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Accipitridae
Dr. Yeon Jae Bae dung beetle (Acrossus baei)
Bee robber (Acherontia lachesis)
Light-gall tephritid (Aciurina luminaria)
Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea)
Short-horned grasshoppers (Acrididae)
Songgon moth (Acropteris rectinervata)
Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
White-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)
Agroecotettix
Oriental whip snake (Ahaetulla prasina)
Banded dragonfish (Akarotaxis gouldae)
Red costate tiger moth (Aloa lactinea)
Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus
Dringo flea beetle (Altica cyanea)
False obama flatworm (Amaga pseudobama)
Ambrosia
Cacao amphidromus (Amphidromus furcillatus)
Beret amphidromus (Amphidromus perversus)
Amethyst worm lizard (Amphisbaena amethysta)
King cricket (Anabropsis)
Kangkang (Anoplocnemis phasianus)
Henrik Madsen's earwig (Apachyus madseni)
Dazzling rove beetle (Apecholinus speciosus)
Baixi ant-loving beetle (Apharinodes baixiensis)
Bee (Apidae)
Asian honey bee (Apis cerana)
Striped albatross (Appias libythea)
Apsilocera
Eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta)
Javan pond heron (Ardeola speciosa)
Yellow garden spider (Argiope appensa)
Lepen garden spider (Argiope pictula)
Garden cross spider (Argiope pulchella)
Olive leaf beetle (Argopistes)
Leaf beetle (Arthrotus)
Furcated tortoise beetle (Aspidimorpha furcata)
Spotted tortoise beetle (Aspidimorpha miliaris)
Kukus grass pyrgomorph (Atractomorpha crenulata)
Spotted locust (Aularches miliaris)

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