Insects (Insecta)
These are some of the most popular stock photos of insects from the online collection. There is a separate gallery for Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies.)
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Other photos are available by searching the archive using "Image Search" on the menu above. The archive can be searched by common name, scientific family, genus, or species name to display all related images for browsing.
All images were captured in the wild, unless otherwise noted. If you have a...
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Cuckoo Wasp (Caenochrysis sp.)
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Ichneumon wasp (Rhyssella nitida) oviposits
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Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa...
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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella...
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Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus) - Nymphs
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Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)
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Brown-hooded Owlet (Cucullia convexipennis) -...
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Locust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae)
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Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)
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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella...
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Rice Stink Bug (Oebalus pugnax) - Nymph
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Cuckoo Wasp (Hedychrum sp.)
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Cuckoo Wasp (Hedychrum sp.)
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Cuckoo Wasp (Hedychrum sp.)
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Cuckoo Wasp (Hedychrum sp.)
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Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae) -...
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Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae) -...
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Ground Beetle (Pseudoophonus)
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Ground Beetle (Pseudoophonus)
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Leaffooted Bug (Acanthocephala terminalis)
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Eastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)
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Widow Yellowjacket (Vespula vidua
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Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
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Syrphid Fly (Spilomyia longicornis)
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Syrphid Fly (Spilomyia longicornis)
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
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Crambid Snout Moth (Desmia sp.)
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Potter Wasp (Parancistrocerus perennis)
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Phantom Crane Fly (Ptychoptera quadrifasciata)
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Pure Green Augochlora (Augochlora pura)
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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)
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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)
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Punctured Tiger Beetle (Cicindelidia punctulata)
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Bicolored Striped-Sweat Bee (Agapostemon...
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Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
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Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
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Large Lace-border (Scopula limboundata)
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Hedgehog Gall Wasp (Acraspis erinacei) Gall
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American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
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American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
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Spur-throated Grasshopper (Melanoplus sp.)
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Two-striped Planthopper (Acanalonia bivittata)
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Two-striped Planthopper (Acanalonia bivittata)
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Two-Striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus)
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)
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Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)
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Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)
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Bicolored Striped-Sweat Bee (Agapostemon...
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Bicolored Striped-Sweat Bee (Agapostemon...
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Common Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula...
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Carolina Grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)
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Case-bearing Leaf Beetle (Saxinis saucia)
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Case-bearing Leaf Beetle (Saxinis saucia)
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Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila procera)
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Stink Bug (Mormidea lugens)
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Stink Bug (Mormidea lugens)
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Stink Bug (Mormidea lugens)
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Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila procera)
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Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila procera)
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Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila procera)
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Fungus Weevil (Eurymycter fasciatus)
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Fungus Weevil (Eurymycter fasciatus)
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Potter Wasp (Parancistrocerus perennis)
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Potter Wasp (Parancistrocerus perennis)
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Dirt-colored Seed Bug (Paromius longulus)
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Six-spotted Neolema (Neolema sexpunctata)
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Black Blister Beetle (Epicauta pennsylvanica)
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Tube-tailed Thrip (Phlaeothripidae)
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Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca...
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Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Acmaeodera...
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Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Acmaeodera...
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Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Acmaeodera...
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Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus...
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Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus...
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Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca...
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Rice Stink Bug (Oebalus pugnax)
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Derbid Planthopper (Paramysidia mississippiensis)
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Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus) - Female
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Red-banded Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)
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Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)
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Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Acmaeodera mixta)
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Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Acmaeodera mixta)
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Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)
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Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)
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Obscure Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca obscura)
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Obscure Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca obscura)
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Robber Fly (Atomosia melanopogon)
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Robber Fly (Atomosia melanopogon)
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Robber Fly (Atomosia melanopogon)
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Hackberry Nipplegall Maker (Pachypsylla...
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Hackberry Thorn Gall Midge (Celticecis...
