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DSC_1935b.JPGSeven-spot Ladybug beetle on clover |
DSC_1938b.JPGButterfly, 1/2 to 5/8 inch across |
DSC_1941b.JPGLacewing on clover |
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DSC_2021b.JPGMonarch butterfly on locust blossoms |
DSC_2090b.JPGAnother swallowtail butterfly, with wings folded |
DSC_2102b.JPGA well-camouflaged damsel fly |
DSC_0246b.JPGTwo beetles on the edge of a sign at the Edison-Ford winter estate, Ft Myers, FL, 2013-1-19. |
DSC_0254b.JPGMale Monarch butterfly on a flower on the grounds of the Edison-Ford winter estate, Ft Myers, FL, 2013-1-19. |
DSC_0689b.JPGBack at our motel after a day of birding in Florida at the Space Coast Birding Festival, we found this insect on our doorstep in Titusville. |
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DSC_0816b.JPGWhite butterfly on white flower, at the roadside near Canaveral National Seashore on Jan 26, 2013.
Flower: Bidens alba (id courtesy of Bill Diffin); common name: romerillo or beggartick.
Butterfly remains unidentified for now.
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DSC_0818b.JPGFlower: Bidens alba (id courtesy of Bill Diffin); common name: romerillo or beggartick. |
DSC_0820b.JPGFlower: Bidens alba (id courtesy of Bill Diffin); common name: romerillo or beggartick. |
DSC_0001i.JPGDamselfly-like insect we found on the driveway before leaving for OOS meeting at Black Mesa. |
DSC_0028i.JPGBee/wasp on Gaillardia at side of the road in the Oklahoma panhandle. |
DSC_0033i.JPGAnother view of the bee/wasp on Gaillardia at the side of the road in the Oklahoma panhandle. |
DSC_0600i.JPGHemiptera/heteroptera seen on our trip to Black Mesa with OOS, May 2011 |
DSC_0604i.JPGUnidentified insects seen at Black Mesa, May 2011 |
DSC_0656a.JPGMetallic Green Bee on ... |
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DSC_0937a.JPGDead beetle I found while cleaning out plant containers around our back porch. |
DSC_0919a.JPGWheel bug, Arilus cristatus, on house siding, has lost part of an antenna |
DSC_0510a.JPGI found this large spider in a cavity under a stepping stone while I was thinning our bulb bed. |
DSC_0537a.JPGButterfly at Red Slough where we went to see the Yellow Rail |
DSC_0665a.JPGQueen butterfly at Red Slough WMA, late in the season for this butterfly, per David A |
DSC_0674a.JPGQueen butterfly (Danaus gilipus) at Red Slough, per David A |
DSC_0684a.JPGAmerican Lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) at Red Slough WMA, per David A |
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DSC_0695a.JPGQueen butterfly with wings closed, at Red Slough WMA |
DSC_0699a.JPGSyrphid fly? at Red Slough WMA |
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DSC_0704a.JPGBuckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) at Red Slough WMA |
DSC_0711a.JPGFlies on flowers at Red Slough WMA |
DSC_0713a.JPGFlies at Red Slough WMA |
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DSC_0717a.JPGBumblebee at Red Slough WMA |
DSC_0719a.JPGBumblebee |
DSC_0813a.JPGBlue-black wasp at Red Slough WMA |
DSC_0828a.JPGFamiliar Bluet, per David A |
DSC_0878a.JPGBlue-faced Meadowhawk at Red Slough WMA, per David A |
DSC_0881a.JPGBlue-faced Meadowhawk, Red Slough WMA |
DSC_0884a.JPGBlue-faced Meadowhawk |
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DSC_0896a.JPGFemale Variegated Pondhawk at Red Slough WMA, yellow spots indicate female, per David A |
DSC_0899a.JPGFemale Variegated Pondhawk at Red Slough WMA |
DSC_0909a.JPGBuckeye |
DSC_0911a.JPGBlue-faced Meadowhawk |
DSC_0906a.JPGPainted Lady (Vanessa cardui) in our backyard on Lantana |
DSC_0911a.JPGSkipper on Lantana in our backyard |
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DSC_0942a.JPGSyrphid fly on sedum in our yard |
DSC_0951a.JPGSyrphid fly on sedum in our yard |
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DSC_0972a.JPGFemale Praying Mantis on our porch rail |
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DSC_1283a.JPGRed-headed Ash Borer on branches blown into our yard from our neighbor |
DSC_1292a.JPGRed-headed Ash Borer--there were several running up and down the branches cut from a neighbor's tree |
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DSC_0254b.JPGFemale Neon Skimmer |
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IMG_6182b.JPGPale Green Assassin Bug nymph
Zelus luridus
This critter was on the old plant cart--maybe when we brought it back into the house, or when we brought in some plants from outside. |
DSC_0739b.JPGSouthern Pink Moth
Pyrausta inornatalis |
IMG_5930b.JPGMilkweed Tussock Moth caterpillar on Butterfly Weed at a home on Butterfly Garden Tour. |
DSC_0004b.JPGMud Dauber Wasp, MS Gulf Coast, May 15, 2009 |
DSC_0011b.JPGGrasshopper on MS Gulf Coast, May 15, 2009 |
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DSC_0044b.JPGCrab, MS Gulf Coast, May 15, 2009, while birding after a SoSMUG meeting |
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IMG_1885b.JPGBeetle, MS Gulf Coast, May 15, 2009 |