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Leaves of this plant emerge in fall to do their work over the winter, then wither in spring. When the...

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Uploaded on Oct 9, 2011  |  Map

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Pyrausta bicoloralis - A couple were flitting about on cultivated Verbesina virginica at dusk, mostly...

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Uploaded on Oct 1, 2011  |  Map

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A tachinid fly, I think. Expert comments on BugGuide confirm it is a male Gnadochaeta.

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Uploaded on Sep 29, 2011  |  Map

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A small hoverfly, Toxomerus geminatus.

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Uploaded on Sep 29, 2011  |  Map

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Stagmomantis carolina - Carolina Mantis, as guessed by Troy on the adjacent image. That dark spot that...

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Uploaded on Aug 29, 2011  |  Map

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This ought to help--same subject, different view. (Hint: the black spot is a dead giveaway.)

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Uploaded on Aug 27, 2011  |  Map

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Detail of an insect found recently around my home in North Carolina. This should be easy for naturalists in...

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Uploaded on Aug 27, 2011  |  Map

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I bought this years ago, when they were rapidly becoming obsolete. I remember that they used to cost about...

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Uploaded on Aug 18, 2011

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Asclepias verticillata, growing on a roadside next to a prairie reserve.

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Uploaded on Aug 15, 2011  |  Map

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Gargaphia tiliae, Linden Lace Bugs, found under a Basswood leaf by a knowledgeable friend--see his BugGuide image.

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Uploaded on Aug 6, 2011  |  Map

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Male Lucanus capreolus (or Pseudolucanus capreolus). As usual, this one came to my back window about 9 p.m....

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Uploaded on Jul 24, 2011  |  Map

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Detail of Laphria species.

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2011  |  Map

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Laphria species--many are convincing mimics of bumblebees. Some species can be separated based on...

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2011  |  Map

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Xenox tigrinus, the "Tiger Bee Fly". This individual, likely a female, was buzzing around the...

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2011  |  Map

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A busy night at the porch light: Obtuse Euchlaena - Euchlaena obtusaria

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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2011  |  Map

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Prionus imbricornis - Tile-horned Prionus - This came to the kitchen window, right by the porch. I...

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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2011  |  Map

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A "beaded lacewing", Lomamyia species. I find a couple every year, almost always at my porch light. This one is worth viewing large.

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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2011  |  Map

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Pelidnota punctata - the whole thing, to accompany the cropped images.

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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2011  |  Map

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