A third page of bug pictures. These were all found in the
same yard as the two previous pages. There are many thousands of species
of insects in the world. Continued dilligence will enable you to discover
new ones all the time. |
 some dragonfly types like being photographed on a butterfly bush |
ten-line June beetle Polyphylla decimlineata |
lots of aphids on the new growth on a rose |
aphids can look full and round as well-fed ticks |
the green stink bug Acrosternum |
a closeup of the head of Acrosternum |
a closeup of a young? Brochymenid? stinkbug |
Brochymena stinkbugs are good Acrosternum stinkbugs are bad |
a golden Buprestid is a destructive pest the colors fade on death |
a ladybug beetle larve Coccinellidae seems to be stalking an aphid |
a notch-tipped flower longhorn? on the herb basil Tetraopes? |
a crab spider Misumena vatia playing hide and seek with the flower longhorn |
a wolf spider lycosa in the greenhouse almost 2 inches from leg to leg |
Largus cinctus a bordered plant bug. Common names can be so common that they don't tell you anything. |
probably a bark beetle or a pine borer 1/4 inch long |
a Tachinid fly resting on a rhododendron leaf |
 a small green mettalic bee Augochlora |
black ground beetle photographed separately from the background (photoshop rules) Pterostichus sp. of the carabidae |
streak-winged red skimmer Sympetrum illotum |
 A ladybeetle bug found in the yard in January just after a very heavy freeze Coccinellidae |
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© The pictures are copyrighted 2003-2006
and may be reproduced only with permission of Luurt Nieuwenhuisor the Portland chapter of the ARS. They are prone to revision or replacement without prior notice. |
