Pictures of insects [last update 2013-05-01]

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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 1994-2012. 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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Darth vader insect Transparent butterfly of the Nymphalidae family (Subfamily Satyrinae) Blue-eyed butterfly Red; black; and white butterfly Honey bee preparing to land on yellow flower Red; black; yellow; and white caterpillar Blue and green butterfly Red insect Common Sailor Butterfly (Neptis hylas) Swarms of lake flies in a garden near Lake Victoria Insect Moth; Honduras Blue-eyed butterfly Black and turquoise moth Sweat bees emerging from a hive Poisonous caterpillar displaying its neon green but venemous spines Red grasshawk dragonfly Blue; orange; and green beetle on Mt. Kenya Bornean ant Leaf-mimicking praying mantis Shield bug Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (blue form) Black; orange; and light blue butterfly on a Heliconia leaf Halloween bug Rasberry dragonfly Hamadryas butterfly Green longhorn beetle Metallic green, yellow, and copper colored beetle Jewel beetle Clear-wing butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia Black and yellow butterfly Iguaze Butterflies; Brazil Butterfly Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) Borer? Polybothris Jewel beetle (family Buprestidae) Butterfly Butterfly Butterfly Red, orange, white, black Black, violet, and green damselfly Yellow and black swallowtail butterfly Leaf-mimicking insect Yellow; black; and white butterfly Green insect with polka dots Moth Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun Bennett's blue weevil (Eupholus bennetti - Curculionidae family), a spectacular blue and turquoise beetle from New Guinea Butterfly A katydid in Malaysia with a red head, black body, yellow winds, and black and yellow legs Yellow, white, and black moth Yellow planthopper Pink, orange, yellow, violet katydid with spots and green eyes Alien insects next to their red eggs Orange-pink and yellow leafhopper Common bluebottle butterflies (Graphium sarpedon) feeding on minerals Yellow and black banded caterpillar Butterfly Orange leafhopper Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals in a dirt road Green katydid with a neon turquoise stripe Stick insect Bright green grasshopper Transparent butterfly Multicolored beetle Butterflies; Honduras Black butterfly with green spots and an orange mark Walking stick insect Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen Stick insect Insect; Honduras wasp ; Grand Canyon Multicolored leafhopper insect Purple flowers in forest understorey Orange and yellow beetle with black spots Butterfly Red grasshawk dragonfly Leaf-mimicking treehopper Pill Millipede (Green color) Orange planthopper Clearwing butterfly Elongated blue and orange insect Butterfly Orange and black insect (planthopper?) Sleeping blue morpho butterfly Black; blue; and orange butterfly in Colombia Red-eyed dragonfly Shield bug Green katydid Grasshopper; Honduras Insect nymph Ant Stick insect Clipper butterfly (Parthenos sylvia) Butterfly Black honeybee Red-orange beetle Bee approaching a bird-of-paradise flower Clear-wing butterfly Stick Mantid Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Leaf-cutter ants Leaf-mimicking praying mantis Nymphalidae transparent-winged butterfly in a Colombian cloud forest Orange; yellow; and black butterfly Red-eyed dragonfly Giant brown Long-horned Beetle (Callipogon lemoinei) (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) with off-white markings Christmas beetle in Bali Orange; black; and yellow butterfly Close up on leaf insect Black; red; and yellow butterfly Yellow and light green butterflies Blue morpho with its wings closed Multicolored leafhopper insect Blue and black butterfly Katydid Butterfly feeding on pink flower in Bali Red color form of the postman butterfly 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