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    SAMPLE STOCK PHOTOS OF INSECTS & SPIDERS 
No research fees to find stock photos of insects and spiders including images of butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies, moths, bugs, beetles, ladybugs, cicadas, grasshoppers, locusts, katydids, bees, wasps, ants, flies, ticks, and aphids.

Photobuyers: request low-resolution comp images from stocklists below sample images searchable by common and scientific name.

A beautiful female Goldenrod Spider scurries over a Larger Blue Flag Iris   49413 A beautiful female
Goldenrod Spider
scuries over a
Larger Blue Flag

49413

After 17 years underground, this Cicada nymph becomes an adult as it sheds its skin and will soon start seeking a mate  706103 After 17 years underground,
this Cicada nymph becomes an adult
as it sheds its skin and
will soon start seeking a mate

706103

A Bald-faced Hornet nectars peacefully on Sedum blossoms 702027 A Bald-faced Hornet
nectars peacefully
on Sedum blossoms

702027

A Monarch butterfly nectars at a Savannah Blazing Star  602166 A Monarch butterfly
nectars at a
Savannah Blazing Star

602166

The smallest of the Whites and Sulphurs family, the Dainty Sulphur is about the size of your thumbnail 708832 The smallest of the
Whites and Sulphurs family,
the Dainty Sulphur is about
the size of your thumbnail

708832

A Juvenile Meadowhawk dragonfly perches on branch waiting for prey to fly by 45988 A Juvenile Meadowhawk
dragonfly perches on a
branch waiting for
an unsuspecting mosquito

45988

Japanese Beetles mate on Leadplant in an Illinois prairie 22323 Japanese Beetles
mate on Leadplant
in an Illinois prairie

22323

The expression on this 3 inch Chinese Mantid says The expression on this
3 inch Chinese Mantid says
"I would not hurt a fly."

702003

A Common Green Darner hovers over a marsh in search of prey   703923 A Common Green Darner
hovers over a marsh
in search of prey

703923

A Tawny-edged Skipper nectars at a white Butterfly Bush   704474 A Tawny-edged Skipper
nectars at a white
Butterfly Bush

704474

My Ruby Meadowhawk dragonfly image perches in the Capstone Press Pebble Plus book Dragonflies by Margaret Hall. My Ruby Meadowhawk dragonfly image
perches in the Capstone Press
Pebble Plus book
Dragonflies by Margaret Hall.

