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Insects and arachnids

Butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, other insects and spiders. Descriptive names let you compare animals whose species remain unidentified.

163 photographs

A small beetle rests on a Bidens head with broad golden ray florets around a yellow disc.
Beetle on a yellow Bidens flower head
A butterfly rests on clustered yellow Senecio flower heads above glossy angular leaves.
Butterfly visiting yellow Senecio flowers
A dark insect with yellow stripes rests among damp páramo stems. Its finer identification remains unresolved.
A yellow-striped insect among wet plants
A weevil with pale scales, a dark head and reddish legs rests on woven fabric. Family-level Curculionidae is a tentative identification.
A pale-scaled weevil on woven fabric
Bee-like insect on small flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Bee-like insect on small flowers
Mottled butterfly among yellow flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Mottled butterfly among yellow flowers
Black and blue butterfly on leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Black and blue butterfly on leaves
Black and white butterfly on leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Black and white butterfly on leaf
Black and white butterfly on purple flower. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Black and white butterfly on purple flower
Dark arthropod among fallen leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark arthropod among fallen leaves
Black insect on a leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Black insect on a leaf
Dark butterfly on a textured leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark butterfly on a textured leaf
Black beetle on pavement. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Black beetle on pavement
Black beetle on pavement. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Black beetle on pavement
Black cricket on dry ground. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Black cricket on dry ground
Small spider on a green stem. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small spider on a green stem
Dark arthropod held beside a hand. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark arthropod held beside a hand
Long-bodied insect on a wooden floor. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Long-bodied insect on a wooden floor
Spider holding a winged prey. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider holding a winged prey
Blue butterfly on bare ground. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Blue butterfly on bare ground
Blue butterfly on dirt. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Blue butterfly on dirt
Blue-winged damselfly on a leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Blue-winged damselfly on a leaf
Blue insect among leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Blue insect among leaves
Blue-black winged insect among leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Blue-black winged insect among leaves
Blue-gray spider-like arthropod on a wooden floor. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Blue-gray spider-like arthropod on a wooden floor
Brown beetle on branch. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Brown beetle on branch
Brown beetles on a branch. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Brown beetles on a branch
Brown butterfly on green leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Brown butterfly on green leaves
Brown butterfly on yellow flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Brown butterfly on yellow flowers
Brown butterfly or moth on long green leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Brown butterfly or moth on long green leaves
Brown insect among yellow flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Brown insect among yellow flowers
Brown moth resting on bark. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Brown moth resting on bark
Butterfly in green groundcover. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Butterfly in green groundcover
Butterfly on green leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Butterfly on green leaves
Butterfly on leafy branch. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Butterfly on leafy branch
Butterfly on leafy branch. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Butterfly on leafy branch
Butterfly on yellow flower. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Butterfly on yellow flower
Butterfly on yellow flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Butterfly on yellow flowers
Butterfly on yellow flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Butterfly on yellow flowers
Butterfly or moth on a yellow flower. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Butterfly or moth on a yellow flower
Patterned insect on a green leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Patterned insect on a green leaf
Damselfly on green leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Damselfly on green leaf
Red-and-black insect on a textured leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Red-and-black insect on a textured leaf
Blue-black winged insect on a green plant. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Blue-black winged insect on a green plant
Dark butterfly on pale ground. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark butterfly on pale ground
Dark butterfly on yellow flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark butterfly on yellow flowers
Dark flying insect or wasp on a window edge. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark flying insect or wasp on a window edge
Dark insect cluster or nest under an eave. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark insect cluster or nest under an eave
Dark insect on broad leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark insect on broad leaf
Spider in a web beside a dry stem. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider in a web beside a dry stem
Small spider on a green stem. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small spider on a green stem
Dark insect on wet surface. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark insect on wet surface
Dark insect on yellow flower. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark insect on yellow flower
Dark moth closeup on stone. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark moth closeup on stone
Dark moth on pale stone. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark moth on pale stone
Dark moth on wooden surface. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark moth on wooden surface
Long-legged banded spider among dry stems. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Long-legged banded spider among dry stems
Green katydid on leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Green katydid on leaf
A small grasshopper rests on a yellow Hypochaeris flower head above green grass, among its narrow, strap-shaped florets.
Grasshopper on a yellow Hypochaeris flower
Insect on a tree trunk. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Insect on a tree trunk
Small spider on a bare twig. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small spider on a bare twig
Insect on glossy leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Insect on glossy leaf
Insect on green leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Insect on green leaf
Insect on green leaf close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Insect on green leaf close-up
Mottled spider suspended in a web. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Mottled spider suspended in a web
Insect on leafy stem. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Insect on leafy stem
Reddish spider among narrow leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Reddish spider among narrow leaves
Hairy caterpillar beside a purple bud. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Hairy caterpillar beside a purple bud
Insect on textured wall. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Insect on textured wall
Insect on yellow flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Insect on yellow flowers
Large beetle on tile surface. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Large beetle on tile surface
Large grasshopper on pale ground. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Large grasshopper on pale ground
Large spider on floor. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Large spider on floor
Moth on broad leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Moth on broad leaf
Mottled-winged insect on a green leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Mottled-winged insect on a green leaf
Orange and black butterfly on rock. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange and black butterfly on rock
Orange and black insect on concrete. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange and black insect on concrete
Orange and black insects on rock. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange and black insects on rock
Orange and brown butterfly on yellow flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange and brown butterfly on yellow flowers
