Insects in flight

Flying through the air with the greatest of ease. Dragons, damsels, flies and bees.

Insects in love

Birds in flight

Insects on the hunt

(Red Milkweed Beetle) freefalling
Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Jul 7, 2015 inaturalist facebook
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Black-shouldered Drone Fly) female hovering
Black-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis dimidiata
Sep 22, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Danada Forest Preserve
(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) female hovering
Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
Helophilus fasciatus
Sep 24, 2014 inaturalist bugguide facebook
Danada Forest Preserve
(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) male hovering
Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
Helophilus fasciatus
Sep 24, 2014 inaturalist bugguide facebook
Danada Forest Preserve
(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) male jumping
Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
Helophilus fasciatus
Sep 24, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Danada Forest Preserve
(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) female flying
Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
Helophilus fasciatus
Oct 1, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Danada Forest Preserve
(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) female gliding
Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
Helophilus fasciatus
Oct 1, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Danada Forest Preserve
(Narrow-headed Marsh Fly) female hovering
Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
Helophilus fasciatus
Oct 1, 2014 inaturalist facebook wikipedia
Danada Forest Preserve
(Common Compost Fly) male hovering
Common Compost Fly
Syritta pipiens
Jul 23, 2013 inaturalist wikipedia
COD Main Campus
(Oblique Streaktail) female hovering
Oblique Streaktail
Allograpta obliqua
Sep 27, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Springbrook Prairie
(Oblique Streaktail) male hovering
Oblique Streaktail
Allograpta obliqua
Sep 27, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Springbrook Prairie
(American Aphideater) female hovering
American Aphideater
Eupeodes americanus
Sep 14, 2013 inaturalist bugguide
COD Seed Collection
(Migrant Hover Fly) female hovering
Migrant Hover Fly
Eupeodes corollae
Mar 28, 2023 inaturalist
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
(Western Aphideater) female flying
Western Aphideater
Eupeodes fumipennis
Dec 2, 2023 inaturalist
Mesa, Arizona
(Western Aphideater) female hovering
Western Aphideater
Eupeodes fumipennis
Dec 2, 2023 inaturalist wikipedia
Mesa, Arizona
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female flying
Large-tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes volucris
Nov 20, 2023 inaturalist
Mesa, Arizona
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female gliding
Large-tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes volucris
Nov 20, 2023 inaturalist
Mesa, Arizona
(Large-tailed Aphideater) female hovering
Large-tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes volucris
Nov 20, 2023 inaturalist wikipedia
Mesa, Arizona
(Eastern Calligrapher) female hovering
Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus geminatus
Sep 29, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
(Eastern Calligrapher) male hovering
Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus geminatus
Jun 16, 2015 inaturalist facebook
Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly male flying on Tall Boneset
Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis stipator
Aug 28, 2013 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Dwarf Periodical Cicada) male flapping
Dwarf Periodical Cicada
Magicicada cassini
Jun 20, 2024 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
(Urbane Digger Bee) hovering
Urbane Digger Bee
Anthophora urbana
Jul 26, 2024 inaturalist
San Diego
(Urbane Digger Bee) hovering
Urbane Digger Bee
Anthophora urbana
Aug 3, 2024 inaturalist
LA County Arboretum
(Asiatic Honey Bee) flying
Asiatic Honey Bee
Apis cerana
Jan 17, 2016 inaturalist facebook
Chiang Mai
(Giant Honey Bee) flying
Giant Honey Bee
Apis dorsata
Jan 17, 2016 inaturalist facebook
Chiang Mai
(European Honey Bee) flying pollen baskets
European Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Jul 31, 2013 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Black-and-gold Bumble Bee) flying
Black-and-gold Bumble Bee
Bombus auricomus
Jul 17, 2013 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Black-and-gold Bumble Bee) flying
Black-and-gold Bumble Bee
Bombus auricomus
Jul 10, 2015 inaturalist facebook
Hebron Trail
(Two-spotted Bumble Bee) hovering
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
Jul 25, 2020 inaturalist facebook
Arrowhead Park
(Yellow Bumble Bee) flying frontal
Yellow Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
Aug 14, 2013 inaturalist
Cantera Commons
(Yellow Bumble Bee) flying
Yellow Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
Aug 8, 2016 inaturalist facebook
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Mourning Bee) flying
Mourning Bee
Bombus funebris
Jul 21, 2015 inaturalist facebook wikipedia
Cusco
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee) flying
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
Aug 14, 2013 inaturalist
Cantera Commons
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee) queen flying
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
Sep 3, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee) flying
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
Jul 7, 2015 inaturalist facebook
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Common Eastern Bumble Bee) flying
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
Jul 16, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Danada Forest Preserve
(Two-spotted Long-horned Bee) female hovering
Two-spotted Long-horned Bee
Melissodes bimaculatus
Jul 16, 2016 inaturalist facebook
Chicago Lurie Garden
(Two-spotted Long-horned Bee) male flying
Two-spotted Long-horned Bee
Melissodes bimaculatus
Jul 16, 2016 inaturalist facebook
Chicago Lurie Garden
(Drury's Long-horned Bee) female flying
Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Sep 14, 2013 inaturalist
COD Seed Collection
(Drury's Long-horned Bee) female flying
Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Sep 25, 2013 inaturalist
Lambert Lake
(Drury's Long-horned Bee) female flying
Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Sep 19, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
(Small Carpenter Bee) flying
Small Carpenter Bee
Ceratina
Sep 29, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
(Sonoran Carpenter Bee) female flying
Sonoran Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa sonorina
Jun 3, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Kauai
(Eastern Carpenter Bee) flying
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
Aug 18, 2013 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
(Eastern Carpenter Bee) male flying
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
Jun 15, 2014 inaturalist
Grant Park Blues Fest
(Xylocopa Carpenter Bee) hovering
Xylocopa Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa
Jul 21, 2015 inaturalist facebook
Cusco
(Aster Andrena) liftoff
Aster Andrena
Andrena asteris
Oct 9, 2016 inaturalist facebook wikipedia
Chicago Montrose Harbor
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee) flying
Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus
Aug 1, 2013 inaturalist
COD Main Campus
(Augochlorine Sweat Bee) cruising
Augochlorine Sweat Bee
Augochlorini
Jul 10, 2014 inaturalist bugguide facebook
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
(Augochlorine Sweat Bee) flying
Augochlorine Sweat Bee
Augochlorini
Jul 10, 2014 inaturalist
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
(European Woolcarder Bee) female flying lateral
European Woolcarder Bee
Anthidium manicatum
Jun 16, 2015 inaturalist facebook
Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
(European Woolcarder Bee) hovering
European Woolcarder Bee
Anthidium manicatum
Jul 16, 2016 inaturalist bugguide facebook
Chicago Lurie Garden
(European Woolcarder Bee) male hovering
European Woolcarder Bee
Anthidium manicatum
Jul 28, 2016 inaturalist facebook wikipedia
Chicago Lurie Garden
(European Woolcarder Bee) hovering
European Woolcarder Bee
Anthidium manicatum
Aug 2, 2016 inaturalist
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
(Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter) gliding
Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter
Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Jul 22, 2020 inaturalist facebook
Naperville
(Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter) hovering
Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter
Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Jul 24, 2020 inaturalist bugguide facebook
Naperville
(Eastern Cicada Killer) male hovering
Eastern Cicada Killer
Sphecius speciosus
Aug 6, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Sugarland Run
(Eastern Cicada Killer) male hovering face
Eastern Cicada Killer
Sphecius speciosus
Aug 6, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Sugarland Run
(Eastern Cicada Killer) female flying 6 abdominal segments
Eastern Cicada Killer
Sphecius speciosus
Jul 22, 2016 inaturalist facebook
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp) liftoff
Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp
Isodontia mexicana
Jul 24, 2020 inaturalist facebook
Naperville
(Fraternal Potter Wasp) cruising
Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes fraternus
Jul 10, 2014 inaturalist bugguide facebook
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
(European Paper Wasp) flying
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
Sep 29, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
(European Paper Wasp) flying
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
Oct 11, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Arrowhead Park
(European Paper Wasp) flying
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
Jun 29, 2015 inaturalist facebook
Sugarland Run
(Eastern Yellowjacket) hovering
Eastern Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons
Oct 4, 2022 inaturalist
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Common Eastern Bumble Bee hovering on New England Aster
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
Sep 25, 2013 inaturalist
Lambert Lake
Common Eastern Bumble Bee hovering pollen basket on New England Aster
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
Sep 27, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Springbrook Prairie
Common Eastern Bumble Bee hovering pollen baskets on New England Aster
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
Sep 27, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Springbrook Prairie
Melissodes Long-horned Bee flying on Stiff Goldenrod
Melissodes Long-horned Bee
Melissodes
Sep 12, 2015 inaturalist bugguide facebook
COD Seed Collection
Yellow Bumble Bee hovering on Wild Bergamot
Yellow Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
Aug 14, 2013 inaturalist wikipedia
Cantera Commons
(Silver-spotted Skipper) flying
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
Jul 24, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
(Hummingbird Clearwing) hovering
Hummingbird Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe
Jul 8, 2024 inaturalist
Morton Arboretum
(Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth) hovering nectaring
Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Macroglossum stellatarum
Oct 9, 2023 inaturalist wikipedia
Thessaloniki
(Squash Vine Borer Moth) hovering dorsal
Squash Vine Borer Moth
Eichlinia cucurbitae
Jul 5, 2016 inaturalist facebook wikipedia
Naperville
(Squash Vine Borer Moth) hovering nectaring
Squash Vine Borer Moth
Eichlinia cucurbitae
Jul 5, 2016 inaturalist facebook wikipedia
Naperville
(Monarch) female gliding
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Sep 24, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Danada Forest Preserve
(Monarch) female flapping
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Jul 5, 2015 inaturalist
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
(Monarch) female gliding
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Jul 5, 2015 inaturalist
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
(Monarch) male flying
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Aug 8, 2016 inaturalist facebook
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Tiger Swallowtail) female flying
Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
Aug 7, 2020 inaturalist facebook 維基百科
Nike Park