32436

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COMMON NAME / SCIENTIFIC NAME
Admiral, Red Vanessa atalanta
Admiral, White Limenitis arthemis arthemis
Amberwing, Eastern Perithemis tenera
Ambush Bug, American Phymata americana
Ant, Western Thatching Formica obscuripes
Aphid, Milkweed Aphis nerii
Aphid, Oleander Aphis nerii
Argiope, Black and Yellow Argiope aurantia
Argiope, Banded Garden Argiope trifasciata
Azure, Spring Celastrina argiolus lucia
Backswimmer, Common Notonecta undulata
Bee, American Bumble Bombus pennsylvanicus
Bee, Honey Apis mellifera
Bee, Leafcutting Megachile sp.
Bee, Sweat Metallic Augochloropsis metallica metallica
Bee Fly, Georgeous Exprosopa fascipennis
Bee Fly, Scaly Lepidophora lepidocera
Beetle, Bark Tunnels Scolytidae family
Beetle, Black Blister Epicauta pennsylvanica
Beetle, Gold-and-Brown Rove Ontholestes cingulatus
Beetle, Goldenrod Soldier Chauliognathus pennsylvania
Beetle, Japanese Popillia japonica
Beetle, Predacious Diving Dytiscidae family
Beetle, Red Milkweed Tetraopes basalis
Beetle, Spotted Cucumber Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Beetle, Spotted Lady Coleomegilla maculata
Beetle, Striped Cucumber Acalymma vittatum
Beetle, Striped Flea Disonycha sp.
Beetle, Swamp Milkweed Leaf Labidomera clivicollis
Beetle, Tumbling Flower Mordella atrata
Beetle, Whirligig Gyrinidae family
Blue, Eastern Tailed Everes comyntas
Blue, Silvery Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Bluet, Double-striped Enallagma basidens
Bluet, Familiar Enallagma civile
Bluet, Marsh Enallagma ebrium
Bluet, Stream Enallagma exsulans
Bluet, Taiga Coenagrion resolutum
Bluet, Tule Enallagma carunculatum
Brown, Appalachian Eyed Satyrodes appalachia
Brown, Eyed Satyrodes eurydice
Bug, Large Milkweed Oncopeltus fasciatus
Bug, Leaf-footed Coreidae family
Bug, Small Milkweed Lygaeus kalmii
Bug, Squash Anasa trisis
Butterfly, Alfalfa Colias eurytheme
Butterfly, Cabbage Pieris rapae
Butterfly, Hackberry Asterocampa celtis
Butterfly, Owl Caligo eurilochus sulanus
Butterfly, Passionvine Heliconius clysonimus montanus
Caterpillar, Eastern Tent Malacosoma americanum
Cattleheart, Pink Parides iphidamas
Cicada, Annual Tibicen canicularis
Citrus Butterfly Papilio demodocus
Checkerspot, Baltimore Euphydryas phaeton
Checkerspot, Gorgone Charidryas gorgone carlotta
Checkerspot, Silvery Chlosyne nycteis
Cicada, Dogday Harvestfly Tibicen canicularis
Cicada, Linnaeus' 17-year Magicicada septendecim
Clearwing, Green Erythemis simplicicollis
Clubtail, Plains Gomphus externus
Clubtail, Midland Gompus fraternus
Comma, Gray Polygonia progne
Copper, American Lycaena phlaeas
Consul Leafwing Consul fabius cecrops
Corporal, Chalk-fronted Ladona julia
Crescent, Pearl Phyciodes tharos
Crescent, Northern Pearl Phyciodes selenis
Crescentspot, Pearly Phyciodes tharos
Crescent, Tawny Phyciodes batesii
Cricket, Field Gryllus pennsylvanicus
Cricket Hunter, Steel-blue Chlorion aerarium
Damselfly, Black-winged Calopteryx maculata
Dancer, Blue-fronted Argia apicalis
Dancer, Powdered Argia moesta
Dancer, Variable Argia fumipennis
Darner, Common Green Anax junius
Darner, Shadow Aeschna umbrosa umbrosa
Dash, Black Euphyes conspicuus
Dasher, Blue Pachydiplax longipennis
Duskywing, Wild Indigo Erynnis baptisiae
Firefly, Western Ellychnia californica
Fly, Blow Calliphoridae family
Fly, Crane Tipulidae family
Fly, Crane Giant Eastern Pedicia albivitta
Fly, Crane Three-striped Tipula trivittata
Fly, Drone Eristalis tenax
Fly, Flesh Sarcophagidae family
Fly, Flower Syrphidae family
Fly, Robber Promachus vertebratus
Fly, Robber Tolmerus sp.
Fly, Syrphid Syrphidae family
Forester, Eight-spotted Alypia octomaculata
Forktail, Common or Eastern damselfly Ischnura verticalis
Fritillary, Great Spangled Speyeria cybele
Fritillary, Gulf Dione vanillae insularis
Fritillary, Regal Speyeria idalia
Fritillary, Variegated Euptoieta claudia
Glider, Wandering Pantala flavescens
Grasshopper, Differential Melanoplus differentialis
Grasshopper, Meadow Chorthippus curtipennis
Grasshopper, Migratory Melanoplus sanguinipes
Hairstreak, Acadian Salyrium acadica
Harvestfly, Dog-day Tibicen canicularis
Harvestman, Brown Phaleonium opilo
Heliconian, Heart-spotted Heliconius hecalesia formosus
Heliconian, Zebra Heliconius charitonius
Hornet, Bald-faced Vespula maculata
Hornet, Sandhills Vespula arenaria
Hummingbird Moth Hemaris thyshe

