Southern Downs Insects

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With the increase awareness of the importance of insects in both predation and pollination, in both managed cultivation of crops, gardens and the natural world around, there is an appetite for people to learn and understand these small creatures around us.

As you explore the Southern Downs or just pottering around in the garden, keep your eyes out for some of the wonderful insect species. You can also check out some of the native bees that have been sighted in the region.

Southern Downs Beetles

Southern Downs Butterflies and Moths

Southern Downs Dragonflies

Southern Downs Insects – Other

Pictured:

• Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
• Tiger Moth (Amata trigonophora)
• Scarlet Percher (Diplacodes haematodes)
• Red-blue Banded Leaf Beetle (Paropsis obsoleta)
• Donovan’s Tiger Moth (Aloa marginata)
• Female Scarlet Percher (Diplacodes haematodes)
• Small Cypress Jewel Beetle (Diadoxus erythrurus)
• Emperor Moth (Opodiphthera loranthi)
• Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis)
• Four-Spot Anthelid Moth (Anthela guenei)
• Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus porosus)
• Scopula innocens

Images © Marc Newman

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• Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Subphylum: Hexapoda
• Class: Insecta
  • Informal:
    • Apterygotes
    • Pterygotes
  • Subclass:
    • Archaeognatha
    • Dicondylia

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