Gardens
143 species found in this habitat
African Fruit Beetle
Pachnoda sinuata
A common yellow and brown flower beetle frequently seen on ripe fruit. It is a familiar garden visitor across southern A...
African Mole Cricket
Gryllotalpa africana
A widespread mole cricket found across Africa and southern Asia, common in irrigated croplands and garden soils. It is c...
African Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes boas
A large dark brown dynastine beetle with a prominent recurved horn on the male's head. Larvae develop in decaying palm t...
Amazonian Bark Beetle
Xyleborus ferrugineus
A tiny cylindrical bark beetle that bores into tropical hardwoods to cultivate fungal gardens. It is one of the most wid...
Ambrosia Beetle
Xyleborinus saxesenii
A tiny wood-boring beetle that cultivates ambrosia fungi inside tree galleries as food. They live in cooperative family ...
American Cockroach
Periplaneta americana
Despite its name, native to Africa. One of the largest common cockroaches. Can run at 5.4 km/h — proportionally, one of ...
American Dustywing
Conwentzia californica
A tiny western North American dustywing found on fruit trees and ornamental plants. Valued as a natural mite predator in...
Anceps Termite
Ancistrotermes cavithorax
A fungus-growing termite common across Sub-Saharan Africa, often sharing habitat with larger Macrotermes species. Coloni...
Ant Damsel Bug
Himacerus mirmicoides
A slender brown predatory bug whose nymphs remarkably mimic ants for protection from predators. Adults lose the ant-like...
Australian Grapevine Moth
Phalaenoides glycinae
A day-flying moth closely related to Joseph's Coat Moth, with dark wings bearing white and orange spots. It is a common ...
Australian Paper Wasp
Polistes humilis
A common Australian paper wasp that builds small, open-celled papery nests under eaves, in shrubs, and other sheltered l...
Bamboo Powderpost Beetle
Dinoderus minutus
A pantropical beetle that bores into dried bamboo and other starchy materials. It is a major pest of bamboo products and...
Banded Greenhouse Thrips
Hercinothrips femoralis
A large thrips species with banded wings that infests banana, avocado, and ornamental plants. Originally from Africa, it...
Banded Ichneumon
Ichneumon xanthorius
A boldly patterned black-and-yellow parasitoid wasp commonly found in European gardens. It parasitizes large moth caterp...
Bean Weevil
Acanthoscelides obtectus
A small, mottled grayish-brown beetle with a compact, somewhat wedge-shaped body. It is a major stored-product pest that...
Bee Chafer
Trichius rosaceus
A furry bumblebee-mimicking flower beetle with yellow and black bands. Visits roses and other garden flowers....
Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
A soft-bodied black aphid that forms dense colonies on beans, sugar beet, and many garden plants. It overwinters as eggs...
Black Clock Beetle
Pterostichus madidus
A common nocturnal ground beetle found throughout European gardens and farmland. It is jet black and a voracious predato...
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
Black butterfly with yellow spot bands and blue hindwing patches; orange and black eyespot on each hindwing. Common in g...
Black Vine Weevil
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
A dull black, flightless weevil that is a serious pest of ornamental plants. Adults feed at night, leaving characteristi...
Blue Mason Bee
Osmia caerulescens
A small, metallic blue-black solitary bee that nests in pre-existing cavities in wood and walls. It is common in gardens...
Blue Mud Dauber
Chalybion californicum
A metallic blue wasp that preys on black widow spiders. It reuses mud nests built by other dauber species rather than co...
Bolboceras Dung Beetle
Bolboceras armiger
A stout, rounded earth-boring beetle with a yellowish-brown body and a prominent horn on the male head. It digs deep bur...
Box Sucker
Psylla buxi
A tiny jumping plant louse that causes cupping and distortion of box leaves. Nymphs produce waxy secretions. Can cause s...
Box Tree Moth
Cydalima perspectalis
A white moth with iridescent brown wing borders that has become one of Europe's most destructive invasive species. Its c...
Bright-line Brown-eye Moth
Lacanobia oleracea
A reddish-brown moth with a prominent white-edged kidney mark and bright white subterminal line. It is a common garden m...
Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula depressa
A stocky dragonfly with a distinctly flattened, broad abdomen that is powder-blue in males and golden-brown in females. ...
Burmese Flower Mantis
Creobroter urbanus
A small, adaptable flower mantis found in Myanmar and neighboring regions. It is one of the few Creobroter species that ...
Burnished Brass
Diachrysia chrysitis
A moth with brilliant metallic gold and bronze patches on its forewings that gleam like polished metal. It is a common v...
