Insect of the week

03.10.2023
Insect of the week: 2 October 2023
Insect of the week (44); Trypanophion gigas (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae: Adramini)

25.09.2023
Insect of the week – 5 December 2022
This is a beautiful adult female of the fly genus Cladoderris, probably C. convexa (family Platystomatidae). The elaborate markings on the body and wings of this species probably serve to camouflage the fly.

25.09.2023
Insect of the week: 25 September 2023
Insect of the week (43), Monacon sp. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Perilampidae


19.12.2022
Insect of the week- 19 December 2022
This insect is a species of Reduviidae, a large family of the order Hemiptera – the true bugs.