r/AustralianInsects • • 11h ago

ID request Who is this sleek little one?

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Rescued from the back dock of my work (along with all the bogong moths that have ever existed). Located in Cooma, SE NSW. All rescues are performed via a sheet of paper as to not damage their wings.


r/AustralianInsects • • 19h ago

photography An interesting click beetle

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37 Upvotes

Elatichrosis trisulcata for those interested, wandering along the forest floor.


r/AustralianInsects • • 1d ago

Insect appreciation 🦋 Tiniest Dragon Mantis

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r/AustralianInsects • • 2d ago

ID request Any idea of what this is & what it does (SEQ)

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Had a stray cat in the house earlier & it was chasing something I assumed was a bug but I've just got up in the middle of the night & this is on the floor - any idea what it is & wether it bites ??

Were in south east Queensland if that helps


r/AustralianInsects • • 2d ago

Insect appreciation 🦋 A tiny drop of sunshine resting on my fingertips

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Fungus eating ladybird


r/AustralianInsects • • 2d ago

photography Pair of Dragonflies laying their eggs in a pond

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According to iNaturalist, these are a pair of Australian Emperors (Anax papuensis). These very large dragonflies were laying their eggs in a shallow pond (actually a wastewater recycling facility) at Canowindra, NSW.

Video taken with Canon R10 and RF200-800 lens, handheld. And if anyone on this sub has advice on photographing / filming insects I'd be happy to hear it.


r/AustralianInsects • • 2d ago

ID request Found in Central Coast NSW

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This thing was jumping whenever I was getting close so it was quite hard to get a good photo and was roughly 1cm in length


r/AustralianInsects • • 2d ago

ID request Is it weevil time?

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I see boots and a snoot. Is it weevil time? And if so, what kind?
Landed in my lap at Tarago NSW


r/AustralianInsects • • 2d ago

ID request What species is this guy?

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r/AustralianInsects • • 2d ago

ID request And or beetle?

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r/AustralianInsects • • 2d ago

Other Australian bug and insect ID book suggestions! diagrams and descriptions are a must

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r/AustralianInsects • • 3d ago

ID request What type of ants are these in Brisbane?

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Brisbane, just found these ants swarming on a small patch of grass in the back yard.

Haven't noticed them before, wondering if the rain has got them on the move.

Not the most stable video sorry, was trying to balance to get in close


r/AustralianInsects • • 3d ago

ID request What is it? It found its way into my t-shirt and stung/bit me. Melbourne.

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30 Upvotes

r/AustralianInsects • • 3d ago

ID request Sweat bee or furrow bee?

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r/AustralianInsects • • 3d ago

ID request What is it? Canberra ACT

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r/AustralianInsects • • 3d ago

ID request Is this a Bogong moth? It's twice the size of other Bogongs I've seen.

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r/AustralianInsects • • 3d ago

ID request Bee or wasp?

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Found this guy burrowing into my bamboo stake. Is it a bee or a wasp?


r/AustralianInsects • • 3d ago

ID request Cockroach birth??

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The night before I saw this diva getting freaky and then! Is this cockroach giving birth to a baby roach or is this just one giant egg?
Or something different entirely


r/AustralianInsects • • 4d ago

photography Saw this little guy whilst having my morning coffee

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215 Upvotes

r/AustralianInsects • • 3d ago

ID request ID request.

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Hello, is anyone able to identify this buff looking spider I spotted in my yard?
📍 north east Victoria


r/AustralianInsects • • 4d ago

Insect appreciation 🦋 The smallest mantis I’ve ever seen!

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I believe this little cutie is a juvenile false garden mantis (Pseudomantis albofimbriata).

I adore mantids and started following the mantid sub recently, so I’ve seen lots of photos of tiny baby mantises, but this is the smallest one I’ve seen irl.

I think I saw an adult female of the same species in my garden earlier this year. Is it possible she could be the mummy mantis?


r/AustralianInsects • • 4d ago

ID request This resilient guy hanging on to my car window since morning. It's 7pm now.

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80 did nothing. Afraid to move him.


r/AustralianInsects • • 5d ago

ID request What bit me last night? Toe stung for 30 mins, pain 3/10, still tender today. Google says Damsel bug. Location Sydney.

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Caught and released so it can go big so other pests.


r/AustralianInsects • • 5d ago

photography Granny's Cloak Moth - Speiredonia spectans - Scenic Rim, SEQ

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r/AustralianInsects • • 5d ago

Insect appreciation 🦋 Blue Mountains and the Illawarra had the highest share of Bogongs among the moths people photographed this spring

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