Insects

Insects

Overview

139507
sightings
687
significant sightings
6198
species
1800
contributors
39.4
sightings per day (avg)
76
sightings per contributor (avg)

Species richness

18197InsectMoth (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)Psyllid, lerp, aphid or whitefly (Hemiptera, several families)Scale insect or Mealybug (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)Praying mantis (Mantodea)Primitive insectStick insect (Phasmatodea)Unidentified Insect Gall

Survey effort

Sightings

Significant sightings

Moderator discretion 689
ACT Most Wanted! 513
NSW Government Priority Species 43
Total 1,245

Sensitivity level

Not Sensitive 129,310
Sensitive 2,812
Highly Sensitive 1,924
Unknown 446
Total 134,492

Conservation level

Local native 122,255
Exotic 3,786
Vulnerable * 2,811
Rare or uncommon native 2,082
Non-local native 678
Migratory 502
Endangered * 421
Cosmopolitan 388
Very rare / threatened 379
Unknown 230
Vagrant native 31
Critically endangered * 1
Locally extinct 0
Total 133,564

Invasiveness level

Non-invasive or negligible 129,584
Minor weed or pest 1,843
Major weed or pest 1,118
Medium weed or pest 715
Unknown 304
Severe weed or pest 0
Total 133,564
810,976 sightings of 22,069 species from 13,812 members
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