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Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania
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The Insect Orders
Orders A-M
Archaeognatha (Bristletails)
Blattodea (Cockroaches and Termites)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Dermaptera (Earwigs)
Diptera (Flies)
Embioptera (Web-Spinners)
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Hemiptera (Bugs, hoppers, scales & aphids)
Hymenoptera (Sawflies, Bees, Wasps & Ants)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Mantodea (Mantids)
Mecoptera (Hanging Flies, Scorpion Flies)
Megaloptera (Alderflies, Dobsonflies)
Orders N-Z
Neuroptera (Net-winged Insects)
Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers and Crickets)
Phasmida (Stick & Leaf Insects)
Phthiraptera (Lice)
Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
Psocoptera (Booklice & Psocids)
Strepsiptera (Strepsipterans)
Siphonaptera (Fleas)
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
Zygentoma = Thysanura (Silverfish)
The Pseudo Insects
Class Entognatha (the Pseudo Insects; Diplura & Protura)
Class Collembola (Springtails)
Mouse Louse
Mouse Louse and Nit
Found on a pet mouse
Images by Robyn Gates, used with permission.
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