Photos of arthropods in Costa Rica (Central America) [updated 2009-03-26]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from Costa Rica. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

Transparent moth Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed Spiny caterpillar Green insect with polka dots Leaf-cutter ants Cicada having just emerged from its shell Red and blue dragonfly Ants feeding on a fallen cicada Yellow leaf-shaped katydid Long-nosed black Weevil (family Curculionidae) with orange markings on its back Electric blue and orange leafhoppers mating Rainforest canopy crab Golden Orb Weaver Spider (female) Blue morpho with its wings closed Giant green katydid Dark gray moth with blue iridescence Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen Giant red-eyed green katydid Green insect [Dictyopharid Planthoppers, family Dictyopharidae] Soldier Beetle, family Cantharidae Stick insect Blue, yellow, and orange insect Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes, orange wings, and orange antenna. This robber fly or mydas fly, (Asilidae or Mydidae family) is a mimic of the Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis formosa) Transparent moth Closeup on the jaws of a soldier army ant Electric blue and orange leafhopper Isabella's Tiger (Eueides isabella) Black, red, and yellow insect Leaf-cutter ants Nephila orb spider Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16