Photos of rainforest insects [last update 2009-11-24]

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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 1994-2007. 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 caterpillar on a new red leaf (pan01-0701a) Green; blue; yellow; red; and black grasshopper (Peru) Black grasshopper with indigo blue eyes and yellow polkadots (Peru) Biblis hyperia butterfly sucking moisture from drying laundry (Peru) Wildlife (Peru) Green grasshopper (Peru) Small red beetle (Peru) Spider hanging from web (Peru) Brown walking stick Ants hauling body parts of a dead insect up a tree trunk (Indonesia) Multicolored katydid Brown butterfly on the forest floor Magenta insect (planthopper nymph?) with light blue feet and eyes (Suriname) Brown katydid (Peru) Orange; green; black; yellow; and turquoise grasshopper Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) White butterfly (Peru) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Arachides toras caterpillar (pan01-0857) Three beige; yellow; black; and white grasshoppers on a leaf (Peru) Owl butterfly (Peru) Ceiba borer beetle (Peru) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Black; blue; and turquoise dragonfly (Peru) Rainbow grasshopper Multi-colored butterfly on a beach (unknown species) (Peru) Insect with red eyes; turquoise markings; and white feather-like appendages near its tail (Peru) Urania leilus day-flying or diurnal moth (Peru) Large black beetle (Peru) Red and black butterfly Bee burrowing in the sand (Peru) Brown moth with light yellow markings on its wings Mass of caterpillars on leaf litter of forest floor (Peru) Mosiac butterfly (Colobura dirce) feeding on fruit (pan02-2054) Iridescent green beetle (Peru) Black and orange beetle 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 | 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