Mountains
253 species found in this habitat
African Fig-tree Longhorn
Phryneta spinator
A large, spiny longhorn beetle with gray-brown mottled coloring and prominent lateral thoracic spines. It is a wood-bori...
African Giant Stick Insect
Palophus centaurus
One of the largest stick insects in East Africa, with females reaching over 20 cm in length. It has thorny legs and body...
Alpine Bumblebee
Bombus alpinus
A large bumblebee with distinctive orange-red tail and dark body covered in dense fur. It is found at high elevations in...
Alpine Click Beetle
Hypnoidus rivularius
A small, dark click beetle found in damp alpine and subalpine habitats. Its larvae develop in moist soil among grass roo...
Alpine Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera aptera
A large, dark bush-cricket found in alpine and subalpine scrublands. It is completely flightless with only vestigial win...
Alpine Grasshopper
Kosciuscola tristis
A striking color-changing grasshopper found in the Australian Alps above the snowline. Males turn from dark black-brown ...
Alpine Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus andromedae
A small, dark skipper butterfly with white checkered markings. It flies low over alpine turf in quick, darting flights....
Alpine Ground Beetle
Nebria germari
A dark, robust ground beetle found on alpine scree slopes and glacier margins. It hunts small invertebrates among loose ...
Alpine Ground Bug
Geocoris grylloides
A small, big-eyed predatory bug of dry mountain slopes. It uses its large eyes to spot and stalk small arthropod prey....
Alpine Plant Bug
Lygus punctatus
A small, variable plant bug found on alpine flowers and herbs. It feeds on plant sap and developing seeds....
Alpine Snow Fly
Chionea lutescens
A yellowish wingless crane fly found on snow in alpine regions. It breeds in soil beneath the snowpack where larvae feed...
Alpine Soldierfly
Oxycera morrisii
A small, brightly patterned soldierfly found near mountain springs and seepages. Its larvae develop in calcareous spring...
Alpine Stonefly
Dictyogenus alpinum
A large, dark stonefly of cold alpine streams and rivers. Its nymphs are voracious predators of other aquatic invertebra...
Alpine Weevil
Otiorhynchus morio
A large, black flightless weevil of alpine and subalpine zones. It feeds on roots and leaves of low-growing mountain pla...
Andean Caterpillar Hunter
Calosoma abbreviatum
A South American caterpillar hunter beetle found in highland regions. It has dark bronze elytra and preys on armyworm ca...
Andropromachus Stick Insect
Andropromachus scutatus
A winged stick insect from Yunnan Province in China with a shield-like thoracic plate. Males are capable of sustained fl...
Apollo Butterfly
Parnassius apollo
A large white butterfly with translucent wings bearing red and black eyespots, found on mountain slopes. It is one of Eu...
Arctic Grayling
Oeneis bore
A pale grayish-brown butterfly with a translucent, papery wing quality and subtle darker striations. Its cryptic appeara...
Arizonan Walking Stick
Diapheromera arizonensis
A walkingstick found in the mountains and canyons of Arizona. It is typically brown or tan to blend with desert vegetati...
Asian Giant Rove Beetle
Platydracus sharpi
A large, striking rove beetle from East Asia with metallic blue-green coloration and golden pubescence. It is one of the...
Bartman's Timema
Timema bartmani
A small, green timema from the mountains of southern California. It was described relatively recently from a restricted ...
Bhaskara's Leaf Insect
Pulchriphyllium bhaskarai
A leaf insect endemic to Java, Indonesia, recently separated from closely related species. It has distinctly rounded abd...
Birch Leaf Beetle
Chrysomela collaris
A handsome beetle with dark metallic blue-black elytra and a contrasting bright red pronotum. It is found on birch trees...
Black Alpine Weevil
Otiorhynchus niger
A robust, dark weevil commonly found under stones in alpine environments. Adults are nocturnal and feed on plant foliage...
Black Cicada
Maoricicada nigra
A striking all-black alpine cicada endemic to the mountains of the South Island of New Zealand. Its dark colouration hel...
Bogong Moth
Agrotis infusa
A migratory moth that aestivates in alpine caves in enormous aggregations....
Bornean Thick-legged Flower Beetle
Cheirotonus battareli
A large, striking flower beetle with metallic green elytra and enormously thickened front legs in males. The oversized f...
Brazilian Jewel Scarab
Chrysina cupreomarginata
A dazzling scarab beetle with a brilliant golden-green metallic sheen. Its compact oval body reflects light like polishe...
Bright-eyed Ringlet
Erebia oeme
A dark brown ringlet with prominent white-pupiled eyespots. It frequents damp, grassy slopes in subalpine and alpine zon...
Bud-wing Stick Insect
Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis
A medium-sized brown stick insect with tiny bud-like wings. It has knobby projections on its body mimicking tree buds. I...
Bumblebee-mimicking Tachinid
Jurinia frontalis
A large, furry tachinid fly that closely mimics a bumblebee with its dense covering of orange and black hairs. It is one...
Canary Islands Ground Beetle
Calathus amplius
A flightless ground beetle endemic to the Canary Islands. It lives under stones and in leaf litter in highland areas....
