🐞 Insect Index

Beginner-friendly insect guides with clear categories and quick browsing. Pick a topic below to start exploring.

🦋 Butterflies & Moths

Swallowtails, monarch relatives, giant moths, and more—learn ID tips and key behaviors.

🪲 Beetles

Stag beetles, rhinoceros beetles, scarabs, ladybugs and friends—quick guides and fun facts.

🦗 Grasshoppers & Other Insects

Grasshoppers, crickets, mantises, and other “misc” insects—life cycles, habitats, and safety notes.

🪳 True Bugs, Cicadas & Sap Suckers

Cicadas, stink bugs, aphids, leafhoppers, and aquatic true bugs—what they do and how to tell them apart.

🐝 Bees, Wasps & Ants

Pollinators and social insects—basic ID, nesting, and practical “what to do if you see one” tips.

🪶 Dragonflies & Damselflies

Fast flyers and pond hunters—how to spot them, common types, and simple identification cues.

🪰 Flies & Mosquitoes

Hoverflies, beneficial flies, and mosquitoes—roles in nature plus bite and prevention basics.