Around the Lights

A fair number of interesting insects have been showing up at the light sheets recently. Here is a sample.

 a brentid weevil,

Callirhipis sp., Callirhipidae

Ellipsidon australe Saussure; Ectobiidae; Pseudophyllodomiinae

Nephila sp, one of the large orb weavers

Pseudotrigonidium (Tripsegonium) australis (Chopard); Phalangopsidae; Phaloriinae

Calofulcinia sp. , female; Iridopterygidae; Nanomantinae; Fulcinini

 Sphingidae; Daphnis protrudens

Platyja cyanopasta; Geometridae; 

 Phyllophorella queenslandica; Tettgioniidae; Phyllophorinae, male

Anthela sp.; Anthelidae

Platyja cyanopasta; Noctuidae; Catocalinae

Austrocarausius mercurius (Stal); Phasmatidae; Lonchodinae, male

 Balta quadricaudata; Ectobiidae; Pseudophylodromiinae, male

 Desmoptera truncata; Pyrgomorphidae; Pyrgomorphinae, female feeding at night

 Golden Robberfly; Asilidae

 Goodangarkia oedicephala; Tettigoniidae; Conocephalinae; Agraeciini, female abroad at night

 Gryllacrididae, undetermined genus. Female with fresh spermatophore attached.

 Methana convexa; Blattidae; Polyzosteriinae

 Mjobergella warra; Gryllidae; Landrevinae, adult male

 Phricta spinosa; Tettigoniidae; Pseudophyllinae, Adult female abroad at night.

Loxoblemmus pallens; Gryllidae; Gryllinae, adult male abroad at night on ground.

Hemiphonus (Mundeicus) sp; Gryllidae; Podoscirtinae feeding at night

 Ellipsidion humerale: Ectobiidae; Pseudophyllodromiinae, male inactive at night

 undetermined weevil

 Caedicia webberi; Tettigoniidae; Phaneropterinae

 Segestidea queenslandica; Tettigoniidae; Mecopodinae. Female abroad at night.

 Unka boreena; Gryllidae; Podoscirtinae

Bullant; Myrmecia sp. male on nuptial flight. Females can deliver a painful sting!

That's all folks! 

Paracaedicia serrata; Tettigoniidae; Phaneropterinae