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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larder beetle

Animals; Insects

The larder beetle is a common insect pest of stored food products. It is a black or dark brown oval shaped beetle, with a band of pale hairs on the front half of the elytra (hardened front wings). ...

lantana leafminer

Animals; Insects

The lantana leafminer is a small shiny brown beetle. The wing covers are rectangular and have corrugations along the length. It has several golden brown spots on the wing covers, and golden colored ...

Koch's sandgroper

Animals; Insects

The sandgroper is an unusual insect, related to grasshoppers, that spends most of its life underground. Their bodies are long and cylindrical and well adapted to burrowing with short powerful ...

josephs coat moth

Animals; Insects

Joseph's coat moth is a beautifully marked moth. The forewings are black with yellow and pale blue markings. The hindwings are black with pale blue and bright red band. Females have a broad patch of ...

jezebel nymph

Animals; Insects

The jezebel nymph is more brightly colored on the underside than above. The upper surface of the wings is white with broad black border on the outer edge of forewing, and narrow black border on outer ...

jewel beetle

Animals; Insects

Temognatha attenuata is a striking jewel beetle with bright yellow and red bands on the greenish blue wing covers. The head and thorax are dark blue green. The wing covers are lined with rows of fine ...

jack jumper ant

Animals; Insects

The jack jumper ant is a large species of bulldog ant. They have a jumping motion when disturbed which gives them their common name. The workers are black with yellow mandibles, antennae, and lower ...