Australian Insects in Colour

abdomen active adult amongst animals antennae antlion ants aphids aquatic areas attack Australia Australian species become bees body bogong moth Bottom left Bottom right butterflies caterpillars cicadas cocoon colony colour pattern complex cycle damselflies developed dragonflies earwigs elytra emerge evolved feed female flea flight food source front pair front wings Graphium sarpedon groups of insects grub habit hairs hatch hawk moths hind end hind wings honey-dew host plants hover fly ichneumonids lacewings large numbers larvae lay eggs leaf live long-horned grasshoppers maggot males mantids mating Mayflies membranous moult mouthparts nest number of species nymphs ovipositor Papilionidae parasitic pests plant tissue Plate populations predacious predators prey proboscis produced pupa pupate remarkable Sawfly scale insects scorpionflies shield bugs silverfish soil sound stage stick insects structure sucking surface Swallowtail tachinid termites thorax Top left Top right tunnel usually vegetation wasps water beetles wingless workers young