Search for the most commonly found insects at Fermilab. Select the characteristics of the insect you want to find below and click the Search button. To see your choices in the pop-up menus, hold the mouse down over the empty fields. To see all the insects in the database, click on Find All Insects. The data reflects observations at Fermilab.

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How it's named and classified:

Common Name:		Insect Order:
equals contains begins with ends with		All Orders Ants, Bees, Wasps Aphids, Cicadas, Hoppers, Scales Beetles, Weevils Butterflies, Moths Crickets, Grasshoppers, Katydids Damselflies, Dragonflies Flies, Mosquitoes Lacewings Mayflies Mantids True Bugs Walkingsticks

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How it looks:

Size:	minute (a flea) small (an ant) medium (a firefly) large (a cockroach)
Main Colors:	white tan yellow green blue orange gray red brown black
Pattern:	solid striped spotted chevron mottled (blotchy) speckled edged

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When and where it's found:

Habitat:	Sightings at Fermilab:
all habitats gardens meadows ponds prairies roadsides streams under logs wetlands wooded areas	fall winter spring summer

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