Collection

Currently, there are 48 insects in my collection.

3 are moths. 3 are ants. 3 are Pentatomomorphs. Which is an odd coincidence.

I don't have the best camera, so it is very difficult to get photos of my actual collection. Especially with many insects being very small. So instead, I will use images online and provide captions for details. Along with this, please forgive any mistakes when it comes to identification. Some insects on this list were not specified when I received them.

Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
11.5 cm wingspan
Fun fact:
One of the largest moths in the United States.

Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
4 cm length

Clear-Winged Humming Bird Moth
Hemaris sp.
5 cm wingspan

Carpenter Ant
Camponotus sp.
1 cm length
Fun fact:
These ants herd and tend aphids as livestock.

Red Imported Fire Ant x2
Solenopsis invicta
.5 cm length
Fun fact:
Ants develop wings when they are ready to mate.

Leaf-footed Bug x2
Leptoglossus zonatus
2.5 cm in length
Fun fact:
This species of Leaf-footed bug is the most destructive to gardeners.

Brown Stinkbug
Halyomorpha sp.
1 cm in length

Magpie Crow Butterfly
Euploea rhadamanthus
7.5 cm wingspan

Orange Gull Butterfly x2
Cepora iudith
5.5 cm wingspan

Chocolate Albatross Butterfly x2
Appias lyncida
6 cm wingspan

Straight-line Map-wing Butterfly
Cyrestis nivea
5 cm wingspan

Periodical Cicada
Magicicada sp.
7 cm wingspan
Fun fact:
Periodical cicadas are burrowed underground during their development stage for 13 to 17 years. When they mature into adults and live above ground, they only live for a few weeks.

Bumblebee
Bombus sp.
1.5 cm length
Fun fact:
The term "bumblebee" was first recorded in this quote from 1530, "I bomme, as a bombyll bee dothe."

Sweat Bee
Family Halictidae
1 cm length
Fun fact:
Sweat bees are called that because they are genuinely attracted to sweat.

Short-tailed Ichneumonide Wasp
Family Ichneumonidae
1.5 cm length

Ichneumon Wasp
Family Ichneumonidae
2 cm length

Predaceous Diving Beetle
Family Dytiscidae
1 cm length
Fun fact:
They are can be found in almost every kind of fresh water habitat.

Grapevine Beetle
Pelidnota punctata
2.5 cm length

Colorado Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
1 cm length

Horse Fly
Family Tabaninae
1.5 cm length
Fun fact:
They will aggressively try to bite you.

Cockroach
Order Blattodea
1.5 cm length
Fun fact:
Cockroaches have the ability to compress their bodies to withstand a force 300 times their body weight when traversing small crevices.

Velvet Ant
Family Mutillidae
2 cm length
Fun fact:
Velvet ants are actually wasps. They have an extremely tough exoskeleton, allowing them to invade nests of stinging bees and wasps.