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Insects C - F

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Culex pungens The larva of the Culex pungens
Curculio Ligustici Curculio Ligustici.
Currant-worm Currant-worm, female adult.
Currant-worm Currant-worm, male adult.
Cut-worm Agrotis ypsilon species, the "greasy cut-worm."
Cutworm "W-Marked Cutworm and Greasy Cutworm Moth."-Whitney, 1902
Cutworm The larva of a cutworm.
Cutworm A full grown cutworm moth.
Cutworm A cutworm larva.
Cyllene A genus of longicorn beetles.
Cynips A kind of stinging insect.
Cynips Spongifica Gall made by the larva of Cynips q. spongifica. a, larve in its cell; b, point of exit of adult.
Cottonwood Dagger A moth that feeds mostly on cotton.
Cottonwood Dagger The caterpillar form of the cottonwood moth.
Smeared Dagger A caterpillar that feeds mostly on the cottonwood leaves.
Dakruma The larva is a gooseberry fruit worm.
Daphnia "The water fleas just visible to the naked eye are present in nearly all waters and become very abundant in stagnant water." —Davison, 1906
Dauber "A South American genus, Pelopaeus, allied to the preceeding, is called the Dauber, from its singular habit of placing its nest of mud against the walls and ceiling in the interior of the houses." — Goodrich, 1859
Death's Head Moth "A species of Hawk-moth or lepidopterous insect of the family Sphingidae, not uncommon in some parts of England and of the continent of Europe, and very widely distributed over the world, being found in Africa, the Mauritius, and the East Indies. It measures almost five inches from tip to tip of the extended wings; is of a dark color, the body yellow with black markings, the thorax with pale markings which have some resemblance to a skull, and from which it derives its name." — Chambers, 1881
Death-watch The "death-watch," Sitodrepa panicea species; larva.
Death-watch The "death-watch," Sitodrepa panicea species; beetle from above.
Death-watch The "death-watch," Sitodrepa panicea species; beetle from side.
Death-watches "Other species, which also bore into timber in their larva state, are well known by the name of Death-watch - Anobium - from their habit of knocking with their jaws against the wood-work upon which they are standing, this being the call of the insect to its mate." — Goodrich, 1859
Delphax Carinata The genus Delphax is here represented by a small insect, Delphax carinata, in form somewhat resembling a very small cicada, having wings sloping like a roof, almost transparent, and veined, and bearing three oblique bars of a brown color, meeting at the ridge.
Demodex Folliculorum "A parasite sometimes present in the human hair follicles." —Davison, 1906
Diamond-beetle "Even among the small species several of great beauty are to be met with, and few insects can boast of greater beauty than the well-known Diamond-beetle of Brazil, Curculio imperialis". &mdash Goodrich, 1859
Dragon Fly "The Dragon Fly has a large, broad head, very freely attached to the thorax, and large, convex, prominent eyes, which often meet upon the crown of the head. Some 1,400 species have been described from all parts of the world."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)
Dragon-fly A dragon-fly and its development. Larva and pupa feeding at 1 and 3; 2, nymph ready to change; 4, a pupa skin from which 5, the adult, has emerged.
American dragon-fly "They are often seen moving with a rapid flight over rivers, ponds, and meadows, alighting for a moment, and hen shooting away again." — Goodrich, 1859
Eleanor dragon-fly "Among the larger kinds of dragon-fly is the Libellula depressa of Linnaeus, common in Europe, and popularly called Eleanor; the abdomen is large, short, and flat, and composed of nine rings or segments; the wings are diaphanous, and the flight is exceedingly short." — Goodrich, 1859
Virgin dragon-fly "One of the most beautiful species of Euopean dragonflies is the Virgin Dragon-fly, Libellela virgo, which is not uncommon on the banks of rivers." — Goodrich, 1859
Dragonfly Adult dragonfly
Dragonfly Dragonflies have four thin and transparent wings.
