True Bugs

A common feature of the true bugs are piercing mouthparts that they use to feed on plants or other animals.

Broad-headed Sharpshooter

Oncometopia orbon

Dalpada oculata

Dalpada oculata

White Rice Leafhopper

Cofana spectra

Large Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus fasciatus

Giant Leaf-footed Bug

Acanthocephala declivis

Common Froghopper

Cercopis vulnerata

Telamona concava

Telamona concava

Water Strider

Aquarius remigis

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

Atkinsoniella species

Atkinsoniella species

Bordered Plant Bug

Iphita limbata

Water Scorpion

Family Nepidae. Aquatic predators, they use their long tail as a breathing tube to obtain oxygen while hunting underwater.

Ricaniid Planthopper

Family Ricaniidae

Pharaoh Cicada

Magicicada species
Periodical cicadas that synchronize their emergence every 13 or 17 years resulting in massive swarms. Images here are from brood XIX in 2024.

Dog Day Cicada

Neotibicen species
Annual cicadas named due their tendency to appear in late summer.

Unidentified Cicada

Emesaya brevipennis

Emesaya brevipennis
While this insect closely resembles a stick insect, it is actually a member of the assassin bug family. It possesses raptorial forelegs similar to those found on praying mantids. Reportedly, these insects prey on spiders.

Harlequin Bug

Murgantia histrionica
This colorful bug is a common pest of plants in the Brassicaceae family including cabbage, kale, broccoli, mustard, etc. They store chemicals from the plants they feed on to defend themselves from predators. Seen here feeding on a kale plant.

Semipunctated Shield Bug

Graphosoma semipunctatum

Two-lined Burrowing Bug

Pangaeus bilineatus

North American Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

Orange Assassin Bug

Pselliopus barberi

Macrocheraia grandis

Macrocheraia grandis

Andrallus spinidens

Andrallus spinidens

Dinidorid Bug

Family Dinidoridae

Millipede Assassin Bug

Haematorrhophus species

Pale Green Assassin Bug

Zelus luridus
They possess glands on their legs that produce a sticky substance aiding in the capture of prey.

Four-lined Plant Bug

Poecilocapsus lineatus

Jagged Ambush Bug

Phymata Species

False Milkweed Bug

Lygaeus turcicus
Unlike the large and small milkweed bugs which feed on milkweed, the false milkweed bug feeds on the false sunflower/ox-eye.

Anchor Stink Bug

Stiretrus anchorago
Generalist predators. Nymphs are a shiny black/purple with orange legs while adults come in a variety of colors from white to orange to red.

Leaf-footed Bug

Acanthocephala terminalis

Rhododendron Leafhopper

Graphocephala fennahi

Smilia Treehopper

Smilia species

Oak Treehopper

Platycotis vittata

Long-necked Seed Bug

Myodocha serripes

Scutellera nepalensis

Scutellera nepalensis

Two-lined Spittlebug

Prosapia bicincta

Giant Water Bug

Lethocerus americanus

Coppery Leafhopper

Jikradia olitoria

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