Lake Mead Virtual Museum

Lamp Shell - Brachiopod

Species: oratoria

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 1592

Long brown with two wings.

Common Green Darner

Genus: Anax
Species: junius

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4774

Iridescent dragonfly with four wings.

Common Skimmer

Genus: Unidentified
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4777

Golden dragonfly with four wings.

Greenbird Grasshopper

Genus: Schistocerca
Species: shoshone

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4788

Long green insect with two wings.

Blue Winged Grasshopper

Genus: Leprus
Species: cyaneous

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4794

Long brown patterned insect with two wings.

Broadwinged Katydid

Genus: Microcentrum
Species: rhombifolium

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4819

Long green and yellow insect with two wings.

Sooty Longwing Katydid

Genus: Capnobotes
Species: fuliginosus

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4824

Long brown patterned insect with two wings.

Western Short Horn Walking Stick

Genus: Parabacillus
Species: hesperus

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4833

Long and skinny insect with six legs.

Backswimmer

Genus: Notonectidae
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4853

Wide red and brown beetle-like insect.

Electric Light Bug - Giant Water Bug

Genus: Unidentified
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4855

Round and brown beetle-like insect.

Assassin Bug

Genus: Reduviidae
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4867

Red and yellow insect.

Stink Bug

Genus: Pentatomidae
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4895

Brown patterned insect.

Say Stink Bug

Genus: chlorochroa
Species: sayi

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4896

Green patterned insect.

Citrus cicada

Genus: Diceroprocta
Species: apache

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4898

Large golden brown insect with four wings.

Tiger Beetle

Genus: Cicindela
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4935

Skinny green iridescent insect with yellow spots.

Ground Beetle

Genus: Calosoma
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4937

Large rectangle-shaped black beetle.

Ground Beetle

Genus: Scarites
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4939

Large black beetle with pinchers.

Water Scavenger Beetle

Genus: Hydrochara
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4954

Green patterned beetle-like insect.

Scarab

Genus: Ateuchus
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4960

Large red beetle-like insect.

Glowworm

Genus: Zarhipis
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5026

Golden brown insect with feelers.

Blister Beetle

Genus: Pyrota
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5063

Golden insect with yellow spots.

Long-horned wood-boring beetle

Genus: Eburia
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5105

Black and brown insect with two large feelers.

Beetle

Genus: Crossidius
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5107

Black insect with two large feelers.

Darkling Beetle

Genus: Helopini
Species: Helops

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5108

Black insect with ridges in back.

Beetle

Genus: Malacopterus
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5117

Orange furry insect with large feelers.

Beetle

Genus: Aneflus
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5122

Brown and white spotted insect with feelers larger than its body.

Long-horned wood-boring beetle

Genus: Eburia
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5131

Yellow insect with large feelers.

Beetle

Genus: Enaphalodes
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5134

Face of black beetle-like insect.

Tarantula Hawk (aka Spider Wasp)

Genus: Pepsis
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5308

Black insect with two golden wings.

Pipevine Swallowtail

Genus: Battus
Species: philenor

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5388

Brown and blue butterfly.

Two-Tailed Swallowtail

Genus: Papilio
Species: multicaudata

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5390

Yellow butterfly with brown wing edges.

Orange Sulfur

Genus: Colias
Species: eurytheme

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5398

Yellow butterfly with brown wing edges and four dots.

Alfalfa Caterpiller

Genus: Colias
Species: eurytheme

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5401

White butterfly with brown wing edges and four dots.

Southern Dogface

Genus: Zerene
Species: cesonia

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5404

Yellow butterfly with brown wing edges and four dots.

Common White Butterfly

Genus: Unidentified
Species: Unidentified

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5416

White butterfly with brown spots.

Aphrodite Fritillary

Genus: Speyeria
Species: aphrodite

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5426

Orange butterfly with brown pattern.

Chalcedon Checker Spot

Genus: Euphydryas
Species: chalcedona

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5427

Orange butterfly with brown and white pattern.

Common Wood-Nymph

Genus: Cercyonis
Species: pegala

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5438

Brown butterfly with six dots.

California Sister

Genus: Adelpha
Species: bredowii

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5440

Brown butterfly with multi-colored pattern.

Tomato Hornworm (Sphinx)

Genus: Manduca
Species: quinquemaculatus

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5503

Brown and yellow patterned moth.

Western Popular Sphinx

Genus: Pachysphinx
Species: occidentalis

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5505

Light brown and red moth.

Achemon Sphinx

Genus: Eumorpha
Species: achemon

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5507

Light brown and pink moth.