California Web Spinner
Oligotoma moestum
A small introduced web spinner now established in California and other warm parts of the United States. It is commonly f...
Cane Cockroach
Methana marginalis
A dark brown native cockroach commonly found in cane fields and tropical gardens. It has a distinctive pale margin along...
Chilli Thrips
Scirtothrips dorsalis
A tiny pale yellow thrips that is an invasive pest of peppers, strawberries, and ornamental plants. It causes severe sca...
Chinch Bug
Blissus leucopterus
A tiny black and white bug that is one of the most destructive pests of cereal crops and lawn grasses in North America. ...
Cigarette Beetle
Lasioderma serricorne
A tiny, reddish-brown beetle that infests stored tobacco, spices, and dried foods. It is one of the most widespread stor...
Clown Bug
Mictis profana
A large Australian coreid bug also known as the crusader bug for the cross-shaped pattern on its back. It is a common ga...
Cluster Fly
Pollenia rudis
A medium-sized, dark gray fly with golden-brown hairs on the thorax. In autumn, it gathers in large clusters inside buil...
Columbine Sawfly
Pristiphora aquilegiae
A small, dark sawfly whose pale green larvae feed on the leaves of columbine plants. Larvae can cause significant damage...
Common Black Ground Beetle
Pterostichus melanarius
One of the most abundant ground beetles in European farmland and gardens. It is a generalist predator active mainly at n...
Common Compost Hoverfly
Syritta pipiens
A tiny, slender hoverfly with distinctively swollen hind femora and a darting flight pattern. It breeds in compost heaps...
Common Sootywing
Pholisora catullus
A very small sooty-black skipper with scattered tiny white spots on the forewings. It is a common but easily overlooked ...
Common Swift Moth
Korscheltellus lupulina
A small brownish moth with faint white streaks that emerges in large numbers in early summer evenings. Its underground l...
Common Yellowjacket
Vespula vulgaris
An aggressive social wasp with bold black and yellow markings that builds large underground paper nests. Workers are vor...
Compost Rove Beetle
Oxytelus laqueatus
A small, broad oxytelline rove beetle with a distinctively sculptured pronotum bearing deep grooves. It is abundant in c...
Cork Moth
Nemapogon cloacella
A small mottled brown and cream moth that naturally breeds in bracket fungi on trees. It occasionally becomes a pest in ...
Crane Fly
Tipula paludosa
Often mistaken for giant mosquitoes but completely harmless. Adults often do not feed at all. Larvae (leatherjackets) li...
Cypress Bark Moth
Laspeyresia cupressana
A small moth whose larvae bore beneath the bark of cypress and juniper trees. It can cause significant damage to ornamen...
Cypress Sawfly
Monoctenus juniperi
A small sawfly with pectinate antennae in males whose green larvae feed on juniper and cypress foliage. Heavy infestatio...
Desert Leaf-Cutter Ant
Acromyrmex versicolor
The only leaf-cutter ant adapted to true desert habitats in North America. It harvests leaves and flower petals to grow ...
Dobson's Stick Insect
Clitarchus hookeri
New Zealand's most common stick insect, found in gardens and native bush throughout the country. It ranges from bright g...
Double-banded Scoliid
Scolia bicincta
A robust black wasp with two prominent yellow bands across the abdomen. It is a beneficial garden insect that parasitize...
Dung-loving Rove Beetle
Philonthus marginatus
A medium-sized, shiny black rove beetle with distinctly margined elytra found commonly in dung and compost. It is one of...
Eastern Bat Bug
Cimex adjunctus
A blood-feeding ectoparasite primarily of bats in eastern North America. It can bite humans when bat colonies are remove...
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
A large robust bee that resembles a bumble bee but has a shiny black hairless abdomen. It excavates nesting tunnels in w...
Encyrtus Scale Parasite
Encyrtus infelix
A parasitoid wasp that attacks soft scale insects on citrus and ornamental trees. It was among the earliest parasitoids ...
Evergreen Bagworm Moth
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
A North American bagworm whose larvae construct spindle-shaped bags covered in bits of leaves and twigs. Heavy infestati...
Excavated Rove Beetle
Omalium excavatum
A small, brownish omaline rove beetle with distinctive excavations on the pronotum. It frequents decaying vegetation and...
False Garden Mantis
Pseudomantis albofimbriata
A small green mantis native to Australia with white-fringed forewings. It is the most commonly encountered mantis specie...