Cape Mountain Katydid
Pseudosaga incerta
A large predatory katydid with bold orange and blue-green warning colors. Found only on high mountain peaks in the Cape ...
Cape Oil-collecting Bee
Rediviva neliana
A South African oil-collecting bee with extraordinarily long front legs used to extract floral oil from deep-spurred Dia...
Cape Stag Beetle
Colophon westwoodi
A rare flightless stag beetle found only on high mountain peaks of the Western Cape. Males have short but robust mandibl...
Carabus olympiae
Carabus olympiae
A brilliantly colored ground beetle found only in a tiny area of the Italian Alps. Its metallic purple and green elytra ...
Carpathian Alpine Beetle
Nebria reitteri
An endemic alpine ground beetle of the Carpathian Mountains. It is a cold-specialist predator found only at the highest ...
Caucasus Beetle
Chalcosoma chiron
A massive three-horned rhinoceros beetle with a metallic greenish-black body. It is the largest of the Chalcosoma genus ...
Caucasus Ground Beetle
Carabus caucasicus
A large, robust ground beetle from the Caucasus Mountains with deeply sculptured black elytra and a massive body. It is ...
Celebes Leaf Insect
Phyllium celebicum
A leaf insect from Sulawesi with remarkably detailed leaf venation on its wings and body. Color ranges from bright green...
Central American Glowworm Beetle
Phengodes hidalgoensis
A Mexican glowworm beetle with males possessing large feathery antennae and short elytra. The larviform females produce ...
Central Asian Apollo
Parnassius actius
A large, high-altitude Apollo butterfly of the Pamir and Tian Shan mountains. It has a powerful gliding flight over barr...
Chilean Giant Stonefly
Diamphipnoa helicoides
An ancient, large stonefly endemic to Chilean mountain streams. It belongs to a relict family with Gondwanan origins....
Chimera Birdwing
Ornithoptera chimaera
A large montane birdwing butterfly found in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. It occurs at elevations between 1200 and ...
Chinese Moon Moth
Actias dubernardi
A rare and exquisitely beautiful moon moth with pink-tinged green wings and extraordinarily long, curling hindwing tails...
Chinese Peacock Swallowtail
Papilio bianor
A large swallowtail with dark wings that shimmer with brilliant blue-green iridescence. Its hindwings feature red and bl...
Chinese Rock Crawler
Galloisiana sinensis
A rare ice crawler found in mountainous regions of China. It is wingless and nocturnal, emerging only in cold conditions...
Chinese Terrestrial Glowworm Firefly
Pyrocoelia pectoralis
A large firefly with dark brown elytra and a bright reddish pronotum. Females are wingless and produce a steady glow. Th...
Clipper Butterfly
Parthenos sylvia
A powerful gliding butterfly with broad wings marked in pale blue-green, brown, and white. It has a distinctive sailing ...
Colorado Flower Longhorn
Brachyleptura champlaini
A slender, black and yellow flower-visiting longhorn beetle. Larvae develop in decaying hardwood logs....
Conle's Stick Insect
Conlephasma enigma
A rare and enigmatic stick insect from the Philippines, unusual for a typically neotropical family. Its discovery was ta...
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
A North American ladybird with orange-red elytra and up to 13 black spots. It is the most commonly sold ladybird for bio...
Corsican Swallowtail
Papilio hospiton
A large swallowtail endemic to the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia with heavily patterned black and yellow...
Cretan Hawker
Boyeria cretensis
A dragonfly endemic to the island of Crete, found only along a few shaded mountain streams. One of Europe's most range-r...
Cynthia's Fritillary
Euphydryas cynthia
A striking black-and-white checkered fritillary with orange markings. Males and females differ dramatically in coloratio...
Dewy Ringlet
Erebia pandrose
A widespread alpine ringlet with grayish-brown wings and small eyespots. It is found across many mountain ranges from Sc...
Dionysius Beetle
Golofa porteri
A striking rhinoceros beetle with an extremely long, slender head horn. Males joust by interlocking horns and wrestling....
Douglas-fir Beetle
Dendroctonus pseudotsugae
A dark reddish-brown bark beetle that attacks Douglas-fir trees, particularly those weakened by drought or windthrow. It...
Eastern Net-Winged Midge
Blepharicera tenuipes
A net-winged midge whose larvae cling to rocks in the fastest torrents using ventral suction discs. Adults have characte...
Elegant Stag Beetle
Odontolabis elegans
A large Southeast Asian stag beetle with smooth, curved mandibles. Males show dramatic polymorphism in mandible size....
Ericoriai Leaf Insect
Phyllium ericoriai
A Philippine leaf insect described relatively recently from Mindanao. It has notably wide abdominal lobes for its size....
Evening Cicada
Tanna japonensis
A Japanese cicada that sings at dusk, producing a melancholy call. Known as 'higurashi,' it is a cultural symbol of late...
Fir Longhorn
Tetropium gabrieli
A small brown spondylidine beetle that specializes on fir trees across European mountain ranges. It is similar to T. cas...
Five-Horned Rhinoceros Beetle
Eupatorus gracilicornis
A striking rhinoceros beetle with four thoracic horns and one cephalic horn. Its velvety black and golden-brown coloring...
