Alice Springs Desert Park

ASDP InsectsAmegilla chlorocyanea Bee Banksia Moth – Caterpillar Bee Fly (Australiphthiria sp) Bee Fly (Ligyra cingulata) Braunsapis sp Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion humarale) Caper White Butterfly Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus ssp sthenelus) Crusader Bug (Mictis profana) Day Flying Moth Exoneurella eremophila Bee Ground Shield Bug Heliotrope Moth (Utetheisa pulchelloides) Katydid (Taeniomenae) Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Mating Lasioglossum (Homalictus) Opisthopsis sp Potter Wasp Processionary Caterpillar Snout Beetle (Lixus) Torymus Chalcid Wasp Transverse Ladybird

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It is estimated that there are more than 200,000 species of insects in Australia, with some 62,000 having been identified and named. With the growing interest in insects, many more are being collected for possible identification for the first time, often by ‘citizen scientist’.

As you stroll through the desert park, keep your eyes peeled for the many insects to be found.

Amegilla chlorocyanea bee, Alice Springs Desert Park, NT
Amegilla chlorocyanea bee, Alice Springs Desert Park, NT
Sand Wasp (subfamily Bembicinae), Alice Springs, NT
Sand Wasp (subfamily Bembicinae), Alice Springs, NT
Mud Wasp (Eumenes latreilli), Alice Springs Desert Park
Mud Wasp (Eumenes latreilli), Alice Springs Desert Park
Processionary Caterpillar (Ochrogaster lunifer)
Processionary Caterpillar (Ochrogaster lunifer)
Caper White Butterfly (Belenois java teutonia) laying their eggs on the Caper Bush (Capparis spinosa var. nummularia)
Caper White Butterfly (Belenois java teutonia) laying their eggs on the Caper Bush (Capparis spinosa var. nummularia), Alice Springs, NT
Sand Wasp (subfamily Bembicinae), Alice Springs, NT
Sand Wasp (subfamily Bembicinae), Alice Springs, NT
Orange-collared Spider Wasp (Ferreola handschini)
Orange-collared Spider Wasp (Ferreola handschini)
Comocrus behri - caterpillar of the Day Flying Moth
Comocrus behri – caterpillar of the Day Flying Moth
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta

Footnote & References

  1. Insects, CSIRO, https://www.csiro.au/en/research/animals/insects
  2. What Bug Is That?, Taxonomy Research & Information Network, https://anic.csiro.au/insectfamilies/

ASDP InsectsAmegilla chlorocyanea Bee Banksia Moth – Caterpillar Bee Fly (Australiphthiria sp) Bee Fly (Ligyra cingulata) Braunsapis sp Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion humarale) Caper White Butterfly Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus ssp sthenelus) Crusader Bug (Mictis profana) Day Flying Moth Exoneurella eremophila Bee Ground Shield Bug Heliotrope Moth (Utetheisa pulchelloides) Katydid (Taeniomenae) Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Mating Lasioglossum (Homalictus) Opisthopsis sp Potter Wasp Processionary Caterpillar Snout Beetle (Lixus) Torymus Chalcid Wasp Transverse Ladybird

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Alice Springs Desert ParkFauna Flora Nature Theatre Nocturnal House