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.

Close-up of a small insect with transparent, black-spotted wings on a gray background.

Barklice

Side view close-up.
Body/Wing length = 3 mm.

Close-up of a flea with six legs and a dark, shiny body.

Cat Flea

Found on a couple of abandoned kittens that we found in our garage.

Close-up of a praying mantis laying on skin, showing its green body and long, slender legs.

Praying Mantis

This young Praying Mantis is only about 1cm long.

Close-up of a small insect with transparent wings and long antennae.
Close-up of a small, transparent insect with wings and antennae on a gray surface.

Barklice (type 2)

Dorsal view. Head to wing tip length = 3mm.

Close-up of a dragonfly perched on a thin, dry branch with a rocky background.

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.