Fluted Cape Stag Beetle
Colophon primosi
A small, flightless, dark brown stag beetle restricted to a single mountain in the Cape region of South Africa. Males ha...
Franklin's Bumble Bee
Bombus franklini
The world's most range-restricted bumble bee, found only in a small area between southern Oregon and northern California...
Fungicola Dung Beetle
Helictopleurus fungicola
A small dung beetle with an extraordinary pair of cephalic horns in males, revealed through genomic and morphological st...
Giant Dung Beetle
Helictopleurus giganteus
The largest member of the endemic Helictopleurus genus, with a robust body and prominent cephalic horns in males. Its da...
Giant Net-Winged Midge
Bibiocephala grandis
The largest net-winged midge in North America, found in powerful western mountain torrents. Larvae have six robust sucti...
Giant Salmonfly
Pteronarcys princeps
A massive stonefly of western mountain rivers with a three-year nymphal life cycle. Nymphs feed on decomposing leaf mate...
Glacial Stonefly
Leuctra alpina
A small, slender stonefly found in the coldest alpine headwater streams. Its needle-like wings are rolled tightly around...
Glacier Black Fly
Prosimulium alpestre
A small black fly whose larvae develop in fast-flowing alpine streams. Adults are among the earliest insects active afte...
Glacier Springtail
Isotoma saltans
A tiny, elongate springtail adapted to life on glaciers and permanent snowfields. It is dark-pigmented to absorb solar r...
Glandon Blue
Agriades glandon
A tiny high-altitude blue butterfly with distinctive underside spotting. It flies close to the ground in exposed alpine ...
Golden Birdwing
Troides aeacus
A large birdwing butterfly with velvety black forewings and brilliant golden-yellow hindwings. It is found across a wide...
Golden Emperor
Loepa megacore
A bright golden-yellow silk moth with maroon eyespots ringed in black on each wing. It has a fluffy golden body and feat...
Golden Kaiserind
Teinopalpus aureus
An extremely rare swallowtail butterfly from southern China with brilliant golden-green coloration. It is one of the rar...
Golden Metallic Longhorn
Tmesisternus isabellae
A rare longhorn beetle with striking golden or coppery metallic elytra covered in a fine pubescence. The body is elongat...
Grant's Hercules Beetle
Dynastes granti
A large rhinoceros beetle from the American Southwest with mottled elytra. Males have a prominent horn used in territori...
Great Grey Sedge
Arctopsyche grandis
One of the largest net-spinning caddisflies in North America with a wingspan over 40 mm. Larvae build robust catch-nets ...
Green Stonefly
Alloperla caudata
A small bright green stonefly found along clean mountain streams in North America. Despite its small size, it is an impo...
Hausleitner's Leaf Insect
Cryptophyllium limogesi
A recently described leaf insect from Vietnam placed in the new genus Cryptophyllium. It has a distinctly angular thorax...
Hawaiian Picture-wing Fly (Grimshawi)
Drosophila grimshawi
One of the iconic Hawaiian picture-wing Drosophila, distinguished by elaborate dark patterning on its wings. It breeds i...
Hawaiian Planthopper
Nesosydne chambersi
A tiny planthopper endemic to Hawaii that feeds on native grasses. It is one of over 100 Nesosydne species that evolved ...
Helvetian Ground Beetle
Oreonebria castanea
A cold-adapted ground beetle of high-altitude scree and moraines. It is active during short alpine summers near snowmelt...
Henshaw's Brown Silk Moth
Caligula japonica
A large Japanese silk moth with rich brown wings featuring distinctive zigzag postmedial lines and clear ocelli. It is o...
Heracles Leaf Insect
Pulchriphyllium heracles
A recently described leaf insect from Vietnam named for the Greek hero Heracles. It is a large species with striking ven...
High-altitude Midge
Diamesa latitarsis
A small, dark midge whose larvae inhabit the coldest alpine streams. It has unusually broad tarsi adapted for walking on...
High-altitude Water Boatman
Sigara nigrolineata
An aquatic bug found in high-altitude ponds and alpine lakes. It swims upside down using its oar-like hind legs....
Himalayan Ground Beetle
Carabus caschmirensis
A high-altitude ground beetle found in the western Himalayas. It has dark bronze elytra with fine longitudinal ridges....
Homerus Swallowtail
Papilio homerus
The largest butterfly in the Americas, with a wingspan reaching 150 mm and bold black and yellow patterning. It is endem...
Hyllus Beetle
Dynastes hyllus
A Central American Hercules-type beetle smaller than its famous relative. Males have proportionally shorter horns....
Indian Tortoiseshell
Aglais caschmirensis
A beautiful butterfly with rich orange-brown wings edged with blue spots and irregular dark markings. It is found in the...
Insignia Goldenring
Cordulegaster insignis
A large goldenring dragonfly of Turkey and the Near East with bold yellow markings. It patrols mountain streams in the e...
Irregular Weevil
Otiorhynchus sensitivus
A flightless alpine weevil found on exposed mountain slopes. Adults emerge in summer to feed on low-growing alpine cushi...
