Sierra’s Bug Book

Collection taxonomy

See how the collection is connected.

Each photograph sits within a biological lineage. Explore those relationships from kingdom to family, with uncertain identifications left honestly unresolved.

Scrolling plane

Follow each branch from Animalia to the observations it contains. Names remain pinned while their branch passes.

kingdomphylumclassorderfamilyobservation
Animalia
Arthropoda
Mollusca
Arachnida
Chilopoda
Diplopoda
Insecta
Gastropoda
Araneae
Opiliones
Scutigeromorpha
Polydesmida
Blattodea
Coleoptera
Dermaptera
Diptera
Hemiptera
Hymenoptera
Lepidoptera
Mantodea
Neuroptera
Orthoptera
Phasmatodea
Raphidioptera
Stylommatophora
Araneidae
Salticidae
Gonyleptidae
Scutigeridae
Not resolved
Ectobiidae
Carabidae
Cerambycidae
Chrysomelidae
Coccinellidae
Curculionidae
Geotrupidae
Lampyridae
Scarabaeidae
Tenebrionidae
Zopheridae
Not resolved
Not resolved
Cecidomyiidae
Culicidae
Sarcophagidae
Sciaridae
Tabanidae
Tachinidae
Tipulidae
Cicadellidae
Cydnidae
Derbidae
Fulgoridae
Lygaeidae
Membracidae
Pentatomidae
Pyrrhocoridae
Rhopalidae
Apidae
Formicidae
Halictidae
Pompilidae
Sphecidae
Vespidae
Not resolved
Apatelodidae
Cossidae
Erebidae
Geometridae
Hesperiidae
Lasiocampidae
Noctuidae
Notodontidae
Nymphalidae
Saturniidae
Sphingidae
Not resolved
Thespidae
Chrysopidae
Acrididae
Gryllidae
Tettigoniidae
Not resolved
Not resolved
Arionidae
Orb Weaver SpiderNeoscona sp.Six-Spotted orbweaverAraniella sp.
Jumping SpiderFrigga cf. kessleriJumping SpiderPhidippus sp.
HarvestmanNeopucroliella sp.
House CentipedeScutigera coleoptrata
Flat Backed MillipedeHeld at order
Wood Cockroach NymphHeld at family
Central American Montane Tiger BeetlePseudoxycheila tarsalisChinchorro (Caterpillar Hunter)Calosoma granatense
Flat-Faced Longhorn BeetleAcanthoderes sp.Galapagos Giant Long-Horned BeetleMallodon chevrolatii galapagoensis
Bloody-Nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-Nosed BeetlesTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-Nosed BeetlesTimarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-Nosed BeetlesTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-Nosed BeetlesTimarcha tenebricosaBronze BeetleChrysolina bankii
Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosaLeaf BeetleGalerucinaeLeaf BeetleChrysolina sp.
Poplar Leaf BeetleChrysomela populiTansy Leaf BeetleGaleruca tanaceti
Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisAsian Lady BeetlesHarmonia axyridisSpotless LadybugCycloneda cf. sanguinea
Broad-Nosed WeevilEntiminaeBroad-Nosed WeevilEntiminaeBroad-Nosed WeevilEntiminae
Green Immigrant Leaf WeevilPolydrusus formosusHidden Snout WeevilCryptorhynchinae
Woodland Dor BeetleAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Firefly LarvaLampyris sp.
Figeater BeetleCotinis mutabilisGreen Devil Dung BeetleOxysternon conspicillatumMasked ChafersCyclocephala
California Broad-Necked Darkling BeetleCoelocnemis dilaticollisSharp Tailed Darkling BeetleEleodes acuticauda
Diabolical Ironclad BeetlePhloeodes diabolicusDiabolical Ironclad BeetlePhloeodes diabolicus
BEETLEHeld at order
EarwigHeld at order
Gall MidgeHeld at family
MosquitoHeld at family
Flesh FlySarcophaga
Dark Winged Fungus GnatHeld at family
HorseflyTabanus
Hedgehog FlyHeld at family
Crane FlyHeld at family
Blue-Green SharpshooterGraphocephala atropunctataSharpshooter leafhopperErythrogonia sp.Sharpshooter LeafhopperTettisama quinquemaculata
White Margined Burrower Bug NymphHeld at family
PlanthopperHeld at family
Spotted LanternflyLycorma delicatula
Indian Milkweed BugSpilostethus pandurus
Treehopper NymphCeresa?
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysGreen Stink Bug NymphChinavia cf. runaspisHarlequin Bug NymphMurgantia histrionica
Harlequin Bug Nymph (combine w/ above if not combined)Held at familyRed-Shouldered Stink Bug NymphThyanta custatorRed-Shouldered Stink Bug Nymph (consumed by ants)Held at family
Yellow-Spotted Stink BugErthesina fullo
European FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Boxelder BugBoisea trivittata
Galapagos Carpenter BeeXylocopa darwiniHoney BeeApis melliferaHoneybee CombHeld at family
Bullet AntParaponera clavataBurchell's Army AntsEciton burchellii
Green Sweat BeeAgapostemon sp.
Tarantula Hawk WaspPepsis sp.
Thread-Waisted Sand WaspAmmophila sp.
Asian HornetVespa velutinaGerman YellowjacketVespula germanicaOriental HornetVespa orientalis
WaspHeld at orderWASP (consuming bug)Held at order
Shag-Carpet CaterpillarProthysana cf. felderi
Carpenter Moth CaterpillarMacrocossus toluminus
MAYBE: Saltmarsh Moth CaterpillarEstigmene acrea
Geometer MothHeld at family
Fiery SkipperHylephila phyleusSootywingStaphylus
Fox Moth CaterpillarMacrothylacia rubi
Owlet MothHeld at family
Moth CaterpillarLobeza medinaPine Processionary Moth CaterpillarThaumetopoea pityocampaPine Processionary Moth Caterpillar (in procession)Thaumetopoea pityocampa
Banded King ShoemakerPrepona demophonBlue Morpho ButterflyMorpho menelausGiant Owl ButterflyCaligo eurilochus
Giant Owl Butterfly CaterpillarsCaligo eurilochusMonarch ButterflyDanaus plexippusPostman ButterflyHeliconius melpomene
Luna MothActias luna
Hawk Moth Caterpillar???Held at family
CaterpillarHeld at orderCATERPILLARHeld at orderCHRYSALISHeld at order
Moth CaterpillarHeld at order
Praying MantisGalapagia solitaria
Green Lacewing LarvaChrysoperla carnea
Balkan Field Grasshopper (likely)Chorthippus bornhalmiGray Bird GrasshopperSchistocerca nitens
Tropical House CricketGryllodes sigillatus
Conehead KatydidCopiphora cf. brevicaudaShield-Backed KatydidThyreonotus sp.
Stick BugHeld at order
SnakeflyHeld at order
European Black SlugArion cf. ater