Fuller's rose weevil, Pantomorus cervinus.

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Greenish grass-dart, Ocybadistes walkeri.

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It's that time of the year

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A mealybug destroyer, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri. What a brilliant common name. This Aussie native ladybird has been introduced all over the world to help control mealybugs in citrus orchards.

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A species of leafcutter bee, Megachile maculariformis.

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A rainbow ant, Iridomyrmex sp., with some sort of tasty snack.

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An Australian paper wasp, Polistes humilis.

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A stink bug, Poecilometis fuscescens.

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Dainty swallowtail, Papilio anactus.

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Grey planthopper, Anzora unicolor.

Fun fact: this planthopper is on the branchlet of a casuarina tree. The branchlets are photosynthetic - the leaves are the tiny brown triangles between each "article" of the branchlet. Counting the leaves would help to determine which species this particular casuarina is.

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I found a few shreds of butterfly wing on my lawn, so I did what any sane person would and brought a piece inside to take a photo.

Possibly from a tailed emperor, Polyura sempronius, which isn't very common here in Adelaide.

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C-Falter
Polygonia c-album

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A European honey bee, Apis mellifera, going in for a drink.

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A greenbottle fly, Lucilia sp.

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Brown shield bug, Poecilometis strigatus.

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Passionvine Hopper, Scolypopa australis.

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Passionvine Hopper, Scolypopa australis.

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