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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Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Dark red beetle (Malaysia) Long-nosed black beetle with orange markings on its back (Costa Rica) Colorful insect Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red; orange; white; black (Malaysia) Green moth with a black body (Costa Rica) Blunt-headed treesnake (Imantodes lentiferus) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Orange beetle (Malaysia) Black cricket (Suriname) Scarab on a ball of dung in the Malaysian rainforest (Malaysia) Unknown moth (Costa Rica) Orange; black; and yellow moth (Suriname) Brown weevil (Malaysia) Beetle (Malaysia) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Yellow leaf-shaped katydid (Costa Rica) Dung beetles (Suriname) Termites Unknown insect (Malaysia) Orange beetle (Suriname) Red beetle (Suriname) Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen (Costa Rica) Bright red dragonfly (Malaysia) Atta leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Red; orange; white; black (Malaysia) Yellow; black; and white butterfly (Costa Rica) Brachydiplax dragonfly (Indonesia) Cantheconidea furcellata; an insect predator used to control oil palm pests (IPM) (Malaysia) Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) (Malaysia) Walking stick in the Peruvian rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Wildlife Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Wasp (Suriname) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Red-eyed katydid (Costa Rica) Black butterfly with a white fringe; an orange patch; and turquoise spots (Costa Rica) Katydid on tree trunk Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Black and yellow grasshopper (Malaysia) Multicolored grasshopper (Malaysia) Black wasp (Suriname) Pink insect (planthopper nymph?) with turquoise feet and eyes (Suriname) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Cantheconidea furcellata; an insect predator used to control oil palm pests (IPM) (Malaysia) Orange; black; and white butterfly (Malaysia) Green moth with a black body (Costa Rica) Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) (Malaysia) White butterfly with black polkadots (Malaysia) Dark red beetle (Malaysia) Brown; orange; and green beetle (Suriname) Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) (Malaysia) Black and yellow grasshopper (Malaysia) Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) Local name: Pepite Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Atta leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Brown and yellow insect with a false eye spot (Costa Rica) Green cicada (Costa Rica) Dark gray and red butterfly (Costa Rica) Yellow and brown grasshopper (Indonesia) Rust-colored moth with yellow and red markings and a black fringe (Suriname) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Dark brown and orange butterfly with blue spots (Costa Rica) Green grasshopper (Costa Rica) Giant ladybug (Suriname) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Black butterfly with a white fringe; an orange patch; and turquoise spots (Costa Rica) Green and brown cicada (Malaysia) Giant brown beetle with off-white markings (Costa Rica) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Slate gray and red butterfly (Costa Rica) Black honey bee (Costa Rica) Green and brown cicada (Malaysia) Yellow and black insect (Malaysia) Blue-gray dragonfly (Malaysia) Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Black beetle (Costa Rica) Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Wildlife Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Insect (Suriname) Cryptic grasshopper (Malaysia) Caterpillar rolled in a leaf (Suriname) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Yellow and black insect (Malaysia) Bright red dragonfly (Malaysia) 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