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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Black caterpillar with orange spots Orange-pink and yellow leafhopper Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Black wasp (Suriname) Ants Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Green walking stick insect Red millipede compared with size of hand Brown insect (pan01-0712) Black beetle with yellow markings (Gabon) Metallic green beetle (Suriname) Leaf-cutter ants (Suriname) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Silkworm in protective bark cocoon (Gabon) Black and orange butterfly Green; yellow; and brown grasshopper (Gabon) Mating grasshoppers on a blade of grass Insect nymph White moth Guide Oscar handling fruit dislodged by feeding macaws Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Hyla tree frog (Peru) Butterfly (Costa Rica) Bright green colored cicada (Indonesia) Orange butterfly feeding on damp laundry Hot pink and turquoise insect (Suriname) Green praying mantis among leaves (Gabon) Yellow and blue butterfly Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Blue Morpho Butterfly Hot pink insect with light blue feet and eyes (Suriname) Butterfly with transparent wings; eye-spots; and orange-rust coloration Black insect with orange parasites Orange, white, and black clear-winged butterfly in the Amazon Caterpillar (Suriname) Brown insect (zoomed) (pan01-0712a) Masoala peninsula beetle Green and orange flat-footed bug Butterfly; Honduras Yellow and orange leafhopper Orange, white, and black clear-winged butterfly in the Amazon Yellow butterfly in Borneo (Indonesia) Bright green grasshopper Green mantid (Indonesia) Large black beetle on clothing (Indonesia) Nocturnal stick insect Termites (Suriname) Red clear-wing butterfly Teal and black butterflies Moth Rhinocerous beetle Red Bug (immature nymph, which lacks full wings) Newly hatched caterpillars (pan02-2041) Caterpillar rolled in a leaf (Suriname) Male rhinoceros beetle Tan mantid in grassy savanna (Gabon) Multi-colored grasshopper Colorful butterfly feeding on a yellow flower Orange butterfly (pan02-2045) Red and black butterfly on a sandy river beach Orange butterfly (Costa Rica) Newly hatched caterpillars (pan02-2040a) Heliconius butterfly in Santuario Ot˙n Quimbaya Giant walking stick (Suriname) Olive green; orange; and brown beetle (Suriname) Ant nest made of leaves Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Metallic green beetle (Suriname) Green Arachides toras caterpillar munching on a leaf (pan01-0859) mantid yellow Brown cricket Orange and dark green beetle (Suriname) Orange butterfly feeding on damp laundry along an Amazon tributary Comet moth (Andasibe) Caterpillar; Belize Pair of butterflies (Suriname) Dragonfly (Suriname) Dark green beetle (Suriname) Black beetle with yellow zigzag pattern Light green katydid leafhopper nymph Colorful butterfly feeding on a yellow flower Orange butterfly on forest floor in Borneo (Indonesia) Purple leafhopper with light green and magenta markings Moth chrysalis (pan01-0855) Pink insect (planthopper nymph?) with turquoise feet and eyes (Suriname) Blue-eyed butterfly (Suriname) Termites (Suriname) Arachides toras caterpillar (pan01-0837) Leaf-mimicking grasshopper 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