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ABOUT INSECTS

Insects are an extremely diverse group of arthropods found throughout Australia and in every continent except Antartica. They are characterised by having a 3-Segmented body made up of the Head, Thorax, and Abdomen. From the thorax elso extrudes 6 segmented legs and from the head, antennae which are commonly used to survey the surrounding area. 

Due to the diversity of Insects as a whole, I will break down this category into "sub-catgories" to make your search easier.

Below you will find a comprehensive list of Insects I have observed in the wild around Whyalla and the surrounding regions.

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Transverse Ladybird

Coccinella transversalis

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Padded Diving Beetle

Eretes australis

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Predatory Ground Beetle

Euryscaphys obesus

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African Black Beetle

Heteronychus arator

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White-Fringed Weevil

Naupactus leucoloma

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Bronze Fieldbeetle

Adelium brevicorne

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Red and Blue Beetle

Dicranolaius bellulus

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Egyptian Beetle

Blaps polychestra

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Round Pie-Dish Beetle

Pterohelaus sp.

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Darkling Beetle

Amargymus sp.

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Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

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Christmas Beetle

Anoplognathus aurora

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