Insects

Insects

Any of numerous usually small arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having two pairs of wings.

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Elm leaf beetle

Animals; Insects

The elm leaf beetle is a yellowish beetle with a black stripe along their elytra (protective wing covers) and three or four distinctive black spots on the thorax. The larvae are all black or black ...

English moth

Animals; Insects

The English wasp is a social insect with bold black and yellow bands. It is similar in appearance to the related European wasp (vespula germanica). You can tell them apart by the pattern on the back ...

Green drab moth

Animals; Insects

Ophiusa tirhaca is a brown moth of the Noctuidae family. The forewings are light brown with prominent vein pattern, and wide irregular dark brown border along the outer edge of the wing. There is a ...

Erabus moth

Animals; Insects

Erebus terminitincta is an impressive large moth. It has dark brown wings with large eye spots and a broad white band that curves round the centre of the fore wings and rear wings. The eyes are ...

Green carab beetle

Animals; Insects

The green carab beetle is a metallic green colour with fine parallel ridges running along the wing covers. When handled it gives off an unpleasant scent. It is a night flying beetle and is attracted ...

Emerald moth

Animals; Insects

Does this moth belong to the chlorocoma genus or the prascinocyma genus? It is bright emerald green. It holds its antennae at 180 degrees and tucked under the forewings. It has two spots like eyes at ...

Ellipsidion cockroach

Animals; Insects

Cockroaches in the ellipsidion genus are more attractively marked than the despised introduced cockroaches commonly seen in and around the house. This species has tan and brown markings. The antennae ...