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jbeckyDescription
It was a dark and stormy night in suburbia. This snail, smaller than any other snails observed during a break in the storm, was clamped tight to the underside of a holly leaf in a dark area of the yard. I let it be.
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Genista Broom Moth (Uresiphita reversalis)Observer
jbeckyDescription
I see these frequently, That might be because I and many neighbors have Texas Mountain Laurel in our yards.
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Large Maple Spanworm Moth (Prochoerodes lineola)Observer
jbeckyDescription
Large moth near porch lights.
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Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus)Observer
jbeckyDescription
Tiny bee-mimic fly.
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Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus)Observer
jbeckyDescription
On the trunk of a small tree, doing a display that had one throat sac display and a lot of foot stamping and head bobbing.
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Beetles (Order Coleoptera)Observer
jbeckyDescription
About 3/4 of an inch long, up over my head.
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American Sunflower Moth (Homoeosoma electella)Observer
jbeckyDescription
Body is about 3/5 of an inch long.
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Moonseed Moth (Plusiodonta compressipalpis)Observer
jbeckyDescription
A different individual than my other Moonseed tonight. I put them both in because I went back and forth between them to compare, so I observed them both closely. I was wondering if this was a female, but I never did figure out it's hiding its antennae. Each was under its own light, about 20 feet apart, at the same time.
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Moonseed Moth (Plusiodonta compressipalpis)Observer
jbeckyDescription
Is this one male because of the feathery antennae?
A different individual than my other Moonseed tonight. I put them both in because I went back and forth between them to compare, so I observed them both closely. Each was under its own light, about 20 feet apart, at the same time.
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Mosquitoes and Midges (Infraorder Culicomorpha)Observer
jbeckyDescription
Is this tiny arthropod a small pill bug, an insect, or something else? Found floating motionless just underwater in a neglected outdoor dog bowl.
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Mosquitoes and Midges (Infraorder Culicomorpha)Observer
jbeckyDescription
Aquatic larva in a neglected outdoor dog bowl.
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Leaf Beetles and Allies (Superfamily Chrysomeloidea)Observer
jbeckyDescription
Tiny black beetle with red legs, rescued from certain death in a neglected outdoor dog bowl.
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Mites and Ticks (Subclass Acari)Observer
jbeckyDescription
Tiny little mites floating in a neglected dog bowl outside.
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Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)Observer
jbeckyDescription
Mosquito floating facedown in a neglected dog bowl outside.
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Long-necked Ground Beetle (Colliuris pensylvanica)Observer
jbeckyDescription
This tiny beetle was walking across my computer when I went to ID observations for City Nature Challenge. Lucky for me, I had found one during CNC observation days, so I already know what it is. It's so cute :-)
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Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)Observer
jbeckyDescription
A butterfly near outside lights, but not in the direct light.
