Western Australian Organism List

The Western Australian Organism List (WAOL) database allows you to search for organisms declared under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM Act). It is not a complete list of all organisms in Western Australia or their attributes. Use the database to find the legal status of organisms, control requirements, declared pest species and more.

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A total of 1718 results were found at 08:23 on 23rd September 2024 when searching for Insecta.

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  • Abantiades latipennis Tindale, 1932 
    Family: Hepialidae

  • Acaciothrips ebneri (Karny, 1920) 
    Family: Phlaeothripidae

    Synonyms: Gynaikothrips ebneri Karny, 1920, Gynaikothrips obscuripes Bagnall, 1921, Rhynchothrips bedfordi Moulton, 1949.

  • Acalolepta mixta (Hope, 1842) 
    Family: Cerambycidae

    Synonyms: Acalolepta vastator (Newman, 1847), Monohammus mixtus Hope, 1841, Monohammus vastator Newman, 1847. Common names: passion vine longicorn beetle, fig-tree longicorn beetle, fig longicorn.

  • Acanthocnemus nigricans (Hope, 1843) 
    Family: Acanthocnemidae

    Synonyms: Acanthocnemus ciliatus Perris, 1866, Dasytes fuscipennis Hope, 1843, Dasytes nigricans Hope, 1843.

  • Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say, 1831) 
    Family: Chrysomelidae

    Synonym: Bruchus obtectus Say, 1831. Common names: dried bean weevil, dried bean beetle, common bean weevil, bean weevil, bean beetle, Bean bruchid, American seed beetle.

  • Acanthuchus trispinifer (Fairmaire, 1846) 
    Family: Membracidae

    Synonyms: Acanthuchus gracilispinus Stål, 1869, Centrotus trispinifer Fairmaire, 1846. Common name: horned treehopper.

  • Achaea janata (Linnaeus, 1758) 
    Family: Noctuidae

    Synonyms: Achaea melicertella Gaede, 1938, Achaea melicertoides Gaede, 1938, Catocala traversii Fereday, 1877, Noctua cyathina Macleay, 1826, Noctua tigrina Fabricius, 1775, Ophiusa ekeikei Bethune-Baker, 1906, Phalaena janata Linnaeus, 1758, Phalaena melicerta Drury, 1773, Phalaena melicerte Moore, 1885. Common name: caster oil looper.

  • Acheta domestica (Linnaeus, 1758) 
    Family: Gryllidae

    Synonyms: Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758), Acheta domesticus Harz 1969, Acheta melanocephalus Zacher 1917, Gryllus domesticus Linnaeus, 1758, Gryllus transversalis Walker, 1871. Common name: Crickets.

  • Achyra affinitalis (Lederer, 1863) 
    Family: Pyralidae

    Synonyms: Botys affinitalis Lederer, 18634, Nymphula sordida Butler, 1886, Scopula turbidalis Walker, 1866, Scopula ustalis Walker, 1866. Common names: weed web moth cotton webspinner, Webworm.

  • Acizzia credoensis Taylor & Kent, 2013 
    Family: Psyllidae

  • Acizzia solanicola Kent & Taylor, 2010 
    Family: Psyllidae

  • Acizzia veski Taylor & Mior, 2009 
    Family: Psyllidae

  • Acraea andromacha andromacha (Fabricius, 1775) 
    Family: Nymphalidae

    Synonyms: Acraea entoria Godart, 1819, Acraea theodote Wallengren, 1860, Papilio andromacha Fabricius, 1775. Common name: Glasswing.

  • Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) 
    Family: Nymphalidae

    Synonym: Acraea terpsicore Linnaeus, 1758. Common name: tawny costa.

  • Acrida conica (Fabricius, 1781) 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Acrida cheesmanae Dirsh, 1954, Truxalis conica Fabricius, 1781, Truxalis raflesii Blanchard, 1853, Tryxalis scitula Walker, 1870. Common name: Giant green slant face.

  • Acrocercops plebeia (Turner, 1894) 
    Family: Gracillariidae

    Synonym: Gracilaria plebia Turner, 1894. Common name: wattle leafminer.

  • Acrodipsas brisbanensis (Miskin, 1884) 
    Family: Lycaenidae

    Synonyms: Lycaena cyrilus Anderson & Spry, 1897, Pseudodipsas brisbanensis Miskin, 1884. Common names: Large Ant-blue, Bronze Ant-blue.

  • Acroelytrum muricatum Mayr, 1865 
    Family: Coreidae

  • Acrophylla titan (Macleay, 1826) 
    Family: Phasmatidae

    Synonym: Phasma titan Macleay, 1826. Common name: titan stick insect.

  • Acrophylla wuelfingi (Redtenbacher, 1908) 
    Family: Phasmatidae

    Synonyms: Vetilia ligula Redtenbacher, 1908, Vetilia wuelfingi Redtenbacher, 1908. Common name: Stick insect (Giant walking).

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BAM Act Definitions

Legal status

Each listed organism is declared under the Biosecurity Management act with certain legal requirements:

Declared Pest, Prohibited - s12

Prohibited organisms are declared pests by virtue of section 22(1), and may only be imported and kept subject to permits. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.

Permitted - s11

Permitted organisms must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported. They may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms.

Declared Pest - s22(2)

Declared pests must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported, and may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms. They may also be subject to control and keeping requirements once within Western Australia.

Permitted, Requires Permit - r73

Regulation 73 permitted organisms may only be imported subject to an import permit. These organisms may be subject to restriction under legislation other than the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.

Unlisted - s14

If you are considering importing an unlisted organism/s you will need to submit the name/s for assessment, as unlisted organisms are automatically prohibited entry into WA.

Control categories

Declared pests can be assigned to a C1, C2 or C3 control category under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013. Prohibited organisms can be assigned to a C1 or C2 control category, the control categories are:

C1 Exclusion

Organisms which should be excluded from part or all of Western Australia.

C2 Eradication

Organisms which should be eradicated from part or all of Western Australia.

C3 Management

Organisms that should have some form of management applied that will alleviate the harmful impact of the organism, reduce the numbers or distribution of the organism or prevent or contain the spread of the organism.

Unassigned

Unassigned: Declared pests that are recognised as having a harmful impact under certain circumstances, where their subsequent control requirements are determined by a Plan or other legislative arrangements under the Act.

Keeping categories

The Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013 (BAM Regs) specify prohibited and restricted keeping categories for the purposes of regulating organisms declared under the BAM Act. In regards to the purposes for which they can be kept, and the entities that can keep them for that purpose. A keeping permit is the administrative tool used to assign specific conditions to the keeping of an organism.

Prohibited keeping

Can only be kept under a permit for public display and education purposes, and/or genuine scientific research, by entities approved by the state authority.

Restricted keeping

Organisms which, relative to other species, have a low risk of becoming a problem for the environment, primary industry or public safety and can be kept under a permit by private individuals.

Exempt keeping

No permit or conditions are required for keeping. There may be other requirements under BAMA such as those required for entry of livestock, pigeons and doves, or waybill requirements for stock movement. An organism in the exempt keeping category may also be regulated by other legislation such as the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (WCA), administered by DPaW.

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If the species you are interested in is not listed on WAOL you may request to have it assessed. Please contact the Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS) on (08) 9368 3080 or email padis@dpird.wa.gov.au, and they will transfer you to the relevant person.