| 5488376 |
black swallowtail |
Papilio polyxenes |
|
| 5482933 |
eastern tiger swallowtail |
Papilio glaucus |
|
| 5482930 |
common whitetail |
Libellula lydia |
A mature male common whitetail dragonfly displays his namesake white abdomen while at rest. |
| 5442967 |
Sphecid wasps |
Prionyx parkeri |
Bog in Turner County; Coastal plains; August 2011 |
| 0014253 |
threecornered alfalfa hopper |
Spissistilus festinus |
|
| 2721057 |
wheel bug |
Arilus cristatus |
mating pair |
| 4060066 |
swallowtail butterflies |
Papilio spp. |
|
| 4322073 |
cicadas |
|
emerging from shell |
| 4322074 |
cicadas |
|
in shell with split back |
| 4322075 |
cicadas |
|
in shell with shell beginning to split |
| 4322071 |
cicadas |
|
fully emerged from shell; wings extended and dry |
| 0014124 |
black swallowtail |
Papilio polyxenes |
|
| 0001026 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
|
| 3227053 |
ox beetles |
Strategus spp. |
|
| 4723062 |
leaf-footed bug |
|
lateral view |
| 0001014 |
bumble bees |
Bombus spp. |
|
| 0001025 |
velvet ant |
|
female |
| 3226001 |
butterflies, moths or skippers |
Lepidoptera (Order) N/A |
black butterfly with white spots - Nuevo Leon, Mexico |
| 3226036 |
stag beetles |
|
|
| 3226050 |
long-horned beetles |
|
getting ready to take flight from flower |
| 3225086 |
long-horned beetles |
|
taking flight |
| 4322072 |
cicadas |
|
newly emerged from shell; wings wet and crumpled |
| 4060044 |
dragonflies and damselflies |
|
|
| 4060045 |
dragonflies and damselflies |
|
|
| 5428927 |
monarch butterfly |
Danaus plexippus |
Baccharis halimifolia (eastern baccharis) |
| 4060029 |
scarabs or scarab beetles |
|
|
| 0001022 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 5408588 |
dragonflies and damselflies |
|
|
| 5408589 |
dragonflies and damselflies |
|
|
| 5408591 |
dragonflies and damselflies |
|
|
| 5408468 |
dragonflies and damselflies |
|
south Georgia |
| 5406648 |
European skipper |
Thymelicus lineola |
introduced to the U.S. |
| 5406447 |
European skipper |
Thymelicus lineola |
introduced to the U.S. |
| 5406646 |
European skipper |
Thymelicus lineola |
introduced to the U.S. |
| 5406446 |
European skipper |
Thymelicus lineola |
introduced to the U.S. |
| 5358518 |
Julia Heliconian |
Dryas julia |
Julia heliconian butterfly (Dryas julia) at the Phoenix Botanical Garden. |
| 5382156 |
Tachinid fly |
Adejeania vexatrix |
Adult visiting flower
|
| 1361222 |
velvet ant |
|
female |
| 5379255 |
metalic wood-boring beetles |
Agrilus spp. |
|
| 5379243 |
European rhinoceros beetle |
Oryctes nasicornis |
|
| 5379240 |
European rhinoceros beetle |
Oryctes nasicornis |
|
| 5379241 |
European rhinoceros beetle |
Oryctes nasicornis |
|
| 5379242 |
European rhinoceros beetle |
Oryctes nasicornis |
|
| 5379239 |
European rhinoceros beetle |
Oryctes nasicornis |
|
| 5379238 |
European rhinoceros beetle |
Oryctes nasicornis |
|
| 5364094 |
green stink bug |
Acrosternum hilare |
An adult green stink bug on a leaf. |
| 5360725 |
metalic wood-boring beetles |
Buprestis (Cypriacis) spp. |
Metallic wood-boring beetle, Cypriacis sp., in the family Buprestidae. |
| 5358519 |
butterflies, moths or skippers |
Lepidoptera (Order) N/A |
A butterfly at the Phoenix Botanical Garden. |
| 5358517 |
eastern tiger swallowtail |
Papilio glaucus |
A tiger swallowtail butterfly at the Phoenix Botanical Garden. |
| 5358516 |
eastern tiger swallowtail |
Papilio glaucus |
A tiger swallowtail butterfly at the Phoenix Botanical Garden. |
| 5360508 |
common stoneflies |
|
Stonefly, resting on a leaf. |
| 5364291 |
tarantula hawks |
Pepsis spp. |
Tarantula hawk (Pepsis sp.), a pompilid wasp predator of tarantulas. |
| 5364277 |
robber fly |
Microstylum galactodes |
Close view of the robber fly, Microstylum galactodes. |
| 5360032 |
alfalfa weevil |
Hypera postica |
Adult alfalfa weevil (Hypera postica). |
| 5360724 |
spotted pine sawyer |
Monochamus clamator |
Adult spotted pine sawyer (Monochamus clamator). |
| 5360709 |
cottony maple scale |
Pulvinaria innumerabilis |