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Eggplant Lace Bug (Gargaphia solani)
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Hackberry Pubescent Gall Midge (Celticecis...
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Curve-lined Owlet Moth (Phyprosopus...
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Orange-shouldered Leaf Miner (Odontota scapularis)
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Orange-shouldered Leaf Miner (Odontota scapularis)
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Curve-lined Owlet Moth (Phyprosopus...
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Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis) -...
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Tulip-tree Beauty Moth (Epimecis hortaria) -...
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Spittlebug (Aphrophoridae) Spittle Mass
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Toothed Click Beetle (Denticollis denticornis)
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Toothed Click Beetle (Denticollis denticornis)
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Checkered Beetle (Zenodosus sanguineus)
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Leaf Beetle (Chalepus walshii) - Female...
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Syrphid Fly (Syrphidae) Puparium
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Leaf Beetle (Microrhopala excavata)
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Leaf Beetle (Microrhopala excavata)
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Soldier Beetle (Pacificanthia rotundicollis)
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Soldier Beetle (Pacificanthia rotundicollis)
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Synchronous Firefly (Photinus carolinus) - Female
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Black Firefly (Lucidota atra)
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Checkered Beetle (Zenodosus sanguineus)
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Ichneumon Wasp (Campopleginae) - Pupa
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Spotted Grass Moth (Rivula propinqualis)
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Snout Beetle (Stenoscelis brevis)
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Parasitic Flat Bark Beetle (Catogenus rufus)
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Forked Fungus Beetle (Bolitotherus cornutus) -...
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Forked Fungus Beetle (Bolitotherus cornutus) -...
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Common Scorpionfly (Panorpa sp.) - Female
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Spine-waisted Ants (Aphaenogaster tennesseensis)
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Spine-waisted Ant (Aphaenogaster tennesseensis)
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Spine-waisted Ant (Aphaenogaster tennesseensis)
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Spine-waisted Ant (Aphaenogaster tennesseensis)
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Spine-waisted Ant (Aphaenogaster picea)
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Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus) - Nymph
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Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Agrilus...
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Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Agrilus...
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Parasitic Fly (Cordyligaster septentrionalis)
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Parasitic Fly (Cordyligaster septentrionalis)
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Click Beetle (Agriotes oblongicollis)
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Rose Stem Girdler (Agrilus cuprescens)
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Crazy Ants (Nylanderia flavipes)
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Crazy Ants (Nylanderia flavipes)
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Rose Stem Girdler (Agrilus cuprescens)
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Syrphid Fly (Xanthogramma flavipes) - Male
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Syrphid Fly (Xanthogramma flavipes) - Male
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Click Beetle (Agriotes oblongicollis)
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Flower Longhorn (Metacmaeops vittata)
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Flower Longhorn (Metacmaeops vittata)
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Leafhopper (Pagaronia minor)
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Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides) Moth...
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Roesel's Katydid (Roeseliana roeselii)
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Leaf Beetle (Trirhabda sp.) - Larva
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Dark Fishfly (Nigronia serricornis)
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Dark Fishfly (Nigronia serricornis)
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Sumitrosis rosea
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Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
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Soldier Fly (Sargus elegans)
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Soldier Fly (Sargus elegans)
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Soldier Fly (Sargus elegans)
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Soldier Fly (Sargus elegans)
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Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus)
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Newman's Mathildana Moth (Mathildana newmanella)
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Myrmicine Ant (Myrmica pinetorum)
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Myrmicine Ant (Myrmica pinetorum)
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Myrmicine Ant (Myrmica pinetorum)
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Flat-faced Longhorn (Urgleptes signatus)
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Dung Beetle (Onthophagus orpheus) - Male
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Dung Beetle (Onthophagus orpheus) - Male
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Dung Beetle (Onthophagus orpheus) - Male
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Geometrid Moth Caterpillar (Eupithecia sp.)
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Geometrid Moth Caterpillar (Eupithecia sp.)
