

Phaulacridium vittatum
Phaulacridium vittatum
Phaulacridium vittatum
Phaulacridium vittatum

Porrostoma rhipidium (Long-nosed Lycid (Net-winged) beetle)

ADULT

ADULT

LARVAE

LARVAE
ADULT

ADULT
Porrostoma rhipidium
ADULT
LARVAE
ADULT

Pseudalmenus chlorinda (Silky Hairstreak)

Pseudalmenus chlorinda
Pseudalmenus chlorinda
Pseudalmenus chlorinda

Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown)

Rutilia sp. (genus)
Rutilia sp. (genus)
Rutilia sp. (genus)
Rutilia sp. (genus)

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