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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Milkweed bug

Animals; Insects

These bugs are orange red with bold black markings. The back has V-shaped markings. The antennae and legs are black.

Mealy plum aphid

Animals; Insects

The mealy plum aphid is an introduced pest species. It is pale green mottled with darker green and the body is covered with white mealy wax. The siphunculi (tubes on the abdomen) are thin and short. ...

Vinegar fly

Animals; Insects

Vinegar flies are tiny flies that are attracted to fermenting fruit. These are the tiny flies that you see on the fruit in supermarkets and in your fruit bowl. This genus is used extensively in ...

West indian drywood termite

Animals; Insects

The West Indian drywood termite has a rough undulating head with short broad mandibles. The head is dark in colour. They do not form large single colonies but build separate smaller nests over a wide ...

Wasp mimicking hover fly

Animals; Insects

This ceriana species is banded black and orange like a wasp. The antennae appear to be joined at the bottom and branch out in a y-shape? They probably mimic wasps to deter predators.

Wanderer butterfly

Animals; Insects

The wanderer butterfly is a large orange and black butterfly with narrow forewings. They have a slow gliding flight. Caterpillars are striped, and pupa are green and hang down under a leaf.

Linnaeus leaf insect

Animals; Insects

Linnaeus leaf Insects are bright green insects with leaf shaped abdomen and leaf shaped projections on the upper part of the legs. Females have a broad flattened oval shaped abdomen like a leaf, ...