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Butterflies 
and moths

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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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Cabbage White Butterfly

Pieris rapae

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(no common name)

Cleora displicata

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Australian Painted Lady Butterfly

Vanessa kershawi

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Red-Lined Looper

Crypsiphona occultaria

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Bogong Moth

Agrotis infusa

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Monarch

Danaus plexippus

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Double-Spotted Line Blue

Nacaduba biocellata

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Gum-Leaf Skeletonizer

Uraba lugens

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Meadow Argus

Junonia villida

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Convolvulus Hawk Moth

Agrius convolvuli

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Southern Old Lady Moth

Dasypodia selenophora

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Dainty Swallowtail 

Papillo anactus

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Mottled Cup Moth

Doratifera vulerans

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Bag-Shelter Moth

Ochrogaster lunifer

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Saltbush Blue

Theclinesthes serpentata

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Large-Spot Noctuid

Proteuxoa heliosema

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Yellow Admiral

Vanessa itea

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