Bug and Insect Illustration (Illustrator)

Colored pencil and watercolor of a mayfly in side view, with upright veined wings and two long trailing filaments.

Mayfly (Ephemeroptera), colored pencil and watercolor
Commissioned by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

The mayfly and several other insect illustrations were recently published in Angler's Guide to Twelve Classic Trout Streams in Michigan (March 2009):

The cover and open pages of Twelve Classic Trout Streams in Michigan show insect illustrations.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda (having a segmented body with appendages on each segment)
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera

Also see:

mayfly nymph

Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) is drawn in side view in colored pencil and watercolor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources by Gina. It was among several insect illustrations published in Angler's Guide to Twelve Classic Trout Streams in Michigan (March 2009). A veined wing rises above a banded brown body, and long tail filaments curve up behind.