Dragonfly "The anterior portion of the body of Aeschua cyanea freed from the puparium." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893
Dragonfly "The tail being extricated." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893
Dragonfly "The whole body extricated." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893
Dragonfly "The perfect insect (the wings having acquired their full dimensions) resting to dry itself, preparatory to the wings being horizon tally extended." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893
Drone Bee "Bee is the common name given to a large family of hymenopterous or membranous-winged insects, of which the most important is the common hive or honey bee (apis mellifica). It belongs to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, but is now naturalized in the Western. A hive commonly consists of one mother or queen, from 600 to 800 males or drones, and from 15,000 to 20,000 working bees, formerly termed neuters, but now known to be imperfectly developed females. The humblebees, or bumblebees, of which over 60 species are found in North America, belong to the genus bombus, which is almost world wide in its distribution. "—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)
Bee drone "The working bee, for collecting wax, enters a flower, the stamens of which are loaded with pollen. This dust attaches itself to the brush-like hairs covering the body of the bee, when, by rubbing itself with the brushes with which the tarsi are furnished, the insect collects it into little parcels, which it places on small palettes, hollowed out on the surface of its hund limbs." &mdash Goodrich, 1859
Dryocampa Dryocampa rubicunda species; moth.
Dung Beetle "A black insect, with brilliant metallic blue or purple reflections on the under side, and well known as "wheeling its drowsy flight" during fine evenings. This it does in search of a patch of cow-dung, through which it makes its way until reaching the ground, where it bores a perpendicular tunnel about 8 inches deep, and as wide as a man's finger; then ascending to the surface it conveys a quantity of dung to the bottom, and on this it proceeds to deposit an egg; another layer of the same material and another egg follow until the entire shaft is filled." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893
Dung Beetle "A black insect, with brilliant metallic blue or purple reflections on the under side, and well known as "wheeling its drowsy flight" during fine evenings. This it does in search of a patch of cow-dung, through which it makes its way until reaching the ground, where it bores a perpendicular tunnel about 8 inches deep, and as wide as a man's finger; then ascending to the surface it conveys a quantity of dung to the bottom, and on this it proceeds to deposit an egg; another layer of the same material and another egg follow until the entire shaft is filled." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893
Dung Beetle "A black insect, with brilliant metallic blue or purple reflections on the under side, and well known as "wheeling its drowsy flight" during fine evenings. This it does in search of a patch of cow-dung, through which it makes its way until reaching the ground, where it bores a perpendicular tunnel about 8 inches deep, and as wide as a man's finger; then ascending to the surface it conveys a quantity of dung to the bottom, and on this it proceeds to deposit an egg; another layer of the same material and another egg follow until the entire shaft is filled." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893
Dysdercus Suturellus A Dysdercus Suturellus pupa.
Dysdercus Suturellus A Dysdercus Suturellus adult.
Dyticus marginalis, female "The Dyticus marginalis, a European species very common in ponds, attains a length of more than an inch." — Goodrich, 1859
Dyticus marginalis, larvae and adult "The Dyticus marginalis, a European species very common in ponds, attains a length of more than an inch." — Goodrich, 1859
Dytiscus "A, Dytiscus Marginalis, or great Water-beetle; B, larva." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875
Dytiscus Harminieri A genus of predatory, diving beetles that usually live in wetlands and ponds.
Dytiscus Rasellii A genus of predatory, diving beetles that usually live in wetlands and ponds.
Ear-Wig A male ear-wig.
Ear-Wig A nymph ear-wig.
Ear-Wig The wing of an ear-wig, showing the radiate type of pleating.
Earwig Wings "A name arising in the first instance probably from their invariable habit of secreting themselves in any cavity, of which they always endeavour to reach the innermost recess, and strengthened by the popular exaggerated idea of the strength and attributes of the anal forceps peculiar to these insects." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893
Earwigs "The Foficulina includes the Earwig, Forficula, which appears to live principally upon vegetable substances. As this trie often attack the petals of flowers, they are regarded as enemies by the gardener." — Goodrich, 1859
Edema Edema albifrons species.
Edema Edema albifrons species; larva.
Edemasia Edemasia concinna species.
Edemasia Edemasia concinna species; larva.
Elater The eyed elater, Alaus oculatus species.
Endomuchus Coccineus Endomuchus Coccineus.
Scarabaeus enema "Is nearly twice as long as the hercules beetle, its color being of a brilliant brown." — Goodrich, 1859
Epicauta Cinerea An adult Epicauta Cinerea.
Epicauta Vittata Epicauta vittata species; larva.
Epicauta Vittata Adult.
Epilachne Borealis Epilachne borealis, larva.
Epilachne Borealis Epilachne borealis, adult.
Epilachne Corrupta Epilachne Corrupta, pupa.
Epilachne Corrupta Epilachne Corrupta, larva.
