This matte black beetle is a Black Blister Beetle (say that fast three times). These beetles are in the family Meloidae. They are quite co...

Spotted Cucumber Beetles( Diabrotica undecimpunctata ), are small (3 or 4 mm) in size, but bright in color. They superficially resemble l...

Several week ago I asked a friend of mine, Shannon, to come out and help me open up my hive and see how they were doing. I was concerned a...

Tonight while outside photographing the insects attracted to the only thing blooming in my yard, the peppermint, I noticed this dark butte...

Seven-spotted lady beetles ( Coccinella septempunctata ) are one of the most common ladybugs found in Europe. It was apparently intention...

One of the prettiest butterflies to be found in Missouri is the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ( Papilio glaucus ). These are very distinctive ...

This large shiny black beetle is called a Narrow Searcher ( Calosoma externum ). They are found throughout Eastern North America near deci...

Toad bugs in the family Gelastocoridae comprise approximately 100 species found worldwide but, predominantly they occur in the tropics. Th...

Bronze Copper ( Lycaena hyllus ) butterflies are one of the prettiest butterflies to call Missouri home. They are the most beautif...

This sweet little white butterfly is a checkered white butterfly ( Pontia protodice ). They are common throughout Missouri as well as their...