Moulting Cicadas

These cicadas were observed moulting on the base of Macadamia trees in an orchard in the early evening/very late afternoon.

Hemipteran sp.

Found near Warrumbungle National Park, 30/06/15

Moulting Cicadas

Found moulting in a remnant rainforest near Byron Bay around midnight

Pod-Sucking Bug (Riptortus serripes)

stack of 40 photos

Unknown Membracoidea sp.

Unknown Membracoidea sp. found in Fairfield, QLD on a Callistemon (Bottle Brush)

Moulting Cicada

Days after a bushfire ravaged parts of south west Western Australia, I found this cicada emerging from the ashes to undergoe its final moult into adulthood. Check out my website for prints, licensing or to contact me for image use requests: www.jamesdoreyphotography.com.au

parasitised Green peach aphid

A stack from my 10x microscope objective

Leafhopper sp.

I opened my window to have a quick look at the tree that grows up to it and to my surprise I found this leafhopper that must have moulted the night before! It only stayed still for a couple of shots, but it is always great to see an insect moulting/after moulting.

Eucalyptus Tip-wilter Bug nymph (Amorbus obscuricornis)

Hemipteran murderer

A hemipteran with its wasp prey (Pleistodontes froggatti). The pollinator of Moreton Bay figs

Pod-Sucking Bug (Riptortus serripes)

Ants farming

These little bugs are getting tended to by some ants.

Planthopper sp.

You may need to look a little closer at this one to see this camouflaged little planthopper nymph! Its large caudal appendages move around every once in awhile like antennae, perhaps in order to mislead potential predators (such as my camera apparently). Check out my website for prints, licensing or to contact me for image use requests: www.jamesdoreyphotography.com.au

Green Mottled Planthopper (Siphanta hebes)

A beauty of a planthopper! Check out my website for prints, licensing or to contact me for image use requests: www.jamesdoreyphotography.com.au

Moulting Cicadas

These cicadas were observed moulting on the base of Macadamia trees in an orchard in the early evening/very late afternoon.

Moulting Cicadas

These cicadas were observed moulting on the base of Macadamia trees in an orchard in the early evening/very late afternoon.

Green peach aphid (Myzus persicae)

A stack from my 10x microscope objective

Pharate adult cicada

This reasonably large cicada was making its way up the trunks of a Macadamia tree in an orchard to moult after full dark (~9PM)

Pharate adult cicada

This reasonably large cicada was making its way up the trunks of a Macadamia tree in an orchard to moult after full dark (~9PM)

Planthopper

Found in a remnant rainforest neary Byron Bay at night

Crusader Bug nymph (Mictis profana)

Hemiptera sp.

Heteroptera sp.

Just a little bug wandering around the rainforest floor.