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Genus DeinodryinusObserver
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I only had my cell phone on me as I was leaving for work and saw this small wasp darting over the petals of Heliopsis in my front yard, apparently hunting.
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Tribe TryphoniniObserver
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Observed laying eggs on Penstemon digitalis, foxglove beardtongue, in my front yard.
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Subfamily MirinaeObserver
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My best guess is Mirinae. I have no idea.
Observed, briefly, resting on Viburnum dentatum
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Genus HomoeosomaObserver
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ID REQUEST: Smooth black caterpillar with long white stripes and orange head, feeding on Helianthus, sunflower, September 2015
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Fireflies Family LampyridaeObserver
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ID REQUEST: Photinus pyralis?
Blogged at First Firefly!
Growing a Native Plant Garden in a Flatbush Backyard
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Mayapple Rust Allodus podophylliObserver
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Observed in the mayapples at the Native Flora Garden of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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Thrips Order ThysanopteraObserver
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These little shrimp-like guys were crawling all over these Erigeron, Fleabane flowers. Very tiny. I only noticed them by zooming in in-camera after I took the shot.
Location: Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11218, United States
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Osmia pumilaObserver
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Small, blue-green metallic bee with white hairs.
Observed excising a leaf margin arc from Fragaria virginiana (Rosaceae), the native Virginia strawberry in my backyard.
ID'd by @johnascher on BugGuide
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Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnoliaObserver
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Observed in the Native Flora Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Violet Rust Puccinia violaeObserver
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Host plant is Viola sororia, common blue violet.
Observed in my garden.
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Nightshades Genus SolanumObserver
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Growing as a weed (volunteer) in my garden.
Leaves and stems are glossy, not hairy, nor sticky.
Sap is clear.
Too early for flowers or fruit.
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Insects Class InsectaObserver
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Found what appears to be a pupal case on an asteraceous stem in my garden.
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False Honey Ants Genus PrenolepisObserver
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Dropped in my lap from my cherry tree above, presumable nectaring.
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Observer
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Stenodema trispinosum, three-spined grass bug, disturbed in lawn along my driveway, May 2018
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European Paper Wasp Polistes dominulaObserver
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These are everywhere in my screened porch. I can't tell where they're emerging from.
