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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Observer
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A lot of these are out today. I do not see them here often.
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Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea)Observer
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I have seen caterpillars of this species feeding on a variety of plants in my yard.
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
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A number of these bees have dug holes in our lawn. They hop and hover around and then alight on the lawn , sometimes entering the holes. I am fairly sure these are mining bees, iNaturalist Computer Vision suggests Miserable Mining Bee for osme of these pictures.
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Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)Observer
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At least three of these swallowtails were flitting around; only this one came to rest where I could get a picture.
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Sunflowers (Genus Helianthus)Observer
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Volunteer that came up from striped or black oil sunflower bird seed
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Plant Bugs (Family Miridae)Observer
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Tiny; on a sunflower. I did not see this tiny bug until I examined pictures of the sunflower O was photographing.
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Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera)Observer
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Red abdomen, banded antennae (yellow, white. black) and legs (alternating black and white).
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White-tipped Sawfly (Taxonus terminalis)Observer
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Mostly reddish orange body; distinctive white antenna tips. Here shown resting on a late boneset leaf. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/928192 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76381034.
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Sunflowers (Genus Helianthus)Observer
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The kind that comes up from striped or black oil sunflower seed. This is a volunteer.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Sun Beetles (Genus Amara)Observer
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This specimen appears to have in its grasp the larva of another insect.
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Dance Flies (Family Empididae)Observer
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Perhaps Empis clausa as suggested by iNat Computer Vision. @mabuva
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Genus PeckhamiaObserver
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Ant-like coloration and overall appearance; distinctive shape.
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Genus CaliroaObserver
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Feeding on bur oak; apparently an instar earlier than the sixth instar - lacks black spots that look like sunglasses on the head
