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Butterflies

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  • Arid Bronze Azure (Ogyris subterrestris subterrestris)

  • Satin Azure (Ogyris amaryllis)

  • Caper White (Belenois java)

  • Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demolius sethenelus)

  • Dainty Swallowtail (Papilio anactus)

  • Meadow Argus (Junonia villida)

  • Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi)

  • Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea)

  • Lesser Wanderer (Danaus petilia)

  • Monarch (Danaus plexippus) - feral

  • Small Grass Yellow (Eurema smilax)

  • Common Grass Blue (Zizina labradus)

  • Saltbush Blue (Theclinesthes serpentatus)

 
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Moths

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Anthelidae

  • Woolly Bear Anthela basigera

Erebidae

  • Large Eyed Box Owlet Grammodes ocellata

  • Tiger Moth (Amata nigriceps)

Geometridae

  • Angled Satin Moth Thalaina angulosa

  • Taxeotis (ANIC 1)

Hepialidae

  • Bardi Moth Trictena atripalpis

Notodontidae

  • Bag Shelter Moth Ochrogaster lunifer

Lasiocampidae

  • Desert Casuarina Moth Pernattia chlorophragma

Noctuidae

  • Pasture Day Moth Apina callisto

  • Australian Grapevine Moth Phalaenoides glycinae

  • Mistletoe Moth Comocrus behri

 
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Other insects

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  • Abnormal Jewel Beetle (Melobasis abnormis) story

  • Callitris Jewel Beetle ( Diadoxis jungi)

  • Leaf-footed Crusader Bug (Mictis profana)

  • Pittosporum Stink Bug (Pseudapines geminata)

  • Blue Pie-dish Beetle (Pterohelaeus sp.)

  • Spotted Belid Weevil (Rhinotia sp.)

  • Blue-banded Bee (Amegilla sp.)

  • Red-headed Centipede (Scolopendra morsitans)

  • Termites - story

  • Velvet Ant (Euphutomorpha ferruginata)

  • Silky Lacewing (Psychopsis mimica)

  • Spotted Predatory Katydid (Chlorobalius leucoviridis) - story

  • Crested Toothgrinder (Ecphantus quadrilobus)

  • Giant Green Slant-face (Acrida conica)

  • Spider hatchlings

  • Spider Wasp (Cryptoceilus sp.) - story

 
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