Janus Elephant Beetle
Megasoma janus
A massive rhinoceros beetle with a forked cephalic horn and broad pronotal horns. It is among the bulkiest of South Amer...
Japanese Comma Butterfly
Nymphalis vaualbum
Known as 'erutateha' in Japanese, a large nymphalid butterfly with deeply scalloped wing edges. The undersides provide e...
Japanese Earwig
Anechura harmandi
A montane earwig found in the mountains of Japan, known for extreme maternal care. Females guard eggs and first-instar n...
Japanese Giant Silkmoth
Saturnia japonica
A large reddish-brown moth with prominent eyespots on all four wings. It is endemic to Japan and closely related to the ...
Japanese Giant Stonefly
Oyamia lugubris
A large predatory stonefly found in mountainous streams of Japan. Nymphs have powerful mandibles for capturing prey in s...
Japanese Goldenring
Anotogaster sieboldii
One of the largest dragonflies in East Asia with bold black and yellow body rings. It is widespread along mountain strea...
Japanese Hotaruko Firefly
Pyrocoelia fumosa
A large terrestrial firefly with a dark brown body and bright reddish pronotum. The wingless, larviform females produce ...
Japanese Ice Crawler
Galloisiana nipponensis
A nocturnal wingless insect found at high elevations in Japan. One of the most primitive living insects, often called a ...
Japanese Snakefly
Inocellia japonica
An East Asian snakefly with the characteristic elongated neck-like prothorax. It is one of the few snakefly species foun...
Japanese Yellow Swallowtail
Papilio machaon hippocrates
The Japanese subspecies of the Old World swallowtail, known as 'ki-ageha.' A large and elegant butterfly with bright yel...
Javan Stick Mantis
Toxodera maxima
One of the longest stick mantises, reaching over 12 cm from Java, Indonesia. Its extremely thin body makes it nearly imp...
Jokisch's Ground Beetle
Nebria jokischii
A high-altitude ground beetle found near permanent snow patches in the Alps. It is adapted to cold, wet conditions on ro...
Kaempfer's Sawyer Cricket
Prophalangopsis obscura
A living fossil cricket from the mountains of northern India. Its family dates back to the Jurassic and has only eight s...
Kaikoura Giant Weta
Deinacrida parva
One of the smaller species of giant weta, endemic to the Seaward Kaikoura Range in the South Island of New Zealand. Desp...
Kauai Flightless Stag Beetle
Apterocyclus honoluluensis
A flightless stag beetle endemic to the island of Kauai in Hawaii. Larvae develop in rotting logs of native trees....
Kenyan Green Lacewing
Chrysoperla agilis
A recently described species from the carnea complex found in East African highlands. Occurs in both natural and cultiva...
Lake Stonefly
Megaleuctra complicata
A rare stonefly found in cold mountain lake outlets and spring-fed streams....
Large Alpine Stonefly
Perla grandis
One of the largest European stoneflies, found in clean mountain rivers. Its nymphs take several years to develop in cold...
Large Wall Brown
Lasiommata maera
A medium-sized brown butterfly with large apical eyespots and warm orange patches on the forewings. It frequents rocky t...
Lichen Katydid
Dysonia sp. (Dysonia magdalenae)
A Central American katydid with a mottled gray-green body that perfectly mimics lichen on bark. It is nearly invisible w...
Lichen-Bark Katydid
Markia hystrix
A Neotropical katydid covered in spine-like projections that mimic lichen or moss. Its body is green with textured growt...
Long-armed Chafer
Cheirotonus gestroi
A large reddish-brown beetle with spectacularly elongated front legs in males. The legs can be longer than the entire bo...
Lucihormetica Bioluminescent Cockroach
Lucihormetica luckae
A rare cockroach known for bioluminescent spots on its pronotum. It was described from a single specimen collected near ...
Luzon Peacock Swallowtail
Papilio chikae
An extremely rare Philippine endemic with dark wings bearing brilliant green bands and large red-centered hindwing eyesp...
Macrosoma hyacinthina
Macrosoma hyacinthina
Small moth-butterfly with a subtle blue-violet sheen on fresh specimens. Named for the hyacinth-like coloring visible in...
Malagasy Moon Moth
Ceranchia apollina
An elegant silk moth with soft white wings bearing delicate eyespots and fine dark scaling. It is smaller than the comet...
Malaysian Horned Frog Beetle
Beckius beccarii
A peculiar scarab beetle with males bearing two prominent upward-curving horns on the pronotum and a smaller head horn. ...
Mars Elephant Beetle
Megasoma mars
A large rhinoceros beetle with distinctive yellowish hairs covering its elytra. Males have a long pronotal horn and two ...
Melissa Arctic
Oeneis melissa
A gray-brown butterfly with subtle orange patches and small blind eyespots. The hindwing underside features dark, bark-l...
Metallic Eumolpine Beetle
Chrysochus asclepiadeus
A brilliant metallic dark blue to violet beetle closely related to the North American dogbane beetles. It is found on vi...
Mindoro Leaf Insect
Phyllium iyadaon
A leaf insect endemic to Mindoro Island in the Philippines. Its name comes from a local word meaning 'leaf.'...
