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Local animals in this group:
green lacewings
true flies, including mosquitos
wasps, bees, and ants
butterflies and moths
grasshoppers and relatives
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Coloration/Patterning (1250)
Coloration/Patterning: Cryptic (980)
Body Parts (740)
Body Parts: Wings (655)
Behaviors (346)
Male (187)
Coloration/Patterning: Aposematic (148)
Female (123)
Body Parts: Eyes (59)
Coloration/Patterning: Disruptive Coloration (Spots/Stripes) (56)
Coloration/Patterning: Batesian Mimic (53)
Coloration/Patterning: Eyespots Or "Startle" Coloration" (38)
Coloration/Patterning: Eyespots Or (29)
Body Parts: Mandibles (25)
Body Parts: Reproductive Organ, Male (14)
Coloration/Patterning: Müllerian Mimic (7)
Molting (6)
Body Parts: Reproductive Organ, Female (6)
Ornamentation: Horns (5)
Ornamentation (5)
Body Parts: Hind Feet (3)
Sexual (3)
Body Parts: Fore Feet (3)
Non-Breeding (1)
Feeding Behaviors (211)
Self Care (58)
Reproduction (49)
Self Care: Sunning (49)
Reproduction: Copulation (39)
Locomotion (37)
Locomotion: Flying (34)
Feeding Behaviors: Capturing/Manipulating Prey (18)
Feeding Behaviors: Drinking (12)
Feeding Behaviors: Grazing/Browsing (9)
Self Care: Resting (8)
Communication (6)
Communication: Aggressive Display (2)
Parental Care: Nesting (1)
Communication: Sexual/Courtship Display (1)
Parental Care (1)
Locomotion: Swimming (1)
Communication: Aggressive Interaction (1)
Self Care: Grooming (1)
Headwaters And Small Tributaries (3)
Rivers (3)
Floodplain Or Riparian Corridor (2)
Adult/Sexually Mature (2895)
Anatomy (1563)
Larva (109)
Pupa (42)
Instar (29)
Egg (5)
Juvenile (3)
Live Animal (3139)
Life Stages And Gender (3054)
Sign (32)
Nest (12)
#Exemplar (10)
Life-Cycle (10)
Behavior (9)
Annotated (4)
Tracks (4)
Habitat (3)
Eggs (1)
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