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

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Green shield bug Grasshopper Pink and purple insect with huge eyes; this is a nymph that has JUST molted; abdomen is long like a damsel (or dragon) fly Unknown caterpillar Fly Butterfly perinet moth (Perinet) Green mantid Honeycomb Reduviidae (a true bug) Roach Block beetle Forest roach Blue-eyed fly Andasibe Mantid (female) Honeycombs in Madagascar Unidentified Dragonfly Green mantid Flatid leaf bug nymphs, resembling white lichen Mating bugs Black caterpillar in Perinet (Andasibe) Green katydid (Tsingy de Bemaraha) Malagasy flatid bug (Phromnia rosea) in its nymph stage Katydid Brown praying mantis Caterpillar Mating roaches Katydid with turquoise stripes Caterpillars found at the petite tsingy (Tsingy de Bemaraha) Wasp (Pompiloidea) dragging a massive spider Moth Butterfly Brown grasshopper with yellow stripes Roach Wasp Insect Giant Milkweek Locust Roach Juvenile insect, not the giraffe-neck weevil Beetle (Ranomafana N.P.) Beetle Grasshoppers Dry grass-colored mantis (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae]) Moth Ragged-looking butterfly Furry moth Wasp dragging (Pompiloidea) a giant spider Brilliantly colorful grasshopper Flatid leaf bug nymphs, resembling white lichen Green stick insect Shield bug Black and white marbled weevil (Curculionidae family) Katydid Cockroach Round metallic beetle Stink bug Green insect Leafhopper Unidentified Dragonfly Malagasy flatid bug (Phromnia rosea) in its nymph stage Rainbow Milkweed Locust (Phymateus saxosus), a toxic species due to its propensity to eat milkweed Green praying mantis Yellow dragonfly with maroon eyes and blue cheeks Red and orange Galerucinae Leaf Beetle Butterfly Mantid Andasibe Mantid (female) Green mantid Black moth with light orange and green spots Flatid leaf bug nymphs, resembling white lichen Beetle Giraffe-necked weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) 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 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.