Miyama Stag Beetle
Lucanus maculifemoratus
A Japanese stag beetle with golden-brown fur on its thorax and elaborate antler-like mandibles. It is one of the most po...
Miyama Stag Beetle (Korean)
Lucanus maculifemoratus dybowskyi
The Korean subspecies of the Miyama stag beetle, distinguished by subtle differences in mandible shape and body proporti...
Moorland Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno
A lemon-yellow butterfly with dark wing borders found in northern bogs and mountain moors. It is a glacial relict specie...
Mormon Cricket
Anabrus simplex
A large, flightless shield-backed katydid native to western North America. Despite its name it is not a true cricket but...
Moss Katydid
Haemodiasma tessellata
A katydid with a body covered in textured bumps and green-brown coloring that mimics moss and bark. It is virtually invi...
Moss Mantis
Haania lobiceps
A small mantis covered in spiny projections and textured to look like a piece of living moss. Its green, brown, and grey...
Moss Mimic Stick Insect
Trychopeplus laciniatus
A stick insect covered in elaborate green lobed projections that make it look like a piece of moss-covered twig. Its cam...
Mount Cook Giant Weta
Deinacrida pluvialis
A rare alpine giant weta restricted to high-altitude zones in the western ranges of the South Island. It inhabits subalp...
Mount Halla Ice Crawler
Galloisiana koreana
A Korean ice crawler restricted to the high elevations of Mount Halla on Jeju Island. It is nocturnal and emerges only d...
Mount Kosciuszko Grasshopper
Kosciuscola cognatus
A small alpine grasshopper found only in the highest parts of the Australian Alps. It is closely related to the color-ch...
Mountain Ash Sawfly
Pristiphora geniculata
A small blackish sawfly with pale legs whose green larvae can completely defoliate mountain ash (rowan) trees. Larvae ha...
Mountain Bumblebee
Bombus monticola
A colorful bumblebee with bright red-orange tail, yellow thorax bands, and a black midriff. It is found at high altitude...
Mountain Cicada
Cicadetta montana
One of the few cicadas found at high elevations in Europe. Males produce a high-pitched continuous song from treetops....
Mountain Demoiselle
Calopteryx exul
A rare North African demoiselle restricted to mountain streams in Algeria and Tunisia. Males have dark blue-tinted wings...
Mountain Flathead Mayfly
Cinygmula ramaleyi
An alpine mayfly restricted to high-elevation cold streams in the Rocky Mountains. Nymphs feed on diatom films on boulde...
Mountain Flower Rove Beetle
Eusphalerum alpinum
A small, dark omaline rove beetle adapted to alpine environments, where it visits flowers above the treeline. It is one ...
Mountain Lace Bug
Derephysia foliacea
A tiny bug with lace-like wing patterns found on alpine herbs. Its transparent, sculptured wings are remarkably ornate u...
Mountain Leaf Beetle
Oreina cacaliae
A brightly colored leaf beetle found on alpine plants like Adenostyles. Its metallic blue-green body warns predators of ...
Mountain Leafhopper
Cicadella montana
A bright green leafhopper found on mountain herbs and shrubs. It feeds on plant phloem sap and can jump impressive dista...
Mountain Midge
Deuterophlebia coloradensis
A tiny midge whose larvae cling to rocks in fast-flowing alpine streams with suction discs....
Mountain Net-Winged Midge
Blepharicera capitata
A large net-winged midge of Appalachian mountain streams. Larvae require extremely clean, well-oxygenated water flowing ...
Mountain Prosimulium
Prosimulium mixtum
An early-season black fly of cold mountain streams in North America. Larvae develop in small headwater streams during la...
Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron
A small dark brown butterfly with orange-ringed eyespots found only at high altitudes. In Britain it is the only truly a...
Mountain Stone Bristletail
Machilis germanica
A scaled, humped bristletail found on rock faces and stone walls in European mountains. It has large touching compound e...
Mountain Stone Weta
Hemideina maori
A freeze-tolerant weta found in alpine regions of New Zealand. It shelters under rocks and can survive being frozen soli...
Mountain Stonefly
Protonemura montana
A small brown stonefly common along mountain brooks and streams. Nymphs feed on fallen leaves in cold, well-oxygenated w...
Mueller's Thorny Stick Insect
Haaniella muelleri
A robust Bornean thorny stick insect with strong sexual dimorphism. It is one of five recently revised Haaniella species...
Nanling Stick Insect
Neohirasea nanlingensis
A stick insect recently described from the Nanling Mountains of Guangdong, China. It is closely related to other Chinese...
Nebrioporus Water Beetle
Nebrioporus nipponicus
A small diving beetle endemic to Japan found in clean mountain streams. Part of a genus that prefers running water over ...
Nelson Alpine Giant Weta
Deinacrida fallai
A giant weta found above the tree line in the mountains of northwest Nelson, New Zealand. Nocturnal and ground-dwelling,...
Nelson Alpine Weta
Deinacrida tibiospina
An alpine weta endemic to the mountains of the Nelson/Marlborough region in New Zealand's South Island. It shelters unde...
