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Arthropod Photo of the Week: December 31, 2025
Orange-spotted tiger clearwings
Mechanitis polymnia
Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae
By Francisco López-Machado (www.fl-m-fotografia.com), Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: December 24, 2025
Leaffooted bug and ant
Chariesterus moestus
Hemiptera: Coreidae
By Alberto Sánchez Herrera, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: December 17, 2025
Grasshopper nymph
Species unknown
Orthoptera: Acrididae
By Shashidharswamy Hiremath, Karnataka, India
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: December 10, 2025
Stink bug nymphs
Species unknown
Phasmatodea: Family unknown
By Matthew G. Guilin, North Carolina, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: December 3, 2025
Thick-legged hoverfly
Syritta pipiens
Diptera: Syrphidae
By Robert Kunter, Sachsen, Germany
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: November 26, 2025
Lichen huntsman spider
Pandercetes sp.
Araneae: Sparassidae
By Valentina Lyau, California, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: November 19, 2025
Horsehead grasshopper
Pseudoproscopia latirostris
Orthoptera: Proscopiidae
By Dennis Botterbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: November 12, 2025
Leaf beetle
Diabrotica sinuate
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
By Cherre Sade Bezerra Da Silva, Goiás, Brazil
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: November 5, 2025
Parasitoid wasp
Rhyssella sp.
Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae
By Christian Brockes (https://wildmacro.de), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: October 29, 2025
Net-casting spider
Asianopis sp.
Araneae: Deinopidae
By Dennis Botterbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: October 22, 2025
Jagged ambush bug
Phymata sp.
Hemiptera: Reduviidae
By Tom Astle (https://www.tomastlephotography.com), Montana, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: October 15, 2025
Tangerine furry-legs moth
Acraga moorei
Lepidoptera: Dalceridae
By Tom Myers, Kentucky, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: October 8, 2025
Social paper wasp
Agelaia pallipes
Hymenoptera: Vespidae
By Alexandre Andes Gascon, Florida, USA
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Tomorrow, October 8, is the deadline for the National Insect Photographic Exhibition, organized by the Creative Camera Club of Lexington, Kentucky. Images selected will be showcased at Entomology 2025 and may also be highlighted in our “Arthropod Photo of the Week” series!

Learn more and submit your photos: https://www.creativecamera.club/blank-11 #EntSoc25 #arthropodPOTW

Arthropod Photo of the Week: October 1, 2025
Tailed cellar spider
Crossopriza lyoni
Araneae: Pholcidae
By Rodolfo Vega Littlewood (https://rvlfoto.weebly.com), Sonora, Mexico
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: September 24, 2025
Red net-winged beetle
Punicealis hamata
Coleoptera: Lycidae
By Adam Haberski, Alaska, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: September 17, 2025
Katydid
Species unknown
Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae
By Tomás Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: September 10, 2025
Rustic sphinx moth
Manduca rustica
Lepidoptera: Sphingidae
By Francisco López-Machado (www.fl-m-fotografia.com), Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: September 3, 2025
Mediterranean mantis
Iris oratoria
Mantodea: Eremiaphilidae
By Ian Wright (https://ianmwright.zenfolio.com/), California, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: August 27, 2025
Seven-spotted lady beetle larva
Coccinella septempunctata
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae
By Matthew Becker (@tidestakemeaway), Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: August 20, 2025
Crab spider
Species unknown
Araneae: Thomisidae
By Michel Attieh, Georgia, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: August 13, 2025
Convergent lady beetles
Hippodamia convergens
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae
By Ian Wright (https://ianmwright.zenfolio.com/), California, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: August 6, 2025
Six-spotted tiger beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
Coleoptera: Cicindelidae
By Peter Kann, Virginia, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: July 30, 2025
Millipede
Species unknown
Class Diplopoda
By David Turell (https://www.davidturell.com/pix), New Hampshire, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: July 23, 2025
Ground nesting bee
Svastra duplocincta
Hymenoptera: Apidae
By Bruce Taubert (https://www.brucetaubert.com), Arizona, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: July 16, 2025
Desert weevil
Ophryastes desertus
Coleoptera: Curculionidae
By Sydney Carnevale-Baker, Nevada, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: July 9, 2025
Robber fly
Diogmites neoternatus
Diptera: Asilidae
By Alfred Daniel Johnson, Tennessee, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: July 2, 2025
Longlegged ants
Anoplolepis gracilipes
Hymenoptera: Formicidae
François Brassard, Okinawa, Japan
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: June 25, 2025
Orange sulphur butterflies
Colias eurytheme
Lepidoptera: Pieridae
By Dustin Huntington (https://www.dustinhuntington.com), New Mexico, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: June 18, 2025
Downy yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa
Hymenoptera: Vespidae
By Rick Malad, Indiana, USA
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: July 19, 2023
Tobacco hornworm with parasitic wasp pupae
Manduca sexta / Cotesia congregate
Lepidoptera: Sphingidae / Hymenoptera: Braconidae
By Jay Hirsh, Virginia, USA (https://bio.as.virginia.edu/people/jh6u)
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