(Orange Sulfur) female flying
Orange Sulfur
Colias eurytheme
Jul 1, 2014 inaturalist
Danada Forest Preserve
(Orange Sulfur) female cruising
Orange Sulfur
Colias eurytheme
Sep 26, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Springbrook Prairie
(Orange Sulfur) female flapping
Orange Sulfur
Colias eurytheme
Sep 26, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Springbrook Prairie
(Orange Sulfur) male flying
Orange Sulfur
Colias eurytheme
Sep 26, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Springbrook Prairie
(Orange Sulfur) male gliding
Orange Sulfur
Colias eurytheme
Sep 26, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Springbrook Prairie
(Clouded Sulphur) female flying
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
Jul 10, 2015 inaturalist facebook
Hebron Trail
(Cabbage White) female flying
Cabbage White
Pieris rapae
Jun 21, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
(Shadow Darner) male flying
Shadow Darner
Aeshna umbrosa
Sep 8, 2013 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
(Shadow Darner) male flying dorsal
Shadow Darner
Aeshna umbrosa
Sep 8, 2013 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
(Shadow Darner) male flying posterior
Shadow Darner
Aeshna umbrosa
Sep 8, 2013 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
(Common Green Darner) pair flying
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
Jul 23, 2014 inaturalist facebook
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
(Common Green Darner) male hovering
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
Oct 26, 2018 inaturalist facebook wikipedia
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
(Common Baskettail) male cruising
Common Baskettail
Epitheca cynosura
Jun 18, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Danada Forest Preserve
(Common Baskettail) male flying
Common Baskettail
Epitheca cynosura
Jun 6, 2016 inaturalist facebook
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
(Prince Baskettail) male cruising
Prince Baskettail
Epitheca princeps
Jul 17, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Danada Forest Preserve
(Widow Skimmer) male flying
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
Aug 8, 2013 inaturalist
Cantera Commons
(Widow Skimmer) female flying
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
Jun 24, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
(Widow Skimmer) female flying
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
Jul 9, 2016 inaturalist facebook
Arrowhead Park
(Common Whitetail) male flying
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
Aug 18, 2013 inaturalist bugguide
Arrowhead Park
(Common Whitetail) female hovering
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
Jul 31, 2020 inaturalist facebook
Arrowhead Park
(Halloween Pennant) male flying
Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina
Aug 24, 2013 inaturalist
Wild Ones Field Trip
(Blue Dasher) male flying
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
Jul 5, 2015 inaturalist facebook
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
(Blue Dasher) female hovering
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
Jun 26, 2016 inaturalist facebook
Claude Moore Park
(Blue Dasher) female hovering ovipositing
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
Aug 13, 2020 inaturalist bugguide youtube wikipedia
Diehl Road Pond
(Wandering Glider) male flying
Wandering Glider
Pantala flavescens
Jun 3, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Kauai
(Eastern Amberwing) male cruising
Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis tenera
Aug 8, 2020 inaturalist facebook
Diehl Road Pond
(White-faced Meadowhawk) female flying
White-faced Meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum
Jul 9, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Burlington Park
(White-faced Meadowhawk) female flying dorsal
White-faced Meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum
Jul 9, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Burlington Park
(Autumn Meadowhawk) male flying
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum
Sep 14, 2013 inaturalist
COD Seed Collection
(Carolina Saddlebags) male flying
Carolina Saddlebags
Tramea carolina
Jun 26, 2016 inaturalist facebook
Claude Moore Park
(Black Saddlebags) female flying
Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata
Sep 7, 2011 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
(Black Saddlebags) flying tandem dorsal
Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata
Jul 10, 2016 inaturalist facebook wikipedia 維基百科
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
(Black Saddlebags) hovering tandem separated
Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata
Jul 10, 2016 inaturalist facebook wikipedia 維基百科
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
(Ebony Jewelwing) male hovering
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
Jul 30, 2014 inaturalist facebook wikipedia
Sugarland Run
(Powdered Dancer) male hovering
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
Jul 5, 2014 inaturalist facebook wikipedia
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
(Powdered Dancer) flying tandem
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
Jul 10, 2014 inaturalist facebook
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
(Powdered Dancer) male teneral flying
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
Jul 3, 2015 inaturalist facebook
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
(Familiar Bluet) flying tandem
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile
Jul 1, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Danada Forest Preserve
(Familiar Bluet) male flying
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile
Sep 27, 2014 inaturalist
Springbrook Prairie
(Orange Bluet) flying tandem
Orange Bluet
Enallagma signatum
Jun 23, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
(Slender Bluet) flying tandem front
Slender Bluet
Enallagma traviatum
Jun 24, 2014 inaturalist
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
(Slender Bluet) flying tandem rear
Slender Bluet
Enallagma traviatum
Jun 24, 2014 inaturalist facebook
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
(Red-legged Grasshopper) male jumping Jamie
Red-legged Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum
Oct 1, 2014 inaturalist facebook
COD Main Campus

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