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Insects in Central Park

Central Park has a wide diversity of insects, most of which can be found during summer and fall.
Wool-carder Bee
Wool-carder Bee		 Planthopper - Acanalonia conica
Planthopper - Acanalonia conica		 Robber Fly with Prey
Robber Fly with Prey		 Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Brown-belted Bumble Bee		 Great Golden Digger Wasp
Great Golden Digger Wasp		 Great Golden Digger Wasp & Weevil Wasp
Great Golden Digger Wasp & Weevil Wasp		 Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly
Wasp-mimic Syrphid Fly
Wasp-mimic Syrphid Fly		 Firefly or Lightning Bug (mating)
Firefly or Lightning Bug (mating)		 Picture-winged Fly
Picture-winged Fly		 Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly
Large Milkweed Bug
Large Milkweed Bug		 Great Black Wasp
Great Black Wasp		 Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle		 Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
Orb Weaver
Orb Weaver		 Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis		 Striped-Sweat Bee
Striped-Sweat Bee		 Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly
Picture-winged Fly (Peacock Fly)
Picture-winged Fly (Peacock Fly)		 Orchard Orbweaver
Orchard Orbweaver		 Great Black Wasp
Great Black Wasp		 Robber Fly
Robber Fly
European Paper Wasp
European Paper Wasp		 Leaf-cutter Bee
Leaf-cutter Bee		 Funnel Weaver Grass Spider
Funnel Weaver Grass Spider		 Lunate Zale Moth
Lunate Zale Moth
Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle
Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle 		Red Milkweed Beetle (mating)
Red Milkweed Beetle (mating)		 Snipe Flies (mating)
Snipe Flies (mating)		 Jagged Ambush Bug
Jagged Ambush Bug
Funnel-web Spider aka Grass Spider
Funnel-web Spider aka Grass Spider		 Corn Earworm Moth
Corn Earworm Moth		 Spotted Beet Webworm Moth
Spotted Beet Webworm Moth		 Leafhopper nymph
Leafhopper nymph
Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly		 Eastern Cicada Killer
Eastern Cicada Killer		 Swamp Cicada
Swamp Cicada		 Periodical 17-yr Cicada
Periodical 17-yr Cicada
Two-striped Grasshopper
Two-striped Grasshopper		 Cuckoo Wasp
Cuckoo Wasp		 Red-legged Grasshopper
Red-legged Grasshopper		 Picture-winged Fly
Picture-winged Fly
Robber Fly with prey
Robber Fly with prey		 Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly		 Banded Tussock Moth Caterpillar
Banded Tussock Moth Caterpillar		 Flesh Fly (mating)
Flesh Fly (mating)
Parasitic Yellowjacket
Parasitic Yellowjacket		 Tortoise Beetle
Tortoise Beetle		 Weevil Wasp
Weevil Wasp		 Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle
False Milkweed Bug
False Milkweed Bug		 Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Ailanthus Webworm Moth		 Mason Wasp
Mason Wasp		 Snowberry Clearwing Moth
Snowberry Clearwing Moth
Citrus Flatid Planthopper
Citrus Flatid Planthopper		 Syrphid (Flower) Fly
Syrphid (Flower) Fly		 Clouded Plant Bug
Clouded Plant Bug		 Northern Flatid Planthopper
Northern Flatid Planthopper
Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly		 Honey Bee
Honey Bee		 Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter Wasp
Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter Wasp		 Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly
Broken-backed Bug
Broken-backed Bug		 Bald-faced Hornet
Bald-faced Hornet		 Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly		 Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly		 Syrphid Fly
Syrphid Fly		 Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle		 Ichneumon Wasp
Ichneumon Wasp
Robber Fly with Prey
Robber Fly with Prey		 Green June Beetle
Green June Beetle		 Japanese Beetle (mating)
Japanese Beetle (mating)		 Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Paper Wasp
Paper Wasp		 Syrphid (Flower) Fly
Syrphid (Flower) Fly		 Square-headed Wasp
Square-headed Wasp		 Black and Yellow Argiope
Black and Yellow Argiope
Crane Fly (male)
Crane Fly (male)		 Mason Wasp
Mason Wasp		 Double-banded Scoliid Wasp
Double-banded Scoliid Wasp		 Lily Leaf Beetle Larva
Lily Leaf Beetle Larva
Green Stink Bug Nymph
Green Stink Bug Nymph		 Ichneumon Wasp
Ichneumon Wasp		 Two-spotted Grass Bug
Two-spotted Grass Bug		 Blue-winged Wasp
Blue-winged Wasp
Woolly Bear Caterpillar
Woolly Bear Caterpillar		 European Drone Fly
European Drone Fly		 Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee		 Eastern Leaf-footed Bug
Eastern Leaf-footed Bug
Antlered Flutter Fly
Antlered Flutter Fly		 Maize Calligrapher
Maize Calligrapher		 Lace Bug
Lace Bug		 Privet Leafhopper
Privet Leafhopper
Orb Weaver
Orb Weaver		 Orb Weaver
Orb Weaver		 Robber Fly
Robber Fly		 Sculptured Resin Bee
Sculptured Resin Bee

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Danad30-Jul-2023 14:40
An exceptional gallery full of very sharp images !
A great work.
*V*
Yohanan David30-Jul-2023 04:38
Outstanding insect gallery! V
Zoltán Balogh02-Oct-2018 06:44
Absolutely superb gallery full of stunningly beautiful images. V
Graeme29-Sep-2018 11:43
You capture insects and the tiny things that live around us but never notice with excellent presentation, clarity and details. Well done, Ellen.V!!!
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)28-Sep-2018 06:07
Eccellente fotografia.V
Paolo
Dave Petersen Photography10-Sep-2018 00:40
An amazing and beautifully presented gallery. So many outstanding captures and I like how you have pursued a specific subject and location while working through your idea so well. So impressive!! VVV
William Barletta08-Sep-2018 16:37
Amazing photography with excellent image quality. Bravissima! V~
Yohanan David08-Sep-2018 04:35
Excellent gallery with amazing macros! V
peterjay4520-Aug-2018 18:36
Exceptional photography throughout this gallery.
LynnH17-Aug-2018 02:27
Splendid assortment of beautiful photos. V
Richard Ubels14-Aug-2018 07:11
Amazing!!!vvv
larose forest photos24-Jul-2018 00:50
I'm fascinated by the number of insects (not counting butterflies and odonates) that you have found in Central Park. Your photos are stunning. VV
Ton T.16-Jul-2018 17:17
A most interesting gallery filled with lots of sublime images!! V
carlogalliani21-Nov-2017 18:27
Excellent gallery !. V.
Pieter Bos19-Sep-2017 15:07
Beautiful gallery. ~V
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik23-Feb-2016 00:17
Outstanding gallery!!
victorswan01-Feb-2015 15:45
very nice galery V
waterfalls man14-May-2012 01:14
Great Gallery
Victor Tackett16-Oct-2011 04:02
Love it. V
joseantonio29-Aug-2011 04:53
Very nice collection
EMangl01-Jun-2010 21:15
pretty nice critters there in the park
Guest 11-Nov-2008 05:23
Nicely done. Thanks for sharing, and keep up the good work.
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