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Photo of a triangle orbweaver, or arrowhead spider

Arrowhead Spider (Triangle Orbweaver)

Verrucosa arenata

Bronze copper butterfly perched on a grass blade, wings closed

Bronze Copper

Lycaena hyllus (syn. Hyllolycaena hyllus; Lycaena thoe)

Several regal fritillaries feeding on butterfly weed

Butterflies and Skippers

More than 700 species in North America north of Mexico

Citrus flatid planthopper on twig

Citrus Flatid Planthopper

Metcalfa pruinosa

Photo of a sod webworm adult moth on a window with hind end propped up

Crambid Snout Moths

More than 860 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of an adult damselfly on a twig next to water.

Damselflies

Species in the suborder Zygoptera

Photo of a male Banded Pennant dragonfly

Dragonflies

Species in the suborder Anisoptera

A wavy-lined emerald moth resting on a glass window

Geometrid Moths

About 250 species recorded for Missouri

Polyphemus Moth, Belton MO

Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths

About 75 species in North America north of Mexico

Great Spangled Fritillary, Wings Spread, nectaring on milkweed flowers

Great Spangled Fritillary

Speyeria cybele

image of Fiery Searcher on dead leaves

Ground Beetles

About 2,400 species in North America north of Mexico

Hummingbird clearwing taking nectar from a flower

Hummingbird Clearwing

Hemaris thysbe

Lace bugs on a leaf

Lace Bugs

About 165 species in North American north of Mexico

Swamp milkweed leaf beetle on a leaf it has chewed on.

Leaf Beetles

About 2,000 species in North America

photo of a leafcutter bee

Leafcutter Bees

Megachile spp.

Red milkweed beetle eating a common milkweed leaf.

Longhorned Beetles (Borers; Sawyer Beetles)

About 1,000 species in North America north of Mexico

Forage looper moth perched on a brick wall, viewed from side

Moths

More than 12,000 species in North America north of Mexico

image of a Dagger Moth

Noctuid Moths

More than 2,500 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of a northern crab spider

Northern Crab Spider

Mecaphesa asperata

image of a Four-Spotted Owlfly

Owlflies

8 species in North America north of Mexico

image of Plume Moth on blade of grass

Plume Moths

Nearly 150 species in North America north of Mexico

image of a White-Headed Prominent moth

Prominent Moths

About 50 species recorded from Missouri

image of a Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia Moth

Pyralid Moths

More than 680 species in North America north of Mexico

image of Robber Fly

Robber Flies

More than 1,000 species in North America

A reddish centipede crawls over a rock

Soil Centipedes

Estimated 4,000 species globally

Photo of a white micrathena spider in her web

Spiny Orbweavers (Micrathena Spiders)

Micrathena spp.

Elongate-bodied springtail on a brown leaf

Springtails

More than 8,000 species globally

image of an Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Tent Caterpillar And Lappet Moths

About 35 species in North America north of Mexico

Adult salt marsh moth resting on a vertical plant stem

Tiger and Lichen Moths

Subfamily Arctiinae (formerly a family)

image of Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle crawling on dead leaves

Tiger Beetles

Subfamily Cicindelinae (about 100 species in North America)

Tortricid moth resting on a leaf

Tortricid Moths

About 1,400 species in North America north of Mexico