Insects

Insects

Overview

142155
sightings
695
significant sightings
6465
species
1835
contributors
789.85
sightings per day (avg)
75.99
sightings per contributor (avg)

Species richness

18950InsectMoth (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)Other insectLacewing (Neuroptera)Cicada (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)Cockroach (Blattodea, several families)Psyllid, lerp, aphid or whitefly (Hemiptera, several families)Sawfly (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)Scale insect or Mealybug (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)Praying mantis (Mantodea)Primitive insectStick insect (Phasmatodea)Unidentified Insect Gall

Survey effort

Sightings

Significant sightings

Moderator discretion 697
ACT Most Wanted! 516
NSW Government Priority Species 46
Total 1,259

Sensitivity level

Not Sensitive 132,185
Sensitive 2,873
Highly Sensitive 2,006
Unknown 532
Total 137,596

Conservation level

Local native 125,065
Exotic 3,915
Vulnerable * 2,811
Rare or uncommon native 2,142
Non-local native 721
Migratory 502
Cosmopolitan 432
Endangered * 424
Very rare / threatened 379
Unknown 267
Vagrant native 31
Critically endangered * 1
Locally extinct 0
Total 136,690

Invasiveness level

Non-invasive or negligible 132,472
Minor weed or pest 1,978
Major weed or pest 1,147
Medium weed or pest 751
Unknown 342
Severe weed or pest 0
Total 136,690
821,186 sightings of 22,459 species from 14,159 members
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