Insects

Insects

Overview

138174
sightings
679
significant sightings
6092
species
1777
contributors
39.21
sightings per day (avg)
76.23
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 680
ACT Most Wanted! 506
NSW Government Priority Species 36
Total 1,222

Sensitivity level

Not Sensitive 127,610
Sensitive 2,787
Highly Sensitive 1,988
Unknown 429
Total 132,814

Conservation level

Local native 120,600
Exotic 3,728
Vulnerable * 2,811
Rare or uncommon native 2,041
Non-local native 668
Migratory 502
Endangered * 412
Very rare / threatened 379
Cosmopolitan 364
Unknown 218
Vagrant native 31
Critically endangered * 1
Locally extinct 0
Total 131,755

Invasiveness level

Non-invasive or negligible 127,855
Minor weed or pest 1,798
Major weed or pest 1,110
Medium weed or pest 703
Unknown 289
Severe weed or pest 0
Total 131,755
806,452 sightings of 21,895 species from 13,700 contributors
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