Fiddler Beetle
Eupoecila australasiae
A distinctive scarab beetle with green and yellow violin-shaped markings on its back. It is commonly found in gardens ac...
Flower Chafer
Oxythyrea funesta
A small black flower beetle dotted with white spots, widespread across southern Europe and North Africa. It can be found...
Garden Carpet
Xanthorhoe fluctuata
A very common garden moth with variable grey and white patterning. Double-brooded with adults flying from April to Octob...
Garden Grass-veneer
Chrysoteuchia culmella
A small straw-colored moth with a silvery sheen and prominent labial palps forming a snout. It is one of the commonest g...
Garden Mantis
Orthodera ministralis
A small to medium-sized bright green praying mantis commonly found in Australian gardens. It has distinctive blue-purple...
Garden Springtail
Bourletiella hortensis
A globular springtail commonly found in gardens and agricultural fields. It has a distinctive dark body with yellow mark...
Giant Grasshopper
Valanga irregularis
The largest grasshopper in Australia, with females reaching impressive sizes. It is a strong flier that sometimes causes...
Golden Rove Beetle
Platydracus stercorarius
A striking rove beetle with dense golden setae covering its pronotum and elytra, giving it a shimmering appearance. It i...
Goldeneye Lacewing
Chrysopa oculata
A common North American green lacewing with prominent golden eyes and a distinctive black head marking. Frequently found...
Grain Booklouse
Liposcelis bostrychophila
A tiny wingless booklouse that is one of the most common stored-product pests worldwide. It thrives in warm humid enviro...
Grain Pteromalid
Anisopteromalus calandrae
A tiny parasitoid of grain weevil and bruchid beetle larvae concealed inside stored cereal grains. It is widely used in ...
Green-head Ant
Rhytidoponera metallica
A common Australian ant with an iridescent metallic green or purple sheen on its head and body. It is one of the most fr...
Greenhouse Thrips
Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis
A dark-bodied thrips that feeds on a wide range of ornamental and subtropical fruit plants. It produces distinctive dark...
Hop Flea Beetle
Psylliodes attenuata
A small bronze flea beetle that feeds on hops and hemp. Can cause economic damage to hop gardens. Adults create characte...
Hop-Garden Earwig
Forficula lesnei
A small earwig closely related to the European earwig but distinguished by its shorter wing cases. It is found in southe...
Imported Cabbageworm
Pieris rapae
A common white butterfly whose velvety green caterpillars are among the most familiar vegetable garden pests. Adults are...
Indian Rose Chafer
Oxycetonia versicolor
A compact, shiny beetle with variable coloring ranging from metallic green to dark bronze. Adults are frequently found n...
Indianmeal Moth
Plodia interpunctella
The most common stored-product moth pest, recognized by its two-toned wings with copper outer halves. Larvae spin silk w...
Jade Mantis
Hierodula venosa
A bright jade-green mantis with a rounded thoracic shield edged in pale yellow. It is a common and conspicuous garden pr...
Jamides celeno
Jamides celeno
Small pale blue butterfly with white-striped underside and orange-crowned eyespots near the tail. Common in tropical Asi...
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
An iridescent green and copper beetle that skeletonizes leaves of over 300 plant species. Larvae are white grubs that da...
Japanese Giant Mantis
Tenodera aridifolia
A large brown or green mantis widespread throughout Japan and eastern Asia. It is commonly seen in autumn perching on wa...
Japanese Paper Wasp
Polistes japonicus
A small dark paper wasp endemic to Japan that builds delicate open-comb nests under eaves and tree branches. It is one o...
Japanese Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio protenor
A striking all-black swallowtail known as 'kuro-ageha' in Japanese. The hindwings have subtle red and blue markings. Com...
Japanese Swallowtail
Papilio xuthus
A common Asian swallowtail with pale yellow wings striped with black tiger-like bands. It is one of the most frequently ...
Khapra Beetle
Trogoderma granarium
A small, oval, hairy beetle considered one of the world's most destructive stored-product pests. Larvae can enter dorman...
Larder Beetle
Dermestes lardarius
A dark brown beetle with a pale band across its elytra, commonly found in stored food products. Larvae are covered in br...
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
One of the first damselflies to emerge each spring in Europe, with a distinctive bright red body and black legs. It is c...
Large Rose Sawfly
Arge pagana
A conspicuous sawfly whose larvae skeletonize rose leaves in gardens and parks. Adults are stout and black with an orang...
