Insect and Bird Flight Research

For the walk cycle of my insect on my character sheet, I used the following video linked below as a guide as to how each leg should be positioned during each step of the walk cycle. Since most insects should, in theory, have the same or similar walk cycle due to having similar leg positioning and body structures, I figured that this video alone should be enough. When it came to drawing my insect's walk cycle, I followed it exactly, with the two outer legs going forward whilst the middle leg goes backward (reversed on the other side).

For the flight pattern I actually looked at birds instead of insects as I wanted my insect's wings to wrap around it, which an insect's cannot do because it's structure and how it's muscles work, where as a bird's are more flexible, so were a more ideal candidate to look into.

Insect walk cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWHnT08wU1o
Bird flight cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXuKtLkx9IM
Insect wing image - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_wing
Eagle flight cycle image - http://alex-mss.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/planning-flock-of-crows-perspective.html