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Photographs, working identifications, and field notes from all 112 observations.
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Luna Moth
Actias luna

Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula

Red-Shouldered Stink Bug Nymph
Thyanta custator

Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata

Sharp Tailed Darkling Beetle
Eleodes acuticauda

Honey Bee
Apis mellifera

Diabolical Ironclad Beetle
Phloeodes diabolicus

Diabolical Ironclad Beetle
Phloeodes diabolicus

Horsefly
Tabanus

Green Lacewing Larva
Chrysoperla carnea

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
Polydrusus formosus

European Firebug
Pyrrhocoris apterus

Green Devil Dung Beetle
Oxysternon conspicillatum

Bullet Ant
Paraponera clavata

Flesh Fly
Sarcophaga

Burchell's Army Ants
Eciton burchellii

Mosquito
Identification in progress

Wood Cockroach Nymph
Identification in progress

Hidden Snout Weevil
Cryptorhynchinae

Masked Chafers
Cyclocephala

Sootywing
Staphylus

BEETLE
Identification in progress

Stick Bug
Identification in progress

CATERPILLAR
Identification in progress

CHRYSALIS
Identification in progress

WASP (consuming bug)
Identification in progress

Wasp
Identification in progress

Planthopper
Identification in progress

Moth Caterpillar
Identification in progress

Harvestman
Neopucroliella sp.

Jumping Spider
Frigga cf. kessleri

Sharpshooter leafhopper
Erythrogonia sp.

Dark Winged Fungus Gnat
Identification in progress

Hedgehog Fly
Identification in progress

Leaf Beetle
Galerucinae

Broad-Nosed Weevil
Entiminae

Green Stink Bug Nymph
Chinavia cf. runaspis

Postman Butterfly
Heliconius melpomene

Giant Owl Butterfly
Caligo eurilochus

Giant Owl Butterfly Caterpillars
Caligo eurilochus

Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus

Blue Morpho Butterfly
Morpho menelaus

Banded King Shoemaker
Prepona demophon

Caterpillar
Identification in progress

Hawk Moth Caterpillar???
Identification in progress

Treehopper Nymph
Ceresa?

Carpenter Moth Caterpillar
Macrocossus toluminus

Moth Caterpillar
Lobeza medina

Central American Montane Tiger Beetle
Pseudoxycheila tarsalis

Spotless Ladybug
Cycloneda cf. sanguinea

Orb Weaver Spider
Neoscona sp.

Broad-Nosed Weevil
Entiminae

Broad-Nosed Weevil
Entiminae

Galapagos Giant Long-Horned Beetle
Mallodon chevrolatii galapagoensis

Conehead Katydid
Copiphora cf. brevicauda

Praying Mantis
Galapagia solitaria

Flat-Faced Longhorn Beetle
Acanthoderes sp.

Chinchorro (Caterpillar Hunter)
Calosoma granatense

Galapagos Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa darwini

Geometer Moth
Identification in progress

Tarantula Hawk Wasp
Pepsis sp.

Owlet Moth
Identification in progress

Shag-Carpet Caterpillar
Prothysana cf. felderi

Flat Backed Millipede
Identification in progress

Sharpshooter Leafhopper
Tettisama quinquemaculata

Pine Processionary Moth Caterpillar (in procession)
Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Pine Processionary Moth Caterpillar
Thaumetopoea pityocampa

European Black Slug
Arion cf. ater

Earwig
Identification in progress

Asian Hornet
Vespa velutina

Bloody-Nosed Beetle
Timarcha tenebricosa

Shield-Backed Katydid
Thyreonotus sp.

Bloody-Nosed Beetles
Timarcha tenebricosa

Bloody-Nosed Beetles
Timarcha tenebricosa

Bloody-Nosed Beetles
Timarcha tenebricosa

Bronze Beetle
Chrysolina bankii

German Yellowjacket
Vespula germanica

Firefly Larva
Lampyris sp.

Leaf Beetle
Chrysolina sp.

Bloody-Nosed Beetles
Timarcha tenebricosa

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Halyomorpha halys

Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis

Tansy Leaf Beetle
Galeruca tanaceti

Fox Moth Caterpillar
Macrothylacia rubi

Woodland Dor Beetle
Anoplotrupes stercorosus

Poplar Leaf Beetle
Chrysomela populi

White Margined Burrower Bug Nymph
Identification in progress

Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle
Chrysolina fastuosa

Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug
Erthesina fullo

Oriental Hornet
Vespa orientalis

Indian Milkweed Bug
Spilostethus pandurus

MAYBE: Saltmarsh Moth Caterpillar
Estigmene acrea

Six-Spotted orbweaver
Araniella sp.

California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle
Coelocnemis dilaticollis

Asian Lady Beetles
Harmonia axyridis

Figeater Beetle
Cotinis mutabilis

Green Sweat Bee
Agapostemon sp.

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Jumping Spider
Phidippus sp.

Thread-Waisted Sand Wasp
Ammophila sp.

Harlequin Bug Nymph
Murgantia histrionica

Harlequin Bug Nymph (combine w/ above if not combined)
Identification in progress

Gray Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens

Honeybee Comb
Identification in progress

House Centipede
Scutigera coleoptrata

Blue-Green Sharpshooter
Graphocephala atropunctata

Gall Midge
Identification in progress

Crane Fly
Identification in progress

Red-Shouldered Stink Bug Nymph (consumed by ants)
Identification in progress

Tropical House Cricket
Gryllodes sigillatus

Balkan Field Grasshopper (likely)
Chorthippus bornhalmi

Snakefly
Identification in progress