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Spotting

by GustavoMorejonProvincia del Guayas, Ecuador

This insect comes from the rainforest in ...

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Spotting

by GustavoMorejonCuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

The exosqueleton of an

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by GustavoMorejonLoja, Provincia de Loja, Ecuador

A 1.4 cm long ant from the south part of ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by birdlady6000Parroquia Dayuma, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Huge insect as long as my fingers. This is ...

7 4 Stick grasshopper

Stick grasshopper

by hoppy4840Tena, Provincia de Napo, Ecuador

Mating pair of 'stick grasshoppers' found ...

0 0 Unnamed spotting

Unnamed spotting

by TukupMorona-Santiago, Ecuador

Large fly. Follows people walking trails any time

5 2 Orchid Bee

Orchid Bee

by Felix FleckTálag, Ecuador

Metallic bee, shining in hues from yellow to blue, about 2cm body length; it ...

3 6 Palm Weevil

Palm Weevil

by Felix FleckVilcabamba, Loja, Ecuador

Weevil of about 1 cm body length, ...

33 11 Leaf-mimic (bush cricket) Katydid

Leaf-mimic (bush cricket) Katydid

by hoppy4840Napo, Ecuador

Large katydid specie that looks like a dead leaf. Note how the defenses go up ...

4 0 Eyetail Moth

Eyetail Moth

by Felix FleckVilcabamba, Loja, Ecuador

About 10-12 cm wingspan, pattern in shades

0 0 Dobsonfly (female)

Dobsonfly (female)

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

identifying the 35 species (at least 10 of ...

0 2 Katydid nymph

Katydid nymph

by JasmineJQuito, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

We found this well-camouflaged insect ...

7 3 Red/ Black Walking Stick

Red/ Black Walking Stick

by hoppy4840Tena, Provincia de Napo, Ecuador

Looking like an extra in a Star Wars movie this

0 0 Dobsonfly (male)

Dobsonfly (male)

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

identifying the 35 species (at least 10 of ...

0 0 Leaf Beetle

Leaf Beetle

by Stephen WainQuito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Chrysomelidae family (leaf beetles) The

3 3 Flea Beetle

Flea Beetle

by Stephen WainQuito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Chrysomelidae family (leaf beetles) The

6 5 Harlequin leaf beetle

Harlequin leaf beetle

by Stephen WainQuito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Chrysomelidae family (leaf beetles) The

1 1 Leaf beetle

Leaf beetle

by Stephen WainQuito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Chrysomelidae family (leaf beetles) The

6 4 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by GustavoMorejonTuri, Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador

) which was introduced to South America in the last century or so. It is an ...

0 3 Leaf Mantis

Leaf Mantis

by TukupMorona-Santiago, Ecuador

This mantis that was 2.5-3 inches long. The dorsal covering

0 2 Plant Hopper

Plant Hopper

by TukupMacuma, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador

A small (less than 1") insect with ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Felix FleckVilcabamba, Loja, Ecuador

stripe from the eye down along the side of ...

14 8 Lace Bug

Lace Bug

by Felix FleckCuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

Small lace bug, about 3mm in length; most

10 5 Mouse Opossum

Mouse Opossum

by TukupMorona-Santiago, Ecuador

Tiny brown and beige opossum with babies. The eyepatches sloping down towards ...

1 2 Unkwn Earwig

Unkwn Earwig

by TukupShell, Pastaza, Ecuador

This insect was about 1.3 cm long and ...

1 1 Tricolored Brush Finch

Tricolored Brush Finch

by SusanEllisonProvincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

morning. It is a species of bird in the ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Felix FleckVilcabamba, Loja, Ecuador

Heavy set grasshopper of about 7 cm in ...

1 0 Stick Grasshopper

Stick Grasshopper

by Felix FleckSanta Isabel (Chaguarurco), Azuay, Ecuador

Stick Grasshopper (Family Proscopiidae) of ...

0 0 Shed skin

Shed skin

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

A shed skin of what could be a water

4 6 Yellow Dobsonfly (female)

Yellow Dobsonfly (female)

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

immature darker dobsonflies, or a species

2 0 Cordyceps fungus

Cordyceps fungus

by Daniel RowsonProvincia de Orellana, Ecuador

manipulate insect behaviour, sometimes ...

14 3 Peanut Bug

Peanut Bug

by TukupMorona-Santiago, Ecuador

A large 8 cm long insect with stiff wings ...

0 0 Tarantula Hawk

Tarantula Hawk

by TukupArizona, USA

A large (1.5+ inches) blue/black wasp with orangish wings.

1 0 Olive-sided Flycatcher

Olive-sided Flycatcher

by Tom15Mindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

A distinctive large flycatcher of the ...

20 19 Stick Grasshopper

Stick Grasshopper

by Felix FleckTena, Napo, Ecuador

Certainly one the oddest looking couples of ...

1 0 Brown Four-eyed Opossum

Brown Four-eyed Opossum

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

One of the large species

6 19 Mole Cricket

Mole Cricket

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

These insects resemble crickets and have ...

2 7 'Ututo' Stick Insect

"Ututo" Stick Insect

by Felix FleckCuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

The 1st picture is a male, the 2nd a female. I'd be happy to learn more about ...

8 2 Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

by Richard CottrellTobago, Trinidad and Tobago

Small, brightly coloured hawing bird that flitters around in the undergrowth ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Tom15Parroquia Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Provincia de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador

Is this a soft scale insect? I'm not sure ...

1 0 predatory wasp

predatory wasp

by KarenSaxtonBaeza, Provincia de Napo, Ecuador

's offspring. The hoe in the pile of ...

2 0 Northern barred woodcreeper

Northern barred woodcreeper

by Jonathan SequeiraColorado, Provincia Limón, Costa Rica

is found from Mexico to Ecuador. they feed ...

3 2 Treehopper

Treehopper

by Felix FleckCuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

They're about 10-12mm long and perhaps they mimic the seeds or seed pods

16 2 Metcalfiella Treehopper

Metcalfiella Treehopper

by Felix FleckCuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

almost reaching the tip of the abdomen; ...

3 1 Pygmy mole cricket

Pygmy mole cricket

by drstephenQuito, Pichincha, Ecuador

The Tridactylidae are a family in the order Orthoptera. They are small, ...

0 3 Furrow Spider

Furrow Spider

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

down the middle of the back and a wavy ...

14 1 turqoise jay

turqoise jay

by SusanEllisonMindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

growth. This bird is omnivorous and is known to eat

11 6 Rusty-tipped Page

Rusty-tipped Page

by TukupPichincha, Ecuador

from the fore wing through the hind wing. The remainder

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