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1 2 Potato Bug

Potato Bug

by Hema ShahConcord, California, USA

A small bug on the mustard plant in the ...

0 0 stink bug

stink bug

by 16jhynesMaryland, USA

A stink bug on my window sill this morning

0 0 Seven Spotted Lady Bug

Seven Spotted Lady Bug

by Emma Tulare, California, USA

This open space has an abundance of lady ...

0 0 Green Stink Bug

Green Stink Bug

by AdamBrownColorado, USA

Some may call it Acrosternum hilare , but this wikipedia link clarifies this ...

0 0 Banded Alder Borer

Banded Alder Borer

by beth.dupontSeattle, Washington, USA

long horn beetle

11 3 Ladybird Bug

Ladybird Bug

by Mari du PreezPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Small (body length 9mm), ladybird-like, usually with bright orange, evenly ...

0 0 Leaf-footed bug

Leaf-footed bug

by wonderwall8210L.A., California, USA

Black with dark colers

0 0 American Giant Millipede

American Giant Millipede

by Kayleigh DouglassFlorida, USA

Millipedes about 5cm long.

1 0 Metallic wood-boring beetle

Metallic wood-boring beetle

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

5 mm black & yellow beetle on fleabane

0 0 Restless Bush Cricket

Restless Bush Cricket

by Kevin ShawPennsylvania, USA

Very small.

15 14 Polyphagous cuckoo wasp

Polyphagous cuckoo wasp

by mendes.madalenaCoimbra, Portugal

Awesome bug with beautiful metalic colors! ...

9 5 Oak Wax Scale

Oak Wax Scale

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Yellow Ornate Pit Scales about 6 mm across were so dense in some spots, the ...

0 2 Wheel Bug Nymph

Wheel Bug Nymph

by CindyBestLongview, Texas, USA

assassin bug, they prey on caterpillars ...

6 4 Brown-winged Stink Bug

Brown-winged Stink Bug

by AgnesAdiqueTalaveraLaguna, Philippines

Plautia crossota (Dallas, 1951), of family Pentatomidae. This adult

14 2 Stink bug (hatchlings)

Stink bug (hatchlings)

by Aaron_GBaltimore, Maryland, USA

Characteristics of family: •broad, shield-shaped

2 0 Ichneumon wasp (female)

Ichneumon wasp (female)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Small wasp, bright red with black and white markings as shown. Note ...

6 0 Melissa Blue

Melissa Blue

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Very similar to Acmon Blue, but has an orange stripe on the underside of the ...

0 0 Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Metallic greenish back, white belly.

1 0 Copper Mallow

Copper Mallow

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Medium-sized to large orange or vermillion flowers.

0 0 Drummond's Milk-vetch

Drummond's Milk-vetch

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Pea-like plant with densely-hairy leaves (on undersides and edges).

0 0 White-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

by Liam OBrienSan Francisco, California, USA

Sings from the top of Coyote Bush

0 0 Thick-Legged Flower Beetle

Thick-Legged Flower Beetle

by mendes.madalenaCoimbra, Portugal

About 1 cm, female Oedemera nobilis?

2 1 Spider eating Diptera

Spider eating Diptera

by mendes.madalenaCoimbra, Portugal

Spider eating Diptera! Close to river Zêzere

1 2 Bumblebee Mimic Robber Fly

Bumblebee Mimic Robber Fly

by ursulavPittsboro, North Carolina, USA

A large bumblebee mimic, either Laphria or Mallaphora. (My

0 0 Snake Fly

Snake Fly

by Hema ShahConcord, California, USA

right seems to be eying the shield bug ...

0 0 lady bug

lady bug

by nlralphNYC, New York, USA

large spotted with white and black marked head, Round.

1 0 lady bug

lady bug

by nlralphNYC, New York, USA

orange with black spots, round oval. compact head, mostly black near top Flew a ...

0 0 Ichneumon wasp

Ichneumon wasp

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Roughly 25 millimeters in body length, colored as shown.

2 0 Uncas Skipper

Uncas Skipper

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Mid-sized skipper recognized by the distinctive pattern on the underside of the ...

1 0 Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (male)

Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (male)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Large, green, with long antennae and long legs.

0 0 Longhorned Beetle

Longhorned Beetle

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Rather small beetle. White line along suture where elytra (wing covers) meet ...

1 0 Moth

Moth

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

About 4-5 millimeters long, colored as shown.

2 4 Dusky Stink Bug

Dusky Stink Bug

by SmallWondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Dusky Stink Bugs feed on plant juices and ...

3 0 Boxelder bug

Boxelder bug

by stormcarverJacksonville, Florida, USA

eat most plants. They prefer warm open

4 0 Acanthocoris Coreid Bug

Acanthocoris Coreid Bug

by AgnesAdiqueTalaveraLaguna, Philippines

Squash Bug or Squash Coreid

6 0 Stripped Shield Bug

Stripped Shield Bug

by Zlatan CelebicLyon, Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Also known as Italian Stripped Bug or ...

0 2 Japanese beetle

Japanese beetle

by dirtball44Ohio, USA

spots spaced evenly apart on the

1 4 Armyworm Moth

Armyworm Moth

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

series of small widely-spaced black dots; ...

0 0 jumping spider (male)

jumping spider (male)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Approximately 9 millimeters in body length. Gray and black as shown.

1 2 Boxelder bug (nymph)

Boxelder bug (nymph)

by restlessblueFort Worth, Texas, USA

My mom was hiding eggs on easter Sunday and said that these started swarming ...

1 2 Chilean rose tarantula

Chilean rose tarantula

by JappaFlorida, USA

from all around the world. The bug zoo is ...

2 0 Goliath bird-eater Spider

Goliath bird-eater Spider

by JappaFlorida, USA

from all around the world. The bug zoo is ...

1 2 Armyworm Moth

Armyworm Moth

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

; PM line a series of small widely-spaced ...

0 0 Mossy Rose Gall (wasp)

Mossy Rose Gall (wasp)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Gall looks like a pom-pom on stems of rose plants. These are very evident in ...

0 0 Robber fly

Robber fly

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Small, body length about 8 mm, black, with tibia ("shin" segment) on hind leg ...

0 0 Leaf-mining beetle

Leaf-mining beetle

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Body length about 5-6 mm, colored as shown. Elytra (wing covers) heavily ...

1 0 Spotted Blister Beetle

Spotted Blister Beetle

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Roughly 12 millimeters in body length, colored pale gray with black speckles as ...

0 0 Tiger moth

Tiger moth

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Medium-sized, day-flying moth, extremely variable in coloration. Early spring ...

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