Remarkable sexual dimorphism
Species with sexual dimorphism.
In many cases, representatives of both sexes differ to such an extent that it is very difficult to assume that they are the same species. I will try to gather such species in this gallery.
Jivko Nakev created this list 9 years ago
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Paraproscopia riedei - mating, Colombia, Colombia -
Pair of Leaves -
Anisomorpha buprestoides -
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Sungaya inexpectata, Pair (Updated as Sungaya aeta, newly described in Nov 2023) -
Phasmid/Stick Insect - Tisamenus hystrix -
Pied wheatear male - Oenanthe pleschanka -
European oil beetles - Meloe proscarabaeus -
Sticky Couple -
Black mud-dauber wasps mating - Sceliphron destillatorium -
False Firefly (Drilus flavescens) (female) -
True love's lair -
Dicladispa occator - Copula -
Leptynia attenuata -
Velvet Ant Wasp -
Stiretrus decemguttatus - Predatory Stink Bug (Lepeletier and Serville, 1828) -
Scarlet dragonfly male - Crocothemis erythraea -
Caryanda spuria - Grasshopper -
Chorthippus apicalis -
Southern skimmer male - Orthetrum brunneum -
Can you see my wife? -
Beautiful demoiselle adult male - Calopteryx virgo -
Beautiful demoiselle female - Calopteryx virgo -
Mating couple Banded demoiselle - Calopteryx splendens -
Female Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus)