Insecta: Insects

COLEOPTERA - beetles

Ironclad beetle (Zopherus jourdani)

Predatory Ground Beetle (Pasimachus cordicollis)

Netty Ladybug (Heteroneda billardieri)

Clavate tortoise beetle (Helocassis clavata)

Pale Green Weevil (Polydrusus sp.)

Diving beetle larva (dytisticae) feeding on crane fly

ORTHOPTERA - GRASSHOPPERS, CRICKETS, AND KATYDIDS

Leaf-mimic Katydid (Aegimia sp.)

Bark-mimic Katydid (Clepsydronotus sp.)

Leaf-mimic Katydid (Mimetica sp.)

Leaf-mimic Katydid (Mimetica incisa)

Leaf-mimic Katydid (Mimetica sp.)

Rufous-legged Grasshopper (Xenocatantops humilis)

Giant Green Grasshopper (Chondracris sp. )

Javanese Grasshopper (Valanga nigricornis)

Grasshopper

LEPIDOPTERA - BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS

Pluto Sphinx (Xylophanes sp.)

Handmaiden Moth (Syntomoides imaon)

Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae)

Lemon Migrant (Catopsilia pomona)

Hornworm (Sphingidae)

Sailor Butterfly Caterpillar (Neptis sp.)

Luna moth (Actias luna)

Owlet moth (Idea sp.)

White-dotted prominent (Nadata gibbosa)

Cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropia)

HEMIPTERA - TRUE BUGS

Flat Bug (Neuroctenus sp.)

Orange Sharpshooter (Bothrogonia addita)

Giant Shield Bug (Pycanum rubens)

True Bug Nymph (Hemiptera)

Dog-day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) - Honourable Mention, 2023 Royal Ontario Museum Junior Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Dog-day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis)

Giant water bug (Lethocerus americanus)

Assassin bug (Zelus luridus) feeding on spider

Ambush Bug (Phymata americana)

Cicada (Cicadoidea) shedding its nymphal skin

HYMENOPTERA - ANTS, BEES, WASPS, AND SAWFLIES

Graceful Twig Ant (Pseudomyrmex gracilis)

Asian Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina)

Turtle Ant (Cephalotes sp.)

Yellow-and-black mud dauber (Sceliphron caementarium)

MANTODEA - MANTISES

Peruvian Shield Mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis)

Mayan Lichen Mantis (Litsurgia maya)

Horned Mantis (Vates pectinicornis)

Praying mantis (Mantodea)

Bark Mantis (Humbertiella sp.)

Asian Ant Mantis (Odontomantis planiceps)

Praying mantis (Mantodea)

European mantis (Mantis religiosa)

Yellow Horned Mantis (Pseudovates brevicornis)

European mantis (Mantis religiosa)

Praying mantis (Mantodea)

Slender Mantis (Musonia sp.)

Giant Asian Mantis (Hierodula sp.)

Yellow Leaf Mantis (Metilia brunneri)