Fauna - Insects, Arachnids

Illustration of Actias luna (Luna Moth)

Illustration of ant

Illustration of Anthonomus grandis (Boll Weevil)

Illustration of bee

Illustration of beetle

Illustration of caddisfly adult

Illustration of caddisfly larva

Illustration of caddisfly larva in case

Illustration of caterpillar

Illustration of centipede

Illustration of Cicindela dorsalis media (Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle)

Illustration of Cincindela theatina (Tiger Beetle)

Illustration of Coccinella transversalis (Ladybird Beetle)

Illustration of Daihinibaenetes giganteus (Giant Sand Treader Camel Cricket)

Illustration of Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly)

Illustration of Dendroctonus ponderosae (Mountain Pine Beetle)

The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of western North America from Mexico to central British Columbia. It has a hard black exoskeleton, and measures approximately 5 mm, about the size of a grain of rice. In western North America, the current outbreak of the mountain pine beetle and its microbial associates has destroyed wide areas of lodgepole pine forest

Illustration of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (House Dust Mite)

Illustration of dragonfly adult

Illustration of dragonfly nymph

Illustration of Eotetranychus sexmaculatus (Mite)

Illustration of firefly

Illustration of fly

Illustration of a fossilized bee

Illustration of fossilized moth

Illustration of Galerucella pusilla (Golden Loosestrife Beetle)

Illustration of grasshopper

Illustration of Latrodectus hasselti (Redback Spider)

Illustration of Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth)

Illustration of Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth) caterpillar

Illustration of mayfly adult

Illustration of mayfly larva

Illustration of mosquito

Illustration of mosquito

Illustration of Ornithoptera priamus (King Priamo's Birdwing)

Illustration of Papilio glaucus (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly)

Illustration of Papilio ulysses (Ulysses Butterfly)

Illustration of praying mantis

Illustration of Problema bulenta (Rare Skipper)

The banded flutterer dragonfly is found along the north and east coasts of Australia as well as Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. They prefer still or slow-running waters, and glide or flutter their wings slowly. They can change speed and direction suddenly when flight

Illustration of scorpion

Illustration of Solenopsis invicta (Red Imported Fire Ant)

Illustration of Solenopsis spp. (Red Ant)

Illustration of spider web

Illustration of stonefly adult

Illustration of stonefly larva

Illustration of Strymon melinus (Grey Hairstreak), one of the most common hairstreaks in North America