Wings an introduction to Tasmania’s winged insects Theme: Natural resources and ecosystem services

Aims of research knowledge and understanding of Tasmania’s insects pest management sustainable farming improved biodiversity Locations and timeframes Tasmania-wide Methods photograph living insects in their natural habitat literature review input from relevant entomologists nationwide

Tasmanian Insects  Tasmania has around 10,000 insect species  Most insects have a lifecycle of 1 year  The adult or winged phase of an insect lasts from a few hours to a few months  Many beneficial insects require nectar as adults – maintaining or planting understorey plants that produce nectar will improve guest-pest ratios  Insects have specific habitat and food requirements – facilitating the requirements of predatory insects will improve guest-pest ratios  Many insects remain undescribed (there are very few entomologists in Tasmania)  Wings provides a good overview of commonly occurring insects in Tasmania, many of which are also found in eastern Australia or Australia-wide  Wings enables readers to access additional information about Tasmania’s insects on the web

Which insects are found in Wings? Ants Bees Beetles Bugs Butterflies Cicadas Crickets Damselflies Dragonflies Flies Grasshoppers Hanging Flies Katydids Lacewings Moths Praying Mantids Wasps and Sawflies Weevils 600 photographs 350 insects

Where can you purchase Wings?  Most bookstores in Tasmania, some information centres, newsagencies, museum shops Or direct through the publisher Riffles Pty Ltd 378 Buckland Road Buckland Tas Tel: (03) ; RRP $49.95 (soft covers) $55.00 (hard covers) # Hard covers only available from Riffles funded by Elizabeth Daley and Riffles Pty Ltd