New Caledonian Giant Gecko Weevil
Cyphus norfolcensis
A distinctive weevil from the New Caledonia region with a textured, knobby exoskeleton. New Caledonia is a global hotspo...
North American Snow Scorpionfly
Boreus californicus
A small dark wingless scorpionfly found in mountainous regions of western North America. It is active during winter mont...
Northern Bushtail Caddisfly
Sericostoma schneideri
A cold-water caddisfly of northern European mountain streams. Larvae build sturdy curved cases from fine gravel and proc...
Northern Pitch Twig Moth Sawfly
Xyela alpigena
A minute sawfly that is part of the oldest surviving lineage of Hymenoptera. Adults have the distinctive elongated third...
Ochraceum Black Fly
Simulium ochraceum
A small orangish-brown black fly that is the principal vector of onchocerciasis in Central America and southern Mexico. ...
Oriental Demoiselle
Calopteryx cornelia
A Japanese demoiselle with shimmering blue-black wings and a metallic green body. It is endemic to Japan's clean mountai...
Ortiz's Leaf Insect
Phyllium ortizi
A recently described leaf insect from Mindanao in the southern Philippines. It is distinguished by the shape of its thor...
Owl Moth
Brahmaea wallichii
A large moth with intricate swirling wing patterns resembling owl feathers....
Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow
Colias werdandi
A pale greenish-yellow butterfly with very faint dark wing borders. It is closely associated with Scandinavian mountain ...
Papuan Cicada
Baeturia conviva
A cicada endemic to New Guinea, part of the most species-rich cicada genus in the region. Males produce distinct clickin...
Peak White
Pontia callidice
A white butterfly with greenish marbling on the underside of its hindwings. It is one of the highest-flying European but...
Peruvian Fern Stick Insect
Oreophoetes peruana
A striking stick insect with a black body and contrasting red or orange wings. Males are more brightly colored than fema...
Philippine Atlas Moth
Attacus lemairei
A giant silk moth endemic to the Philippines with rich chestnut-brown wings and large transparent triangular windows nea...
Philippine Flower Mantis
Creobroter nebulosa
A small, cloudy-winged flower mantis native to the Philippines and nearby islands. Its mottled wings provide camouflage ...
Philippine Stag Beetle
Cyclommatus elaphus
A striking stag beetle with enormously elongated curved mandibles in males that can exceed the body length. The body has...
Pine White
Neophasia menapia
Delicate white butterfly with black forewing veins. Uniquely among pierids, larvae feed on conifer needles rather than b...
Pizarro Beetle
Golofa pizarro
A large neotropical rhinoceros beetle with a distinctively curved head horn. Found at moderate to high elevations....
Pyrenean Ground Beetle
Nebria lafresnayei
An endemic ground beetle restricted to high elevations in the Pyrenees. It inhabits cold, damp scree slopes and glacier ...
Pyrenean Mountain Grasshopper
Cophopodisma pyrenaea
An endemic flightless grasshopper restricted to high elevations in the Pyrenees. It has a compact body adapted to its ex...
Pyrenean Snow Fly
Chionea belgica
A rare wingless crane fly found on snow in the mountains of western Europe. It is smaller and darker than related snow f...
Rajah Brooke's Birdwing
Trogonoptera brookiana
A striking birdwing butterfly with jet black wings crossed by brilliant electric green tooth-shaped markings. It is the ...
Red Leaf Insect
Phyllium rubrum
A stunning leaf insect that can display deep red, orange, or pink coloring. It is found in Borneo and is highly sought a...
Relict Himalayan Dragonfly
Epiophlebia laidlawi
A living fossil dragonfly from the Himalayas that retains features of both dragonflies and damselflies. It breeds in col...
Reunion Riverjack
Zygonyx elisabethae
A large dragonfly endemic to the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean. It patrols waterfalls and fast-flowing mountain ...
Rock Ant
Temnothorax rugatulus
A tiny dark ant that nests in rock crevices at high elevations in western North America. Colonies contain about 200 work...
Rosalia Longhorn
Rosalia alpina funesta
A subspecies of the striking blue-grey alpine longhorn beetle found in southern populations....
Rough Alpine Weevil
Otiorhynchus rugosus
A heavily sculptured flightless weevil of mountain habitats. Its rough exoskeleton helps it blend in with rocky substrat...
Rough-Skinned Diving Beetle
Dytiscus lapponicus
A large diving beetle of northern and alpine regions across Europe and Asia. Both sexes have finely sculptured elytra, d...
Sabah Thorny Stick Insect
Haaniella echinata
A stocky Bornean phasmid densely covered in sharp spines. Its dark coloration and spiny texture make it resemble a piece...
Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis sara
Small white butterfly with vivid orange forewing tips and mottled greenish hindwing undersides. Flies early in spring in...
Scarce Copper
Lycaena virgaureae
A brilliant fiery-orange butterfly with black-spotted forewings, the male being one of the most intensely coloured Europ...
Scree Weta
Deinacrida connectens
An alpine giant weta that lives among rocky scree fields at elevations above 1200 meters. It is remarkably cold-tolerant...