Orange butterfly on green leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange butterfly on green leaves
Orange butterfly on pavement. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange butterfly on pavement
Orange butterfly on sand. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange butterfly on sand
Orange butterfly on yellow flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange butterfly on yellow flowers
Orange butterfly on yellow flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange butterfly on yellow flowers
Orange butterfly or moth on soil. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange butterfly or moth on soil
Orange butterfly with open wings. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange butterfly with open wings
Orange insect on grass blade. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange insect on grass blade
Orange ladybug on a leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange ladybug on a leaf
Pale butterfly or moth on a green leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pale butterfly or moth on a green leaf
Pink flower cluster with insect. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink flower cluster with insect
Pink flower with insect. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink flower with insect
Pink flowers with insect. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink flowers with insect
A butterfly hangs below clustered yellow Senecio flower heads on a leafy shrub.
Butterfly beneath yellow Senecio flowers
A bee visits clustered yellow Senecio heads with spreading ray florets and narrow green involucres.
Bee visiting yellow Senecio flower heads
Dark spider on a purple leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark spider on a purple leaf
Small dark insect on green leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small dark insect on green leaf
Small dark insects clustered on a leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small dark insects clustered on a leaf
Patterned grasshopper among leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Patterned grasshopper among leaves
Small insect in palm. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small insect in palm
Red-and-black beetle on bark. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Red-and-black beetle on bark
Small insect on fingers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small insect on fingers
Small insect on green leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small insect on green leaf
Small insect on ground. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small insect on ground
Small insect on leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small insect on leaf
Small insect on leafy vine. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small insect on leafy vine
Small insect on pale leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small insect on pale leaf
Patterned spider seen from below. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Patterned spider seen from below
Small insect on pale surface. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small insect on pale surface
Small insect on textured leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small insect on textured leaf
Mottled spider on bark. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Mottled spider on bark
Small spider on a vine. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small spider on a vine
Small larva on gravel. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small larva on gravel
Small moth-like insect on a wall. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small moth-like insect on a wall
Small orange insect on trail. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small orange insect on trail
Small spider on a pale wall. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small spider on a pale wall
Small spider on wall. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small spider on wall
Small spider-like arthropod on a webbed corner. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small spider-like arthropod on a webbed corner
Small spider-like arthropod on mesh. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small spider-like arthropod on mesh
Small spider-like arthropods on web. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small spider-like arthropods on web
Spider among yellow daisy-like flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider among yellow daisy-like flowers
Spider close-up on tile. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider close-up on tile
Spider on dark surface. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider on dark surface
Spider on pale wall. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider on pale wall
Spider on pale wall. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider on pale wall
Spider and winged insect on a wall. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider and winged insect on a wall
Spider or insect on twig. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider or insect on twig
Spider web close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider web close-up
Spider-like arthropod on leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider-like arthropod on leaf
Spider-like arthropod on rocky ground. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider-like arthropod on rocky ground
Spider-like arthropod on wall. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider-like arthropod on wall
Longitudinally striped spider on a wall. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Longitudinally striped spider on a wall
Yellow-lined winged insect on the ground. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow-lined winged insect on the ground
Striped butterfly on flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Striped butterfly on flowers
Striped fly on cactus-like leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Striped fly on cactus-like leaf
Striped insect on a leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Striped insect on a leaf
Striped insect on grass stem. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Striped insect on grass stem
Striped insect on yellow flower. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Striped insect on yellow flower
Striped moth on green leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Striped moth on green leaves
Tan moth on a tiled floor. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Tan moth on a tiled floor
A fly rests on the yellow disc of a feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) flower head, surrounded by short white ray florets.
Fly on a feverfew flower
Tiny spider on a curved surface. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Tiny spider on a curved surface
Tiny insect on green leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Tiny insect on green leaf
Triangular tan moth on a floor. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Triangular tan moth on a floor
Two caterpillars on leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Two caterpillars on leaf
Long-bodied red-and-black insect among grass. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Long-bodied red-and-black insect among grass
Insect detail
Insect detail
Spider and silk mass in a dusty corner. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spider and silk mass in a dusty corner
White moth on plant stem. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
White moth on plant stem
Winged insect close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Winged insect close-up
Winged insect on green leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Winged insect on green leaves
Yellow flower with insect. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow flower with insect
Yellow flower with Swallowtail butterfly. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow flower with Swallowtail butterfly
Yellow-striped insect among grass. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow-striped insect among grass
Closed flower bud close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Closed flower bud close-up
Pale flowers and fine leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pale flowers and fine leaves
Pink-white flower cluster. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink-white flower cluster
Red flower buds close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Red flower buds close-up
Tiny white flowers close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Tiny white flowers close-up
Small spider among fine grass stems. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small spider among fine grass stems
Clear-winged butterfly on a green leaf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Clear-winged butterfly on a green leaf
Tan butterfly beside mossy bark. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Tan butterfly beside mossy bark
Black and gold moth on grey rock. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Black and gold moth on grey rock
Iridescent spider on a grass blade. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Iridescent spider on a grass blade

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