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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mealybug

Animals; Insects

Mealybugs excrete a waxy substance. They are found on various species of plants and can be a pest. I'm not sure what species this is - it could be cottony cushion Scale.

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. ...

meal moth

Animals; Insects

The adult meal moth is a brownish moth. The forewings are dark with light brown or olive brown central area. The light and dark areas of the forewings are separated by thin white curved lines. The ...

meadow argus

Animals; Insects

The meadow argus is a brown butterfly with two prominent orange and black eye spots on each wing. They are usually seen within 1m of the ground, and are often seen at rest on the ground with wings ...

mason wasp

Animals; Insects

This mason wasp from the eumeninae subfamily of the vespidae family is a large black and orange wasp. The head and thorax are mostly black with dimpled texture. There is a yellow banana shaped ...

march fly

Animals; Insects

March flies (also known as horse flies) are large strongly built flies with large eyes - the male's eyes meet in the middle. The eyes often reflect iridescent colour patterns. The "feet" (or tarsi) ...

marbled xenica

Animals; Insects

The marbled xenica is an orange and brown butterfly. The forewings are chequered orange and brown with a small eyespot on upper an low surface. The upper surface of the hindwing is similar with less ...