Pictures of rainforest 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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Light orange caterpillar Black wasp on canopy platform (Peru) Arawacus butterfly (Peru) Silver-gray millipede in eating leaf Amazon rainforest (Peru) Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) Orange and black insect Wasp in the Amazon rainforest Praying mantis standing guard of its tree (Peru) Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus) (Peru) Stick insect (Peru) Red-orange; black; white; and maroon caterpillar on underside of leaf (Peru) Insect; Thailand Green caterpillar on a new red leaf (pan01-0701a) Beetle with black body; white and black back; and turquoise legs (Peru) Insect (Suriname) Insects; Malaysia Butterfly Green beetle (Suriname) Blue green and copper colored grasshopper with large red eyes and yellow antennae (Indonesia) Orange; green; black; yellow; and turquoise grasshopper Moth that resembles a leaf Fire ants in Borneo (Indonesia) Leaf katydid Striped leafhopper (green, yellow, blue and black) Black moth with orange and green markings (Peru) Red and black caterpillar Large white and yellow fury caterpillarthat resembles a shitzu (Peru) Turquoise and orange leafhopper Blue butterfly (Satyr species) Rainbow grasshopper Green katydid Green grasshopper with gray-black legs and a yellow stripe down its back (Peru) Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Lycorea halia butterfly (Peru) White insect with black spots and an orange head Black; blue; and yellow butterfly Panacea prola butterfly; wings open (Peru) Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Black and turquoise dragonfly with turquoise eyes (Gabon) Multicolored grasshopper Black and orange beetle Unknown butterfly with orange; brown; and white markings on outer part of the wing (Peru) Black and red beetle Brown walking stick Glowing click beetle (Peru) Hot pink insect (planthopper nymph?) with turquoise feet and eyes (Suriname) Magenta insect (planthopper nymph?) with light blue feet and eyes (Suriname) Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Biblis hyperia butterfly sucking moisture from drying laundry (Peru) Green katydid Black caterpillar with off-white stripes and yellow spines (pan01-0773a) Mating flies as view through palm leaf (Peru) Insect nymph Butterflies feeding on a flower Orange and yellow beetle Green grasshopper Grasshopper; Venezuela Three beige; yellow; black; and white grasshoppers on a leaf (Peru) Green grasshopper with yellow and black bands; and red; yellow; orange; and black striped legs (Peru) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud (Peru) Black moth Large stick insect (Peru) Green; brown; and black insect (Peru) Small green; gold; and brown scorpion (Peru) Black and yellow centipede in Amazon rainforest (Peru) Panacea prola butterfly; wings open (Peru) Brown katydid (Peru) Moth; Honduras Butterfly with clear wings and false eye-spots Ceiba borer beetle (Peru) Panacea prola butterfly; wings open (Peru) Light green colored cricket Dung beetle (Suriname) Mosiac butterfly (Colobura dirce) feeding on fruit (pan02-2054) Brown leaf katydid Green Katydid near Puerto Narino Black and orange banded insect (Suriname) Close up headshot of a green katydid in Panama (pan01-0682) Bright green cicada (Indonesia) Camouflaged insect 88 Butterfly (Diaethria clymena) Possibly a Heliconius butterfly (species unknown) (Peru) White furry caterpillar with yellow head and two orange spots at base of head (Peru) White butterfly (Peru) Bee burrowing in the sand (Peru) Shield bug rainforest 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