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May 2009 Photos
Durham, NC 5/31/09
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| Green Lacewing. Photo taken at night. | Striped Wintergreen (Chimapila maculata), in full bloom, 5/31/09 |
Durham, NC 5/30/09
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| Tachinid fly (Xanthomelanodes genus) | Leafhopper, maybe Graphocephala versuta, producing something | Fly (Dialysis genus, Xylophagidae family) |
Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC 5/30/09
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| Indian Pipes | Protean Shield-backed Katydid nymph | Question Mark |
Durham, NC 5/29/09
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| Male and female Black Widow Spiders |
Durham, NC 5/28/09
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| Crab spider | Striped Wintergreen: one flower in full bloom. |
Durham, NC 5/27/09
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| Male Black Widow, Durham, NC, 5/27/09 |
Durham, NC 5/26/09
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| Ground Spider (Sergiolus capulatus) | Crab spider with ant prey | Tachinid fly | Barklouse nymph (OK, it was taken on 5/25) |
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| Orchard Spider | Striped Wintergreen: the flower is opening. | Ichneumonid wasp |
Durham, NC 5/23/09
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| Three views of a jumping spider | Sharpshooter (Oncometopia orbona) | |||||
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| Striped Wintergreen (Chimapila maculata) with buds, Durham, NC, 5/23/09. Used to considered an Ericaceae family member. |
Durham, NC 5/22/09
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| Cerambycinid beetle, maybe Parelaphidion or Elaphidion genus. | Gray (Copes?) Treefrog. You can't tell the difference between these two species just by looking at their members. |
Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, NC 5/22/09
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| Magnolia Green Jumping Spider (Lyssomanes viridis) | Sleepy Orange | Monarch. Photo by Karl D. Gottschalk | Asian Multi-colored Ladybug Beetle pupa |
Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC 5/21/09
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| Boxelder Bug | Argid Sawfly | Leafhopper nymph | Katydid nymph | Harvestman |
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| Spider, maybe jumping spider | Grasshopper nymph | Mourning Cloak (ventral view) | Mourning Cloak (dorsal view) | Snout moth |
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| Orange Sulphur, dorsal view | Orange Sulphur, ventral view | Common Milkweed | Penstemon | Field of penstemons |
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC 5/20/09
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| Female Calico Pennant. See other dragonflies. | Hangingfly | Little Wood Satyr | Large Bee Fly | Blue Corporal |
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| Wild Blue Indigo flowers and leaves | Wild Blue Indigo seed pods |
Durham, NC 5/18/09
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| Podabrus rugosulus, Durham, NC, 5/18/09. |
Durham, NC 5/16/09
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| Curculio (Lixus genus) | Leaffooted Bug | Female Citrine Forktail |
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| Seven-spotted Ladybug Beetle | Thread-waisted wasp | Pileated Woodpecker |
Durham, NC 5/15/09
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| Boxelder Bug nymph | Eastern Box Turtle |
Ocracoke, South Point road, Hyde County, NC 5/13/09
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| Male Fiddler Crab, trying to intimidate me | Same crab, looking intimidated by my much taller husband. | Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass |
Springer's Point Nature Preserve, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC 5/12/09
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| Ladybug Beetle (Cycloneda mundi) | Blue-tipped Dancer. See other damselflies. | Little Wood Satyr (ventral) | Little Wood Satyr (dorsal) |
Ocracoke, north end, Hyde County, NC 5/12/09
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| Salt Marsh Skipper | Salt Marsh Skipper, ventral view | Robber fly |
Ocracoke (in town), Hyde County, NC 5/11/09
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| Milkweed Assassin Bug (Zelus longipes) |
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Dare County, NC 5/10/09
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| Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea) | Red Admiral | Six-lined Racerunner. See other lizards. | Florida Cooter |
Durham, NC 5/9/09
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| Three-spot Horse Fly (Tabanus trimaculatus) |
Southern Village, Chapel Hill, NC 5/7/09
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| Crab Spider, Bassaniana genus maybe |
Durham, NC 5/6/09
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| Treehopper (Telamona decorata), with what appears to be an early instar true bug nymph. The treehopper seemed to be protecting it. | Same treehopper departing with nymph. | Criocerinid beetle, (Neolema sexpunctata), Durham, 5/6/09 | Young Fowler's Toad (about 8 mm long) | Ichneumonid wasp |
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| Billbug (Splenophorus venatus). See other beetles. | Boxelder Bug nymph | Mourning Cloak caterpillar | Scarab beetle |
Durham, NC 5/4/09
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| Leaf beetle (Prasocuris phellandri), about 2 mm | Spotted Ladybug Beetles (Coleogilla maculata) | Tarnished Plant Bug on Buttercup fruit | Fowler's Toad, about 8 mm long |
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| Gray Treefrog | Spider (family Corinnidae) | Pearl Crescent with Buttercup flower | Female Golden-backed Snipe Fly |
Durham, NC 5/2/09
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| False Potato Beetle (aka Burdock Beetle) (Leptinotarsa juncta). A close relative of the Colorado Potato Beetle, but not a crop pest. |
Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC 5/1/09
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| American Lady. Also see the Butterfly Index. | Red-necked Cane Borer (Agrilus ruficollis), a very small Buprestid beetle | Male Zabulon Skipper | Blue Corporal dragonfly |
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| Grape Root Borer Moth (Vitacea polistiformis, according to BugGuide). Neither the Integrated Taxonomic Information System nor the Tree of Life Web have applied taxa on the genus level for this species. It is a Sesiidae family member. |
Forest Tent Caterpillar (Malacoma disstria) |
Boxelder Bug nymph |
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