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Bug Observations
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Blister Beetles (Meloidae)
Click Beetles (Elateridae)
Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae)
Ground Beetles (Carabidae)
Jewel Beetles (Buprestidae)
Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae)
Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae)
Predaceous Diving Beetles (Dytiscidae)
Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae)
Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae)
Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae)
Stag Beetles (Lucanidae)
Tiger Beetles (Cicindelidae)
True Weevils (Curculionidae)
Earwigs (Dermaptera)
Flies (Diptera)
Crane Flies
Robber Flies (Asilidae)
Webspinners (Embioptera)
Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
True Bugs (Hemiptera)
Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae)
Bordered-plant Bugs (Largidae)
Cicadas (Cicadidae)
Leaf-footed Bugs (Coreidae)
Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae)
Seed Bugs (Lygaeidae)
Shield/Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae)
Treehoppers (Membracidae)
Bees, Wasps & Ants (Hymenoptera)
Ants (Formicidae)
Bees
Sawflies
Wasps
Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)
Butterflies (Papilionoidea)
Moths
Praying Mantids (Mantodea)
Scorpionflies, Hangingflies & Allies (Mecoptera)
Alderflies, Dobsonflies & Fishflies (Megaloptera)
Antlions, Lacewings & Mantidflies (Neuroptera)
Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata)
Broad-winged Damselflies (Calopterygidae)
Chasers, Darters, Skimmers & Perchers (Libellulidae)
Clubtails (Gomphidae)
Pond Damselflies (Coenagrionidae)
Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
Stick and Leaf Insects (Phasmatodea)
Stoneflies (Plecoptera)
Barklice, Booklice & Parasitic Lice (Psocodea)
Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
Silverfish and Firebrats (Zygentoma)
Millipedes (Diplopoda)
Centipedes (Chilopoda)
Spiders (Araneae)
Comb-footed Spiders (Theridiidae)
Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)
Golden Orb-weavers (Nephilidae)
Ground Spiders (Gnaphosidae)
Jumping Spiders (Salticidae)
Long-jawed Orb-weavers (Tetragnathidae)
Orb-weavers (Araneidae)
Raft Spiders (Dolomedidae)
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Flies (Diptera)
Robber Flies (Asilidae)
Robber Flies
Robber flies are exceptional predators that specialize in capturing prey mid-flight.
Unidentified Robber Flies
Plumetop
Ommatius species
Red-footed Cannibal Fly
Promachus rufipes
Plain-tailed Hanging Thief
Diogmites neoternatus
They tend to hang by their front legs while consuming prey.
Yellow-faced Micropanther
Cerotainia macrocera
This tiny robber fly, only a few mm long, sits on the tips of leaves/twigs waiting for passing prey.
Laphria species
Laphria species