Well the following ought to please the masses. Below are some photos from the last couple weeks that I have been meaning to post. Enjoy!

Pearly Wood-Nymph. Does it remind you of anything? (Think bird poop, its a nice defense).

Ctenucha Moth

Stilt-Legged Fly

Japanese Beetle

Drone Fly

Tent Caterpillar Moth

Dogbane Beetle

Scorpionfly…you can guess why he is called that, right?

Carrion Beetle

Thick-headed Fly. Thats right, its a fly, not a wasp…but its a good mimic isn’t it? You can tell its a fly from the halteres and antennae. And that goofy mouthpart.

Damselfly

Comma Butterfly. The “comma” part of the name comes from the silver “,” shape on the wing. Can you find it?

Thorn Treehopper

Happy Bugging

Deer fly (Chrysops spp.)

I know, I know, I know…I haven’t updated in a while and nor have I had a chance to respond to the plethora of emails that have flooded my box from the “Ask An Entomologist” section of this site. Seems to be a correlation between the height of insect activity and people’s curiosity with those bugs that dwell close to the home. Unfortunately, I have been super busy lately but soon enough I will get a chance to get back on track with this site. Promise.