Insecta Collection (page 100)

Moth wing, SEM
Moth wing. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of scales on the wing of an unidentified moth (order Lepidoptera, meaning " scale-wing" in Greek)

Brown hawker dragonfly. High-speed photograph of a brown hawker dragonfly, Aeshna grandis, in flight. This dragonfly is found on sheltered lowland lakes and fens

Cabbage white caterpillar. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a caterpillar (larva) of the cabbage white butterfly (Pieris sp.)

Female horse fly head, SEM
Female horse fly head, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The head of the horse fly (family Tabanidae) is dominated by its large compound eyes

Mosquito larva in drop of water
Mosquito larva. Mosquito larva (family Culicidae) in a drop of water. Mosquito eggs are always laid in water, though the preferred location depends upon the species

Gnat foot, SEM
Gnat foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the pads and claws on the tip of a leg of a gnat, a small fly (order Diptera)

Stable fly, SEM
Stable fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans). It has large compound eyes (blue)

SEM of the bird cherry aphid
Scanning electron micrograph, tinted green, of the bird cherry aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (also known as Aphis avenae), next to its recently cast off exoskeleton

Flightless dung beetle with dung ball
Flightless dung beetle (Scarabaeus rugosus) on top of a dung ball. The dung beetles that roll dung into balls, known as rollers

Leaf beetle, SEM
Leaf beetle. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the underside of a leaf beetle (family Chrysomelidae). Its three pairs of jointed legs are visible

Honey bee eye
Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the compound eye of the honeybee, Apis mellifera. The eye is adorned with long bristles which largely obscure the hexagonal shape of the eyes many facets

SEM of mosquito head
Mosquito head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of an unidentified male mosquito (family Culicidae). Its large compound eyes (made up of numerous red facets) is at top centre

Body surface of weevil, SEM
Weevil. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of the body of an unidentified weevil, a type of beetle. Magnification unknown

Macrophoto of female yellow fever mosquito
Macrophotograph of a female yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, feeding on human blood. The labium, the protective sheath of the proboscis

False-col SEM of compound eye of black garden ant

Caterpillar feet, SEM
Caterpillar feet. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the paired feet on the underside of an unidentified caterpillar (order Lepidoptera)

Macrophotograph of the great diving beetle larva
Macrophotograph of the larva of the great diving beetle Dytiscus marginalis feeding on a tadpole of the common grass frog Rana temporaria, seen as a dark mass in the bottom foreground

Adult fruit fly hatching, SEM
Fruit fly hatching. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an imago (adult) of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster (wild type, Oregon R), at eclosion (hatching)

Bee foot, SEM
Bee foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the tip of a leg from a bee (superfamily Apoidea). The end of an insect leg consists of the final segment, which is called the tarsus

Bee feeding on fireweed flower (Epilobium angustifolium). Photographed in south-west British Columbia, Canada

Hover fly head, SEM
Hover fly head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a hover fly (family Syrphidae). The compound eyes (pink) are composed of numerous facets (ommatidia)

Necrobia beetle larva, SEM
Ham beetle (Necrobia sp.) larva, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Forensic entomologists study this beetle because it feeds on dead bodies

Midge antenna, SEM
Midge antenna. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of part of the antenna of a midge (a type of small fly). The antenna is covered with sensory hairs that allow the midge to smell food

False-col SEM of fruit fly
False-colour scanning electron micrograph of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The specimen is of the wild type, known as Oregon R. D

Northern house mosquito, SEM
Northern house mosquito. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the northern house mosquito (Culex pipiens). It has large compound eyes (pink) and feathery antennae (upper right) on its head

Z355 / 0138
Scanning electron micrograph of a hatching egg of the large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, showing the head of the caterpillar breaking through the shell

Mealybug, SEM
Mealybug. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a female mealybug (Planococcus sp.). The females possess feeding mouthparts (lower right), but no wings

Damselfly nymph (Coenagrion sp.). Head and thorax of a damselfly at the nymph stage. The thorax contains three pairs of legs and a pair of undeveloped wings

Hover fly proboscis, SEM
Hover fly proboscis, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). This flys mouthparts are adapted for piercing and sucking

Moth eye lens, SEM
Moth eye. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a lens in a compound eye from a moth (order Lepidoptera). Compound eyes are made up of many of these lenses called ommatidia

Carpet beetle hair, SEM
Carpet beetle hair. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the spear-headed hair (hastisetae) of a carpet beetle larva (family Dermestidae)

Parasitic wasp larvae on caterpillar
Coccoons of parasitic braconid larvae surrounding the caterpillar of the large heath butterfly, Coenonympha tullia. Braconid wasps, close relatives of the ichneumon wasps

Aphids, SEM
Aphids. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of aphids (family Aphididae), or greenflies, feeding on a plant stem. Only their abdomens can be seen here

Red-shouldered ham beetle head, SEM
Red-shouldered ham beetle (Necrobia ruficollis) head, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Forensic entomologists study this beetle because it feeds on dead bodies

Weevil on butterbur leaf
Weevil (Liparus glabrirostris) on a butterbur leaf (Petasites sp.). Photographed in the Tatra mountains, in June

Euglossine bee visiting a wasp orchid
A euglossine bee visits a wasp orchid, Gongora quinquinervis. Gongora flowers emit a powerful resinous perfume which attracts male euglossine bees

Coloured SEM of the head of a silk moth, Bombyx sp
Silk moth head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a silk moth (Bombyx mori). This is a male moth, as the antennae (upper left and right) are large and feathery

SEM head of black garden ant
Scanning electron micrograph (SEM), tinted orange, of the head of a black garden ant Lasius niger, an infertile female worker

Ant, artwork
Ant (family Formicidae), artwork. Two compound eyes and antennae are seen on the head (right), with mouthparts beneath them. The body is supported by six segmented legs

Parasitic fly (Phryxe sp.), artwork. This species of tachinid fly is often seen lingering around nettle foliage (Urtica sp)

Feeding mosquito. Macrophotograph of an Anopheles stephensi mosquito feeding on human skin. A female Anopheles mosquito feeds on vertebrate blood by using her proboscis (lower centre)

Head of a parasitic wasp, SEM
Head of a parasitic wasp. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a parasitic wasp (Aphelinus abdominalis). This tiny wasp is a parasite of potato and foxglove aphids

Anthill being constructed. The dark area is the newest partof the ant nest. Photographed in the Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Chrysomelid beetles (Platyphora aulica). These specimens have been preserved so that their haemolymph (body fluid) can be preserved

Horse fly, SEM
Horse fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head and forelegs of a horse fly (Tabanus sp.). Its large compound eyes are clearly seen here

Moth wing. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the wing of a moth (order Lepidoptera). A moth wing is covered in tiny scales that are modified hairs (setae)

Mosquito antenna. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the antenna of a male mosquito (family Culicidae). The antennae are covered in delicate hairs that are sensitive to the flight tones

Cryptic katydid insect on a fern leaf
Katydid. Macrophotograph of a cryptic katydid insect (family Tettigoniidae) on a fern leaf. The leaf green colour (cryptic colouration) of this katydid

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