Siamese Stag Beetle
Hexarthrius parryi
A large stag beetle with impressive curved mandibles and a dark brown to black body. Males use their oversized jaws in t...
Siberian Ice Crawler
Grylloblattina djakonovi
A rare ice crawler found in the Russian Far East. It inhabits mossy rock fields and emerges at night during near-freezin...
Siberian Rock Crawler
Grylloblatta djakonovi
A rare rock crawler discovered in the mountains of Siberia. It inhabits deep rock crevices and is active on the surface ...
Simplon Beetle
Nebria cordicollis
A heart-shaped-thorax ground beetle native to high passes in the western Alps. It inhabits cold, exposed rocky habitats....
Sinai Baton Blue
Pseudophilotes sinaicus
The smallest butterfly in the world by wingspan, found only in the Sinai Peninsula. It depends on a single plant species...
Smokies Synchronous Firefly
Photinus macdermotti
A firefly found in the central Appalachian region that produces slow, deliberate flashes. It is closely related to the f...
Snow Fly
Chionea araneoides
A wingless crane fly that walks on snow surfaces in winter to find mates....
Snow Patch Ground Beetle
Nebria rufescens
A reddish-brown ground beetle found near persistent snow patches. It is among the first predators to colonize newly expo...
Snowfield Rove Beetle
Geodromicus globulicollis
A small, cold-adapted omaline rove beetle found at high elevations near snowfields and glacier margins. It is active on ...
Sooty Ringlet
Erebia pluto
One of the darkest European butterflies, almost entirely black. It inhabits the highest scree slopes and rock faces in t...
South African Alderfly
Leptosialis africana
One of the few alderfly species found in the Southern Hemisphere, occurring in clean mountain streams of South Africa. A...
South African Prong-Gill Mayfly
Adenophlebia auriculata
A mayfly endemic to southern African mountain streams. Nymphs have distinctive forked gills used for respiration in oxyg...
South American Dobsonfly
Chloronia hieroglyphica
A large, distinctively patterned dobsonfly from South American mountain streams. Its wings bear intricate markings resem...
South American Luna Moth
Copaxa lavendera
A silkmoth with soft lavender-brown wings and prominent rounded eyespots. Its feathery antennae can detect female pherom...
Southern Net-Winged Midge
Blepharicera cherokea
A net-winged midge endemic to southern Appalachian mountain streams. Larvae graze diatoms from smooth rock faces in fast...
Southern Stonefly
Aphanicerca capensis
A small brown stonefly endemic to mountain streams of the Western Cape, South Africa. It belongs to a Southern Hemispher...
Spanish Copperhead Ground Beetle
Carabus macrocephalus
A large Iberian ground beetle with a distinctly oversized head and copper to bronze-colored elytra with deep sculptured ...
Spanish Moon Moth
Graellsia isabellae
A striking green moth with long hindwing tails found only in Spain and France....
Spiny Leaf Katydid
Panacanthus cuspidatus
A brightly colored Ecuadorian katydid covered in sharp spines for defense. Its green body with orange and black spines m...
Splendid Ground Beetle
Carabus splendens
A dazzling green and gold ground beetle endemic to the Pyrenees mountains. It is prized by collectors for its brilliant ...
Spotted Bark Mantis
Amorphoscelis guttata
A spotted bark mantis from East Africa with small dots scattered across its wings and body. The spots mimic tiny lichens...
Spotted Black Cicada
Gaeana maculata
A stunning cicada with jet-black wings adorned with bright yellow or white spots. It is one of the most colorful and sou...
Spotted Willow Leaf Beetle
Chrysomela knabi
A dark metallic blue-black beetle with an oval body found on willows in western North America. Adults and larvae feed on...
Spread-antler Stag Beetle
Odontolabis siva
A large Himalayan stag beetle with widely spread mandibles in major males. Body color ranges from black to deep brown....
Spring Alpine Stonefly
Rhabdiopteryx alpina
An early-emerging stonefly that appears in spring along cold mountain streams. Adults can often be seen resting on strea...
Steel-blue Woodwasp
Sirex cyaneus
A metallic blue woodwasp native to Europe that breeds in fir and spruce. It is closely related to the more destructive S...
Styrian Ground Beetle
Nebria styriana
An endemic alpine beetle restricted to high elevations in the eastern Alps. It shelters under stones during the day and ...
Sulawesi Giant Stag Beetle
Dorcus bucephalus
A massive stag beetle endemic to Sulawesi with a broad, flattened black body and powerful mandibles. Males have distinct...
Sun Moth Stick Insect
Epidares nolimetangere
A chunky dark brown stick insect covered in dense spines and thorns from Borneo. Females are wingless while males have s...
Sunda Colugo Stick Insect
Asceles tanarata
A very slender, elongated stick insect found in the highlands of Southeast Asia. It is bright green with extremely long ...
Sunda Stag Beetle
Cyclommatus metallifer
A stunning metallic gold and bronze stag beetle from Indonesia with extremely long mandibles. Males can have mandibles n...
Synchronous Firefly
Photinus carolinus
One of the few firefly species in North America that synchronizes its flashing patterns. Thousands flash in unison durin...
