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Black-tipped Darner (Aeshna tuberculifera)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Female #2 seen
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stubirdnbDescription
Attracted to light in old field - garden - mixed forest habitat along coast of Northumberland Strait.
Seems to match well with images at BugGuide.
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Partridge Planthopper (Scolops sulcipes)Observer
ken-potterDescription
2nd field old Spears farm / Gregory State Game Area.
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Brilliant Jumping Spider (Phidippus clarus)Observer
ken-potterDescription
2nd field old Spears farm / Gregory State Game Area.
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Moth Mullein (Verbascum blattaria)Observer
ken-potterDescription
Lakelands Trail; Kelly Rd parking area to Stockbridge
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Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae)Observer
mobbiniDescription
found somewhere hanging in the air, not necessarily on Salix
Salix https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123669840, caterpillar (not found there, but many Salix at location) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123669839, feeding pattern https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123669841, beetle https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123669842
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Chrysis conicaObserver
walkingstick2Description
Rescued it from my bird bath.
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Yellowish Planthopper (Conomelus anceps)Observer
micketalbotDescription
Female
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stevenw12339Description
Crawling up and down tree. Spmns collected with permission of observatory.
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Redwood Inside-out Flower (Vancouveria planipetala)Observer
arnelDescription
Redwood Inside-out Flower (Vancouveria planipetala), photographed along the access road to the Iverson Cabin site at Portola Redwoods State Park in southern San Mateo County, CA.
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Acorn Ants (Genus Temnothorax)Observer
mobbiniDescription
hairy butt
obs for plant: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34023921
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Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)Observer
kimberlietxDescription
On Fraxinus albicans. Didn't notice damage, but I came across this at the end of my walk and I was exhausted. I'll go back tomorrow and take a much better look. The wind blew this one out of the leaves, so I wasn't able to collect it. Will report it after I revisit.
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Canopy Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus)Observer
salticidudeDescription
LIFER!!!
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Common Sunburst Lichen (Xanthoria parietina)Observer
carnifexDescription
under UV-light, a magical world appears...
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Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)Observer
ceisemanDescription
A sad fly clinging to a monkshood flower, with the night's frost melted into water droplets that cover its body. Appears to be Eristalis tenax; is there anything else it could be?
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Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Observer
mobbiniDescription
tree https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108197037, nearby tree had still leaves https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108197038, lady beetle https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108197039, black eggs/puppa? https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108197040, fly https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108197041, aphid https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108197042
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Candleflame Lichen (Candelaria concolor)Observer
mobbiniDescription
the yellow one
on huge fallen branch, after storm
Mosses https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108606684, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108606685, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108606686, lichen https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108606687, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108606688, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108606692, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108606697
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Stripe-legged Robberfly (Dioctria hyalipennis)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
With mordellid prey?
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Continental Striped Shield Bug (Graphosoma italicum ssp. italicum)Observer
kgrebennikovDescription
Specimen(s) from the collection: Russia, Dagestan, Kizikyurtovsky District, Shushanovka 46.98 E 43.20 N 2014-07-14 Gasanova N.M-S. leg. // DGS-Shush-02 01: 1 ♂ Graphosoma italicum italicum Muller, 1766 Grebennikov K.A. det. 2021.
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Genus DiplolepisObserver
kimberlietxDescription
Emerged from rose stem galls collected here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98753609 on 10/18/21. Preserved in vial 118. More expected to emerge.
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Woolly Burdock (Arctium tomentosum)Observer
mobbiniDescription
Arctium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102616472, bumblebees https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102616471, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102616487, bees https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102616485, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102616490, leafmine https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102616481
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Orchesella cinctaObserver
mobbiniDescription
tree https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102100537, moss https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102100539, springtails https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102100540, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102100547, Xylaria https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102100544, young Isopods https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102100550
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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)Observer
mobbiniDescription
some visitors of a little Lathyrus field
been there for a while, only this one butterfly
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Genus ChrysisObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Pollinator Garden Survey Aug 6th 2021 w P-L Haché
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Umbrella Paper Wasps (Genus Polistes)Observer
ken-potterDescription
Denton Cemetery
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Coppery Leafhopper (Jikradia olitoria)Observer
mokennonDescription
love the variation in colors!
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Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle (Chrysolina fastuosa)Observer
mobbiniDescription
ID based on host plant
on Galeopsis, some of them; staying there for weeks; June https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95679248
July https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99860067
August https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102921094
