Order Neuroptera (net-veined insects) Family Chrysopidae (Green Lacewings)
These common insects do not fly very …
Category: How To Draw Insects
Japanese beetle
Order Coleoptera
Family Scaribaeidae (scarab beetles)
The Japanese Beetle has been a familiar and widespread pest in the U.S. since …
Ichneumon Fly
Order Hymenoptera – Family Ichneumonidae
Ichneumons (sometimes called ichneumonflies) are a large family of parasitic wasps. This ichneumon lays its …
Horse Fly
Order Diptera – Family Tabanidae
As with mosquitoes and deer flies, only female horse flies feed on blood, while the …
Giraffe Beetle
Order Coleoptera
Family Curculionidae (snout beetles and weevils)
This little monster belongs to a group of hard-shelled beetles that chew …
Giant Beetle
Order Coleoptera – Family Scarabaeidae
Why do you suppose this is called the Giant Beetle? Put you hand over it …
Flea
Order Siphonaptera – Family Pulicidae
Fleas are annoying parasites that live off the blood of their host; they lay eggs …
Firefly (Lightning Pug)
Order Coleoptera Family Lampyridae
During spring and early summer, these beetles use their luminous abdominal sections to attract other fireflies …
Earwig
Order Dermaptera – Family Forficulidae
Their strange name comes from an old superstition that these insects got into people is …
Dragonfly
Order Odonata – Suborder Anisoptera
Dragonfly nymphs live in ponds and streams, so you often see adult dragonflies around water, …