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Genus CoprinellusObserver
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Around base of rotted horse-chestnut stump
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Cutworms and Dart Moths (Subfamily Noctuinae)Observer
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Under thatchy dead weeds and litter in large planter.
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Genus AnthelaObserver
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About 2/3 inch, stuck to the bottom of a fist-sized stone in a loose rockpile by garden
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
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Cold and moving slow, upper 40’s, cloudy afternoon, on soil in between mixed spring bulbs (Chionodoxa, Scilla, hyacinth)
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
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On hyacinth. The hyacinth were loaded with these. Makes me want to plant buckets more.
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
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Checking out blue Scilla and white Chionodoxa. This individual was generally darker and more active than the other bees working nearby hyacinth.
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Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)Observer
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On porch post, sheltering from raw spring rain
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Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Observer
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On crocus
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Frigid Mining Bee (Andrena frigida)Observer
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On crocus
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
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On crocus
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Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)Observer
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Neighbors extracted this from their unheated garage.
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Calligrapher Beetles (Genus Calligrapha)Observer
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On hosta stem in senescing perennial bed.
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Common Looper Moth (Autographa precationis)Observer
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On perennial sunflower
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European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)Observer
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On butterfly weed
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Observer
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On tithonia
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European Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)Observer
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On tithonia
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Squash Bugs (Genus Anasa)Observer
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On signpost in cucumber/zucchini patch
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Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Observer
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On butterfly weed
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Fraternal Potter Wasp (Eumenes fraternus)Observer
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On Japanese indigo
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Genus NovisuccineaObserver
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I like how there’s a cave-painting of a snail on the shell
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Thick-legged Hover Fly (Syritta pipiens)Observer
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On Japanese indigo
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Observer
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On dahlia
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Globetails (Genus Sphaerophoria)Observer
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On marigold
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Yellow-legged Flower Fly (Syrphus rectus)Observer
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On marigold
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Eastern Hornet Fly (Spilomyia longicornis)Observer
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On cosmos
