N O T I C E

The insect sector is currently being migrated to a new format step by step. During this process, we are reviewing identifications and adding new photos. At the moment, we are focusing on updating the Japanese pages, so updates to this English section are temporarily on hold. Please be aware that some identifications may be incorrect. For the most up-to-date information, please refer to the Japanese version.

index - insects

ARTHROPODA - INSECTA
"insects" sector is divided into 41 exhibition rooms according to taxonomical groups.
Spiders are in "other animals" sector.

click images to enter each room.


			sawflies		bees		ants		hornets

			ichneumon wasps		others + unidentified


			inchworm moths		Noctuid Moths		Hawk Moths		Snout Moths

			other moths						skippers

			swallowtails		whites & yellows		blues & coppers		Riodinids

			tigers & crows		palmflies		Morphos		Ringlets & treebrowns

			Biblidinae		admirals & emperors		pansies & oak leaves		Heliconiinae

			gliders & sailers		other nymphalids				unidentified


			true flies		other members


			ground beetles		scarabs		click beetles		lady beetles


			leaf beetles		weevils		others


			aphids & scales		cicada & allies

			water striders		assassin bugs		stink bugs


			crickets & katydids		grasshoppers


			praying mantis		cockroaches		termites


			dragonflies		damselflies


								other insects

exhibition rooms in this sector :

hymenoptera : sawflies | bees and digger wasps | ants | hornets | ichneumon wasps | other wasps
lepidoptera : inchworm moths || noctuid moths || hawk-moths || snout moths || other moths || swallowtails || whites || blues | riodinids || tigers & crows | palmflies & palm kings | morphos & evening browns | ringlets & treebrowns | Biblidinae | admirals & emperors | pansies & oak leaves | heliconiinae | sailers & gliders | other nymphalids || skippers || unidentified lepidopterans
diptera : true flies | mosquitoes and crane flies
coleoptera : ground beetles | scarabs | click beetles | lady beetles | leaf beetles | weevils | others
hemiptera : aphids & scales || cicadas & leafhoppers || aquatic bugs | assassin bugs | stink bugs
orthoptera : crickets | grasshoppers
dictyoptera : praying mantis | cockroaches | termites
odonata : dragonflies | damselflies
other group : other insects

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