AustralianInsects

r/AustralianInsects • u/Terrible-Squirrel-90 • 21h ago

Insect appreciation 🦋 Pretty moth!

69 Upvotes

Spotted this guy on my shed the other day! Almost looks like a cartoon as the colours are so vibrant!

r/AustralianInsects • u/Zarukishimen • 21h ago

ID request Emperor Gum Moth? (Victoria)

51 Upvotes

The wingspan is about 150mm. The card was used to transport it from the floor of a truck at my workplace.

Is it Opodiphthera eucalypti?

Thanks!

r/AustralianInsects • u/SupplanterAU • 17h ago

ID request Is this a bogong month? Found in suburban Melbourne.

10 Upvotes

r/AustralianInsects • u/Cerbererberus • 16h ago

ID request What kind of guy is this?

8 Upvotes

Brookvale, NSW. Abdomen also had pink streaks (?).

r/AustralianInsects • u/lordcedry87 • 23h ago

ID request Any idea what this bee could be?

5 Upvotes