Cottony maple scale (Pulvinaria innumerabilis) on a maple tree. |
| 5360708 |
soft scales |
Parthenolecanium spp. |
Soft scales (Parthenolecanium sp.). |
| 5360706 |
cottony maple scale |
Pulvinaria innumerabilis |
Cottony maple scale (Pulvinaria innumerabilis) on a silver maple (Acer saccharinum). |
| 5364280 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
A hunting wasp (Ammophila sp.) carrying its prey, a sphinx moth caterpillar. |
| 5360733 |
velvet ants |
Dasymutilla spp. |
Velvet ant (Dasymutilla sp.). |
| 5364292 |
velvet ants |
Dasymutilla spp. |
An adult velvet ant (Dasymutilla sp.) on a flower. |
| 5364253 |
eye-spotted lady beetle |
Anatis mali |
The adult of the eye-spotted lady beetle (Anatis mali). |
| 5364327 |
grasshoppers |
|
A groupl of grasshoppers resting on vegetation. |
| 5364326 |
migratory grasshopper |
Melanoplus sanguinipes |
Adult migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes). |
| 5364325 |
Carolina grasshopper |
Dissosteira carolina |
Adult Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina). |
| 5364324 |
plains lubber grasshopper |
Brachystola magna |
Plains lubber grasshopper (Brachystola magna) resting on a leaf. |
| 5364322 |
painted lady butterfly |
Vanessa cardui |
Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) at rest on a flower. |
| 5364305 |
common green darner |
Anax junius |
Adult of the common green darner dragonfly, Anax junius. |
| 5364304 |
bluet damselflies |
Enallagma spp. |
Adult bluet damselfly (Enallagma sp.). |
| 5364297 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
Adult European mantid (Mantis religiosa). |
| 5364296 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
Adult European mantid (Mantis religiosa) eating a grasshopper. |
| 5364278 |
robber flies |
|
A mating pair of predatory robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae). |
| 5364274 |
long-legged fly |
|
Adult long-legged fly (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), which preys on other small insects. |
| 5364267 |
syrphid or flower flies |
|
Adult syrphid fly resting on a leaf. |
| 5364266 |
syrphid or flower flies |
|
Adult syrphid fly on a flower. |
| 5364265 |
syrphid or flower flies |
|
Adult syrphid fly. |
| 5364263 |
wasp mantidfly |
Climaciella brunnea |
Adult western mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea). |
| 5364262 |
common antlions |
Brachynemurus spp. |
Adult antlion (Brachynemurus sp.) resting on a plant. |
| 5364259 |
common antlions |
Brachynemurus spp. |
Adult antlion (Brachynemurus sp.). |
| 5364250 |
lady beetle |
|
Teneral lady beetle, emerging from its pupa. |
| 5364241 |
twospotted stink bug |
Perillus bioculatus |
Mating pair of twospotted stink bugs (Perillus bioculatus), showing dimorphism. |
| 5364138 |
green peach aphid |
Myzus persicae |
Adult green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) with deformed wings. |
| 5364126 |
harlequin bug |
Murgantia histrionica |
Adult harlequin bug (Murgantia histrionica). |
| 5364125 |
pale legume bug |
Lygus elisus |
Adult of the pale legume bug (Lygus elisus), a pest of many species, primarily of plants in the cabbage family. |
| 5364122 |
squash bug |
Anasa tristis |
Mating pair of squash bugs (Anasa tristis). |
| 5364121 |
sugar beet root maggot |
Tetanops myopaeformis |
Adults of the sugarbeet root maggot (Tetanops myopaeformis). |
| 5364120 |
western black flea beetle |
Phyllotreta pusilla |
Western black flea beetle (Phyllotreta pusilla) adults and the damage they can cause. |
| 5364093 |
seed bugs |
Nysius spp. |
False chinch bugs (Nysius sp.) covering canola seed pods. |
| 5360036 |
sunflower headclipping weevil |
Haplorhynchites aeneus |
Adult sunflower headclipper weevil (Haplorhynchites aeneus). |
| 5360751 |
stink bugs |
|
Adult stink bug of undetermined species. |
| 5360744 |
codling moth |
Cydia pomonella |
Dead codling moths (Cydia pomonella) inside a pheromone trap. |
| 5360741 |
codling moth |
Cydia pomonella |
Adult codling moth (Cydia pomonella). |
| 5360735 |
Jerusalem cricket |
Stenopelmatus spp. |
