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Insect & Invertebrate Identification Resources
BugGuide
An online community database of NA insect sightings and identifications hosted by the ISU Ento department.
Insects of Iowa
A personal website with superb photos and thousands of identification records.
ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic
Publishes fact sheets on common insects, plants, and plant diseases.
USGS Pollinator Library
A searchable database on pollinators and hosts with images.
Bugwood Image Database
A free image databases that specializes in forestry, IPM, invasive species, insects, and weeds.
Identification by type
Bees / wasps / ants
Grasshopers
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Wasps of Illinois, USA
A photographic guide from the Field Museum.
Ants in Iowa, Common
ISU Extension encyclopedia article
Social Wasps and Bees in the Upper Midwest
Field guide to some of the common grasshoppers of the Front Range of Colorado
Most species also occur in Iowa.
Coleoptera Bibliography
An old school website that is updated regularly. Provides a bibliography, links to databases, and more.
An Illustrated Key to the Burying Beetles (Nicrophorus spp.) of Minnesota
Lady Beetles of South Dakota
Dung Beetles of South Dakota
Common Butterflies of the Chicago Region
A photographic guide from the Field Museum.
Rare, Declining, and Poorly Known Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) of Forests and Woodlandsin the Eastern United States (2nd Ed)
USDA and US Forest Service publication. FHTET-2011-01. 2nd edition, Jan 2018.
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Regional checklists, identification tools, and more.
Stinging caterpillars: a guide to recognition of species found on Alabama trees
Butterflies and Moths of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands: Rare, Endangered, and Management Sensitive Species
USDA and US Forest Service publication. FHTET-2007-07.
OdanataCentral
Checklists, maps, records, photos, and more focused on the Odonata of the Western Hemisphere
Illinois -- Common Dragonflies and Damselflies
A photographic guide from the Field Museum.
Database of the Spider Species of the Great Lakes States
This database is designed mainly to provide lists of spiders at the state level for Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases in Iowa
Discusses the three most common type of ticks in Iowa while also providing information on preventing Lyme disease and removing attached ticks.
Land Snails & Slugs of Missouri
Published by the Missouri Department of Conservation
Identification by habitat
Aquatic
Backyard
Prairie
Illinois -- A Selection of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
A photographic guide from the Field Museum.
Insects of Iowa
Ants in Iowa, Common
ISU Extension encyclopedia article
Social Wasps and Bees in the Upper Midwest
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