Insects are everywhere. Because they are so numerous, insects are involved in the lives of every land, and water plant, and animal. Here at the Garden we have a wide variety of insects crawling, jumping and flying around. See if you can spot any of these creatures as you walk through the Garden.
Thanks to Laurel Woodley for all the delightful pictures!
Pine branch with old Carpenter Bee nest
Valley Carpenter Bee. Xylocopa varipuncta
Honey Bee. Apis mellifera
Green Fruit Beetle. Cotinus mutabilis
Western Leaf-footed Bug. Leptoglossus clypealis
Harlequin Bug. Murgantia histrionica
Monarch caterpillar. Danaus plexippus
Monarch Butterfly. Danaus plexippus
Fiery Skipper. Hylephila phyleus
Gray Bird Grasshopper. Schistocera nitens
Big Red Skimmer. Libellula saturata
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle. Harmonia axyridis
Gulf Fritillary caterpiller. Agraulis vanillae
Gulf Fritillary. Agraulis vanillae
Senna Sulphur. Phoebis sennae
Anise Swallowtail. Papilio zelicaon
Large Milkweed Bug. Onocopeltus fasciatus
Giant Swallowtail. Papilio cresphontes
Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle. Chrysophtharta sp.
Damage done by Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle
Fork-tailed Bush Katydid. Scudderia mexicana
Crab Spider: Misumenoides formosipes. White
red gall on willow leaf. Created by feeding activity of Willow Apple Gall Sawfly (Pontania californica) larvae.
Crab Spider: Misumenoides formosipes. Yellow
Neoscona oxacensis Common Brown Spider
Argiope aurantia Golden Orb Weaver
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