This gallery includes 949 illustrations of other orders of insects.
"A little fly about half the size of a house-fly. This insect lives chiefly upon the fruit of the olive-tree."
"It requires twenty-seven to twenty-eight days for this insect to pass to its perfect state."
"They pass fifteen or sixteen days in boring a gallery in the pulp of the olive, at first vertically,…
"A little fly about half the size of a house-fly. This insect lives chiefly upon the fruit of the olive-tree."
"Sometimes these insects destroy grass; they often injure the harvest."
"The water fleas just visible to the naked eye are present in nearly all waters and become very abundant…
"A South American genus, Pelopaeus, allied to the preceeding, is called the Dauber, from its…
Mud Daubers plaster their nests against out-houses, in all sorts of corners and under all sorts of shelters
This insect can be beneficial to gardens. This insect eats other insects and snails.
An illustration of a dragon fly (right) and a nymph (left). A dragonfly is a type of insect belonging…
An insect with four large transparent wings, that are net-veined. They are abundant in ponds and still…
"The Dragon Fly has a large, broad head, very freely attached to the thorax, and large, convex, prominent…
They have a long slender body, large head with enormous eyes, very strong jaws, and two pairs of large…
"The anterior portion of the body of Aeschua cyanea freed from the puparium." — Encyclopedia Britannica,…
"The perfect insect (the wings having acquired their full dimensions) resting to dry itself, preparatory…
A dragon-fly and its development. Larva and pupa feeding at 1 and 3; 2, nymph ready to change; 4, a…
An insect characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated…
"They are often seen moving with a rapid flight over rivers, ponds, and meadows, alighting for a moment,…
"Among the larger kinds of dragon-fly is the Libellula depressa of Linnaeus, common in Europe,…
"One of the most beautiful species of Euopean dragonflies is the Virgin Dragon-fly, Libellela virgo,…
Earwigs is the common name given to the insect order Dermaptera characterized by membranous wings folded…
Spongophora brunneipennis is a species of earwig, and insect distinguished by forceps on its abdomen.
An illustration of an earwig larva. Earwigs is the common name given to the insect order Dermaptera…
An illustration of an earwig pupa. Earwigs is the common name given to the insect order Dermaptera characterized…
"The Foficulina includes the Earwig, Forficula, which appears to live principally upon vegetable…
"They derive nourishment from flowers, deposit their eggs on caterpillars, and the young larvae on hatching…
The female gipsy moth is larger than the male. The wings are a dingy or yellowish white with darker…