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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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Insects

Gelechiid moth

Animals; Insects

This gelechiid moth has dark brown forewings, with white and orange markings.

Lily caterpillar

Animals; Insects

The lily caterpillar is black with yellow and pale grey or whitish stripes running along the length of the body. There are two black spots like eyes near the rear, and a dark band about a quarter way ...

Lima bean pod borer

Animals; Insects

The adult lima bean pod borer moth is brown with a yellow band across the wings, and yellowish leading edge to each forewing.

Lily leaf beetle

Animals; Insects

The lily leaf beetle has reddish brown wing covers, and a dull brown head and abdomen. The legs and antennae are black.

Orchard swallowtail

Animals; Insects

The male orchard swallowtail has black forewings with an arc of white spots near the tip. The hindwings have a white panel and single small red spot above. The underside of the male wings are black ...

Orange lacewing

Animals; Insects

The orange lacewing is orange above with broad black patch on forewing tip containing a white patch. The upper surface of the hindwings are orange bordered with black. The underside of the wings has ...

Orchid duke wasp

Animals; Insects

The orchid dupe wasp is a medium sized wasp with mainly orange body and dark wings. The abdomen has broad black band with four white spots on each side. The long thin antennae curl upwards at the ...

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