Image Gallery: Australian insects

There is a huge and varied range of insects found in Australia. View some of the more colourful or unusual ones here.

Angophora hispida and bee Angophora hispida and bee
Adult Bogong Moth, Agrotis infusa Adult Bogong Moth, Agrotis infusa
Adult Cabbage White Butterfly Adult Cabbage White Butterfly
Adult Emperor Gum Moth Adult Emperor Gum Moth
Adult female Orchard Butterfly Adult female Orchard Butterfly
Adult male Orchard Butterfly Adult male Orchard Butterfly
Banksia Jewel Beetle Banksia Jewel Beetle
Bee feeding on nectar Bee feeding on nectar
Bee pollinating flower Bee pollinating flower
Blue Triangle Butterfly on leaf Blue Triangle Butterfly on leaf
Botany Bay Weevil on leaf Botany Bay Weevil on leaf
Bull Ant walking across leaf Bull Ant walking across leaf
Christmas Beetle Anoplognathus boisduvali Christmas Beetle Anoplognathus boisduvali
Christmas Beetle Anoplognathus montanus Christmas Beetle Anoplognathus montanus
Devil's Coach-horse Beetle Devil's Coach-horse Beetle
Female Fiery Skimmer Dragonfly Female Fiery Skimmer Dragonfly
Green Vegetable Bug on leaf Green Vegetable Bug on leaf
Hister Beetle from genus Saprinus Hister Beetle from genus Saprinus
Jewel Beetles Jewel Beetles
King Cricket eating Funnel-web Spider King Cricket eating Funnel-web Spider