The insect picture thread

[zonbonzovi]

Gelastocoris oculatus

 

[pannaking22]

Gelastocoris oculatus

Can't have an insect photo thread without gelastocorids lol

 

[Silberrücken]

Actias luna-Luna Moth



Agrius cingulata-Pink-spotted Hawkmoth





Anisota virginiensis-Pink-striped Oakworm Moth







Antheraea polyphemus-Polyphemus Moth





Artace cribraria-Dot-lined White Moth







Darapsa myron-Subdued Sphinx Moth







Eacles imperialis-Imperial Moth







Enyo lugubris-Mournful Sphinx Moth

Female:







Male:







Xanthopastis timais-Spanish Moth







Xylophanes tersa-Tersa Sphinx Moth

 

[Smokehound714]

You know what I love about sphinx moth adults? They're handleable!

I learned even with wild specimens, you can slide your hand under them and they'll either kick at you, or crawl on

 

[asiletto]

Camponotus paria intermediate worker

Camponotus ligniperda small colony

 

[Smokehound714]

Diceroprocta apache

'Citrus Cicada' Very cool find. Im assuming this just freshly molted the same day, as an exuvia was found nearby.. Collected at a bank by a street light.


These things are LOUD!! The alarm call was very painful to my ears. A cool thing about these guys, is they developed a way to cool off in a manner analogous to sweating. The drink excess sap and secrete it quickly, allowing them to live in harsh desert environments.

Very beautiful!

Iris oratoria 'Mediterranean Mantis'

Adventive species from europe. can be easily identified by the light orange spot on the ventral side of their abdomen.

Ophryastes sp Weevil, one of many found on creosote bush.


Next time I'll focus on the dune i ignored stupidly X(

 

[WeeHector]

Mantis religiosa female

 

[WeeHector]

Focal stack of 8 shots

 

[WeeHector]

Female Episyrphus balteatus

 

[Widow lover]

Cicada pic




A Cicada resting on one of my Ricinus Communis.

 

[Biollantefan54]

Condylostylus comatus I think.

 

[WeeHector]

Hornet devouring a wasp

 

[WeeHector]

Polistes dominula - European paper wasp feeding on a newly moulted firebug

 

[WeeHector]

Female Lasiocampa quercus

 

[WeeHector]

Female Lampyris noctiluca - European glow worm.

 

[eminart]

A few mantis nymphs my daughter and I are growing.

Phyllocrania paradoxa









Tenodera sinensis

 

[eminart]

Tenodera sinensis

 

[eminart]

A few random insects.

 

[InvertsandOi]

Found this little dude on my lunch break today. Then I found this great old thread and figured it was an appropriate place to stick him/her (is there a way to tell)

Cicindela sexguttata (Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle)