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Distinguished Colomychus

Greater Bee Fly--hovering

I have seen this pretty little Crambid just twice, both times at my porch light, but it is not too...

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Uploaded on May 9, 2008

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Attempting to catch the hovering behavior--they would hold fairly steady in little sunny...

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Uploaded on May 7, 2008

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Greater Bee Fly--basking

Lancet Clubtail

Every spring I spot a few of these flies hovering in sunny patches in my back yard. Between bouts of...

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Uploaded on May 7, 2008

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Detail, remnants of prey visible as well. Lots of detail can be seen on the large...

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Uploaded on May 5, 2008

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Lancet Clubtail

Cope's Gray Treefrog

Lancet Clubtail, I think, see BugGuide account . Gomphus_exilisMPCCA20080504-13 65A

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Uploaded on May 5, 2008

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Detail of head.Throat pouch is partly distended. Hyla_chrysoscelisPCC A20080502-1284A

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Uploaded on May 5, 2008

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Cope's Gray Treefrog

Yellow Star grass

This tree frog was calling loudly from the trunk of a tree right next to a road--there was a puddle...

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Uploaded on May 5, 2008

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A pretty little wildflower--very low to the ground. It is scattered on trail edges and semi-open...

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Uploaded on May 1, 2008

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Anchor Stinkbug

Anchor Stinkbug

Attacking larva of a Milkweed Tussock Moth. See it large . PCCA20060715-5634A1

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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008

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A naturalist from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences found this while on a dragonfly walk. It was...

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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008

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Podisus species

Rice Stinkbug

Pcca20060827-7023a

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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008

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This one was attracted to a lighted sheet. Pcca20061019-9211a

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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008

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Rice Stinkbug

Brown Stinkbug

A narrow stinkbug--I believe I've just seen it once in NC, and once in Texas.

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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008

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Not very common--I found this one in my yard. PCCA20060624-5088A

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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008

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Florida Predatory Stinkbug

Brown Stinkbug

One of my favorite stinkbugs--I love the Halloween-like pattern. I have found just one adult (here)...

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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008

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Found at a lighted wall. PCCP20040707-5716A

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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008

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Brown Stinkbug

Rough Stinkbug

I believe I found this at a light and captured it for some photos. PCCA20060510-3655A

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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008

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I did some anatomic shots of the underside and was able, I think, to key this to ...

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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008

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