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Garden soldier fly, Exaireta spinigera.

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Blue banded bee, Amegilla sp.

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A dainty swallowtail, laying eggs on my lemon tree.

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A Caledonia Seed Bug, Nysius caledoniae, perched on the tip of a flower petal.

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An Australian painted lady, Vanessa kershawi, allowing some closeups on a hot summer day.

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A lagoon fly, Eristalinus sp.

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Stepping off the bus this morning, I nearly stepped on this dead rhinoceros beetle. It's about 35mm long, very shiny. I put it on a concrete wall where some kid can take it home to scare their younger sibling.

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Blue skimmer dragonfly, Orthetrum caledonicum.

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Greenish grass-dart, Ocybadistes walkeri.

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Heliotrope moth, Utetheisa pulchelloides.

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