insects...

[biothanasis]

This is Ceratitis capitata. Someone, to whom I showed the picture, told me " I have never seen a Barbie fly"

and some others I found at the end of summer...
Acrida ungarica subsp. mediterranea

Why don't you post pics of other weird looking or colourful insects???

 

[SlipperFan]

Wrong season for colorful bugs around here!

 

[Erythrone]

Your pictures are wonderful!!!

I really love the Barbie fly!!!!

My pictures are not as good...

The Mealybugs destroyer (Cryptoleamus montrouzieri)eating honey on a dish. The larva is like a mealybug, but ugliest. Should take a picture some day. Weird. But useful for Meabugs control indoor.

A fly... not too Barbie!!

Sirphidae

Antheraea polyphemus

Dermocerus sp.

Metacmaeops vittata?

Typocerus sp.

Calligrapha sp.

A hummingbird moth (Hemaris spp.)

 

[Erythrone]

Libellula lydia

Polygonia faunus

Bumblebee

Spiders

Our most beautiful moth, Actias luna, showing its "eyes" on the wings

Papilio glaucus

 

[biothanasis]

Great pictures Erythrone!!!! WOW!!!! Here are some more from me...!

and the spiders I love so much...!!!

 

[Ernie]

Yeah, Lepidoptera and Odonata are my faves.

And the last one looks like it's on a Jasminum sambac?

Moth antennae are so elegant.

Neat thread.

 

[likespaphs]

wow... fantastic photos!
here are some rather clinical ones

mealybug destroyer larvae

mealybug destroyer larvae and long tailed mealybug

lacewing larvae

ladybug larvae

 

[Clark]

Jumpers are my favorite.

 

[NYEric]

Beautiful photos!

 

[JeanLux]

Wow, great pics!!!! Specialized insect photographers here!!!! Jean

 

[SlipperFan]

Excellent photos from both of you!

Oops, actually, all three of you.

 

[goldenrose]

:clap: Wonderful bug pictures! What a fun thread! :clap:

 

[biothanasis]

Likespaphs, very nice pics...!!!

here are some more of my findings...

and since likespaphs sent earlier growth stages, here are some caterpillars...

 

[SlipperFan]

Keep 'em coming!

 

[fbrem]

these are some awesome photos, an entomologist friend of mine introduced me to bugguide.com and it is a fantastic website where anyone interested in bugs can go look, post what they find in their area, and the best thing is that there are entomologists that verify postings. inverts are amazing.

Forrest

 

[NYEric]

Mommy! Why are those 2 bugs pushing against each other!?

 

[biothanasis]

Mommy! Why are those 2 bugs pushing against each other!?

LOL...Eric, I do not understand what you are talking about...!!! :rollhappy:

 

[biothanasis]

Forrest, is it www.buggiude.net??? I cannot link to www.bugguide.com....

 

[fbrem]

Forrest, is it www.buggiude.net??? I cannot link to www.bugguide.com....

http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740

sorry, my mistake, it is bugguide.net

 

[biothanasis]

No problem....thank you for the link