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All insects are listed in alphabetical order. For the prices, please see the Insect Prices section. This page is not complete, if you have information on the insects I am missing, please e-mail me the name, size, season, time, habitat and the little blurb found with each insect. If you wish to donate pictures as well, use the e-mail to the left. Thanks go out to Seamus for the Pill bug and Scorpion info. Agrias Butterfly: Size: 42mm Season: Summer Time: Midday They are the world's fastest butterflies. Banded Dragonfly: Size: 90mm Season: Summer Time: All day They have tiger stripes and can be hard to catch. Birdwing Butterfly: Size: 260mm Season: Summer Time: Midday The largest butterflies in the world, they have been mistaken for birds and shot. Brown Cicada: Size: 58mm Season: Summer Time: Midday In some cultures, its cry is said to resemble the sound of frying. Cockroach: Size: 28mm Season: All year They've existed for 300,000 years. Common Butterfly: Size: 50mm Season: Spring and Summer Time: Midday They are white, but the male's eyes are yellow, and the female's white. Darner Dragonfly: Size: 76mm Season: Summer Time: All day Look for the bull's-eye on their foreheads! Dynastid Beetle: Size: 80mm Season: Summer Time: Night Their proud horn is actually just overgrown skin. They're related to scarab beetles. Emperor: Size: 115mm Season: Summer Time: Midday Their wings are iridescent, like the back of a CD. Evening Cicada: Size: 45mm Season: Summer Time: Cool days They mark the start of summer. Firefly: Size: 15mm Season: Summer Time: Night Both males and females light up. They inhale to light up, and exhale to go out. Flea: Size: 2mm Season: All Year The female flea lays up to 20 eggs a day, and is usually larger than the male. Gross! Fruit Beetle: Size: 23mm Season: Summer These creatures strongly resemble emeralds. Oddly, they fly without using their forewings. Grasshopper: Size: 43mm Season: Summer Time: All Day They look like chubby crickets. Unlike crickets, though, they don't eat bugs. Honeybee: Size: 13mm Season: Spring and Summer Time: Midday The worker bees are female. Honey is a natural preservative! Jewel Beetle: Size: 35mm Season: Summer Time: Afternoon Birds hate their coloring. Ladybug: Size: 8mm Season: Spring and Summer Time: All day They survive the cold winter by forming clusters, which look like small ornaments. Lantern Fly: Size: 70mm Season: Summer Time: Cool Days Their heads look exactly like an alligator's. They look like moths, but are actually cicadas. Longhorn Beetle: Size: 30mm Season: Summer Time: Midday They get their name from their large antennae. Their strong bite comes from chewing wood. Long Locust: Size: 73mm Season: Fall Time: Midday The male makes a unique clicking sound in flight. Mantis: Size: 82mm Season: Summer Time: Midday They will attack larger insects. Their front legs fold as if they are praying. Monarch: Size: 85mm Season: Spring through Summer Time: Midday In a group, they can migrate up to 1,850 miles. Mosquito: Size: 6mm Season: Summer Time: Night They drink blood because it's like flower nectar. Moth: Size: 60mm Season: Summer Time: Evening Their antennae are large because they use their sense of smell to guide them in the dark. Oak Silk Moth: Size: 280mm Season: Summer Time: Evening They are the world's largest moths. Like silkworms, they produce thread. Orchid Mantis: Size: 35mm Season: Summer Time: Midday These pretty critters look like orchids, so it's difficult for predators to spot them. Pill Bug: Size: 10mm Season: All year Pill bugs are crustaceans, like shrimp or crabs. They breathe with gills, so they can survive in water. Pondskater: Size: 14mm Season: Summer Time: All day They live off of bugs that fall into the water. Rainbow Stag: Size: 68mm Season: Summer Time: Night Known as the most beautiful beetle. Red Dragonfly: Size: 38mm Season: Fall Time: Evening In the summer, they flit around the mountains, but in the fall, they come back to ground level. Like leaves, they turn redder in the fall. Robust Cicada: Size: 60mm Season: Summer Time: Midday They have green and black bodies and clear wings. Saw Stag Beetle: Size: 65mm Season: Summer Time: Night Though nocturnal, they also appear during the day. Scorpion: Size: 160mm Season: Summer Time: Night Their tail is actually part of their stomach. Snail: Size: 45mm Season: Summer Time: Warm, rainy days They have tiny, tiny teeth--20,000 of them--which they scrape across their food to eat. Stag Beetle: Size: 66mm Season: Summer Time: Night During the day, they hide out in trees. Their personality and pinchers are both strong. Tarantula: Size: 65mm Season: Summer Time: Night Their poison isn't potent enough to be lethal, but their belly hair causes itchiness. Tiger Butterfly: Size: 90mm Season: Spring and Summer Time: Midday In the larval stage, they love to eat oranges. After maturation, they seek out red flowers. Walker Cicada: Size: 44mm Season: Summer Time: Midday Their cry signals that the end of summer is near. Walkingstick: Size: 85mm Season: Fall Time: Midday They will cut off their own legs when preyed upon. Like a lizard's tail, the legs grow back. Yellow Butterfly: Size: 50mm Season: Spring Time: Midday Males are yellow, but females can be white. |