Macro Photography - Insects and more by Terry Sohl

Macro / Insect Photo Gallery

My oh my, is macro fun. Until July 2015, 98% of the photos I've taken have been of birds, with a few other wildlife or landscape shots thrown in. That all changed once I bought a truly incredible macro lens, the Canon 100mm 2.8L IS. Shooting macro, particularly insects, opens up a whole new world. When I started taking photos of birds, I knew very little about bird species, and each new "discovery" was a true delight. I'm having the same wonderful experience now with macro photography.

Click on the thumbnail or name for a higher-resolution view. There's no detail on each regarding location, date, etc. The vast, vast majority of these were taken within 10 miles of our house in Brandon, South Dakota. Also note that why I'm really putting an effort into getting the correct ID, some are only identified to genus or other level besides actual species. I also make NO attempt here to put things in any kind of taxonomic order!! Finally, all photos are copyrighted; contact me if you'd like to use them for any purpose.

*Bees*

White-winged Perdita - Perdita albipennis	Mining Bee (Andrena)	Long-horned Bee (Melissodes)	Long-horned Bee (Melissodes)

Long-horned Bee (Melissodes)	Leafcutter Bee (Megachile)	Sweat Bee - Halictus ligatus	Sweat Bee - Lasioglossum (Dialictus)

Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agepostemon virescens)	Leafcutter Bee (Megachile)	Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)	Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Honeybee (Apis)	Brown-belted Bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis)

*Wasps*

Cerceris fumipennis	Thread-waisted Wasp - Sphecidae	Grass-carrying Wasp - Isodontia	Ichneumon Wasp - Netelia genus

Great Golden Digger Wasp - Sphex ichneumoneus	Tarantula Hawk Wasp - Pepsi thisbe

Moths (and their caterpillars)

Bug Dropping Moth - Ponometia	Green Cloverworm Moth - Hypena scabra	Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia - Pseudeustrotia carneola	Spurge Hawkmoth - Hyles euphorbiae

Common Gray Moth - Anavitrinella pampinaria	Lynx Flower Moth - Schinia lynx	White-lined Sphinx Moth - Hyles lineata	White-lined Sphinx Moth - Hyles lineata

White-lined Sphinx Moth - Hyles lineata	Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Atteva aurea	Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Atteva aurea	Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Atteva aurea

Fiery Skipper - Hylephila phyleus	Corn Earworm Moth - Helicoverpa zea	Lesser Viburnum Clearwing Moth - Synanthedon fatifera

*Butterflies (and their caterpillars)*

Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)	Monarch Caterpillar	Monarch Caterpillar

Monarch Caterpillar	Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limentis weidermeyerii)	Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)	Great Spangled Fritillary - Speyeria cybele

Cabbage White Pieris rapae	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Melissa Blue Lycaeides melissa	Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus

Pale Crescent Phyciodes pallida

*Dragonflies/Damselflies/Darters*

Eastern Forktail - Ischnura verticalis	Eastern Forktail - Ischnura verticalis	Eastern Forktail - Ischnura verticalis	Damselfly - Coenagrionidae

Damselfly - Coenagrionidae	Meadowhawk - Sympetrum	Meadowhawk - Sympetrum	Twelve-spotted Skimmer - Libellula pulchella

Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)	Sedge Sprite - Nehalennia irene	Pale Snaketail - Ophiogomphus severus

*Flies*

Blowfly (Calliphoridae)	Blowfly (Calliphoridae)	Blowfly (Calliphoridae)	Root Maggot Fly - Anthomyiidae

Tachinid Fly (Archytas)	Archytas sp. Fly	Archytas sp. Fly	Hoverfly (Syrphidae)

Hoverfly (Syrphidae)	Hoverfly (Syrphidae)	Stilt-legged Fly - Rainiera antennaepes	Mayfly - Isonychia bicolor

Midge - Axarus - Festivus species	Eriistalis stipator	Tiger Crane Fly (Nephrotoma)	Condylostylus sipho (Long-legged Fly)

*Beetles*

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus	Blister Beetle - Epicauta

Blister Beetle - Epicauta	Leaf Beetle - Paria	Spotted Cucumber Beetle -Diabrotica undecimpunctata	Northern Corn Rootworm - Diabrotica barberi

Weevil - Anthonomus

True Bugs

Clouded Plant Bug - Neurocolpus	Milkweed Bug - Oncopeltus fasciatus	Milkweed Bug - Oncopeltus fasciatus	Jagged Ambush Bug - Phymata

Ambush Bug - Phymatinae	Jagged Ambush Bug - Phymata

*Grasshoppers / Crickets / Katydids*

Common Tree Cricket - Oecanthus	Spur-throated Grasshopper - Melanoplus	Spur-throated Grasshopper - Melanoplus	Lesser Meadow Katydid - Conocephalus

Differential Grasshopper - Melanoplus differentialis	Differential Grasshopper - Melanoplus differentialis

Spiders / Arachnids

Mesh-web Spider - Dictynidae	Yellow Garden Spider - Argiope aurantia	Harvestman - Leiobunum vittatum	Grass Spider - Agelenopsis

Marbled Orb Weaver - Araneus marmoreus	Marbled Orb Weaver - Araneus marmoreus	Harvestman - Phalangium opilio
Cicadas

Dog Day Cicada - Neotibicen canicularis	Dog Day Cicada - Neotibicen canicularis	Dog Day Cicada - Neotibicen canicularis	Dog Day Cicada - Neotibicen canicularis
*Flowers*

Thistle Bud	Thistle Bud	Sunflower head	Horsetail - Equisetum