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3 0 Notched Crescent

Notched Crescent

by LuisStevensChiapas, Mexico

Notched Crescent butterfly.

2 1 Common Mylon

Common Mylon

by LuisStevensChiapas, Mexico

Skipper butterfly.

0 1 Dragonfly

Dragonfly

by LuisStevensChiapas, Mexico

Dragonfly hanging in a rock. 9 cm long.

0 0 Moth

Moth

by LuisStevensChiapas, Mexico

Moth with two distinctive markings like commas.

18 13 Geometridae moth

Geometridae moth

by LuisStevensChiapas, Mexico

Yellow and black butterfly. 4 cm wingspan.

0 0 Tree Snail

Tree Snail

by LaurenZarateTuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico

Small white and purple shelled tree snail on a fence post.

0 0 Bark Fungus

Bark Fungus

by LaurenZarateSan Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Brown fungus growing on a small tree.

0 0 Leaf Fungus

Leaf Fungus

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Beautiful orange and white fungi growing on a leaf.

0 0 Fuzzy Shelf Fungus

Fuzzy Shelf Fungus

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Large brown brackets of fungi that were fuzzy on top with soft bristles.

0 0 Rippled Shelf Fungus

Rippled Shelf Fungus

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Grey shelf fungus on a fence post, rippled edges and with fine bands.

1 0 Tree Fungus

Tree Fungus

by LaurenZarateSan Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Yellow ruffled, mat-like fungus growing on the bark of a live pine tree.

0 0 Bell-like Fungus

Bell-like Fungus

by LaurenZarateSan Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

White, bell-like fungus.

0 1 Shelf Fungus

Shelf Fungus

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Small, brown-banded shelf fungus on a fence post.

0 0 Ruffled Fungus

Ruffled Fungus

by LaurenZarateSan Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Pale brown, ruffled fungus growing on a fence post.

1 5 Orchard Orbweaver

Orchard Orbweaver

by LuisStevensChiapas, Mexico

Spider about 1 cm long, just the body.

0 0 Wild Flower

Wild Flower

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A lavender striped flower, blooming in pairs on a small bush.

0 0 Baby Tettigoniid Hopper

Baby Tettigoniid Hopper

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A very baby, colorful Katydid, 7 mm in length, of the Family Tettigoniidae.

1 6 Morpho Butterfly

Morpho Butterfly

by LaurenZarateSan Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Morpho butterfly flying in the side ravines of the

0 0 Ants tending to Scale

Ants tending to Scale

by LaurenZarateTuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico

These ants were patrolling and protecting this collection of scale insects on a ...

1 0 Spider

Spider

by LaurenZarateSan Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Impressive black and white spider with a large messy web. He was about 2.5 cm ...

2 0 Lichen

Lichen

by LaurenZarateSan Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Round, paper thin, green and white lichen growing on a small tree, about 7 cm ...

0 1 Orange Banner Butterfly

Orange Banner Butterfly

by LuisStevensChiapas, Mexico

Butterfly. Easy to see out in the open but I'm sure it would be very difficult ...

0 2 Orchard Orbweaver Spider

Orchard Orbweaver Spider

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Beautiful metallic green and yellow spider about 1cm long.

0 0 Tachinid Fly

Tachinid Fly

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A small Tachinid fly of 5 mm in length. This one was very pretty with blue and ...

1 0 Blow Fly

Blow Fly

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A metallic green Blow Fly about 8 mm in length. Family Calliphoridae.

1 0 Jumping Spider

Jumping Spider

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Large 8mm, pinkish-grey Jumping Spider with a cephalothorax in black and white. ...

0 2 Lumpy Bracket Mushroom

Lumpy Bracket Mushroom

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Green and cream-colored shelf fungus. This is possibly a Lumpy Bracket Mushroom ...

3 11 Larva of the Dirce Beauty

Larva of the Dirce Beauty

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Large last instar larva of the Dirce Beauty. The first 3 rows of urticating ...

5 9 Coreid Bug

Coreid Bug

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Although similar in color, this is not the Large Milkweed bug (Family ...

0 4 Vespid Wasp

Vespid Wasp

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

This little black wasp with the wing tips colored white was found dead on a ...

2 2 Pygmy Grasshopper

Pygmy Grasshopper

by LaurenZarate

This tiny pygmy grasshopper is a striking black and white and is only about 3 ...

1 0 Satellite Sphinx Moth

Satellite Sphinx Moth

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Two different specimens of this species of Sphinx Moth were found inside the ...

1 1 Feathered Shell Fungus

Feathered Shell Fungus

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Small fungal bodies that look all the world like little shells covered in ...

1 0 Long-legged Fly

Long-legged Fly

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A metallic green and bronze Long-legged fly of about 5 mm in length. The wings ...

2 0 Black Caterpillar

Black Caterpillar

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

An all black caterpillar, 3 cm in length, with heavy yellow spines. Each spine ...

2 0 Tachinid Fly

Tachinid Fly

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Large black Tachinid fly with red eyes, impressive spines on the abdomen and a ...

12 6 Geometrid Moth

Geometrid Moth

by LaurenZarateSan Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Very bright day-flying Geometrid moth with black bands on a yellow background, ...

0 2 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

waterfalls in the

0 0 Crambid Moth

Crambid Moth

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

An unusual moth of 1 cm in length with curled antennae. The upper wings are ...

2 0 Cotton Stainer Bug

Cotton Stainer Bug

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

One of the Cotton Stainers, Dysdercus sp., Family Pyrrhocoridae. This one has ...

2 0 Jumping Spider

Jumping Spider

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Small, 4 mm, black and white Jumping Spider with a red spot on the top of the ...

9 4 Rothschildia Silkmoth

Rothschildia Silkmoth

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A large female Silkmoth of the genus Rothschildia. I can't decide which species ...

1 0 Pygmy Grasshopper

Pygmy Grasshopper

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

. They are very similar to the ones seen at the

2 0 Tortoise Shell Beetle

Tortoise Shell Beetle

by LaurenZarateTuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico

This tortoise shell beetle of the Family Chrysomelidae is about 6 mm in width ...

0 0 Erebid Moth Larva

Erebid Moth Larva

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A wet-looking tar-like larva found starting to feed on the upper side of a ...

4 0 Click Beetle

Click Beetle

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A small, active Click Beetle that flew readily. About 7 mm in length. The ...

2 2 Scarab

Scarab

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A somewhat metallic scarab, 2 cm in length, showing purple, green and copper ...

2 3 Tropical Arroyo Dancer Damselfly

Tropical Arroyo Dancer Damselfly

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A 2-toned blue male Damselfly of 3.5 cm in length. The head, eyes and thorax ...

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