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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Butterfly high in the rainforest canopy of the Amazon Dark brown cricket (Suriname) Striped leafhopper (green, yellow, blue and black) Urania riphaeus moth Olive green; orange; and brown beetle (Suriname) Bright green katydid (pan01-0681) Small hornet nest on a Heliconia leaf Leaf-cutter ant nest Note that virtually all ground vegetation has been striped or cleared from the area Location: Tambopata rainforestV (Peru) Orange and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Neon green caterpillar in the Amazon rainforest Colony of termites in moving along a log in the jungle (Indonesia) Black spiny caterpillar Brown buterfly with red; white; lavendar; and orange markings Grey moth Millipede; Madagascar Metallic blue beetle (Suriname) Dung beetles (Isalo) Stick Insect; Thailand Leaf katydid Stick insect in Masoala NP Heliconius caterpillar (pan01-0852) Grasshopper: black head; red antenna; yellow stripes; green legs; red haunches Pink and green grasshopper at the petite tsingy Mantid Purple Antenna Flatid leaf bug nymphs; tree trunk Green, orange, and blue leafhopper Cicada moultings on the underside of a rainforest leaf (Costa Rica) Red ants (Malaysia) x (Malaysia) Brachydiplax dragonfly species in Borneo (Indonesia) Unidentified insect in Sabah, Malaysia Mushrooms growing on a log Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Yellow; black; and white butterfly (Costa Rica) Insect (Suriname) Brown colored cicada (Indonesia) Wasp (Suriname) Green and brown grasshopper (Suriname) Green stick insect (Costa Rica) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) (Malaysia) Pink insect with turquoise feet and eyes (Suriname) Elongated blue and orange insect (Malaysia) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Bright red dragonfly (Malaysia) Sunrise illuminating the macaw clay lick at Tambopata Research Center Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Bright red dragonfly (Malaysia) Blue dragonfly (Malaysia) Orange beetle (Malaysia) Tarantula wasp (Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes; orange wings; and orange antenna) (Costa Rica) Leaf-cutter ant nest (Costa Rica) Orange and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Yellow leaf-shaped katydid (Costa Rica) Tarantula wasp (Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes; orange wings; and orange antenna) (Costa Rica) Transparent moth (Costa Rica) Blue and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Brown grasshopper (Peru) Green and brown cicada (Malaysia) Family of Caprbara leaving the Tambopata river Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Yellow and black insect (Malaysia) Leaf-cutter ants (Suriname) Green katydid (Costa Rica) Brown katydid (Costa Rica) Blind for observing macaws at clay lick Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue dragonfly (Malaysia) Red-eyed katydid (Costa Rica) Red beetle (Suriname) Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Orange beetle (Malaysia) Cryptic grasshopper (Malaysia) Blue-black beetle (Costa Rica) Yellow and black insect (Malaysia) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Termites (Suriname) White Flatid Planthopper nymph (Suriname) Green praying mantis (Malaysia) Giant walking stick (Suriname) Grasshopper-like insect with silver eyes (Malaysia) Blue-eyed butterfly (Suriname) Dark brown and orange butterfly with blue spots (Costa Rica) Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen (Costa Rica) Green backed beetle with orange underparts (Malaysia) Red; black; brown; and white butterfly (Suriname) Mealy parrots (Amazona farinosa) in flight over rainforest Local name: Aurora grande Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Ants on the forest floor (Suriname) Bee on a bird-of-paradise flower (Costa Rica) Blue dragonfly (Malaysia) Wasps clustered on a leaf (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