Beetles
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.
Transverse Ladybird
Coccinella transversalis
Padded Diving Beetle
Eretes australis
Predatory Ground Beetle
Euryscaphys obesus
African Black Beetle
Heteronychus arator
White-Fringed Weevil
Naupactus leucoloma
Bronze Fieldbeetle
Adelium brevicorne
Red and Blue Beetle
Dicranolaius bellulus
Egyptian Beetle
Blaps polychestra
Round Pie-Dish Beetle
Pterohelaus sp.
Darkling Beetle
Amargymus sp.
Varied Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus verbasci
Christmas Beetle
Anoplognathus aurora