Achemon Sphinx

Genus: Hyles
Species: lineata

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5508

Light brown and pink moth with white stripes on its body.

Burns' Buckmoth

Genus: Hemileuca
Species: burnsi

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5509

White moth with brown circle and line markings.

Mesquite Moth

Genus: Sphingicampa
Species: heiligbrodti

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5510

Brown and pink moth.

Nevada Tiger Moth

Genus: Grammia
Species: nevadensis

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5512

White and peach moth with brown spots.

Freckled Glassy Wing

Genus: Pseudohemihyalea
Species: labecula

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5514

White moth with translucent wings.

Riding's Forester

Genus: Alypia
Species: ridingsii

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5519

Dark brown moth with white patterned spots.

Black Witch

Genus: Ascalapha
Species: odorata

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5567

Brown patterned moth.

Arizonensis

Genus: Gloveria
Species: arizonensis

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 5575

Brown moth with a striped pattern.

White-Tailed Antelope Squirrel

Study skin

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 441

Dead squirrel with arms and legs stretched out.

Bighorn Sheep Mandible

Bone

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 3175

Fragment of a jaw bone.

Mule Deer Femur

Bone

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 13600

Two pieces of bone.

Mule Deer Metatarsal

Bone

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 13589

Shattered bone.

Deer Teeth

Teeth

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 13590

Partial row of teeth.

Desert Wood Rat

Study skin

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 439

Dead rat with legs stretched out.

Free-Tailed Bat

Study skin

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 472

Dead bat with wings stretched out.

American Camel

Right calcaneum (heel bone)

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 13604

Piece of rectangle-shaped bone.

Desert Kangaroo Rat

Remains

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 461

Dead rat with legs stretched out.

Botta's Pocket Gopher

Study skin

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 426

Dead gopher with legs stretched out.

Camelops scapula

Left scapula of a camelops, an extinct genus of camel

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 13607

Piece of rectangle-shaped bone.

Bobcat Skull

Left side of female bobcat skull

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 529

Side view of an animal skull.

Bobcat Skull

Front of female bobcat skull

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 529

Front view of an animal skull.

Desert Tortoise

Shell

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 3854

Turtle shell bone.

American Camel

Circa: 38,500BP

Thoracic Vertebrae.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 13678

Long brown with two wings.

Iridescent dragonfly with four wings.

Golden dragonfly with four wings.

Long green insect with two wings.

Long brown patterned insect with two wings.

Long green and yellow insect with two wings.

Long brown patterned insect with two wings.

Long and skinny insect with six legs.

Wide red and brown beetle-like insect.

Round and brown beetle-like insect.

Red and yellow insect.

Brown patterned insect.

Green patterned insect.

Large golden brown insect with four wings.

Skinny green iridescent insect with yellow spots.

Large rectangle-shaped black beetle.

Large black beetle with pinchers.

Green patterned beetle-like insect.

Large red beetle-like insect.

Golden brown insect with feelers.

Golden insect with yellow spots.

Black and brown insect with two large feelers.

Black insect with two large feelers.

Black insect with ridges in back.

Orange furry insect with large feelers.

Brown and white spotted insect with feelers larger than its body.

Yellow insect with large feelers.

Face of black beetle-like insect.

Black insect with two golden wings.

Brown and blue butterfly.

Yellow butterfly with brown wing edges.

Yellow butterfly with brown wing edges and four dots.

White butterfly with brown wing edges and four dots.

Yellow butterfly with brown wing edges and four dots.

White butterfly with brown spots.

Orange butterfly with brown pattern.

Orange butterfly with brown and white pattern.

Brown butterfly with six dots.

Brown butterfly with multi-colored pattern.

Brown and yellow patterned moth.

Light brown and red moth.

Light brown and pink moth.

Light brown and pink moth with white stripes on its body.

White moth with brown circle and line markings.

Brown and pink moth.

White and peach moth with brown spots.

White moth with translucent wings.

Dark brown moth with white patterned spots.

Brown patterned moth.

Brown moth with a striped pattern.

Dead squirrel with arms and legs stretched out.

Fragment of a jaw bone.

Two pieces of bone.

Shattered bone.

Partial row of teeth.

Dead rat with legs stretched out.

Dead bat with wings stretched out.

Piece of rectangle-shaped bone.

Dead rat with legs stretched out.

Dead gopher with legs stretched out.

Piece of rectangle-shaped bone.

Side view of an animal skull.

Front view of an animal skull.

Turtle shell bone.