Taiwanese Window Firefly
Pyrocoelia analis
A large Taiwanese firefly with a distinctive orange pronotum and transparent wing windows. Its larvae are terrestrial an...
Tanzanian Heelwalker
Tanzaniophasma subsolana
Known only from a single museum specimen from Tanzania, this enigmatic heelwalker represents the only known East African...
Tasmanian Giant Stonefly
Eusthenia spectabilis
A spectacular large stonefly endemic to Tasmanian mountain streams with bold orange and black markings. Nymphs are among...
Tatra Mountain Beetle
Nebria tatrica
An endemic ground beetle found only in the Tatra Mountains. It lives under stones in alpine scree at the highest elevati...
Tepui Firefly
Photinus tepui
A bioluminescent beetle endemic to the isolated tepui tabletop mountains of Venezuela. It produces a distinctive greenis...
Tibetan Alpine Ground Beetle
Carabus henningi
A high-altitude ground beetle adapted to the harsh conditions of the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding mountains. It has a...
Titan Flower Beetle
Jumnos ruckeri
A spectacular velvety green and yellow flower beetle from Southeast Asian highlands. Males have distinctive elongated fr...
Treehopper
Cladonota benitezi
A bizarre treehopper with an elaborate pronotal helmet covered in ball-like projections....
Tropical Flat Rove Beetle
Priochirus abyssinus
A highly flattened, tropical rove beetle with a remarkably compressed body adapted for living under tree bark. Its panca...
Two-spotted Groundhopper
Tetrix bipunctata
A montane pygmy grasshopper with two pale spots on its pronotum, found in upland rocky habitats across Europe. It favors...
Two-toothed Goldenring
Cordulegaster bidentata
A large, dark goldenring dragonfly of central European mountain streams. It is distinguished from other goldenrings by t...
Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly
Boloria acrocnema
A small alpine butterfly found only above 3900 m in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. It was not discovered until 1978...
Unicorn Mantis
Pseudovates peruviana
A slender mantis with a horn-like projection on its head and lobed leg extensions. Its green and brown coloring mimics l...
Velvet Stick Insect
Peruphasma schultei
A jet-black velvety stick insect with bright red vestigial wings found in one small area....
Venezuelan Tepui Katydid
Teleutias pellucida
A translucent pale green katydid endemic to the tepui highlands of Venezuela. Its semi-transparent wings allow sunlight ...
Vietnamese Flower Mantis
Creobroter elongata
A small, slender flower mantis found in Vietnam and southern China. It has elongated wings with subtle eyespot markings ...
Wallace's Line Stag Beetle
Odontolabis latipennis
A large stag beetle with broad, flattened elytra and wide mandibles in males. The body is dark reddish-brown to black wi...
Wallace's Long-Armed Beetle
Cheirotonus parryi
A large, rare beetle with extremely elongated forelegs in males. Named for the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace who firs...
Wangpeng's Stick Insect
Neohirasea wangpengi
A recently described stick insect from China named after the entomologist Wang Peng. It has a dark body with pale leg ba...
Wart-biter Cricket
Decticus verrucivorus
A large bush-cricket with mottled green and brown coloring. Males produce a loud sustained song to attract mates. Histor...
Waterhouse Stag Beetle
Phalacrognathus muelleri waterhouseorum
A subspecies of the rainbow stag beetle from New Guinea with even more vivid metallic coloring. Highly prized by collect...
Western Ameletid Mayfly
Ameletus cooki
A streamlined mayfly found in cold mountain streams of the Pacific Northwest. Nymphs are agile swimmers that dart betwee...
Western Balsam Bark Beetle
Dryocoetes confusus
A bark beetle that primarily attacks subalpine fir in western North America. It often colonizes trees already weakened b...
Western Bumble Bee
Bombus occidentalis
A once-common bumble bee of western North America that has experienced dramatic population declines since the late 1990s...
Western Dobsonfly
Neohermes californicus
A large dobsonfly of western North American streams, smaller than its eastern relative. Larvae are top predators under r...
Western Glacier Stonefly
Zapada glacier
A cold-specialist stonefly found only in glacier-fed streams in Glacier National Park. It is threatened by the retreat o...
Western Spruce Budworm
Choristoneura occidentalis
A major defoliator of Douglas-fir and true firs in western North America. Repeated defoliation leads to growth loss and ...
Western Stone
Doroneuria baumanni
A large predatory stonefly of Pacific Northwest mountain streams. Nymphs have distinctive patterned heads and powerful m...
Western Water Penny
Psephenus falli
A water penny beetle restricted to clean mountain streams in western North America. Its disc-shaped larvae are indicator...
Yellow-Banded Cimbicid
Trichiosoma tibiale
A large, hairy sawfly with a banded abdomen and prominent clubbed antennae. The body is covered in dense yellowish hairs...
Zela Metalmark
Emesis zela
A small butterfly with rust-brown wings marked with fine dark lines and subtle metallic scaling. It inhabits mountain ca...
Zhao Stick Insect
Phryganistria chinensis
The longest insect ever measured at 64 cm with legs extended. Discovered in 2014 in Guangxi, China. A captive-bred speci...