Photos of UAE insects
Update 17 Sep 2022: Smugmug, the host of our photos, have corrupted some of the links below. If you click on a species, and a broken link appear, please go directly to the Insects page by clicking here
Canary Carpenter Bee Xylocopa aestuans
Carpenter Bee, un-identified species
Campsomeriella thoracica (Scoliid wasp)
Oriental Wasp Vespa orientalis
Asian Dwarf Honey Bee Apis florea
Arabian Cicada Platypleuca arabica
Giant Longhorn Beetle Anthracocentrus arabicus
Elegant Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes elegans
Sulphurous Jewel Beetle Julodis euphratica (fimbriata?)
Weevil Ammocleonus aschabadensis
Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorous ferrugineus
Dung Beetle Scarabaeus bannuensis
Pitted Beetle Adesmia cancellata clathrata
Common Ground Mantis Eremiaphila baueri
Striped Mantis Blepharopsis mendica
Ant sp. Cataglyphis sp. - red, medium
Ant sp. Cataglyphis sp. - red, small
Tawny Earwig, Labidura riparia
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