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Brown Wasp Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea)Observer
lwynetteDescription
Found in urban backyard prairie patch
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
lwynetteDescription
Could possibility Lentinellus vulpinus?
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Common Bird's Nest Fungus (Crucibulum laeve)Observer
lwynetteDescription
Growing in wood clip mulch.
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Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)Observer
lwynetteDescription
It is my observation that this individual seems to be a lighter morph than typically seen in IL.
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Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)Observer
lwynetteDescription
This is my best guess. Reference: A Swift Guild to Butterflies by Jeffrey Glassberg.
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Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)Observer
lwynetteDescription
Not the best photo, but hopefully enough to ID
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Lichen Grasshopper (Trimerotropis saxatilis)Observer
lwynetteDescription
Observed several individuals near the highest elevation in MO.
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Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)Observer
lwynetteDescription
Female
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Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)Observer
lwynetteDescription
Immature male.
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Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)Observer
lwynetteDescription
Found in a community garden with milkweed nearby.
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Regal Moth (Citheronia regalis)Observer
lwynetteDescription
Deceased individual found along hiking trail.
