Insects in love
Dragons, damsels, flies and wasps. Wheels, tandems, piggybacks and clasps.Insects in flight
Birds in love
Insects on the hunt
Frutetorum Sheet-Weaver
mating
Frontinellina frutetorum
Apr 1, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
Striped Shore Crab
mating
Pachygrapsus crassipes
Jul 24, 2024
Point Loma Tide Pools
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
mating
Cicindela sexguttata
May 29, 2013
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
mating lateral
Cicindela sexguttata
May 19, 2022
Muscatatuck Wildlife Refuge
Red Milkweed Beetle
mating
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Jul 19, 2014
Blackwell Nursery Workday
Red Milkweed Beetle
mating
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Jul 5, 2015
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Dogbane Beetle
mating
Chrysochus auratus
Jul 5, 2015
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Black Blister Beetle
mating
Epicauta pensylvanica
Aug 21, 2012
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Black Blister Beetle
mating pollen poop
Epicauta pensylvanica
Aug 25, 2016
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Margined Leatherwing
mating
Chauliognathus marginatus
Jul 14, 2020
Arrowhead Park
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
mating
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus
Aug 20, 2014
Night Heron Marsh Forest Preserve
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
mating Natalie
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus
Aug 28, 2014
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
mating
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus
Aug 21, 2016
Schulenberg Prairie
Japanese Beetle
mating
Popillia japonica
Jul 19, 2014
Blackwell Nursery Workday
Japanese Beetle
mating
Popillia japonica
Jul 28, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Japanese Beetle
mating
Popillia japonica
Jul 7, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Margined Leatherwing
mating
Chauliognathus marginatus
Jul 20, 2014
Pioneer Park
Baptisia Seed Pod Weevil
ovipositing
Trichapion rostrum
Jun 22, 2009
Schulenberg Prairie
Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
mating
Helophilus fasciatus
Apr 18, 2012
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Exotic Streaktail
female ovipositing
Allograpta exotica
Dec 6, 2023
Encore at Eastmark
Sarcophaga Flesh Fly
mating
Sarcophaga
Mar 26, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
Wavy Mucksucker
mating
Orthonevra nitida
Jul 23, 2013
COD Main Campus
Dwarf Periodical Cicada
mating pair1
Magicicada cassini
May 31, 2024
Danada Forest Preserve
Dwarf Periodical Cicada
mating pair2
Magicicada cassini
May 31, 2024
Danada Forest Preserve
Dwarf Periodical Cicada
mating ventral
Magicicada cassini
May 31, 2024
Naperville
Dwarf Periodical Cicada
male singing tymbals
Magicicada cassini
Jun 16, 2024
Arrowhead Park
Dwarf Periodical Cicada
mating
Magicicada cassini
Jun 20, 2024
Arrowhead Park
Pharaoh Periodical Cicada
female ovipositing
Magicicada septendecim
May 25, 2007
Schulenberg Prairie
Pharaoh Periodical Cicada
mating ventral
Magicicada septendecim
May 31, 2024
Danada Forest Preserve
Rhagovelia Water Strider
mating front
Rhagovelia
Aug 24, 2020
Morton Arboretum
False Milkweed Bug
mating lateral
Lygaeus turcicus
Aug 10, 2016
Blackwell Forest Preserve
Large Milkweed Bug
mating
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Jul 7, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Large Milkweed Bug
mating dorsal
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Aug 7, 2020
Nike Park
Large Milkweed Bug
mating lateral
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Aug 7, 2020
Nike Park
False Milkweed Bug
mating dorsal
Lygaeus turcicus
Aug 10, 2016
Blackwell Forest Preserve
Dwarf Periodical Cicada
female ovipositing
Magicicada cassini
Jun 9, 2024
Arrowhead Park
Pharaoh Periodical Cicada
female ovipositing
Magicicada septendecim
Jun 10, 2024
Arrowhead Park
Pharaoh Periodical Cicada
female ovipositing
Magicicada septendecim
Jun 14, 2024
Arrowhead Park
Dwarf Periodical Cicada
female ovipositing
Magicicada cassini
Jun 14, 2024
Arrowhead Park
European Woolcarder Bee
mating
Anthidium manicatum
Jul 16, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
Oblong Woolcarder Bee
mating
Anthidium oblongatum
Jul 4, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
Oblong Woolcarder Bee
mating threesome
Anthidium oblongatum
Jul 4, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
Eastern Cicada Killer
mating
Sphecius speciosus
Aug 8, 2014
Sugarland Run
Eastern Cicada Killer
mating hand
Sphecius speciosus
Aug 8, 2014
Sugarland Run
Eastern Cicada Killer
mating threesome
Sphecius speciosus
Aug 8, 2014
Sugarland Run
Eastern Cicada Killer
mating
Sphecius speciosus
Jul 28, 2016
Chicago Lurie Garden
European Woolcarder Bee
mating
Anthidium manicatum
Aug 2, 2016
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Eastern Tailed Blue
mating
Cupido comyntas
Jun 14, 2013
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Eastern Tailed Blue
mating
Cupido comyntas
Jun 25, 2015
Sugarland Run
Monarch
mating Isabelle5 hand
Danaus plexippus
Aug 17, 2011
Balboa Park
Black Swallowtail
female ovipositing
Papilio polyxenes
Aug 19, 2013
Danada Forest Preserve
Monarch
female ovipositing
Danaus plexippus
Jul 26, 2014
Springbrook Prairie
Monarch
female ovipositing
Danaus plexippus
Jul 23, 2024
San Diego
Shadow Darner
mating wheel
Aeshna umbrosa
Oct 11, 2014
Arrowhead Park
Common Green Darner
