Intro:

Insects are the most abundant and diverse of all creatures. One tree in a rainforest in South America was sprayed and resulted in around 30,000 individuals . There are tens of thousands of insects that have not as yet been described (named). Species lists for insects are never complete and little exist for Magnetic Island. Many insects can only be identified by order or family . Many are not well known or studied. For this reason, here, we will present a growing photo gallery of insects found on Magnetic Island rather than separate pages. As more come to hand they will be added. This gallery is by no means comprehensive.(last added to 29.01.07)

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Lepidoptera -Butterflies and moths

Hymenoptera -Bees, wasps and ants

Diptera - Flies

Neuroptera - Lacewings

Hemiptera- Bugs

Odonata - Damselflies and Dragonflies

Phasmids- Stick Insects

Coleoptera - Beetles

 

• Date: 02/01/07
• 4cm (apx size)
• West Point Rd.
• diurnally (daytime) active

• Date: 19./02/6
• 4cm (apx size)
• Picnic Bay
• diurnally (daytime) active
• caught on food plant

• Giant Native Cockroach
• Date: 18/02/6
• 10cm (apx size)
• Nelly Bay in National Park
• rescued from creek
• sand burrowing

• Prionid Longicorn Beetle
• Agrianome spinicollis
• Date: 9/11/06
• 6cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• nocturnally active
• light attracted

• Date: 29/11/5
• 3cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• nocturnally active
• light attracted
  
  
  
  

• Date: 6/11/5
• 1cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• nocturnally active
• light attracted
  

• Date: 6/11/5
• 2.5cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• nocturnally active
• light attracted
• apx 2cm

• Date:17/10/5
• 1cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• nocturnally active
• light attracted
  

• Date: 17/10/5
• 2cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• nocturnally active
• light attracted
  

• Date: 24/10/5
• 2.5cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• nocturnally active
• light attracted
  

• Bug
• Date: 2-1-07
• 1.5cm (apx size)
• Nelly Bay
• diurnally active
• on food plant

• Cydistomyia spp.(?)
• Date: 5/11/5
• 2cm (apx size)
• Horseshoe Bay
• diurnally active

• Fly
• Date: 12/06
• 1.5cm (apx size)
• Hills adj Gustav Cr
• diurnally active

• Wasp
• Delta acuata
• Date: 17/10/5
• 4cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• diurnally active
• water atracted
• builds large dome shaped chambered mud nest
  

• Green Tree Ants
• Oecophylla smaragdina
• Date: 2/04/06
• 1cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• diurnally active
• carrying large spider leg (apx 13cm)

• Ant
• Date: 3/04/06
• 2.5cm (apx size)
• Horseshoe uplands
• diurnally active
• solitary living

• Date: 30/11/5
• 1cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• nocturnally active
• light attracted
  

• Carpenter Bee
• Xylocopa spp.
• Arcadia
• 2.3cm (apx)
• On Jagera Tree
• Go to species report

• Dragonfly
• Date: 09/06
• 5cm (apx body size)
• Arcadia
• diurnally active
• water attracted

• Dragonfly
• Orthetrum villosovittatum(?)
• Date: 09/06
• 5cm (apx body size)
• Arcadia
• diurnally active
• water attracted

• Lacewing
• Date: 30/11/5
• 1.5cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• nocturnally active
• light atracted
  

• Hawk Moth
• Date: 30/11/5
• 5cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• nocturnally active
• light atracted
  

• Moth
• Date: 30/11/5
• 3cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• nocturnally active
• light atracted
  

• Moth
• Date:08/06
• 1.5cm (apx size)
• Arcadia
• nocturnally active
• light attracted

• Eggfly butterfly
• Date:08/06
• 4cm (apx size)
• West Point area
• diurnal
• resting in vine thicket

• Blue tiger butterfly
• Tirumala hamata
• Date:08/06
• 4cm (apx size) wingspan 7.5cm
• West Point area
• diurnal
• resting in vine thicket

• Stick Insect
• Date:10/06
• 12cm (apx size)
• Arcadia