ID verification: terrestrial arthropods (spiders, insects, and others)

Listed here are some resources that I have found useful for identifying various insects, spiders, and other terrestrial arthropods. I have prioritized online resources in an effort to increase access to information. If you know of any resources that you would like to share, please leave a comment!

General Arachnids, insects, and others

• BugGuide (North America)
• Eggs & Egg Coverings of Terrestrial Invertebrates (iNaturalist project)
• Galerie du Monde des insectes (Europe)
• Spencer Entomological Collection (mostly British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska)
• University of Utah: Entomology Specimen Photos (mostly North America)
• Urban Entomology (mostly California)

Ants

• AntWiki
• AntWeb
• Gordon Lab

Butterflies and moths

• Butterflies of America
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• Central California Butterflies
• Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
• Moths of North America
• Moth Photographers Group
• Pacific Northwest Moths

Dragonflies and damselflies

• California Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)
• Dragonflies (Odonata) of the Greater Southwest

Flies

• Field/Photo ID for Flies
• Manual of Nearctic Diptera Vol. 1
• Manual of Nearctic Diptera Vol. 2
• Manual of Nearctic Diptera Vol. 3

Gall inducing insects, arachnids, and others

• Forbes Lab
• Gallformers
• Gall inducer emergence calculator
• Joyce Gross Photography

Insect sounds

• Insect Singers
• Singing Insects of North America

Spiders and other arachnids

• Jumping Spiders of the World
• Peckham Society
• Spider Genitals (iNaturalist project)
• Srivastava Lab
• World Arachnid Catalog
• World Spider Catalog
• World Spider Trait Database

Other arthropods

• Carabidae, Zopheridae, and Tenebrionidae of the North American West Coast
• Collembola
• Lacewing Digital Library
• Orthopterist's Society
• Planthoppers of North America
• ScaleNet
• Soapberry Bugs of the World
• Treehoppers

Posted on September 17, 2024 05:46 AM by augustfrisk