Photos of arthropods in Madagascar [updated 2013-02-13]

Calendars Chameleons of Madagascar - 12-month calendar Herps of Madagascar - 12-month calendar Lemurs of Madagascar - 12-month calendar Madagascar - 18-month calendar Madagascar Calendar - 12-month calendar Madagascar Calendar II - 12 months by mongabay Wildlife of Madagascar - 12-month calendar Budget Calendars

Reduviidae (a true bug) Flatid leaf bug nymph Malagasy flatid bug (Phromnia rosea) in its nymph stage Cricket Dung beetles (Isalo) Orange and blue planthopper Orange and black Reduviidae juvenile bug, with the abdomen sticking up to look like a fierce mantis Mantid purple antenna Millipede; Madagascar Green praying mantis Black butterfly with turquoise spots Giraffe weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) Moth Madagascar Fire Millipede (Aphistogoniulus sp) Green stick insect Dark gray moth with yellow markings and blue-green spots Leaf-mimicking treehopper Green spider on a white flower Yellow and blue butterfly on ground Graphium cyrnum, a common buterfly in Masoala/ Nosy Mangabe Yellow and blue butterfly Flatid leaf-bugs having just transitioned from their nymph stage Grasshoppers Green shield bug Orange and black Reduviidae juvenile bug, with the abdomen sticking up to look like a fierce mantis Stick insects mating Katydid Katydid Multi-colored bug Blue-eyed fly Dry grass-colored mantis (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae]) Red millipede on log Spiny crab spider (Gasteracantha sp. Morelli?) Brilliant green beetle [Tortoise beetle of the Chrysomelidae family] Orange and black leafhopper Madagascar moth with an orange marking on its back Green caterpillar Green walking stick insect Crab Unknown moth Hissing cockroach in Madagascar Cricket Leaf Insect (Ranomafana N.P.) Red dragonfly Insect Red-orange insect (Dyserdycus genus) in the Pyrrhocoridae family (true bugs) Butterfly black dragonfly (Manambolo) Giraffe-necked weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) Butterfly Black moth with orange and green spots Red Thorn Spider Madagascar Fire Millipede (Aphistogoniulus sp) Brilliant green beetle [Tortoise beetle of the Chrysomelidae family] Butterfly Blue planthopper Yellow and black grasshopper Stick Mantid (Ranomafana N.P.) Green Mantid (Ranomafana N.P.) Flatid leaf bug nymphs; tree trunk (Tsingy de Bemaraha) Giraffe weevil Polybothris Jewel beetle (family Buprestidae) Hairy black caterpillars Green stick insect Green mantid Yellow-speckled Cleonine weevil (genus Lixus - Curculionidae family) Dry grass-colored praying mantis (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae]) Black, yellow, and blue caterpillar Andasibe Mantid (female) Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) Phromnia rosea insect nymphs (Nosy Mangabe) Flatid leaf bug nymphs, resembling white lichen Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 Please note: photo captioning is still in progress. If you know the ID of any unidentified species, please let me know. FEEDBACK: Correct errors on this page or comment on this photo. High resolution photos available here. This is the photo section of the site. For more information on Madagascar please browse the following sections of WildMadagascar.org: Madagascar overview | Madagascar Maps | People in Madagascar | History of Madagascar Wildlife of Madagascar | Plants in Madagascar | Conservation and the Environment in Madagascar All images are the property of Rhett Butler, copyright 1997-2009. Contact me regarding use and reproduction.