Australian Insects

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Australia has more than:

50 species of stick and leaf insects
162 species of mantis
250 species of cicadas
348 species of termites
428 species of cockroaches
550 species of shieldbugs
2,827 species of crickets and grasshoppers
4,000 species of ants
7,786 species of flies
20,816 species of butterflies and moths and
28,200 species of beetles!

Source: Wet Tropics Management Authority.