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.
As always, fantastic photos. Particularly nice with captions.
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