KimPullen

Retired CSIRO entomologist. Began collecting insects at school age and has never stopped observing and studying them. Currently compiling a catalogue of the insect species of the ACT.

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Joined 18 Mar 2016

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Insects

Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)

Beetles (Coleoptera)

Carab beetles (Carabidae)

Checkered Beetles (Cleridae)

Click beetles (Elateridae)

Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)

Lady beetles (Coccinellidae)

Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae)

Other beetles

Rove beetles (Staphylinidae)

Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)

Stag beetles (Lucanidae)

Water beetles (several families)

Weevils (Curculionoidea)

Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)

Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae)

Nymphs (Nymphalidae)

Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Whites & Yellows (Pieridae)

Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)

Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)

Damselflies (Zygoptera)

Dragonflies (Anisoptera)

Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)

Crickets (several families)

Grasshoppers (several families)

Katydids (Tettigoniidae)

Lacewings (Neuroptera)

Antlions (Myrmeleontidae)

Brown Lacewings (Hemerobiidae)

Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae)

Other Lacewings (several families)

Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families)

Moths (Lepidoptera)

Anthelid moths (Anthelidae)

Case moths (Psychidae)

Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)

Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

Emperor moths (Saturniidae)

Geometer moths (Geometridae)

Hawk moths (Sphingidae)

Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)

Other moths

Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)

Sun moths (Castniidae)

Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)

Tiger moths (Arctiinae)

Tortricid moths (Tortricidae)

Wood moths (Cossidae)

Other insects

Caddisflies (Trichoptera)

Dobsonflies & Alderflies (Megaloptera)

Earwigs (Dermaptera)

Fleas (Siphonaptera)

Lice (Psocodea, Phthiraptera, several families)

Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)

Plant Lice (Psocodea, Pscoptera, several families)

Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera)

Stoneflies (Plecoptera)

Termites (superfamily Termitoidea)

Thrips (Thysanoptera)

Webspinners (Embioptera)

Praying mantises (Mantodea)

Primitive insects

Other primitive insects

Silverfish (Zygentoma)

Springtails (Collembola)

Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)

Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)

Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)

Stick insects (Phasmatodea)

True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

Assassin bugs (Reduviidae)

Other true bugs

Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)

Water & Shore Bugs (several families)

True flies (Diptera)

Bee flies (Bombyliidae)

Blow flies (Calliphoridae)

Bristle Flies (Tachinidae)

Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)

Flower-loving flies (Apioceridae)

Hover flies (Syrphidae)

Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae)

March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)

Mydas flies (Mydidae)

Other true flies

Pelecorhynchid flies (Pelecorhynchidae)

Robber flies (Asilidae)

Stiletto flies (Therevidae)

Tangle-vein flies (Nemestrinidae)

Unidentified Insect Galls

Acacia Galls

Eucalyptus Galls

Other Plant Galls

Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Flower Wasps (Scoliidae, Thynnidae or Tiphiidae)

Other wasps

Parasitic wasps (numerous families)

Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae)

Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae)

Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)

Spider wasps (Pompilidae)

Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)