Top 20 Most Common Insects in Ewa Beach

The asian swallowtail (Papilio xuthus) is a beautiful yellow and black butterfly that is pretty common. Regardless, they try and mix it up by having multiple mates during their lifetime. This habit gives them a greater chance of genetic diversity. They want to ensure their kids grow up in a good neighborhood, so they keep an eye out for habitat and food quality when looking for a place to lay their eggs.

Banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) is a crustacean that occupies tropical waters in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and reefs surrounding Australia and New Zealand. It acts as a cleaner fish, and removing parasites and fungi from other passing fish. This species is monogamous and mates for life.

The giant asian mantis (Hierodula patellifera) is among the largest mantises and tends to be anywhere between a bright green to a brown color. Virgin females have a unique "calling posture" to attract males. The female will curl its abdomen and start pumping movements, which releases sex pheromones. They do not perform this dance again after mating.

The giant Crab Spider is a large spider native to the tropics; the largest reported individual had a leg span of 30 cm. This cosmopolitan spider is highly valued in some areas, as it's able to catch cockroaches and other indoor pests. Reportedly, it hunts even scorpions and bats. This spider is venomous and sometimes bites humans, but it's considered harmless.

The graceful twig ant (Pseudomyrmex gracilis) is a solitary wasp-like ant that can deliver a powerful sting if threatened. It lives in a small nest with a single queen, whose only role is to lay eggs once enough workers are born. This species eats a wide range of items, including live insects and fungus spores.

The yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) needs to sit down with a warm glass of tea, as it tends to become erratic when disturbed. It is considered to be on the list of the top 100 most invasive species list on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). When they enter a new location, their aggressive behavior allows them to dominate the ecosystem.

Adults can grow up to 3.5 cm.

The wingspan is 24–32 mm for males and 24–34 mm for females. In these small butterflies the males have a mainly blue violet upper face of the wings with the brown edges, while the females have only a small amount of blue colour in the centre of the wings (sexual dimorphism). Both sexes have a thin, long tail in the hindwings and two black spots in the anal angle. The underface of the wings is ocher and adorned with white markings and with a larger white submarginal streak. The underface of each hindwing shows a pair of small black eye-spots beside each tail, with an orange marginal spots at the anal angle.

Macaria abydata, commonly known as the dot-lined angle, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is native from northern Argentina to the Caribbean and southern United States (southern states from Arizona to Florida, regularly wandering north to Colorado, Kentucky and other more northern states). It has been introduced to the Pacific and has spread rapidly since. The first introduction occurred in Hawaii in 1970 (recorded from all the main islands in 1984). Further spread occurred as follows: 1975: Yap, central Micronesia 1976: Bonin Islands (Chichi-jima, Haha-jima) 1977: Saipan, central Micronesia (1985) 1980: Okinawa Island 1983: Taiwan 1985: Guam, central Micronesia (1985) Sulawesi (1986) 1986: Tonga (1985), Fiji (1985), Miyako Islands (Miyako-jima), Luzon, the Philippines (1985) 1987: New Caledonia (1985), Sabah, Malaysia 1988: western Samoa (1985) 1992: Hong Kong The wingspan is 22–27 mm (0.87–1.06 in). Recorded host plants for larvae in its natural range are Vachellia farnesiana, Cassia, Sesbania, Parkinsonia aculeata and Glycine max. Larvae have been observed on Acacia koa and introduced Lysiloma latisiliquum and Litchi chinensis in Hawaii. In the Indo-Australian tropics it has been reared from Leucaena and Mimosa diplotricha.