Insects and other arthropods
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These moths’ wings have scalloped margins. The forewings are brown with lighter markings, and the hindwings are yellow with dark edges. In flight they can be confused with bumble bees, since they emit a buzzing sound as they forage among flowers.
ClassInsectaOrderLepidopteraFamilySphingidae -
They are smaller than our indigenous leafcutting bees (5 to 9 mm long, rather than 9 to 20 mm). They are stocky, with broad heads, and females have a ventral brush of short, stiff silver-grey hairs under the abdomen.
ClassInsectaOrderHymenopteraFamilyMegachilidae -
Asian lady beetles are between 4.8 and 7.5 mm long. Their elytra, covering a pair of membranous wings, occur in different shades ranging from yellow, orange and red to black and have anywhere from 0 to 20 spots. In Canada, the most common form is orange with 19 black spots.
ClassInsectaOrderColeopteraFamilyCoccinellidae -
An Asian longhorned beetle is from 20 to 35 mm long. It has long black antenna, with white bands. Its black elytra are marked with about twenty irregular white spots. The scutellum is black, and its legs are black and greyish-blue.
ClassInsectaOrderColeopteraFamilyCerambycidae -
Bed bugs belong to the Cimicidae family. This family is composed of more than 100 species that feed on the blood of birds and mammals.
ClassInsectaOrderHemipteraFamilyCimicidae -
These black wasps have broken whitish or pale yellow bands in the centre of their abdomens, narrowing toward the tip. They have light-coloured legs and amber or greyish wings. They are 17 to 19 mm long.
ClassInsectaOrderHymenoptera -
These wasps are black with yellow spots. They have a narrow waist (pedicel) about the same length as the rest of the abdomen. They range in total length from 24 to 28 mm.
ClassInsectaOrderHymenopteraFamilySphecidae -
The black swallowtail can be recognized by its dark wings marked with yellow, orange, and blue bands. Its wingspan can reach 10 cm, and its forewings extend into fine points. It is found from southern Canada down to the equator.
ClassInsectaOrderPapilionidaeFamilyLepidoptera -
These oval-shaped insects are slate grey to black, 7.5 to 11 mm long, with elbowed antennae. Their elytra (wing covers) are covered with tiny concave areas and patches of short grey or yellow hairs and golden “scales.” They are flightless, since the elytra are fused, but can run quickly.
ClassInsectaOrderColeopteraFamilyCurculionidae -
Bumble bees are large, sturdy, fuzzy bees, about 2 cm long. Their bodies are often black and yellow, sometimes with orange, red, or white markings. There are more than 250 bumble bee species worldwide, including about 50 in North America.
ClassInsectaOrderHymenopteraFamilyApidae