See original characterization by @alexdreyer at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11136823
and many more at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=428756&place_id=&preferred_place_id=&locale=en
still my cutest insect is furry bee.
That’s a good contender!
From my own observations, my favourite is this fuzzy chonk:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95348985
(Don’t ask me how it flies, but it does!)
he is adorable wow
I don’t think there are very many insects that can dethrone Dryocampa rubicunda:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61880590
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61261328
I’d say all of Saturniidae could qualify as cutest insect family, but maybe those are more elegant than cute.
I think there can’t be any “cutest insects”, they all are similar in their cuteness and there shouldn’t be competition!
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45406081
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30530418
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42582108
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10894998
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26278385
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64128401
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66140282
Nah … some are cute, and some are just elegant. :-)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58374611
Why just? Ichneumonids are really cute!
bee flies are definitely cuter than beetles and most moths and that is a hill I will die on.
That beetle has got some bat in it.
Why are all these insects so good they are extremely good bug friends and I love them all.
“Furry flying peanut” is a very good descriptor.
I think the cutest hexapods are globular springtails (Symphypleona) but of course they can’t compete for “cutest insect.”
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45557665
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96923060
EDIT: These are not my images, I just admire them :3
They’re just so… blobby and smol… and they always look like they are trying their best.
Ok, the fuzzy beetle was really cute, but this…this takes the cake. It’s at least the cutest fly ever.
What a chonk!!
Agreed!!
That’s how I feel about the grass carrying wasps, sooo elegant!!
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89983163
I thought this photo of a Dark Arches moth looked cute,
But I think Antler Moths are the cutest moth…
Probably quite biased since these are both some of my favourite species. I love moths!
Those pictures are amazing! I have several observations of them too, but my camera (Olympus TG-6) couldn’t get them anywhere near as magnified as yours.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88720886
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88720895