Bugs from Nepal

Bicolor-ant-mimic Jumping Spider

Myrmarachne melanocephala

Signature Spider

Argiope anasuja

Joro Spider

Trichonephila clavata
Very common in Nepal.

Jumping Spider

Grey Wall Jumping Spider

Menemerus bivittatus

Ant-like Flower Beetle

Cistelomorpha flavovirens

Cistelomorpha flavovirens

Diving Beetle

Weevil

Rusty Millipede

Trigoniulus corallinus

Unidentified Hover Flies

Family Syrphidae
A majority of hover flies seem to mimic bees and wasps and are commonly mistaken as such by unknowing observers. However, these insects are harmless and can be seen visiting flowers for nectar.

Hexatoma nepalensis

Hexatoma nepalensis

Unidentified

Unidentified Webspinner

Dalpada oculata

Dalpada oculata

White Rice Leafhopper

Cofana spectra

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

Unidentified Cicada

Macrocheraia grandis

Macrocheraia grandis

Andrallus spinidens

Andrallus spinidens

Dinidorid Bug

Family Dinidoridae

Millipede Assassin Bug

Haematorrhophus species

Scutellera nepalensis

Scutellera nepalensis

Carpenter Ants

Camponotus species

Unidentified Bumble Bees

Bombus species

Unidentified Ichneumon Wasps

Yellow Ichneumon Wasp

Xanthopimpla punctata

Crown Wasp

Banded Hornet

Vespa tropica/Vespa affinis

Scoliid Wasp

Paper Wasp

Polistes species

Orange Punch Butterfly

Dodona egeon

Himalayan Jester

Symbrenthia hypselis

Paris Peacock Swallowtail

Papilio paris

Peacock Pansy

Junonia almana

Banana Skipper

Erionota thrax

Grass Yellow

Eurema species

Common Evening Brown

Melanitis leda
Prominent eye-spots identify this individual as a wet-season morph.

Dark-branded Bushbrown

Mycalesis mineus
These butterflies have separate forms for the dry and wet seasons. The one shown here is a dry-season form with reduced eyespots and a more uniform coloration.

Purple Sapphire

Heliophorus epicles

Tiger Milkweed Butterfly

Danaus species

Handmaiden Moth

Syntomoides imaon

Geometer Moth

Grass Moth

Clouded Tiger Moth

Creatonotos transiens

Arctornis species

Arctornis species

Footman Moth

Ammatho cuneonotatus

Footman Moth

Barsine defecta

Dark Judy

Spitosa fylla

Sphinx Moth Caterpillar

Common Sailer

Neptis hylas

Painted Jezebel

Delias hyparete

Plains Cupid

Luthrodes pandava

Common Pierrot

Castalius rosimon

Nepali Mantises

Scarlet Skimmer

Crocothemis servilia

Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk

Orthetrum pruinosum

Chalky Percher

Diplacodes trivialis

Tigertail

Ictinogomphus species

Western Golden Dartlet

Ischnura rubilio

Spotted Locust

Aularches miliaris
Also known as the foam grasshopper, it exudes an unpleasant foamy liquid when grabbed.

Rufous-legged Grasshopper

Xenocatantops humilis

Atractomorpha species

Atractomorpha species

Caryanda species

Caryanda species

Unidentified Grasshopper

Unidentified Grasshopper

Unidentified Grasshopper

This appears to be a flightless species as the wings are greatly reduced.