Insects

Insects

Overview

135401
sightings
654
significant sightings
5949
species
1738
contributors
38.71
sightings per day (avg)
76.35
sightings per contributor (avg)

Species

InsectsInsectMoth (Lepidoptera)Beetle (Coleoptera)True fly (Diptera)True bug (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)Wasp (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)Grasshopper, Cricket or Katydid (Orthoptera)Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)Butterfly (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)Leafhopper or planthopper (Hemiptera, several families)Dragonfly or Damselfly (Odonata)Ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)Lacewing (Neuroptera)Other insectCicada (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)Cockroach (Blattodea, several families)Sawfly (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)Scale insect or Mealybug (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)Psyllid, lerp, aphid or whitefly (Hemiptera, several families)Praying mantis (Mantodea)Primitive insectStick insect (Phasmatodea)Unidentified Insect Gall

Survey effort

Sightings

Significant sightings

Moderator discretion 655
ACT Most Wanted! 484
NSW Government Priority Species 14
Total 1,153

Sensitivity level

Not Sensitive 124,120
Sensitive 2,725
Highly Sensitive 2,131
Unknown 344
Total 129,320

Conservation level

Local native 117,225
Exotic 3,625
Vulnerable * 2,811
Rare or uncommon native 1,952
Non-local native 645
Migratory 496
Endangered * 390
Very rare / threatened 377
Cosmopolitan 340
Unknown 170
Vagrant native 31
Critically endangered * 1
Locally extinct 0
Total 128,063

Invasiveness level

Non-invasive or negligible 124,368
Minor weed or pest 1,706
Major weed or pest 1,072
Medium weed or pest 673
Unknown 244
Severe weed or pest 0
Total 128,063
800,107 sightings of 21,606 species from 13,495 contributors
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