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David Albeck's Photos of Insects
Animals index
Class Insecta. Six-legged arthropods. Possibly the most successful form of multicellular animal, at least in terms of numbers of species.
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Lepidoptera
Other insects
Order Lepidoptera
Butterflies, moths, and relatives.
Skippers (Hesperidae)
Brushfoots (Nymphalidae)
Swallowtail family (Papilionidae)
Other butterfiles and moths
Family Hesperidae
Insects index Butterfly & Moth index
These "skippers" generally have a sort of stubby wing shape.
Thymelicus lineola
skipper
Family Nymphalidae
Insects index Butterfly & Moth index
These "brush-footed" butterflies walk on only four legs, since the first pair is reduced to a pair of small "brushes" that look like mouthparts.
Charaxinae:
Prepona sp.
Danainae:
Glasswing,
Greta sp.
Paper kite,
Idea leuconoe
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
monarch
Monarch 2
(no album)
Heliconiinae:
Cethosia ("lacewing")
Heliconius sp.
Dryas Julia
Morphinae:
White Morpho,
Morpho polyphemus
Owl,
Caligo sp.
Nymphalinae:
White Peacock
Anartia Jatrophae
Polygonia ("comma")
Polygonia ("comma")
Polygonia ("comma")
fritillary
fritillary
fritillary
Milbert's tortoiseshell
Family Papilionidae
Insects index Butterfly & Moth index
These "swallowtails" are large butterflies usually with elongated "tails" trailing from their hindwings.
Cairns birdwing,
Ornithoptera euphorion (male)
Cairns birdwing,
Ornithoptera euphorion (female)
spicebush swallowtail
swallowtails
blue-banded swallowtail
Swallowtail,
Papilio sp.
Tiger Swallowtail
asian swallowtail
red admiral
White Admiral
White Admiral
Other or Unkown Families of Lepidopterans
Lophocampa maculata
Acronicta americana
(no album)
Ctenucha virginica
butterfly
butterfly
butterfly
butterfly
sphinx moth caterpillar
(no album)
moth
Other Insects
Insects index
Miscellaneous other insects.
bee
beetle
beetle
wasp
dragonfly
