Insects of Saddlerock: Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps)

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Insects of Saddlerock Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees,
Wasps)
bee side view top view
ants
wasp
These are enlarged photos of mounted specimens
collected on Saddlerock by WSD 5th graders in
2005 2006
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Insects of Saddlerock Coleoptera(Beetles)
Tenebrionoidea Darkling beetle- top down side
views of specimen
Cerambycidae Long-horned wood borer
Elateridea Click Beetle
Curculionidea Snout beetles (weevils) Top down
side view of specimen
Coccinellidea Lady Beetle (Lady bug) Adult on
left Larvae on right
These are enlarged photos of mounted
specimens collected on Saddlerock by WSD 5th
graders in 2005 2006
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Insects of Saddlerock Coleoptera(beetles found
inside flower heads)
Cerambycidae Long-horned beetle
3 Unidentified beetles found in the dark center
of a balsamroot
Unidentified beetle, top view side view
These are enlarged photos of mounted specimens
collected on Saddlerock by WSD 5th graders in
2005 2006
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Insects of Saddlerock Hemiptera(True bugs)
Unidentified nymph (immature stage)
Leaf sucker
True bugs have sucking mouth parts that work like
a straw
These are enlarged photos of mounted specimens
collected on Saddlerock by WSD 5th graders in
2005 2006
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Insects of Saddlerock Homoptera(cicadas,
leafhoppers, aphids, scales )
aphid
nymph
Cicadellidae Leaf hopper
This unidentified adult Homoptera looks like an
armored tank top view (above) side view
(below). Found on a sagebrush leaf.
Cicadellidae Leaf-hopper (All 4 wings visible)
These are enlarged photos of mounted specimens
collected on Saddlerock by WSD 5th graders in
2005 2006
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Insects of Saddlerock Neuroptera(Nerve-winged
insects)
Unidentified lacewing side view
Raphidiidae Snakefly
Insects of Saddlerock Lepidoptera (Moths
Butterflies)
These are enlarged photos of mounted specimens
collected on Saddlerock by WSD 5th graders in
2005 2006
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Insects of Saddlerock Diptera(the flies)
Tachinidae fly larvae are all parasitic on other
insects
Insects of Saddlerock Orthoptera(grasshoppers,
locusts, walking sticks)
Short-horned grasshopper side view (left) top
view (right)