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Insects
Any of numerous usually small arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having two pairs of wings.
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Native flower wasp
Animals; Insects
Thynnus zonatus is an Australian native flower wasp. The wingless female is black with bright yellow marking in bands on the abdomen. The males are smaller and have wings. They are parasitic wasps ...
Lesser wax moth
Animals; Insects
The lesser wax moth is a pest species of moth that is established in Australia. It is a dull brown moth with slight copper tinge on the wings. They originated in Europe and are now found all over the ...
The lesser house fly
Animals; Insects
The lesser house fly is grey black with three indistinct black stripes along the thorax. Female have grey oval abdomen; males have narrower abdomen with pale yellow patches. When at rest they hold ...
Native drywood termite
Animals; Insects
Cryptotermes primus colonies have up to 200 individuals and usually less than 10 soldiers. The Soldier termites are pale cream with short thick dark heads. The head is steeply sloping - almost ...
Lesser rice leafroller
Animals; Insects
The lesser rice-leafroller adult is a pale beige coloured moth with three brown broken stripes across the forewings and two stripes across the hindwings. The outer third of the wings is darker in ...
Lesser mealworm beetle
Animals; Insects
The lesser mealworm beetle is black or very dark brown oval-shaped beetle. The body is shiny with short yellow hairs. The antennae are fairly short with length about same as width of head, and have ...
Native drone fly
Animals; Insects
The Native Drone Fly is a brightly coloured hover fly with large strange spotted eyes. The body is black and orange striped. They have a hovering flight and make a droning noise like a bee, hence the ...