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Joker Butterfly Byblia ilithyia
Julia Dryas julia
Katydid, Broad-winged Microcentrum rhombifolium
Katydid, Fork-tailed Bush Scudderia furcata
Lady Beetle, 7 Spotted Coccinella septempunctata
Lady Beetle, Spotted Coleomegilla maculata
Lady Beetle, Multicolored Asian Harmonia axyridis
Leafhopper Cicadellidae family
Locust, Carolina Dissosteira carolina
Locust, Red-legged Melanoplus femur-rubrum
Longhorn, Milkweed Tetraopes basalis
Malachite Siproeta stelenes
Mayfly, Giant Michigan Hexagenia limbata
Meadowhawk, Autumn Sympetrum vicinum
Meadowhawk, Band-winged Sympetrum semicinctum
Meadowhawk, Cherry-faced Sympetrum internum
Meadowhawk, Ruby Sympetrum rubicundulum
Meadowhawk, Saffron-winged Sympetrum costiferum
Meadowhawk, White-faced Sympetrum obtrusum
Meadowhawk, Yellow-legged Sympetrum vicinum
Mealworms Tenebrio malitar
Monarch Danaus plexippus
Monarch, African Danaus chrysippus aegyptius
Mud Dauber, Black-and-yellow Sceliphron caementarium
Owl Butterfly Caligo eurilochus
Millipede
Moth, Ailanthus Webworm Atteva punctella
Moth, Bisected Honey Locust Sphingicampa bisecta
Moth, Chickweed Geometer Haematopsis grataria
Moth, Corn Earworm Helicoverpa zea
Moth, Henrys Marsh Simyra henrici
Moth, Hummingbird Hemaris thyshe
Moth, Lecontei's Haploa Haploa lecontei
Moth, Polyphemus Antheraea polyphemus
Moth, Sod Webworm Grambus spp.
Moth, Virginia Ctenuchid Ctenucha virginica
Moth, White-marked Tussock Orgyia leucostigma
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa
Nightcrawler Lumbricus terrestris
Nymph, Common Wood Cercyonis pegala
Page, Rusty-tipped Siproeta epaphus
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Painted Lady, American Vanessa virginiensis
Pearly-eye, Northern Enodia anthedon
Pennant, Calico Celithemis elisa
Pinion, Branded Lithophane patefacta
Planthopper Fulgoroidea superfamily
Pondhawk, Eastern Erythemis simplicicollis
Postman, Small Heliconias erato petiverana
Purple, Red-spotted Limentis arthemis astyanax
Queen Danaus gilippus
Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis
Ringlet, Common Coenonympha tullia
Rootworm, Western Corn Diabrotica vircifera
Rose Curculio Merhynchites bicolor
Saddlebags, Black Tramea lacerata
Saddlebags, Red Tramea onusta
Satyr, Little Wood Megisto cymela
Sawfly Tenthredo grandis
Sawfly, Cherry Web-spinning Neurotoma fasciata
Sawyer, Northeastern Pine Monochamus notatus
Sawyer, Pine Monochamus sp.
Scolops, Partridge Scolops perdix
Silverfish Symplocarpus foetidus
Skimmer, Elisa Celithemis elisa
Skimmer, Four-spotted Libellula quadrimaculata
Skimmer, Twelve-spotted Libellula pulchella
Skimmer, White-tailed Libellula lydia
Skimmer, Widow Libellula luctuosa
Skipper, Black Dash Euphyes conspicua
Skipper, Checkered Pyrgus communis
Skipper, Delaware Atrytone delaware
Skipper, Dion Euphyes dion
Skipper, European Thymelicus lineola
Skipper, Fiery Hylephila phyleus
Skipper, Long-tailed Urbanus proteus
Skipper, Peck's Polites peckius
Skipper, Silver-spotted Epargyreus clarus
Skipper, Tawny-edged Polites themistocles
Skipper, Yellowpatch Polites peckius
Snaketail, Rusty Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
Spider, Black-and-yellow Garden Argiope aurantia
Spider, Banded Garden Argiope trifasciata
Spider, Goldenrod Misumena vatia
Spittlebug, Meadow Philaenus spumarius
Spreadwing, Common Lestes disjunctis
Spreadwing, Lyre-tipped Lestes unquiculatus
Stilt Bug Jalysus spp.
Stink Bug, Small Red-black Cosmopepla bimaculata
Stink Bug, Twice-stabbed Cosmopepla bimaculata
Sulfur, Clouded Colias philodice
Sulfur, Cloudless Phoebis sennae
Sulphur, Common Colias philodice
Sulphur, Dainty Nathalis iole
Sulfur, Orange Colias eurytheme
Swallowtail, Black Papilio polyxenes
Swallowtail, Eastern Black Papilio polyxenes asterius
Swallowtail, Eastern Tiger Papillo glaucus
Swallowtail, Giant Papilio cresphontes
Swallowtail, Pipe-vine Battus philenor
Swallowtail, Spicebush Pterourus troilus
Tick, Eastern Wood Dermacentor sp.
Tortoiseshell, Milbert's Aglais milberti
Viceroy Limenitis archippus
Wasp, American Pelecinid Pelicinus polyturator
Wasp, European Paper Polistes dominulus
Wasp, Great Golden Digger Sphex ichneumoneus
Wasp, Northern Paper Polistes fuscatus
Wasp, Sand-loving Tachytes sp.
Wasp, Thread-waisted Ammobiini or Sphecini
Wasp, Tiphid Mizinum sp.
Water Scorpion Ranatra fusca
Webworm, Fall Hyphantria cunea
White, Cabbage Artogela rapae
White, Checkered Pontia protodice
Whiteface, Dot-tailed Leucorrhinia intacta
Whiteface, Frosted Leucorrhinia frigida
Whiteface, Red-waisted Leucorrhinia proxima
Wood Borer, Long-horned Strangalia luteicornis
Wood Nymph, Common Cercyonis pegala nephele
Yellowjacket, Western Vespula pensylvanica
Yellow-wing, Brown-spotted Celithemis eponina
Zebra, Longwing Heliconius charitonius
Zebra, White Pinacpteryx eripia


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