Australian Insects Website about the caterpillars of this species have alternate black and white bands, with orange bands on the mesothorax and on the ...
Scientific Name: Leucauge dromedaria
Other Common Names: Horizontal Orb Spider
Australian-Insects species documented in 1881 by Thorell.
Description
Often called the Horizontal Orb Spider, as spiders from ...
Scientific Name: Ornithoptera euphorion
Other Common Names:
Species documented in 1853 by Gray.
Description
Cairns Birdwing Butterfly is one of the Australian flying insects. Australia's largest butterfly with ...
Scientific Name: Monistria pustulifera
Other Common Names: Blistered Pyrgomorph, Arid Inland Painted Grasshopper
Species documented in 1871 by Walker.
Description
The blistered grasshopper (or pyrgomorph) belongs to the ...
Scientific Name: Anoplognathus prasinus
Other Common Names: New World Scarab Beetle
Species documented in 1840 by Castelnau / Laporte.
Description
Rare Australian bugs and insects are also present, ...
Scientific Name: Cantao parentum
Other Common Names: Parent Bug, Jewel Bug, Shield Bug, Shield-backed Bug
Species documented in 1839 by White.
Description
This jewel bug is approximately 12mm ...
Scientific Name: Supunna picta
Other Common Names: Spotted Ground Swift Spider, Wasp-mimicking Spider
Species documented in 1873 by L. Koch.
Description
As the name suggests, this spider is ...
Scientific Name: Dysdera crocota
Other Common Names: Woodlouse Spider (USA), Woodlouse Hunter (USA)
Species documented in 1838 by C. L. Koch.
Description
The Slater- eating Spider has an ...
This Caterpillar is initially green with pale stripes. Later the stripes are replaced by speckles with two bright yellow spots on the last abdominal ...
Scientific Name: Amorbus alternatus
Other Common Names: Squash Bug, Coreid Bugs (general)
Species documented in 1852 by Dallas.
Description
Usually ranging between 15 to 25 mm in length, ...