Photos of insects [updated 200-06-02]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2007. 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.

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Brownish-red beetle (Costa Rica) Colorful; but known grasshopper-like insect (Peru) Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Stick insect Brown walking stick insect (Malaysia) Brown beetle with black and red antenna (Belize) Black; blue; and turquoise dragonfly (Peru) Red-orange insect (Laos) Black caterpillar with off-white stripes and yellow spines (pan01-0773a) Small brown insect with red marking (Peru) Stick insect in the Amazon rain forest (Peru) Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud (Peru) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Green praying mantis (Indonesia) White insect with black spots and an orange head Closeup on the jaws of a soldier army ant (Costa Rica) Red and black insects hatching out their eggs (Costa Rica) Red grasshawk dragonfly Red-orange; black; white; and maroon caterpillar on underside of leaf (Peru) Camouflaged grasshopper (Peru) Unknown butterfly with black and light blue outer wings (Peru) Red and black butterfly Butterflies (Brazil) Insect (Suriname) Possibly a Heliconius butterfly (species unknown) (Peru) Dark green beetle with red spots (Belize) Brown butterfly on the forest floor Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips (Brazil) Thorn spider (Peru) Urania leilus day-flying or diurnal moth (Peru) Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) (Malaysia) Adelpha iphiclus butterfly on pebbles (Peru) Dark gray and red butterfly (Costa Rica) insects: 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 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71 | Page 72 | Page 73 | Page 74 | Page 75 | Page 76 | Page 77 | Page 78 | Page 79 | Page 80 | Page 81 | Page 82 | Page 83 | Page 84 | Page 85 | Page 86 | Page 87 | Page 88