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

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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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Green dragonfly Leech preparing to bite a man's arm (Indonesia) Striped katydid Blue Morpho Caterpillar; Honduras Turquoise fly with black wings and bright red eyes (Peru) Bornean ant (Malaysia) Fulgoridae family bug Yellow-green insect on the forest floor (Costa Rica) Large black beetle (Peru) Black and yellow weevil Blood-sucking leech on deck of "klotok" (the traditional long boat of this part of Borneo) (Indonesia) Leafhopper Black and yellow butterflies at river's edge (Peru) Adult Flatid leaf bugs (Phromnia rosea) Butterfly on hand (Peru) Transparent-winged butterfly with orange; black; and white markings Bright orange-pink planthopper Cicada Nest of colony spiders (family: Araneidae) (Peru) Ants on a red-orange flower bud Multi-colored butterfly on a beach (unknown species) (Peru) Red wasp (Kenya) Blue dragonfly Giant green katydid (Costa Rica) Green-eyed fly (Indonesia) 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 (Brazil) Striped katydid Turquoise, yellow, and black butterfly Stick insect Bright red-orange moth Blue morpho butterfly 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 (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 (Peru) Close up face shot on an insect Brown grasshopper (Malaysia) Panacea prola butterfly; wings closed (Peru) Butterfly 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 Black and yellow dragonfly with green eyes Beetle with black body; white and black back; and turquoise legs (Peru) Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips (Brazil) Cicada exoskeleton Furry red caterpillar Heraclides thoas butterfly on muddy bank (Peru) Purple, yellow, and brown planthopper Spider hanging from web (Peru) Close-up on a leaf grasshopper 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 (Malaysia) Black and white butterfly with a fake head Black and yellow grasshopper (Malaysia) Beetle Brown weevil (Malaysia) Translucent green katydid (Costa Rica) Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head Camouflaged grasshopper (Peru) Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun (Costa Rica) Metallic click beetle 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) (Peru) Green-eyed, orange-headed, purple-bodied planthopper Unknown butterfly with black and light blue outer wings (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