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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Red beetle with black spots Giant beetle Moth Darth Vader planthopper Maroon-eyed dragonfly Round metallic beetle Green moth Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Yellow moth Black, orange, and green beetle Clipper butterfly (Parthenos sylvia) Red, yellow, black, and white caterpillar True bug Grasshoppers Orange insect Leaf-mimicking katydid Grasshopper Small orange beetle Dry grass-colored mantid (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae]) Praying mantis on a magenta leaf Multicolored grasshopper Cryptic butterfly Malagasy flatid bug (Phromnia rosea) in its nymph stage While and black moth Praying mantis Yellow, green, and black grasshopper Large ant Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Praying mantis with green eyes Brazilian Lady (Vanessa braziliensis) Black and white butterfly Giant wasp eating an insect Black and white moth Malagasy flatid bug (Phromnia rosea) in its nymph stage Blue dragonfly Forest roach Stick insect Wasps Orange and black bug Gaudy locust Termites Lime green, turquoise, yellow, and orange grasshopper Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Brown, white, and orange moth Tarantula spider Orange bug Green stick insect Blue-eyed fly Green grasshopper Orange-pink and yellow leafhopper Brilliant blue dragonfly Magenta insect with blue feet and eyes Fly with blue legs Blue-and-orange caterpillar Dead giant atlas beetle Beetle with long antennae White, brown, and orange moth Wood-like praying mantis White butterfly with black polkadots Orange flies with purple eyes Raspberry-colored dragonfly Blue and black butterfly Malagasy flatid bug (Phromnia rosea) in its nymph stage Multicolored grasshopper Yellow and black cricket Bugs Orange and black planthopper Yellow grasshawk dragonfly Brightly colored cicada Moth caterpillar Butterfly with brown and white wings and eyespots Ant Green Stream Glory Damselfly (Neurobasis chinensis) Green bug Orange, white, and brown butterfly Colorful cicada in warning posture Black, purple, turquoise, red and orange leafhopper Orange, white, and black clear-winged butterfly in the Amazon Sand grasshopper Skipper butterfly in New Guinea Dry grass-colored mantis (headshot) (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae]) Orange planthopper Magenta leaf-hopper Yellow and black insect Blue-gray dragonfly Blue and black katydid Malagasy flatid bug (Phromnia rosea) in its nymph stage Dark gray moth with metallic-green spots Leaf-footed bug nymph Green katydid Beetle Green-eyed, orange-headed, purple-bodied planthopper Giant stick insect Turquoise, violet, and black damselfly Unknown caterpillar Green spiny stick insect Elongated blue and orange insect Green longhorn beetle Fury white planthopper Black; red; and yellow insect Blue butterfly Insect Bennett's blue weevil (Eupholus bennetti - Curculionidae family) Yellow moth with a black eye Fly with metallic blue-green legs Bennett's blue weevil (Eupholus bennetti), a spectacular blue and turquoise beetle from New Guinea Katydid Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) Green leaf-like katydid Beautiful red,white, and blue butterfly Fallen tree in Rio Tambopata Black, yellow, and orange insect Orange beetle Fly Common bluebottle butterflies (Graphium sarpedon) and other colorful butterflies feeding on minerals Giant black carpenter bee - Xylocopa sp Pink, orange, yellow, violet katydid with spots and green eyes Orange beetle Leaf-footed bug nymph 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