Earlier this week I discovered a new moth which is now high on my list of favorite species. I’ve always had a soft spot for lepidopterans anyway, but recently the Indian Lily moth (P. Gloriosae) has absolutely stolen my heart. How can you not just adore such a beautiful little creature ? <3 This new…

Dragonflies and Damselflies are my favorites also! Besides all the wonderful qualities and colors you mentioned of Odonata, their wings work independently of each other! I found that fascinating! I was watching something on tv (which I rarely do) and saw a robotic dragonfly! I forgot who constructe…

Dang! I forgot I already mentioned this earlier in the forum! Sorry folks! I’m 62 yrs young, that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it! :smiling_imp:

If you allow spiders, then Cosmophasis lami , but insects only, then it’s a tie between Purple Crow , Atlas Moth , and the Lime Swallowtail

Butterflies–all of them always. I’ve actually grown fond of bumble bees too.

My favorite would have to be Buprestis aurulenta , the Golden Buprestid Beetle. I don’t actually have an observation of one, but they were everywhere where I grew up, and I always collected dead ones I found and pretended they were jewels. Someday I’ll see one again and actually get an observation.

Katydids of all kinds are my all-time favorite, but especially Scudderia septentrionalis. I grew up hearing their songs in summer, and I have raised several. They’re so charismatic :) Curculio acorn weevils, Cucujus clavipes the red flat bark beetle (so red! so flat!), Ceratina small carpenter bees,…

What are your favorite insects? Cicadas are definitely my favourite insects. I especially like species that are found in an area according to the distribution maps but have actually never been found in that region before. The best example is Cicadatra hyalina, a 2 cm small Cicada species, which …

That’s a fun one. It’s pretty hard to think of just one, but I’ve grown very attached to the moths of the Orgyiini tribe as I’ve been studying them over the past year. The caterpillars have these unique four tufts on their backs, and several adult females of the group lack the ability to fly. Thei…

[300px-You_Better_Watch_Your_Mouth] GUYS We need to all just take a minute to talk about a handful of species in Disphragis. Look at these little guys ! Such pretty colors! They look like they’re covered in moss, at least to me anyway. As if moths and moss weren’t both delightful on their own, natu…

Labium Ichneumonid wasps: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=626295 They’re unique to mostly Southeast Australia, they parasitise bees (i.e. solitary) and feed on flowers. And only ~8-10mm long

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