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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common green planthopper

Animals; Insects

The common green planthopper is a bright green triangular-shaped bug with reddish eyes. The wings are held over the body like a roof. The wings have a veined pattern a paler green spots between the ...

common hover fly

Animals; Insects

The common hover fly has black and yellow striped abdomen and looks a bit like a wasp. They are often seen hovering near flowers. They feed on nectar and help to pollinate the flowers. The larvae are ...

common paper wasp

Animals; Insects

Common paper wasps are social insects, that are common around the outside of homes and in gardens. These slender wasps have long thin wings and are tan with darker bands and some yellow markings on ...

common shining cockroach

Animals; Insects

The common shining cockroach is native to Australia. It is a glossy black or dark brown cockroach with pale margin around the front half of the body. During the last decade or so, numbers have ...

common spotted ladyird

Animals; Insects

The common spotted ladybird is a medium sized orange ladybird. It has 23 large black spots on the wing covers. The larvae is black when they hatch and go through four stages of development (instars) ...

common vinegar fly

Animals; Insects

The common fruit fly is yellow brown with black rings across the abdomen with red eyes, are yellow-brown in color. Males are darker colored on the rear half of the abdomen. This is an exotic species ...