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Insects

Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)
Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)
Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families)
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Praying mantises (Mantodea)
Primitive insects
Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)
Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)
Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)
Stick insects (Phasmatodea)
True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)
True flies (Diptera)
Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
Other insects
Lacewings (Neuroptera)
Unidentified Insect Galls

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Aphis nerii (Milkweed Aphid)

Aphis nerii
Aphis nerii
Aphis nerii
Aphis nerii

Apis mellifera (European honey bee)

Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera

Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle)

Chrysolina quadrigemina
Chrysolina quadrigemina
Chrysolina quadrigemina
Chrysolina quadrigemina

Heteronychus arator (African black beetle)

Heteronychus arator
Heteronychus arator
Heteronychus arator
Heteronychus arator

Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird)

Hippodamia variegata
Pupa

Pupa
Showing the variable spots on the elytra

Showing the variable spots on the elytra
Hippodamia variegata
Pupa
Showing the variable spots on the elytra

Hypogastrura sp. (genus) (A Springtail)

Hypogastrura sp. (genus)
Hypogastrura sp. (genus)
Hypogastrura sp. (genus)
Hypogastrura sp. (genus)

Larinus latus (Onopordum seed weevil)

Larinus latus
Larinus latus
Larinus latus
Larinus latus

Naupactus leucoloma (White-fringed weevil)

Naupactus leucoloma
Naupactus leucoloma
Naupactus leucoloma
Naupactus leucoloma

Nezara viridula (Green vegetable bug)

Adult

Adult

Fifth instar nymph

Fifth instar nymph
First instar nymph

First instar nymph
Nezara viridula
Adult
Fifth instar nymph
First instar nymph

Phytoecia caerulescens (Paterson's curse stem beetle)

Phytoecia caerulescens
Phytoecia caerulescens
Phytoecia caerulescens
Phytoecia caerulescens

Pieris rapae (Cabbage White)

Pieris rapae
Pupa case

Pupa case
Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae
Pupa case

Plutella xylostella (Diamondback Moth)

Plutella xylostella
Plutella xylostella
Plutella xylostella
Plutella xylostella

Vespula germanica (German Yellowjacket Wasp (also known as European Wasp))

Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
818,913 sightings of 22,388 species from 14,093 members
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