07-JUN-2018
Picture-winged fly (Seioptera vibrans)
According to bug Guide, the larvae of these flies live in dung and decomposing plant matter.
07-JUN-2018
Picture-winged fly (Seioptera vibrans)
According to bug Guide, the larvae of these flies live in dung and decomposing plant matter.
07-JUN-2018
Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
Nectaring on dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis). Along with a few clouded sulphurs and a couple of white admirals, this was the only other species I noticed on Thursday.
07-JUN-2018
Song sparrow
Perched in a walnut tree, this song sparrow is one of many at the garden, all of them feeding young. These birds will have a second brood a bit later.
07-JUN-2018
Four-lined plant bug nymph (Poecilocapsus lineatus)
This bug was perched on a DSV leaf which has been well chewed by something.
07-JUN-2018
Pyraloidea moth frass tube
This trumpet shaped structure is made by a moth caterpillar in the Pyralid and Crambid moth group, and constructed of frass (insect poop). In this, the larva can hide.
07-JUN-2018
Oblong running spider (Tibellus)
A slender and distinctive spider, very common, though small enough to escape attention much of the time. This may be T. oblongus.
07-JUN-2018
Signal fly (Rivellia sp. )
Not sure which Rivellia sp. this is, but there is one, R. melliginis, that is associated with black locust trees. This and several others, were at the south end of the old woods, close to a stand of black locust, so it is a good guess that they are R. melliginis. However, Bug Guide notes that this species and R. viridulans (which is more common) can only be told apart by dissection.
07-JUN-2018
Snail (Cepaea nemoralis)
These non-native snails are common. The patterns on the shell, and the colour, vary. They are a large and attractive snail.
07-JUN-2018
Stinkbug (Banasa dimidiata)
Found on red osier dogwood, which is where I frequently find this species, one of the most common of stinkbugs.
07-JUN-2018
Dog-strangling vine
DSV, also known as pale swallowwort, is truly an invasive species,unlike some of the other plants labeled as such. This one, once established is very hard to get rid of, let alone even control. Unlike many other non-native plants, it is not used by wildlife.
07-JUN-2018
Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis)
A native wildflower that spreads like crazy. This was a small clump in the butterfly meadow; there are more in the old woods area.