IV. Insect images. Many insects can be identified accurately using external characters in conjunction with host plant and other ecological information. In most instances, good reference photos save time and effort and increase the probability of an accurate determination. Fortunately, the availability of quality images online is growing almost daily! (see for example: mothphotographers, snyderjohn/leplist, tortricidae.com ,bugguide.net ,buzz.ifas, cedarcreek, and much more) Hundreds of images are readily available at numerous sites (we googled images for 60% of our r-d moth species in February, 2006!). To augment what is available, especially for taxa that are currently under represented on line (e.g., Homoptera), we have included 136 images on our site. Links to 100 conservative insect images are provided within the species listings. Additional links for an assortment of remnant-independent, exotic and remnant-associated species are presented below: A considerable majority of the insect species one encounters on Midwestern nature preserves live and thrive in the vast, degraded landscapes that surround most preserves. We provide images for a number of these commonly encountered “landscape-dwelling” species: assorted remnant-independent ("weedy") native species: Agallia constricta , Agalliopsis novella, Amblysellus curtisii, Bandara parallela, Commellus comma, Draeculacephala antica, Endria (Amplicephalus) inimica, Graphocephala coccinea, Gyponana octolineata serpenta, Hecalus viridis, Idiocerus crataegi, Idiocerus ramentosus, Idiocerus raphus, Idiodonus kennicotti, Latalus missellus, Latalus sayi, Liburniella ornata, Lonenenus intricalis, Macropsis basalis, Macrosteles variata (group), Osbornellus jucundus, Neocoelidia tumidifrons, Neokolla hieroglyphica, Osbornellus s, Menosoma cincta, Platymetopius vitellinus, Polyamia weedi, Prescottia lobata, Psammotettix knullae, Sanctanus cruciatus, Scaphoideus sp, Sorhoanus flavovirens, Tylozygus bifida, Growing numbers of exotic species are turning up in natural areas throughout the Midewest. The following species are among the more ubiquitous in the CW region: assorted exotic species: Aphrodes bicincta, Athysanus argentarius, Anoscopus serratulae, A.serratulae (Female), Anoscopus albiger, Anoscopus flavostriatus, Arthaldeus pascuellus, Doratura stylata, Orientus ishidae, Paramesus nervosus , Sitochroa palealis, Noctua pronuba Finally, we have found some species difficult to characterize in terms of their ecological requirements: We typically find these species in both natural areas and old field habitats, but less frequently in the latter. assorted “remnant-associated” species: Aligia modesta, Chlorotettix attenuatus, Eutettix luridus, Eutettix n. s., Eutettix pictus, Graminella fitchii, Limotettix varus, Neokolla atra, Plesiommata tripuncta. Polyamia apicata, Xerophloea major.
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