It's been a while since I've posted and there is a massive backlog of photos I've taken over the last few weeks, but no time to post them! Here is a batch, with more to come soon.
This beautiful beetle is Blepharida rhois - a Sumac Flea Beetle, which was found, understandably, on sumac in my yard.
I'm guessing some kind of bug, as in Hemipteran, laid these eggs. Strange.
I think this somewhat worn butterfly is a Cupido comyntas - Eastern Tailed-Blue
A bee rests.
These are Chrysopilus thoracicus - Golden-backed Snipe Fly. The genus name Chrysopilus means "golden-hair" on the thorax - 'thoracicus'.
This fly looks similar but is in another family - Bombyliidae, I think in the genus Thevenetimyia
A damselfly finishes munching on what looks like a small white fly
A meadow katydid nymph.
Scorpion flies are always a cool find. They are so named for the male abdomen's remarkable resemblance to a scorpion tail (this is a female). They are not true flies and are in the family Mecoptera.
This is Leptopterna dolabrata - the meadow plant bug. It feeds on grass and is native to Europe.
This is a small robber fly, family Asilidae, with its prey.
A delightfully shiny Agapostemon sp. forages.
Halictus ligatus is one of the eusocial "sweat bees" in the family Halictidae. They live in large colonies in the ground.
2 comments:
As always, fantastic photos. Particularly nice with captions.
Thank you! :)
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