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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Bright red dragonfly (Malaysia) Rainforest ant (Suriname) Green; blue; yellow; red; and black grasshopper (Peru) Butterfly at night (Peru) Giant green katydid (Costa Rica) Fire ants in Borneo (Indonesia) Blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) caterpillar (pan01-0839) Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes; orange wings; and orange antenna (Costa Rica) Buterfly with eye-spots (Suriname) Green leaf katdid (Belize) Red; yellow; and green insect (Peru) Ants feeding on a fallen cicada (Costa Rica) Camouflaged praying mantis on tree trunk (Peru) Common bluebottle butterflies (Graphium sarpedon) feeding on minerals (Indonesia) Tail-less whip scorpion (Amblypygid sp) (Peru) Panacea prola butterfly; wings closed (Peru) Unknown insect (Peru) Deep red millipede on forest floor (Indonesia) Yellow and black insect (Malaysia) Dark gray moth with blue iridescence (Costa Rica) Tan and orange butterfly feeding on bird droppings (Uganda) Red stick insect (Suriname) White furry caterpillar with yellow head and two orange spots at base of head (Peru) Heliconius butterly (Belize) Black butterfly with green markings and a bright red head (Indonesia) Owl butterfly (Peru) Clear-winged Cithaerias pireta butterfly (Peru) Katydid -- with green body; brown head; and bright blue eyes -- sleeping in bamboo shoot (Peru) Blue-eyed fly (Indonesia) Katydid camouflaged to resemble bird droppings on a fern (Indonesia) Red and black insects on a green fruit (Peru) Blue dragonfly (Malaysia) Insect with red eyes; turquoise markings; and white feather-like appendages near its tail (Peru) 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