jayisunj's Identifications

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What

Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)

Observer

yeelon_tusk

Date

August 18, 2023 10:06 AM CDT

Place

Brush Hills Area, Hinsdale, IL, US (Google, OSM)
Common Eastern Firefly - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
jayisunj's ID: Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)
Added on May 29, 2024
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What

Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera)

Observer

yeelon_tusk

Date

August 26, 2023 03:30 PM CDT

Place

Salt Creek, Oak Brook, IL, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Shedded skin

Mayflies - Photo (c) This Photo was taken by Böhringer Friedrich., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
jayisunj's ID: Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera)
Added on May 29, 2024
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What

Kelp, Marsh, Thick-headed Flies and Allies (Superfamily Sciomyzoidea)

Observer

yeelon_tusk

Date

August 26, 2023 03:42 PM CDT

Place

W Maple St, Hinsdale, IL, US (Google, OSM)
Kelp, Marsh, Thick-headed Flies and Allies - Photo (c) Michael King, all rights reserved, uploaded by Michael King
jayisunj's ID: Kelp, Marsh, Thick-headed Flies and Allies (Superfamily Sciomyzoidea)
Added on May 29, 2024
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What

Pure Green Sweat Bee (Augochlora pura)

Observer

yeelon_tusk

Date

August 27, 2023 02:49 PM CDT

Place

Fullersburg Woods, Oak Brook, IL, US (Google, OSM)
Pure Green Sweat Bee - Photo (c) Danilo Hegg, all rights reserved, uploaded by Danilo Hegg
jayisunj's ID: Pure Green Sweat Bee (Augochlora pura)
Added on May 29, 2024
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What

Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)

Observer

yeelon_tusk

Date

January 3, 2024 02:10 PM PST

Place

Coronado Central Beach, Coronado, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Giant Kelp - Photo (c) Pat Webster @underwaterpat, all rights reserved, uploaded by Pat Webster @underwaterpat
jayisunj's ID: Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)
Added on May 29, 2024
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What

Cassin's 17-year Cicada (Magicicada cassinii)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 2024

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

crazy pigment mutation

Cassin's 17-year Cicada - Photo (c) Michael Tobler, all rights reserved, uploaded by Michael Tobler
jayisunj's ID: Cassin's 17-year Cicada (Magicicada cassinii)
Added on May 28, 2024
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What

Macropsis viridis

Observer

jimeckert49

Date

June 29, 2023 09:23 PM EDT

Place

Reading, PA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

ID Bugguide KK

Macropsis viridis - Photo (c) jimeckert49, some rights reserved (CC BY)
jayisunj's ID: Macropsis viridis, a member of Typical Leafhoppers (Family Cicadellidae)
Added on May 27, 2024
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3 photos

What

Fattig's Ant Fly (Mixogaster fattigi)

Observer

hannahwojo

Date

May 5, 2023 12:07 PM EDT

Place

Hilliard, FL, US (Google, OSM)
Fattig's Ant Fly - Photo (c) Joe Girgente, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joe Girgente
jayisunj's ID: Fattig's Ant Fly (Mixogaster fattigi)
Added on May 27, 2024
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3 photos

What

Fattig's Ant Fly (Mixogaster fattigi)

Observer

joseph92

Date

May 5, 2023 12:07 PM EDT

Place

Hilliard, FL 32046, USA (Google, OSM)

Tags

forsteve
Fattig's Ant Fly - Photo (c) Joe Girgente, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joe Girgente
jayisunj's ID: Fattig's Ant Fly (Mixogaster fattigi)
Added on May 27, 2024
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What

Cassin's 17-year Cicada (Magicicada cassinii)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 2024

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)
Cassin's 17-year Cicada - Photo (c) Michael Tobler, all rights reserved, uploaded by Michael Tobler
jayisunj's ID: Cassin's 17-year Cicada (Magicicada cassinii)
Added on May 27, 2024
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What

Wrinkly Stinkhorn (Phallus rugulosus)

Observer

silaseckhardt

Date

May 11, 2024 12:43 PM EDT

Place

N 28th St, Richmond, VA, US (Google, OSM)
Wrinkly Stinkhorn - Photo (c) Chantel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chantel
jayisunj's ID: Wrinkly Stinkhorn (Phallus rugulosus)
Added on May 25, 2024
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What

Pharaoh Cicada (Magicicada septendecim)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 2024

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

100s just in the grass of my backyard.