Jerusalem cricket (Stenopelmatus sp.). |
| 5360734 |
common antlions |
Brachynemurus spp. |
An adult antlion (Brachynemurus sp.) |
| 5360732 |
termites |
|
Termites of unknown species. |
| 5360731 |
mantids |
|
Anterior view of a praying mantid, standing upright. |
| 5360729 |
leaf-footed bug |
|
Adult leaf-footed bug (Hemiptera: Coreidae). |
| 5360726 |
tenlined June beetle |
Polyphylla decemlineata |
Adult tenlined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata). |
| 5357422 |
lady beetle |
|
Pepper plant being visited by a lady beetle. |
| 5364303 |
bluet damselflies |
Enallagma spp. |
A pair of bluet damselfies (Enallagma sp.) in mating position; the female is laying eggs on the stem of the plant. |
| 5364302 |
Clubtail dragonflies |
|
Mating pair of clubtail dragonflies (Odonata: Gomphidae). |
| 5364301 |
bluet damselflies |
Enallagma spp. |
Bluet damselfies (Enallagma sp.) in mating position. |
| 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). |
| 5364294 |
mantids |
|
Adult mantid with its legs and wings spread, displaying eye spot markings on its wings. |
| 5364287 |
Sphecid wasps |
Podalonia spp. |
Adult Podalonia sp. wasp at the entrance to its nest. |
| 5364279 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
Sphecid wasp (Ammophila sp.) stinging its prey, a notodontid moth caterpillar. |
| 5364276 |
hanging thieves robber flies |
Diogmites spp. |
Adult robber fly (Diogmites grossa) with its prey, a fly. |
| 5364275 |
robber fly |
Laphria fernaldi |
An adult robber fly (Laphria fernaldi). |
| 5364264 |
snakeflies |
Raphidia spp. |
An adult female snakefly (Raphidia sp.). |
| 5364244 |
ambush bugs |
Phymata spp. |
An ambush bug (Phymata sp.) preying on a honeybee (Apis mellifera). |
| 5358607 |
knapweed root weevil |
Cyphocleonus achates |
Adult root-boring weevil (Cyphocleonus achates), an introduced biological control agent of knapweeds (Centaurea spp.) in North America. |
| 5358611 |
UV knapweed seedhead fly |
Urophora quadrifasciata |
Female seedhead gall fly (Urophora quadrifasciata), a biological control agent of diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa), on a knapweed flower bud. |
| 5358620 |
leaf beetles |
Galerucella spp. |
Sprig of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) covered with leaf beetles (Galerucella sp.), biological control agents introduced to control loosestrife. |
| 5358621 |
bull thistle gall fly |
Urophora stylata |
Adult seedhead gall fly (Urophora stylata), a biological control agent of bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare). |
| 5364116 |
three-lined Lema beetle |
Lema trivittata |
Adult threelined potato beetle (Lema daturaphila, formerly known as Lema trilineata) on a potato leaf. |
| 5360689 |
bollworm |
Helicoverpa zea |
Adult corn earworm moths (Helicoverpa zea) inside a trap. |
| 5360685 |
sap beetle |
|
Adult sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) attracted to a trap set near a field of sweet corn. |
| 5360684 |
sap beetle |
|
Adult sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) attracted to a trap set near a field of sweet corn. |
| 5360683 |
sap beetle |
|
Adult sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) attracted to a trap set near a field of sweet corn. |
| 5360680 |
sap beetle |
|
Sap beetles, pests of sweet corn, inside insect trap. |
| 5360679 |
sap beetle |
|
Sap beetles inside trap. |
| 5360666 |
sap beetle |
|
Adult sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) damaging the kernels of an ear of corn. |
| 5361246 |
spider mite destroyer |
Stethorus punctum picipes |
Adult spider mite destroyer (described as Stethorus picipes), a biological control agent of mites. |
| 5360755 |
grape mealybug |
Pseudococcus maritimus |
Infestation of grape mealybug (Pseudococcus maritimus) on bunches of grapes. |
| 5356701 |
aphids |
|
Aphids feeding on the growing tip of a grape vine in Mexico. |
| 5364017 |
Mexican bean beetle |
Epilachna varivestis |
|
| 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. |