Eriosoma Imbricata Found very abundantly on birch in Maryland in October. These insects cluster together on the twigs, and have the appearance of many small spots of snow-like wool or down moving up and down by jerks, the hinder parts of the insect being covered with this downy secretion.
Eriosoma Lanigera Or the Wooly Apple-Tree Blight. These insects appropriate for their generic name two Greek words, signifying wool and body, the insect being partially enveloped in a cottony or wool-like secretion, furnished from its own body. The eggs are deposited in crotches or cracks of the branches or bark, often at or near the surface of the ground, or on new shoots springing from the parent tree.
Eriosoma Tesselata Eriosoma Tesselata was found on birch in Maryland, in clusters near the ends of twigs, in the autumn. It is of a black color, with white spots on the fore part of its body, and is covered with a snow white down or wool on its hinder part.
Euchromia ipomaeae A moth that flies rather heavily and clumsily during the middle of the day in bright sunlight.
Eumorplius Sumatrensis Eumorplius Sumatrensis.
Eyed Emperor "Eyed Emperor (Apatura cellis, Boisduval)."-Whitney, 1902
Fall Web-Worm Hyphantria cunea larva
Fall Web-Worm Hyphantria cunea larva
Female Cockroach "A genus of Orthopterous insects, having an oval or orbicular flattened body, the head hidden beneath the large plate of the prothorax, long thread-like antennae, and wings folded only longitudinally. The elytra are parchment-like, and the wings are sometimes very imperfectly developed, particularly in the females, as in the case of the common cockroach." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875
Field-Cricket A field-cricket of the Gryllus species.
Field-cricket "Another species of cricket is the Field-cricket, a timid animal which avoids the society of man, living all year round in the burrows which it forms in sandy banks among the stones. This is much larger and louder in its song than the domestic species, but it is by no means so common, frequentling only hot sandy districts." — Goodrich, 1859
Fire-fly Fire-fly, Photinus pyralis species; adult.
Firefly "Firefly or Lightning bug; adult." —Davison, 1906
Larval firefly "Firefly or lightning bug larva" — Davison, 1906
Fitch A grape-vine leaf gall-louse. The insect forms galls on the under side of the grape-vine leaves, and although they appear to do comparatively little injury to the vine, they are extremely interesting to vine-growers.
Flea the flea has a curios apparatus for sucking blood, which is very beautiful as examined with a microscope (Hooker, 1882).
Flea Fleas are parasites. That is any plant or animal which feeds upon another living plant or animal without destroying it.
Flea Fleas are parasites. That is any plant or animal which feeds upon another living plant or animal without destroying it.
Flea "Aphaniptera includes the fleas, which, despite their minuteness, have made themselves a name in the world. The arterial covering is a horny compound of very distinct segmentsl the wings are four, but nearly rudimentary; the suctional organs consist of a pair of fine, serrated, sword-shaped mandibles, provided with a sharp, needle-like spear for penetrating the skin of the victim." — Goodrich, 1859
Flea Cat and dog flea.
Dog Flea The type of flea that dogs get.
Striped Flea A very small insect destructive to vegetation.
Water Flea The Copepoda are represented by the cyclops, or water flea. This form is common in sluggish streams and ditches. This is a female with egg sacs.
Adult human flea Adult human flea, magnified twenty-two times.
Flies "In these the head is generally of considerable size, and is furnished with a pair of large, compressed eyes, which occupy nearly its whole surface. The legs are well-developed, the tarsi composed of five joints, terminated by a pair of claws; the abdominal rings are distinct." — Goodrich, 1859
Flispa Fabricii Flispa Fabricii.
Flour Beetle Flour Beetle.
Flour-moth The Mediterranean flour-moth, Ephestia kuhniella species; larva.
Flour-moth The Mediterranean flour-moth, Ephestia kuhniella species; adult with wings spread.
Flour-moth The Mediterranean flour-moth, Ephestia kuhniella species; adult with wings at rest.
Passion Flower The branch of a Passion Flower.
Flower-Bug Triphleps insidiosus, the "insidious flower-bug."
Fly The fly has one pair of wings and sucking mouth parts.
Fly Fly
Fly A small fly.
Fly A fly.
Fly An Asilid fly of the Erax bastardi species; adult.
Fly Common flesh-fly of the Sarcophaga carnaria species.
Fly Exorista flavicauda species, yellow-tailed Tachinid.
Fly Nemorea leucaniae species, Tachinid on cut-worms; adult.
Fly Screw-worm of the Lucilia macellaria species; pupa.

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