Flesh Fly: General Description Flesh flies are larger than house flies (up to three times larger). Adult flesh flies are a light grayish in color and have a gray-and-black checkerboard pattern on their abdomen and three dark longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Longitudinal, strong bristles are present only on the posterior part of the abdomen. Credit: Saleem Hameed The mouth…
Face Fly: General Description Credit: TristramBrelstaff Credit: James Lindsey The face fly is similar to the closely resembles the house flybut is slightly larger, They are about 7–8 mm long. Adults are grey in color with four dark stripes on the thorax, with a grey-black patterned abdomen. The eyes in males almost touch when viewed from above. Life Cycle and Common Characteristics…
Drain Fly, Moth Fly, Sewage Fly, or Filter Fly: General Description Adults are about 1-2.5 mm long (about one-third the size of a housefly), with a light gray or tan body and lighter-colored wings. Both the body and the wings are densely covered with long hairs that give the body a fuzzy appearance, hence the name moth fly. When at…
Blow Flies: General Description Blue Fly Credit: John Talbol Green fly Credit: glmory - inaturalist.org Adults of blow flies are about the size of house flies or slightly larger and have a bright metallic blue or green coloration. The mouth parts are sucking type. The veining of the wings is similar to that of the house flies. The adult blue fly, Calliphora,…
American Cockroach General Description Adult One and one-third to 2.5 – 4 cm long. Reddish-brown, with a light-colored ring along the edges of the pronotum. Male wings cover the tip of the abdomen, female wings do not. Nymph Smaller than adults (size depends on how many molts they have been through). Small nymphs grayish-brown, larger nymphs redlish-brown. Wingless.…
German Cockroach: General Description Adult About 1.25 cm long. Grayish-tan or light brown in color, females darker than males. Two black longitudinal stripes on the pronotum. Wings cover the tip of the abdomen. Nymph Smaller than adults (size depends on how many molts they have been through). Brownish-black with a pale tan stripe down the middle…
The tropical bug General Description Adult Cimix lectularius Cimix hemipterus – PCS-Dubai • The whole insect is flattened from top to bottom, oval in shape, with a width equal to a length of 4-6 mm, and its body is covered with short hairs. • The general color is light yellow to brown when hungry, and dark red after feeding…
Tropical Fire Ant or Ginger Ant General Description April Nobile, www.antweb.org Tropical fire ants come in a wide range of sizes – Credit: Eli Sarnat. Tropical fire ant majors have large, square heads – Credit: Eli Sarnat. Workers consist of many sizes (polymorphic) between 4 to 6 mm (average of 3 mm). Body color is usually red…
Samsum Ant General Description Esposito, www.antweb.org Body length of workers 4–6 mm, head broader than mesosoma (middle body), with convex sides and emarginated posterior margin. Gaster ending with a powerful sting. Dark brown to blackish brown. Petiole is a high and thick node with a straight anterior surface and a convex posterior surface. Gaster ending with a powerful sting. Eyes…
Pavement Ant General Description www.antweb.org Medium size, adult workers 4 to 4.5 mm long, and the queens are slightly larger Black or brown to reddish brown. Abdomen shiny. Head and thorax dull Twelve-segmented antennae with a three-segmented terminal club. Petiole with two nodes. One pair of spines on the dorsal side of the thoracic segment adjoining the petiole. The…
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