DESERT INSECTS PHOTO GALLERY
INTERESTING INSECTS IN THE SONORAN DESERT
The desert may initially appear to have no living things,
but a diverse and large sample of insects thrive in the warm climate.
CRAWLING INSECTS
CACTUS LONGHORN BEETLE
Length — 1.25″
Tucson Mountain Park
CAMPONOTUS FESTINATUS
Length — .20 – .45″
Tucson Mountain Park
COMMON DESERT CENTIPEDE
Length — 4 – 5″
Rancho Agua Dulce
DESERT MILLIPEDE
Length — 7″
Sweetwater Preserve
DESERT TARANTULA
Length — 3.25″
Tucson Mountain Park
GIANT VELVET MITE
Length — .2″
Saguaro National Park – West
GIANT CRAB SPIDER
Length — 2″
Rancho Agua Dulce
STRIPE-TAILED SCORPION
Length — 1.5 – 2.5″
Rancho Agua Dulce
FLYING INSECTS
ARIZONA MANTIS
Lenght — 3″
Agua Dulce
GIANT MESQUITE BUG
Length — 2″
Rancho Agua Dulce
ROBBER FLY
Length — 1″
Tucson Mountain Park
TARANTULA HAWK
Length — 2″
Sweetwater Preserve
Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly
Lenght — 2-3″
Sweetwater Wetlands
PAINTED LADY
Length — 2-2.25″
Sweetwater Preserve
PIPEVINE SWALLOWTAIL
Length — 2.75 – 4.0″
AZ Sonora Desert Museum
QUEEN
Length — 3-3.35″
Sweetwater Preserve
BLUE DASHER
Length — 1-1.75″
Sweetwater Preserve
MEXICAN AMBERWING
Length — 1.0 -1.25″
Sweetwater Preserve
FILIGREE SKIMMER
Length — 1-1.75″
Sweetwater Preserve
FLAME SKIMMER
Length — 2-3″
Sweetwater Wetlands
ROSEATE SKIMMER
Length — 1.25 – 3.5″
Sweetwater Wetlands
VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWK
Length — 1.5-2.0″
Sweetwater Wetlands
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