Search for Insects Observed at Fermilab

Select the characteristics of the insect you want to find below and click the Search button. To see your choices, hold the mouse down over the empty fields. To see all the insects in the database, click on Find All Insects. The data reflects observations at Fermilab.

Insects per page: 10 15 20

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How it's named and classified:

Common Name:		Insect Family:
equals contains begins with ends with		Select Family Acrididae Alydidae Apidae Arctiidae Cantharidae Carabidae Cerambycidae Cercopidae Chrysomelidae Chrysopidae Cicindelidae Coccinellidae Coenagrionidae Coreidae Culicidae Curculionidae Snout Beetles or Weevils Danaidae Ephemeridae Flatidae Fulgoridae Gelechiidae Geometridae Gryllidae Hesperiidae Ichneumonidae Libellulidae Lygaeidae Mantidae Meloidae Nabidae Nymphalidae Papilionidae Pentatomidae Phasmidae Phymatidae Pieridae Reduviidae Rhopalidae Siricidae Sphingidae Tephritidae Tettigoniidae Tipulidae Vespidae
Scientific Name:		Order:
equals contains begins with ends with		Select Order Coleoptera Collembola Dermaptera Diptera Ephemeroptera Hemiptera Homoptera Hymenoptera Isoptera Lepidoptera Mantodea Neuroptera Odonata Orthoptera Phasmatodea Plecoptera Siphonaptera Trichoptera

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Size:	minute (a flea) small (an ant) medium (a firefly) large (a cockroach)
Main Colors:	white tan yellow green blue orange red brown black gray
Pattern:	solid striped spotted chevron (v-shaped) mottled (blotchy) speckled edged

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How it grows and what it eats:

Life Cycle:

Select Life Cycle Complete metamorphosis Incomplete metamorphosis

Diet of Adults:	nectar honey other insects plant matter organic matter do not eat blood
Diet of Larva/Nymph:	honey other insects plant matter organic matter other invertebrates

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When and where it's found:

Habitat:	Sightings at Fermilab:
Select Habitat gardens meadows ponds prairies roadsides streams under logs wetlands wooded areas	fall winter spring summer

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