Insects

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A monarch butterfly with wings open on a milkweed flower

vulnerableinsect

North America

Monarch Butterfly

A migration older than memory.

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A honeybee collecting pollen from a flower

vulnerableinsect

Global

Honeybee

One third of everything you eat depends on this.

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A fuzzy bumblebee on a wildflower in a meadow

endangeredinsect

Eastern North America

Rusty-Patched Bumblebee

Once common. Now a ghost.

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A dragonfly perched on a reed above still water

vulnerableinsect

Global Wetlands

Dragonfly

The oldest aerial predator on Earth.

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Fireflies glowing in a dark forest at night

vulnerableinsect

Temperate & Tropical Regions

Firefly

Light made living.

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A blue morpho butterfly with vivid iridescent wings open

vulnerableinsect

Central & South America

Blue Morpho Butterfly

Iridescence as a survival strategy.

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A pale green luna moth with long wing tails

vulnerableinsect

Eastern North America

Luna Moth

Born without a mouth. Lives only to find love.

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A green praying mantis on a leaf, perfectly still

thrivinginsect

Global Temperate & Tropical Regions

Praying Mantis

Stillness as a superpower.

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A stag beetle with large mandibles on tree bark

vulnerableinsect

Europe & Asia

Stag Beetle

The largest beetle in Europe. Disappearing quietly.

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An iridescent damselfly resting on a water plant

vulnerableinsect

Global Freshwater Habitats

Damselfly

Jewels of the water margin.

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A dung beetle rolling a ball across dry earth

vulnerableinsect

Global

Dung Beetle

The unsung engineer of healthy soil.

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A large moth with intricate wing patterns

vulnerableinsect

Southeast Asia

Atlas Moth

The largest moth on Earth. No mouth. No time.

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