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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Green grasshopper feeding on a leaf Moth using an alarm schedule in an attempt to scare a potential predator Longhorn Beetle in flight with guide Armand (Nosy Mangabe) Blue and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Black and tan dragonfly (Gabon) Pink insect (planthopper nymph?) with turquoise feet and eyes (Suriname) Colorful grasshopper Ants in a symbiotic relationship with a plant in the Amazon rainforest Turquoise and orange leafhopper Dung beetle Camouflaged insect Black and orange beetle Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Light orange bristly caterpillar in Parque Tayrona Orange and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Lutinus Beetle Owl Butterfly; Honduras Purple leafhopper with light green and magenta markings Black dragonfly with red rearparts Brown moth Black and orange banded insect (Suriname) Orange, white, and black clear-winged butterfly in the Amazon Wasp Turquoise shield bug with orange legs (Suriname) Metallic green; oragne; and brown beetle (Suriname) Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings (Indonesia) Owl Butterfly; Honduras Green pill millipede rolled in ball Mottled gray and black grasshopper Brown praying mantis on a lichen-covered tree trunk Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Rainforest ant (Suriname) Slightly translucent; green caterpillar on a red leaf in Panama (pan01-0702a) Treefrog Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Parides Butterfly; Honduras Insect (Suriname) Heliconius butterfly (pan02-1610) Yellow and black insect (pan02-1995) Brown leaf katydid in the Colombian Amazon Heliconid butterfly (Costa Rica) Ants on the forest floor (Suriname) Rainforest ant Red beetle (Suriname) Giant walking stick (Suriname) Blue morpho with wings closed Insect (Suriname) Giant dragonfly (Suriname) Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Unknown bright green lizard in the Peruvian Amazon Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) White Flatid Planthopper nymph (Suriname) White moth spotted on a night walk in the Colombian Amazon Metallic blue beetle (Suriname) Leaf-cutter ant nest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Pair of Heliconia caterpillar (note the tiny hatchling in the upper left) (pan01-0841) Striped leafhopper (green, yellow, blue and black) Bright green praying mantis (Gabon) Iridescent turquoise and black butterfly in hand (Indonesia) Red; black; and brown butterfly with white spots Wasp (Suriname) Black cricket (Suriname) Heliconius butterfly feeding on a hot lips flower (pan02-2026) Red millipede on log White fly (pan02-1725) Dung beetle (Suriname) Blue and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Ants Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Bright red insect (Indonesia) Pair of rhinoceros beetles Yellow and blue butterfly on ground Moss-like caterpillar covered with poisonous spines Blue butterfly (pan02-2034) Katydid (Costa Rica) Green katydid on a white wall (pan01-0735) Giraffe-necked Weevil Butterflies feeding on a flower Termites (Suriname) Green butterfly (Costa Rica) Butterfly on beach Black; blue; and orange butterfly Green pill millipede rolled in palm of hand Brown Praying Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) Green grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head Ants on the forest floor (Suriname) Leaf cutter ant carrying leaf (Atta; Acromyrmex) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Black beeetle with white spots and an orange thorax (Suriname) 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