tandem ovipositing
Anax junius
Jul 23, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Halloween Pennant
mating wheel
Celithemis eponina
Jun 27, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Halloween Pennant
mating wheel
Celithemis eponina
May 11, 2022
Everglades Shark Valley
Widow Skimmer
mating wheel
Libellula luctuosa
Jun 22, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Blue Dasher
female ovipositing
Pachydiplax longipennis
Jun 26, 2016
Claude Moore Park
Blue Dasher
mating wheel
Pachydiplax longipennis
Jun 26, 2016
Claude Moore Park
Blue Dasher
mating wheelie
Pachydiplax longipennis
Jun 26, 2016
Claude Moore Park
Blue Dasher
female hovering ovipositing
Pachydiplax longipennis
Aug 13, 2020
Diehl Road Pond
Eastern Amberwing
mating wheel
Perithemis tenera
Aug 12, 2020
Diehl Road Pond
Eastern Amberwing
mating wheel
Perithemis tenera
Aug 13, 2020
Diehl Road Pond
Common Whitetail
female ovipositing
Plathemis lydia
Jul 31, 2020
Arrowhead Park
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
mating wheel
Sympetrum costiferum
Oct 8, 2011
COD Seed Collection
Autumn Meadowhawk
tandem
Sympetrum vicinum
Sep 19, 2014
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
Black Saddlebags
mating wheel
Tramea lacerata
May 27, 2014
Molokai
Black Saddlebags
hover guard ovipositing
Tramea lacerata
Jul 10, 2016
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Ebony Jewelwing
mating wheel
Calopteryx maculata
Aug 5, 2014
Sugarland Run
American Rubyspot
tandem
Hetaerina americana
Aug 21, 2016
Schulenberg Prairie
American Rubyspot
tandem
Hetaerina americana
Aug 21, 2020
Morton Arboretum
American Rubyspot
mating wheel
Hetaerina americana
Aug 24, 2020
Morton Arboretum
Blue-fronted Dancer
mating wheel
Argia apicalis
Sep 18, 2009
Springbrook Prairie
Blue-fronted Dancer
tandem
Argia apicalis
Aug 21, 2020
Morton Arboretum
Powdered Dancer
mating wheel
Argia moesta
Jun 29, 2009
Naperville Riverwalk
Powdered Dancer
hover guarded ovipositing
Argia moesta
Jul 10, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Powdered Dancer
hover guarded ovipositings
Argia moesta
Jul 10, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Powdered Dancer
tandem
Argia moesta
Jul 10, 2014
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Powdered Dancer
tandem
Argia moesta
Jun 28, 2016
Algonkian Nature Preserve
Powdered Dancer
mating wheel
Argia moesta
Jul 14, 2016
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Powdered Dancer
ovipositing
Argia moesta
Jul 14, 2016
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Powdered Dancer
ovipositing
Argia moesta
Aug 21, 2020
Morton Arboretum
Powdered Dancer
tandem
Argia moesta
Aug 24, 2020
Morton Arboretum
Blue-tipped Dancer
tandem
Argia tibialis
Jun 28, 2016
Algonkian Nature Preserve
Familiar Bluet
mating wheel
Enallagma civile
Jul 1, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
Familiar Bluet
ovipositing
Enallagma civile
Jul 1, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
Skimming Bluet
tandem
Enallagma geminatum
Jun 22, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Skimming Bluet
mating wheel
Enallagma geminatum
Jun 24, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Skimming Bluet
ovipositing
Enallagma geminatum
Jun 27, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Skimming Bluet
ovipositing face plant
Enallagma geminatum
Jun 27, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Skimming Bluet
ovipositing immersed
Enallagma geminatum
Jun 27, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Orange Bluet
mating wheel
Enallagma signatum
Jun 23, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Slender Bluet
mating wheel
Enallagma traviatum
Jun 24, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Slender Bluet
tandem
Enallagma traviatum
Jun 24, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Eastern Forktail
female ovipositing
Ischnura verticalis
Sep 4, 2011
Arrowhead Park
Eastern Forktail
mating
Ischnura verticalis
Jun 22, 2012
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Eastern Forktail
female ovipositing
Ischnura verticalis
Jun 18, 2020
Arrowhead Park
Emerald Spreadwing
tandem
Lestes dryas
Jun 16, 2015
Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
Differential Grasshopper
female ovipositing
Melanoplus differentialis
Oct 8, 2015
COD Main Campus
Red-legged Grasshopper
mating
Melanoplus femurrubrum
Sep 16, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
Red-legged Grasshopper
mating
Melanoplus femurrubrum
Sep 19, 2014
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
Red-legged Grasshopper
mating interruptus
Melanoplus femurrubrum
Sep 22, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve
Carolina Grasshopper
mate guarding finger
Dissosteira carolina
Sep 9, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
Carolina Grasshopper
mate guarding hand
Dissosteira carolina
Sep 9, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
Carolina Grasshopper
ovipositing threesome
Dissosteira carolina
Sep 9, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
Forbes' Tree Cricket
male stridulating
Oecanthus forbesi
Oct 6, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
Black-legged Meadow Katydid
male stridulating
Orchelimum nigripes
Sep 25, 2013
Lambert Lake
Black-legged Meadow Katydid
male stridulating
Orchelimum nigripes
Sep 29, 2014
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
Black-legged Meadow Katydid
male stridulating
Orchelimum nigripes
Oct 27, 2014
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