Larger Grain Borer
Prostephanus truncatus
A devastating pest of stored maize and dried cassava in Africa. It can cause grain weight losses exceeding 30% in untrea...
Latreille's Hawk Moth
Theretra latreillii
A medium-sized hawk moth with olive-brown forewings bearing a distinctive pale stripe. It is common in eastern Australia...
Leafcutter Ant
Atta cephalotes
Fungus farmers that cut and carry leaf fragments to underground gardens where they cultivate a specific fungus for food....
Leopard Moth
Zeuzera pyrina
A striking white moth covered in black spots like a snow leopard's coat. Its wood-boring larvae can cause serious damage...
Lesser Earwig
Labia minor
The smallest European earwig and one of the few that readily flies. It is often found in compost heaps and manure piles ...
Lesser Grain Borer
Rhyzopertha dominica
A cylindrical dark brown beetle that bores into whole grain kernels, reducing them to powder. It is especially destructi...
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Noctua comes
Similar to the Large Yellow Underwing but smaller with more orange-yellow hindwings. Very common in gardens and attracte...
Long-tailed Mealybug
Pseudococcus longispinus
A waxy white mealybug distinguished by long tail filaments that can equal or exceed its body length. It infests ornament...
Lower Attine Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus
A tiny, cryptic fungus-growing ant with a rugose and heavily sculptured dark brown body. Workers cultivate yeast rather ...
Malaysian Katydid
Ancylecha fenestrata
A large bright green katydid with a distinctive transparent window in each forewing. It is commonly found in tropical ga...
Mealworm Beetle
Tenebrio molitor
A dull black-brown darkling beetle best known for its larval form, the mealworm. It is commercially raised worldwide as ...
Milkweed Assassin Bug
Zelus longipes
A slender, brightly colored assassin bug with red and black markings. It is a generalist predator common in gardens and ...
Miniature Water Scavenger Beetle
Cercyon laminatus
A tiny terrestrial hydrophilid often found in compost and decaying plant material. Despite belonging to a water beetle f...
New Zealand Magpie Moth
Nyctemera annulata
A distinctive day-flying moth endemic to New Zealand, with black and white spotted wings. It is commonly seen fluttering...
New Zealand Red Admiral
Vanessa gonerilla
An endemic New Zealand butterfly with striking red and black wing patterns. It is found throughout both main islands in ...
New Zealand Yellow Admiral
Vanessa itea
A native New Zealand butterfly closely related to the red admiral but featuring prominent yellow-orange patches on its w...
Oak Pinhole Borer
Platypus cylindrus
A tiny ambrosia beetle that bores into oak trees and cultivates fungal gardens inside its tunnels. The only European spe...
Omalium Shore Rove Beetle
Omalium rivulare
A small, flattened rove beetle found near water and in compost. It feeds on decaying plant matter as well as small inver...
Pacific Flatheaded Borer
Chrysobothris mali
A dark bronze jewel beetle that attacks fruit and ornamental trees. Larvae bore flat-headed tunnels under the bark....
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee
Megachile centuncularis
A solitary bee that neatly cuts oval pieces from rose and other leaves to line its nest cells. The characteristic semici...
Pea Moth
Cydia nigricana
A small tortrix moth whose larvae feed inside pea pods. A significant pest of commercial and garden peas. Adults fly in ...
Peafowl Feather Louse
Goniodes pavonis
A large chewing louse found on peafowl and pheasants. It feeds on feather material and can damage the ornamental plumage...
Pitted Ambrosia Beetle
Cnesinus strigicollis
A tiny dark brown bark beetle that cultivates fungal gardens inside its tunnels. It introduces ambrosia fungi into the w...
Plain-faced Dronefly
Eristalis arbustorum
A small, dark dronefly with a distinctive bare facial stripe. It is one of the most common hoverflies visiting garden fl...
Poinsettia Thrips
Echinothrips americanus
A dark brown thrips originally from eastern North America now invasive in European greenhouses. It feeds on a wide range...
Pond Olive Mayfly
Cloeon dipterum
One of the few mayflies that breeds in still water including garden ponds and rain barrels. Unusually for a mayfly, fema...
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
A bold black butterfly with red-orange bands and white spots, commonly seen in gardens. It is a strong migrant and occas...
Red Flour Beetle
Tribolium castaneum
A small, reddish-brown beetle that is one of the most important stored-grain pests worldwide. It is also a key model org...
Red-bellied Rove Beetle
Tasgius melanarius
A large, shiny black rove beetle with a reddish-brown abdominal tip, found in synanthropic habitats across Europe. It is...
