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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Black; blue; and yellow butterfly Transparent butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia Unknown butterfly with light and dark brown patterned wings and orange on the upper wing (Peru) Wolf spider (Peru) Heliconius sara butterfly (Peru) Brown grasshopper with white marking (Peru) Insect; Thailand White insect with black spots and an orange head Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Brown; black; and white butterfly (Peru) Giant walking stick insect with a person's hand for scale (Peru) Round black fury caterpillar (Peru) Glowing click beetle (Peru) Thin stick insect on tree trunk (Peru) White insect with light orange spots Praying mantis standing guard of its tree (Peru) Giant stick insect (Peru) Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud (Peru) Beetle (Peru) Insects; Malaysia Rust-colored moth with yellow and red markings and a black fringe (Suriname) Red Grasshawk (Neurothemis fluctuans) (Indonesia) Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Giant walking stick (Suriname) Panacea prola butterfly; wings open (Peru) Callicore cynosura butterfly with wings closed (Peru) Green spiny caterpillar Multicolored grasshopper Ants on a red-orange flower bud Dung beetle (Suriname) Close up on a fly (Gabon) Brown cockroach with yellow and black markings Panacea prola butterfly; wings closed (Peru) Biblis hyperia butterfly; brown to black with red on its wings (Peru) Unknown butterfly with orange; brown; and white markings on outer part of the wing (Peru) Yellow and red spider in web (Peru) 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