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


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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Eupholus bennetti weevil, a blue-green-turquoise beetle from New Guina



Blue, yellow and orange grasshopper (male) mating with a green and turquoise grasshopper (female)


Small green; gold; and brown scorpion
Small green; gold; and brown scorpion

(Peru)

Heliconius hecale butterfly
Heliconius hecale butterfly


Black and yellow centipede in Amazon rainforest
Black and yellow centipede in Amazon rainforest

(Peru)


Beautiful red,white, and blue butterfly



Tan and orange butterfly feeding on bird droppings

(Uganda)


Raspberry dragonfly


Panacea prola butterfly; wings open
Panacea prola butterfly; wings open

(Peru)

Brown katydid
Brown katydid

(Peru)


Moth; Honduras


Butterfly with clear wings and false eye-spots

Ceiba borer beetle
Ceiba borer beetle

(Peru)

Panacea prola butterfly; wings open
Panacea prola butterfly; wings open

(Peru)


Light green colored cricket


Orange moth with black and yellow polkadots



Orange and black leafhopper



Dung beetle

(Suriname)


Blue dragonfly



Black and yellow grasshopper



Green, yellow, and brown grasshopper



Mosiac butterfly (Colobura dirce) feeding on fruit
(pan02-2054)


Ants feeding on a fallen cicada

(Costa Rica)


Brown leaf katydid


Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen

(Costa Rica)

Darth vader insect
Darth vader insect

(Brazil)


Blue dragonfly


Giant red-eyed green katydid
Giant red-eyed green katydid

(Costa Rica)

Brazilian Lady (Vanessa braziliensis)
Brazilian Lady (Vanessa braziliensis)


Insect
Insect

(Costa Rica)


Katydid camouflaged to resemble bird droppings on a fern

(Indonesia)


Green Katydid near Puerto Narino


Postman butterfly, Heliconius sp (blue form)



Black and orange banded insect

(Suriname)

Black, green, and turqoise cricket
Black, green, and turqoise cricket

(Brazil)


Electric red dragonfly


Electric blue and orange leafhopper
Electric blue and orange leafhopper

(Costa Rica)


Green-blue swallow-tail butterfly



Close up headshot of a green katydid in Panama
(pan01-0682)

Bright green cicada (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Bright green cicada

(Indonesia)


Green walking stick


Yellow and light green butterflies
Yellow and light green butterflies

(Brazil)


Black and yellow weevil


Camouflaged insect
Camouflaged insect



Stick insect



Red shield bug

(Indonesia)


Orange and black "Halloween" butterfly


88 Butterfly (Diaethria clymena)
88 Butterfly (Diaethria clymena)


Possibly a Heliconius butterfly (species unknown)
Possibly a Heliconius butterfly (species unknown)

(Peru)


Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper


Cicada having just emerged from its shell
Cicada having just emerged from its shell

(Costa Rica)

Green leaf katdid
Green leaf katdid

(Belize)

White furry caterpillar with yellow head and two orange spots at base of head
White furry caterpillar with yellow head and two orange spots at base of head

(Peru)

White butterfly
White butterfly

(Peru)


Turquoise blue katydid larva


Bee burrowing in the sand
Bee burrowing in the sand

(Peru)

Shield bug
Shield bug



Rainforest ant

(Suriname)

Close up on a fly
Close up on a fly

(Gabon)

Tail-less whip scorpion (Amblypygid sp)
Tail-less whip scorpion (Amblypygid sp)

(Peru)


Brown grasshopper


Blue and orange insect

(Indonesia)


Bumble bee

(Kenya)


Grasshopper eating a leaf


Giant black carpenter bee - Xylocopa sp


Large black beetle in Borneo (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Large black beetle in Borneo

(Indonesia)

Butterfly
Butterfly



Blue and black butterfly

(Indonesia)


Butterfly


Brown beetle with black and red antenna
Brown beetle with black and red antenna

(Belize)

Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria)
Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria)



Yellow, blue, and black caterpillar



White moth
(pan01-0873)

Elongated green katydid
Elongated green katydid

(Costa Rica)


Butterfly



Dark brown bug with bright orange spots



Butterfly



Multicolored katydid


Maroon, brown, and orange insect
Maroon, brown, and orange insect

(Brazil)


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis

(Suriname)


Black green and white grasshopper in Uganda

(Uganda)


White-blue leafhopper



Red-pink dragonfly



Black and white marbled weevil



Green katydid with red eyes


Large bamboo-like walking stick insect
Large bamboo-like walking stick insect

(Peru)

Group of Male Perrhybris pamela butterflies feeding on minerals in clay along the Rio Tambopata
Group of Male Perrhybris pamela butterflies feeding on minerals in clay along the Rio Tambopata

(Peru)

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