Insects :- Miscellaneous
Barklice ( ) ?
Barklice (type 2) ( ) ?
Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides felis)
Globe Skimmer (Pantala flavescens)
Praying Mantis (Tenodera aridifolia)
Names preceded by an asterisk indicate common names that I have made up.
Barklice
Side view close-up.
Body/Wing length = 3 mm.
Cat Flea
Found on a couple of abandoned kittens that we found in our garage.
Praying Mantis
This young Praying Mantis is only about 1cm long.
Barklice (type 2)
Dorsal view. Head to wing tip length = 3mm.
Globe Skimmer (dragonfly)
Photo by Forrest & Kim Starr
Common on all Hawaiian islands. Feeds mainly on insects and small crustaceans. This dragonfly is found all over the world and got to Hawai‘i on its own. Both the larvae and the adult are great hunters and often eat a lot of insect pests, including mosquitoes.