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bug of the day

bug of the day

This one's for George! (A banded tussock moth, Halysidota tessellaris.)

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Uploaded on Jul 12, 2009

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A not-so-greenish Green Leuconycta (Leuconycta diphteroides) hiding out on the underside of a...

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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2009

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bug of the day

bug of the day

Via optical zoom. Possibly a whitetail dragonfly, Plathemis lydia?

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Uploaded on Jul 10, 2009

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Not much action on the daisies this year, as there's not much sun. But here's a cute little bee for...

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Uploaded on Jul 7, 2009

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bug of the day

bug of the day

A cool green and brown stink bug at the porch light, I think it is Banasa dimiata.

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Uploaded on Jul 6, 2009

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A beautiful moth, known as "The Herald" (Scoliopteryx libatrix). A first for me, thanks to...

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Uploaded on Jul 5, 2009

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bug of the day

bug of the day

The forest tent caterpillar moths must have emerged from their cocoons recently, as there were at...

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Uploaded on Jul 4, 2009

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A flower longhorn (Analeptura lineola) with a head full of daisy pollen.

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Uploaded on Jul 3, 2009

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bug of the day

bug of the day

Looks like another "Hang in There!" poster.

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Uploaded on Jul 1, 2009

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Moth on Mint.

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Uploaded on Jun 28, 2009

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bug of the day

bug of the day

Most likely a pale version of the oak besma moth (Besma quercivoraria).

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Uploaded on Jun 27, 2009

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A big gross mess, I know. But it was cool and weird that one of my bark beetle traps was filled with...

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Uploaded on Jun 24, 2009

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bug of the day

bug of the day

I believe this is a common Gluphisia (Gluphisia septentrionis). A nice, furry moth :-).

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Uploaded on Jun 23, 2009

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A whitespotted sawyer beetle (Monochamus scutellatus) desperately wanting a way out of the plastic...

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2009

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bug of the day

bug of the day

Nursery web spiders are big are cool, but I'm not sure how I feel about having a whole yard full of...

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Uploaded on Jun 20, 2009

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It's like that "Hang in There!" poster, but with a sawfly larva instead of a cute kitty...

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Uploaded on Jun 19, 2009

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bug of the day

bug of the day

I'm sure there's a dragonfly in there somewhere...

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Uploaded on Jun 19, 2009

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A pretty little crescent butterfly (Phyciodes sp.), with bonus bichos in the shot (can you find it)....

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Uploaded on Jun 17, 2009

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