Type of Insect

Description Photo Number Counted

Carpenter Bee

(16-22mm)

Black body with yellow and black bands; dense hair on head and thorax; NO HAIR ON ABDOMEN; broad head & thick body; MALES have yellow to white coloring on face, FEMALES all black face

Carpenter Bee

Bumble Bee

(10-19mm)

Black body covered with dense yellow and black hair; fat bee with small head; large thorax and abdomen; hairy abdomen

Bumble Bee

Honey Bee

(12-15mm)

Brown or black stripes on body; golden-brown hair covers abdomen

Honey Bee

Small Bees

Any bee smaller than a honey beeCan include: leaf cutter bees, sweat bees

Small Bees

Wasps

(13-25mm)

Can include:Potter wasps, paper wasps and others. Note: yellow jackets are not often seen on flowers

Wasps

Flies

(6-13mm)

Large eyes; Have two wings instead of four like bees and wasps; eyes are large and take up most of face; small antenna

Flies

Butterflies Can include:Skippers, Gulf Fritillaries, Monarchs, Swallowtails, and others

Butterflies

Other Insects

Can include: beetles, dragonflies, lacewings, and others

Other Insects

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Photo credits: Becky Griffin, Joseph Berger, David Cappaert, Alan Emery, M.E. Bartolo, Millard Griffin, Eddie McGriff

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