| 5482930 |
common whitetail |
Libellula lydia |
A mature male common whitetail dragonfly displays his namesake white abdomen while at rest. |
| 5364255 |
fourteen-spotted lady beetle |
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata |
Adult fourteen-spotted lady beetles (also known as "P-14 lady beetles," Propylea quatuordecimpunctata), predators of aphids. |
| 5364272 |
syrphid or flower flies |
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Larva of a syrphid fly, feeding on aphids. |
| 5364257 |
green lacewings |
Chrysoperla spp. |
Adult green lacewing (Chrysoperla sp.), used as a biological control agent. |
| 5364252 |
lady beetles |
Stethorus spp. |
Pupa and adult of a black Stethorus sp. lady beetle, a predator (biological control agent) of mites in cropping systems. |
| 5364184 |
damsel bugs |
Nabis spp. |
An adult damsel bug (Nabis sp.), a predator of other insect species. |
| 5364305 |
common green darner |
Anax junius |
Adult of the common green darner dragonfly, Anax junius. |
| 5364278 |
robber flies |
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A mating pair of predatory robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae). |
| 5364269 |
syrphid or flower flies |
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Syrphid fly larvae among the carcasses of its aphid prey. |
| 5364266 |
syrphid or flower flies |
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Adult syrphid fly on a flower. |
| 5364249 |
convergent lady beetle |
Hippodamia convergens |
Recently molted convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens), with pupal skins nearby. |
| 5364245 |
masked hunter |
Reduvius personatus |
Nymph of the masked hunter (Reduvius personatus), covered with sawdust. |
| 5364241 |
twospotted stink bug |
Perillus bioculatus |
Mating pair of twospotted stink bugs (Perillus bioculatus), showing dimorphism. |
| 5360734 |
common antlions |
Brachynemurus spp. |
An adult antlion (Brachynemurus sp.) |
| 5364299 |
twelve-spotted skimmer |
Libellula pulchella |
Adult dragonfly, the 12-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella). |
| 5364300 |
widow skimmer |
Libellula luctuosa |
Adult dragonfly, the widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa). |
| 5364244 |
ambush bugs |
Phymata spp. |
An ambush bug (Phymata sp.) preying on a honeybee (Apis mellifera). |
| 5360666 |
sap beetle |
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Adult sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) damaging the kernels of an ear of corn. |
| 5364187 |
syrphid or flower flies |
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Syrphid fly larva attacking Russian wheat aphids (Diuraphis noxia) on a wheat leaf. |
| 1474014 |
horse fly |
Tabanus proximus |
blood feeding female, dorsal view, collected 29 August 1992 near Statesboro, Bulloch, Co., Georgia. Photographer providing blood meal. Published in S. McKeever and F.E. French, 1997. Fascinating beautiful blood feeders, American Entomologist 43: 217-226. Won Honorable Mention in Entomological Society of America photo salon. |
