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Tag: insects

immature Large Milkweed Bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) on Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) in my garden.
October 19October 18 Donna L. Long

The Mysteries of Large Milkweed Bugs

Blue Dasher dragonfly at Schuylkill Center - Photo by Donna L. Long
August 3August 1 Donna L. Long

Common Green Darner

Bee visiting Sienna. Photo by Donna L. Long
July 21July 21 Donna L. Long

Bee or Fly?

European Mantis called the Praying Mantis (Mantis_religiosa) egg case. Photo by Donna L Long.
July 13November 11 Donna L. Long

Whose Egg Case? The European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)

Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa Atalanta) sipping salts from human skin.
June 29August 26 Donna L. Long

Red Admiral Butterfly and Flowers That Attract Them.

June 15June 15 Donna L. Long

Colorado Potato Beetles and How to Predict Garden Pest Infestations

Large Carpenter Bee (Xylcopa spp.) with new blossoms, fertiilized and blossoms going to seed of a New England Aster (Symphyotricum novae-angliae) in my garden.
September 29August 26 Donna L. Long

New England Asters, a Pollinator Magnet for Your Garden.

Bee visiting Sienna. Photo by Donna L. Long
April 7March 23 Donna L. Long

Pollinator Syndromes: How to Predict Which Flowers Insects Will Like

Yellowjackets nest in the tree in front of my house.
September 20February 15 Donna L. Long

The Yellowjackets And The Squirrels

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Butterfly. Lycaenidae Butterfly Family). By Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth! [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
June 9August 26 Donna L. Long

Observing Butterflies At Home and Far Away

March 25February 15 Donna L. Long

Insects Head, Thorax, and Abdomen – drawing to learn. 

Large Carpenter Bee (Xylcopa spp.) onn a New England Aster (Symphyotricum novae-angliae) blossom in my garden.
October 31February 15 Donna L. Long

New England Asters are a Buffet for Pollinators

A sunflower (Helianthus spp.) in my garden illuminated by the sun. Photo by Donna L. Long.
October 3February 15 Donna L. Long

Fall Sunflowers, Bees, Flies and Pollination

Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas) - Lycaenidae Family. Photo from Wikimedia Public Domain.
September 2August 26 Donna L. Long

Gossamer Butterfly Family (Lycaenidae)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). Swallowtail butterfly family. Photo by Donna L. Long.
August 25August 26 Donna L. Long

Swallowtail Butterfly Family

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