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Leaf Beetle (Sumitrosis inaequalis)
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Fly (Diptera)
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Small Carpenter Bee (Ceratina sp.)
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Small Carpenter Bee (Ceratina sp.)
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Robber Fly (Lapria sp.) - Teneral
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Robber Fly (Lapria sp.) - Pupa
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Aulacid Wasp (Aulacus burquei)
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Aulacid Wasp (Aulacus burquei)
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Aulacid Wasp (Aulacus burquei)
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Case-bearing Leaf Beetle (Griburius larvatus)
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Red-shouldered Stink Bug (Thyanta custator)
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Spur-throated Grasshopper (Melanoplus sp.) Nymph
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Toothpick Grasshopper (Mermiria sp.) - Nymph
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Toothpick Grasshopper (Mermiria Group)
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Dimorphic Gray (Tornos scolopacinaria) Moths
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Dimorphic Gray (Tornos scolopacinaria) Moths
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Atlantic Grasshoppers (Paroxya atlantica) Mating
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Brown-winged Striped-Sweat Bee (Agapostemon...
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Sawfly (Tenthredinidae) - Larva
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Toothpick Grasshopper (Mermiria Group)
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Toothpick Grasshopper (Mermiria Group)
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Toothpick Grasshopper (Mermiria Group)
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Flea Beetle (Altica sp.)
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Antlion (Myrmeleon sp.)
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Antlion (Myrmeleon sp.)
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Antlion (Myrmeleon sp.)
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Horse Fly (Tabanus sp.) - Female
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Horse Fly (Tabanus sp.) - Female
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Horse Fly (Tabanus sp.) - Female
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Antlion (Myrmeleon sp.)
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Antlion (Myrmeleon sp.)
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Antlion (Myrmeleon sp.)
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Antlion (Myrmeleon sp.)
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Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera)...
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Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera)...
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Flower Weevil (Odontocorynus sp.)
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Mydas Fly (Phyllomydas parvulus)
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Mydas Fly (Phyllomydas parvulus)
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Moth On Overnight Roost
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Square-headed Wasp (Larrini)
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American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana) -...
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Firefly (Photinus sp.)
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A Dog-day Cicada (Neotibicen canicularis)
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Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus) - Caterpillar
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Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus) - Caterpillar
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Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus) - Caterpillar
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Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)
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Tuliptree Scale (Toumeyella liriodendri)
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Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera)...
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Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera)...
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Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera)...
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Jumping Spider (Platycryptus undatus)
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Insect Egg Mass
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Fungus (Cordyceps sp.) Covered Moth
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Pirate Spider (Mimetus puritanus)
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Mosquito (Culicidae)
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Spur-throated Grasshopper (Melanoplus sp.) Nymph
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Spur-throated Grasshopper (Melanoplus sp.) Nymph
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Common Barklouse (Cerastipsocus venosus)
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Short-horned Grasshopper (Caelifera) Nymph
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Zebra Longhorn (Typocerus zebra)
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Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) Oothecha
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Persimmon Borer (Sannina uroceriformis)
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Zebra Longhorn (Typocerus zebra)
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Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moths (Anisota...
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Firefly (Pyractomena ecostata)
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Firefly (Pyractomena ecostata)
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Spur-throated Grasshopper (Melanoplus sp.) Nymph
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Spur-throated Grasshopper (Melanoplus sp.) Nymph
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Zebra Longhorn (Typocerus zebra)
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Zebra Longhorn (Typocerus zebra)
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Tuliptree Scales (Toumeyella liriodendri)
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Tuliptree Scales (Toumeyella liriodendri)
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter (Oncometopia orbona)
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Rose Chafer (Macrodactylus suspinosus Rose...
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Rose Chafer (Macrodactylus suspinosus Rose...
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Bagworm Moth (Psychidae) Larval Case
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Spined Soldier Bug (Podisus maculiventris) Eggs
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Syrphid Fly (Toxomerus geminatus) - Female