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11 species

Insects in Oceania

Here are 11 species of insects that live in Oceania. Every species has its own page with measurements, habitat, behaviour, IUCN conservation status and sources.

Ants1

Bull Ant
Least Concern
🦋 Ants

Bull Ant

Myrmecia pyriformis

0.005–0.015 g
5–15 yrs
ForestscrublandGrassland

Butterflies2

Common Bluebottle
Least Concern
🦋 Butterflies

Common Bluebottle

Graphium sarpedon

0.2–0.5 g
–
RainforestForestscrubland
Richmond Birdwing Butterfly
Vulnerable
🦋 Butterflies

Richmond Birdwing Butterfly

Ornithoptera richmondia

0.5–2 g
–
RainforestForest

Other8

Black Cutworm
Least Concern
🦋 Insects

Black Cutworm

Agrotis ipsilon

0.00015–0.00025 g
0.08–0.15 yrs
FarmlandGardenGrassland+2
Cabbage White
Least Concern
🦋 Insects

Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

0.02–0.04 g
0.027–0.164 yrs
FarmlandGardenUrban+3
Common House Mosquito
Least Concern
🦋 Insects

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

0.0025–0.0025 g
0.014–0.164 yrs
WetlandForestGrassland+6
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
Least Concern
🦋 Insects

Convolvulus Hawk-moth

Agrius convolvuli

1.2–1.8 g
0.08–0.25 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandGarden+6
Diamondback Moth
Least Concern
🦋 Insects

Diamondback Moth

Plutella xylostella

0.001–0.002 g
0.041–0.137 yrs
FarmlandGardenGrassland+1
Drone Fly
Least Concern
🦋 Insects

Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

0.01–0.02 g
0.016–0.041 yrs
GardenFarmlandUrban+4
Harlequin Ladybird
Least Concern
🦋 Insects

Harlequin Ladybird

Harmonia axyridis

0.015–0.025 g
1–3 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+3
Wetapunga
Vulnerable
🦋 Insects

Wetapunga

Deinacrida heteracantha

35–70 g
2–3 yrs
ForestRainforest