Index
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- Arctic Bumblebee
- Beetle
- Butterfly
- Cranefly
- Dragonfly
- House Fly
- House Louse
- Ladybug
- Mosquito
- Nasal Botfly
- “No-Seeum” or Gnat
- Spider
- Warble Fly
- Wasp, Hornet
- Woolly Bear Moth
Arctic Bumblebee
Iñupiaq Name: Igutchaq
Scientific Name: Bombus polaris
Taken by Jo Heathcote
Beetle
Iñupiaq Name: Minŋuq, Miñŋuq, Minÿuq or Miñÿuq
Scientific Name: Coleoptera carabidae, etc.
Taken by Jo Heathcote
Taken by Jo Heathcote
Butterfly
Iñupiaq Name: Taqalukisaq, Taqalakisaq
Scientific Name: Boloria chariclea (Arctic Fritillary), Erebia spp. (arctic woodland ringlet), Colias spp. (sulphur butterfly)
Arctic Woodland Ringlet butterfly taken by Jo Heathcote
Arctic Fritillary taken by Jo Heathcote
Sulphur Butterfly taken by Jo Heathcote
Cranefly
Iñupiaq Name:
Scientific Name: Erioptera spp.
Taken by Jo Heathcote
Dragonfly
Iñupiaq Name: Niulġiq
Scientific Name:
House Fly
Iñupiaq Name: Niviuvak
Scientific Name:
House Louse
Iñupiaq Name: Kumak or Itqiq (egg)
Scientific Name: Pediculus humanus capitis
Ladybug
Iñupiaq Name:
Scientific Name:
Taken by Justice Kippi
Mosquito
Iñupiaq Name: Kiktuġiaq
Scientific Name:
Nasal Botfly
Iñupiaq Name: Miluyuuq, larvae called Kumak
Scientific Name: Oestrus spp. or Oedemagena tarandi
“No-Seeum” or Gnat
Iñupiaq Name: Milugiatchiaq
Scientific Name:
Spider
Iñupiaq Name: Aasivak or Piḷġaiyuk or Nigruaġruk
Scientific Name:
Warble Fly
Iñupiaq Name: Igutchatchiaq
Scientific Name: Hypoderma spp.
Taken by Jo Heathcote
Larvae (Taken by Todd Sformo)
Larvae (Taken by Todd Sformo)
Larvae (Taken by Todd Sformo)
Wasp or Hornet
Iñupiaq Name: Tuggayuk
Scientific Name:
Woolly Bear Moth (Hairy Caterpillar)
Iñupiaq Name: Aurvik
Scientific Name: Gynaephora groenlandica (Arctic woolly bear)
Taken by Justice Kippi
Photo by Leslie Pierce
Banner photo: Beetle by Jo Heathcote
