We plan to spotlight an insect every week to bring better attention to the diversity of insects in central Illinois. We hope you enjoy. We will also be publishing these on our Facebook page. Note – if you try to view an insect of the week before the scheduled display date listed below, you will receive a 404 file not found message. Please be patient as we unveil these species to correspond with our posts on Facebook.

• February 10, 2025 – Tetracha virginica COLEOPTERA: Cicindelidae) – part 9 of a series of 9 (last one)
• February 3, 2025 – Ellipsoptera lepida COLEOPTERA: Cicindelidae) – part 8 of a series of 9
• January 27, 2025 – Cicindela sexguttata COLEOPTERA: Cicindelidae) – part 7 of a series of 9
• January 20, 2025 – Cicindela scutellaris COLEOPTERA: Cicindelidae) – part 6 of a series of 9
• January 13, 2025 – Cicindela repanda COLEOPTERA: Cicindelidae) – part 5 of a series of 9
• January 6, 2025 – Cicindela punctulata (COLEOPTERA: Cicindelidae) – part 4 of a series of 9
• December 30, 2024 – Cicindela limbalis (COLEOPTERA: Cicindelidae) – part 3 of a series of 9
• December 23, 2024 – Cicindela hirticollis (COLEOPTERA: Cicindelidae) – part 2 of a series of 9
• December 16, 2024 – Cicindela formosa (COLEOPTERA: Cicindelidae) – part 1 of a series of 9
• December 9, 2024 – Scaphinotus elevatus (COLEOPTERA: Carabidae)
• December 2, 2024 – Bolithotherus cornutus (COLEOPTERA: Tenebrionidae)
• November 25, 2024 – Calosoma scrutator (COLEOPTERA: Carabidae)
• November 18, 2024 – Tremex colomba (HYMENOPTERA: Siricidae)
• November 11, 2024 – Pelecinus polyturator (HYMENOPTERA: Pelicinidae)
• November 4, 2024 – a puzzler for this week (prize for the first to properly identify)
• October 28, 2024 – Alaus oculatus (COLEOPTERA: Elateridae)
• October 21, 2024 – Magicicada septendecim (HEMIPTERA: Cicadidae)
• October 14, 2024 – Neocurtilla hexadactyla (ORTHOPTERA: Gryllotalpidae)
• October 7, 2024 – Cotesia congregata (HYMENOPTERA: Braconidae)
• September 30, 2024 – Euptoieta claudia (LEPIDOPTERA: Nymphalidae)
• September 23, 2024 – Arrhenodes minutus (COLEOPTERA: Brentidae)
• September 16, 2024 – Zerene cesonia (LEPIDOPTERA: Pieridae)
• September 9, 2024 – Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (COLEOPTERA: Cerambycidae)
• September 2, 2024 – Melanactes piceus (COLEOPTERA: Elateridae)
• August 26, 2024 – Chauliognathus pensylvanicus (COLEOPTERA: Cantharidae)
• August 19, 2024 – Gelastocoris oculatus (HEMIPTERA: Gelastocoridae)
• August 12, 2024 – Antheraea polyphemus (LEPIDOPTERA: Saturniidae)
• August 5, 2024 – Megarhyssa macrurus (HYMENOPTERA: Ichneumonidae)
• July 29, 2024 – Phengodes fusciceps (COLEOPTERA: Phengodidae)
• July 22, 2024 – Phanaeus vindex (COLEOPTERA: Scarabaeidae)
• July 15, 2024 – Eburia quadrigeminata (COLEOPTERA: Cerambycidae)