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Insects

Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)
Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)
Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families)
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Praying mantises (Mantodea)
Primitive insects
Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)
Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)
Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)
Stick insects (Phasmatodea)
True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)
True flies (Diptera)
Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
Other insects
Lacewings (Neuroptera)
Unidentified Insect Galls

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Camponotus aeneopilosus (A Golden-tailed sugar ant)

Camponotus aeneopilosus
Camponotus aeneopilosus
Camponotus aeneopilosus
Camponotus aeneopilosus

Camponotus nigriceps (Black-headed sugar ant)

Camponotus nigriceps
Camponotus nigriceps
Camponotus nigriceps
Camponotus nigriceps

Camponotus sp. (genus) (A sugar ant)

Camponotus sp. (genus)
Camponotus sp. (genus)
A wingless queen

A wingless queen
Camponotus sp. (genus)
A wingless queen

Camponotus suffusus (Golden-tailed sugar ant)

Camponotus suffusus
Camponotus suffusus
Camponotus suffusus
Camponotus suffusus

Cecidomyiidae (family) (Gall gnat)

Cecidomyiidae (family)
Cecidomyiidae (family)
Cecidomyiidae (family)
Cecidomyiidae (family)

Chaetophyes compacta (Tube spittlebug)

Adult

Adult

Adult male

Adult male
Nymph stage

Nymph stage
Chaetophyes compacta
Adult
Adult male
Nymph stage

Chauliognathus imperialis (Imperial Soldier Beetle)

Chauliognathus imperialis
Chauliognathus imperialis
Chauliognathus imperialis
Chauliognathus imperialis

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge)

female

female

Chironomidae (family)
Chironomidae (family)
Chironomidae (family)
female

Chloroclystis catastreptes (Green and Brown Carpet)

Chloroclystis catastreptes
Chloroclystis catastreptes
Chloroclystis catastreptes
Chloroclystis catastreptes

Chlorocoma (genus) (Emerald moth)

Chlorocoma (genus)
Chlorocoma (genus)
Chlorocoma (genus)
Chlorocoma (genus)

Chlorocoma dichloraria (Guenee's or Double-fringed Emerald)

Chlorocoma dichloraria
Chlorocoma dichloraria
Chlorocoma dichloraria
Chlorocoma dichloraria

Chlorocoma melocrossa (Cream-fringed Emerald)

Chlorocoma melocrossa
Chlorocoma melocrossa
Chlorocoma melocrossa

Chondropyga dorsalis (Cowboy beetle)

FEMALE

FEMALE

MALE

MALE
Chondropyga dorsalis
Chondropyga dorsalis
FEMALE
MALE

Chrysididae (family) (Cuckoo wasp or Emerald wasp)

Chrysididae (family)
Chrysididae (family)
Chrysididae (family)
Chrysididae (family)

Chrysodeixis argentifera (Tobacco Looper)

Chrysodeixis argentifera
Chrysodeixis argentifera
Chrysodeixis argentifera
Chrysodeixis argentifera

Chrysolarentia mecynata (Mecynata Carpet Moth)

Chrysolarentia mecynata
Chrysolarentia mecynata
Chrysolarentia mecynata
Chrysolarentia mecynata

Chrysomelidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Leaf Beetle)

Chrysomelidae sp. (family)
Chrysomelidae sp. (family)
Chrysomelidae sp. (family)
Chrysomelidae sp. (family)

Cicadidae (family) (Unidentified cicada)

Cicadidae (family)
Cicadidae (family)
Cicadidae (family)
Cicadidae (family)

Coccinellidae (family) (Unidentified lady beetle)

Coccinellidae (family)
Coccinellidae (family)
Coccinellidae (family)
Coccinellidae (family)

Coelophora inaequalis (Variable Ladybird beetle)

Coelophora inaequalis
Coelophora inaequalis
Coelophora inaequalis
Coelophora inaequalis

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