Pharaoh Cicada - Photo (c) jsatler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jsatler
jayisunj's ID: Pharaoh Cicada (Magicicada septendecim)
Added on May 25, 2024
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2 photos

What

Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

Observer

pecosvalleydiamond

Date

May 2024

Place

Chaves County, US-NM, US (Google, OSM)
Dark-winged Fungus Gnats - Photo (c) Paul Bedell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
jayisunj's ID: Dark-winged Fungus Gnats (Family Sciaridae)
Added on May 20, 2024
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What

Parapiesma cinereum

Observer

ecgawa

Date

June 8, 2022 01:50 PM CDT

Place

Mary Ln, Howells, NE, US (Google, OSM)

Description

4mm

Parapiesma cinereum - Photo (c) Stephen Luk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephen Luk
jayisunj's ID: Parapiesma cinereum, a member of Ash-gray Leaf Bugs (Family Piesmatidae)
Added on May 19, 2024
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What

Bare-eyed Bee-mimic Fly (Mallota bautias)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 2024

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)
Bare-eyed Bee-mimic Fly - Photo (c) Thomas Shahan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Thomas Shahan
jayisunj's ID: Bare-eyed Bee-mimic Fly (Mallota bautias)
Added on May 19, 2024
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What

Sigmoid Prominent (Clostera albosigma)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 2024

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)
Sigmoid Prominent - Photo (c) Larry Clarfeld, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Larry Clarfeld
jayisunj's ID: Sigmoid Prominent (Clostera albosigma)
Added on May 18, 2024
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What

Sigmoid Prominent (Clostera albosigma)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 2024

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)
Clostera - Photo (c) Stefan Kunz, all rights reserved, uploaded by Stefan Kunz
jayisunj's ID: Genus Clostera, a member of Prominent Moths (Family Notodontidae)
Added on May 17, 2024
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What

Pharaoh Cicada (Magicicada septendecim)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 2024

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

based on size, but i kept it to confirm

Pharaoh Cicada - Photo (c) jsatler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jsatler
jayisunj's ID: Pharaoh Cicada (Magicicada septendecim)
Added on May 17, 2024
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4 photos

What

Common Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 2024

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

on the side of my house

Common Snipe Fly - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
jayisunj's ID: Common Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus)
Added on May 14, 2024
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What

Greene's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa greenei)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 12, 2024 01:37 PM CDT

Place

Fullersburg Woods, Oak Brook, IL, US (Google, OSM)

Description

on the trunk of a dead elm

Greene's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp - Photo (c) Diane P. Brooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Diane P. Brooks
jayisunj's ID: Greene's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa greenei)
Added on May 13, 2024
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4 photos

What

Yellow-spotted Sapeater (Brachyopa vacua)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 2024

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Found a female in April and yesterday found this male on Spirea flowers in my yard, along with numerous conopids and beetles. Unfortunately lighting was poor for these images but they should do

Yellow-spotted Sapeater - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Katja Schulz
jayisunj's ID: Yellow-spotted Sapeater (Brachyopa vacua)
Added on May 11, 2024
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2 photos

What

Genus Photuris

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

July 27, 2022 05:45 PM CDT

Place

The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Found on the underside of a leaf. Most likely a member of this complex

Photuris - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
jayisunj's ID: Genus Photuris, a member of Fireflies (Family Lampyridae)
Added on May 10, 2024
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Phocides urania ssp. urania

Observer

catherinesarahcerros

Date

July 17, 2022 09:29 AM CDT

Place

Amojileca (Google, OSM)
Phocides urania urania - Photo (c) Cabo Neri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Cabo Neri
jayisunj's ID: Phocides urania ssp. urania, a member of Rainbow Skipper (Phocides urania)
Added on May 10, 2024
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What

Winter Gnat (Trichocera annulata)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

February 2023

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Male

Winter Gnat - Photo (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
jayisunj's ID: Winter Gnat (Trichocera annulata)
Added on May 9, 2024
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What

Williston's Wasp Fly (Sphiximorpha willistoni)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 2024

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

first one i’ve found in May. landed on a sunlit patch of dirt in my yard

Williston's Wasp Fly - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
jayisunj's ID: Williston's Wasp Fly (Sphiximorpha willistoni)
Added on May 8, 2024
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Cyrtolobus griseus

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

July 2022

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)
Cyrtolobus griseus - Photo (c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Robert Webster
jayisunj's ID: Cyrtolobus griseus, a member of Typical Treehoppers (Family Membracidae)
Added on May 8, 2024
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8 photos

What

Genus Zodion

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 2024

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

On spirea flowers. Pretty large for these

Zodion - Photo (c) Rui Andrade, all rights reserved
jayisunj's ID: Genus Zodion, a member of Thick-headed Flies (Family Conopidae)
Added on May 8, 2024
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6 photos

What

Myopa vesiculosa

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

May 2024

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

On Spirea flowers in my yard. Collected after it attacked a bee resulting in the two falling to the ground

Myopa vesiculosa - Photo (c) Tom Preney, all rights reserved, uploaded by Tom Preney
jayisunj's ID: Myopa vesiculosa, a member of Thick-headed Flies (Family Conopidae)
Added on May 8, 2024
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What

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)

Observer

thecicadadude

Date

July 2022

Place

Illinois, US (Google, OSM)
American Toad - Photo (c) Gerry Salmon, all rights reserved, uploaded by Gerry Salmon
jayisunj's ID: American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Genus Zammara

Observer

jaroschacht

Date

January 13, 2022 08:02 PM CET

Place

Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, CO (Google, OSM)
Zammara - Photo (c) Stéphane De Greef, all rights reserved, uploaded by Stéphane De Greef
jayisunj's ID: Genus Zammara, a member of Typical Cicadas (Family Cicadidae)
Added on May 1, 2024
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