Red-Legged Earwig
Euborellia stali
A dark wingless earwig with distinctly reddish legs, native to tropical Asia. It is commonly found in gardens, nurseries...
Ring-Legged Earwig
Euborellia annulipes
A wingless earwig identified by the pale bands on its dark legs. It is a cosmopolitan species often found in greenhouses...
Rose Leafhopper
Edwardsiana rosae
A tiny pale leafhopper that feeds on rose leaves, causing characteristic pale stippling. One of the most common leafhopp...
Rose Sawfly
Arge ochropus
A yellow and black sawfly whose larvae skeletonize rose leaves. Adults are commonly found on rose bushes in gardens thro...
Rustic Sphinx Moth
Manduca rustica
A striking hawk moth with dark brown forewings marked with white patches and a banded abdomen. It is a strong flier foun...
Sage Leafhopper
Eupteryx melissae
A small, attractively marked leafhopper found on sage and other labiates in gardens. Feeding causes pale stippling on le...
Saw-toothed Grain Beetle
Oryzaephilus surinamensis
A slender brown beetle with six tooth-like projections on each side of the thorax. It is a cosmopolitan pest of processe...
Sculpted Rove Beetle
Anotylus sculpturatus
A small, stout oxytelline rove beetle with deeply sculptured integument and a distinctively broad, flat body. It is a ve...
Semaphore Fly
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus
A tiny metallic green fly where males have conspicuous white-tipped wings used in semaphore-like courtship displays. It ...
Signate Green Lacewing
Mallada signatus
An Australian native lacewing commercially available for garden pest control. One of few lacewings sold in hardware stor...
Silver-ground Carpet
Xanthorhoe montanata
A common and attractive geometer moth frequently disturbed from vegetation during daytime walks. White with grey-brown c...
Sod Webworm Moth
Crambus praefectellus
A small straw-colored moth that holds its wings tightly rolled around its body at rest, giving it a tubular appearance. ...
Spined Soldier Bug
Podisus maculiventris
A beneficial predatory stink bug with prominent shoulder spines and a mottled brown body. It feeds on pest caterpillars ...
Square-spot Rustic
Xestia xanthographa
An extremely common autumn-flying moth with a diagnostic square stigma on the forewing. One of the most abundant moths i...
Surat Cockroach
Periplaneta indica
A medium-sized cockroach native to the Indian subcontinent. It has a dark brown body and is commonly found in buildings....
Tawny Earwig
Labidura truncata
A large Australian earwig with a tawny coloration and powerful forceps. It is a common garden species across much of Aus...
Tawny Mining Bee
Andrena fulva
A solitary bee covered in dense bright orange-brown fur that gives it a foxy appearance. Females excavate individual nes...
Three-Horned Treehopper
Ceresa taurina
A green treehopper with three pointed pronotal horns giving it a distinctive crown-like silhouette. It is a minor pest o...
Trachymyrmex Fungus-growing Ant
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis
A small fungus-growing ant of eastern North America related to leafcutters. It collects dead plant material, caterpillar...
Tropical House Cricket
Gryllodes sigillatus
A small light brown cricket with dark bands on its head. It is widely bred as feeder insects for reptiles. Originally fr...
Tropical Warehouse Psocid
Liposcelis corrodens
A small wingless booklouse found in food stores throughout the tropics. It contaminates stored food with body fragments ...
Versine Stick Insect
Eurycnema versirubra
A large, bright green Australian stick insect with red coloring at the base of its wings. It is frequently encountered i...
Viburnum Leaf Beetle
Pyrrhalta viburni
A small, brownish-yellow beetle with dense pubescence that has become a serious invasive pest of ornamental viburnum shr...
Wax Moth
Galleria mellonella
A moth whose larvae feed on beeswax in bee hives, causing major damage to comb. Also famous in science as a model organi...
White-Spotted Longhorn Beetle
Anoplophora malasiaca
A striking longhorn beetle native to Japan with bright white spots on a glossy black body. Known as 'goma-dara-kamikiri....
Willow Beauty
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
A well-camouflaged moth with grey-brown wings marked with dark cross-lines that blends perfectly with tree bark. It is o...
Yellow Flower Wasp
Radumeris tasmaniensis
A large, robust wasp with a bright yellow and black body commonly seen visiting flowers in Australian gardens. Females b...
Yellow-shouldered Slug Sawfly
Arge berberidis
A sawfly pest of barberry and mahonia shrubs, skeletonizing leaves in gardens. Larvae are slug-like and pale green with ...