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Pictures of insects [last update 2011-12-25]


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Green dragonfly


Leech preparing to bite a man's arm (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Leech preparing to bite a man's arm

(Indonesia)


Striped katydid



Blue Morpho Caterpillar; Honduras

Turquoise fly with black wings and bright red eyes
Turquoise fly with black wings and bright red eyes

(Peru)

Bornean ant
Bornean ant

(Malaysia)


Fulgoridae family bug



Yellow-green insect on the forest floor

(Costa Rica)

Large black beetle
Large black beetle

(Peru)


Black and yellow weevil


Blood-sucking leech on deck of
Blood-sucking leech on deck of "klotok" (the traditional long boat of this part of Borneo)

(Indonesia)

Leafhopper
Leafhopper


Black and yellow butterflies at river's edge
Black and yellow butterflies at river's edge

(Peru)


Adult Flatid leaf bugs (Phromnia rosea)


Butterfly on hand
Butterfly on hand

(Peru)


Transparent-winged butterfly with orange; black; and white markings


Bright orange-pink planthopper



Cicada


Nest of colony spiders (family: Araneidae)
Nest of colony spiders (family: Araneidae)

(Peru)


Ants on a red-orange flower bud

Multi-colored butterfly on a beach (unknown species)
Multi-colored butterfly on a beach (unknown species)

(Peru)


Red wasp

(Kenya)


Blue dragonfly


Giant green katydid
Giant green katydid

(Costa Rica)


Green-eyed fly

(Indonesia)

Walking stick with green and brown segments
Walking stick with green and brown segments

(Costa Rica)


Green cicada

(Costa Rica)


Red-eyed green katydid



White insect with light orange spots

White moth
White moth

(Brazil)


Striped katydid



Turquoise, yellow, and black butterfly



Stick insect



Bright red-orange moth



Blue morpho butterfly


Green; blue; yellow; red; and black grasshopper
Green; blue; yellow; red; and black grasshopper

(Peru)


Arachides toras caterpillar
(pan01-0856)


Red-eyed fly



Blue, green, purple, and red fly



Butterfly



Blushing Phantom butterfly (Cithaerias pireta)



Mottled moth


Reddish-brown stick insect
Reddish-brown stick insect

(Peru)


Blue; violet; and purple fly with red eyes

(Uganda)


Brown moth with light yellow markings on its wings

Biblis hyperia butterfly; brown to black with red on its wings
Biblis hyperia butterfly; brown to black with red on its wings

(Peru)


Close up face shot on an insect


Brown grasshopper
Brown grasshopper

(Malaysia)

Panacea prola butterfly; wings closed
Panacea prola butterfly; wings closed

(Peru)


Butterfly


Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella) [Lime green and orange polka dot insect]
Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella) [Lime green and orange polka dot insect]

(Costa Rica)


Black, white, orange, and yellow moth



Red grasshawk dragonfly



Leaf-mimicking praying mantis

(Suriname)

Red and black insect
Red and black insect



Black and yellow dragonfly with green eyes


Beetle with black body; white and black back; and turquoise legs
Beetle with black body; white and black back; and turquoise legs

(Peru)

Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips
Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips

(Brazil)


Cicada exoskeleton


Furry red caterpillar
Furry red caterpillar


Heraclides thoas butterfly on muddy bank
Heraclides thoas butterfly on muddy bank

(Peru)


Purple, yellow, and brown planthopper


Spider hanging from web
Spider hanging from web

(Peru)


Close-up on a leaf grasshopper

Blue, yellow, and orange insect
Blue, yellow, and orange insect

(Costa Rica)


Transparent butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia


Brown butterfly on the forest floor


Yellow jackets on grapes in fruitstand in Kusrap

(China)


Neon pink planthopper



Green grasshopper


Yellow and black insect
Yellow and black insect

(Malaysia)


Black and white butterfly with a fake head


Black and yellow grasshopper
Black and yellow grasshopper

(Malaysia)

Beetle
Beetle


Brown weevil
Brown weevil

(Malaysia)


Translucent green katydid

(Costa Rica)


Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head

Camouflaged grasshopper
Camouflaged grasshopper

(Peru)

Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun
Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun

(Costa Rica)


Metallic click beetle


Closeup on an orb spider
Closeup on an orb spider

(Uganda)


Stunning orange butterfly with eyespots



Green and red insect



Red-orange insect


Pair of Tailless whip scorpions (Amblypygid sp)
Pair of Tailless whip scorpions (Amblypygid sp)

(Peru)


Green-eyed, orange-headed, purple-bodied planthopper


Unknown butterfly with black and light blue outer wings
Unknown butterfly with black and light blue outer wings

(Peru)

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