Eno River State Park, Durham & Orange Counties, NC
The Eno River State Park is a large state park consisting of lands enclosing the Eno River. The land was bought by money raised over many years by the annual Festival for the Eno.
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| Trout Lily, 3/6/08 | Unknown flower | Coral Honeysuckle, 5/7/07 | Loving graffiti (discovered by photographer) |
Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, Durham & Orange Counties 3/6/08
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| Bowl and Doily Spider | Another Bowl and Doily Spider with different colors. | Question Mark, photo taken by Karl D. Gottschalk | Perhaps a midge, found on a Trout Lily petal. |
Eno River State Park, Fews Ford access, Orange County, NC 11/25/06
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| Gray Squirrel, Eno River State Park, Fews Ford access, Orange County, NC 11/25/06. See other mammals. | Spider wasp, Cox Mountain, Eno River State Park, Fews Ford access, Orange County, NC 11/25/06. This was the only insect I saw that day except for a few grasshoppers and some tiny flies. |
Orange County, 9/16/06
Cox Mountain was almost insect-free, but those that showed up were relatively unusual. That combination of circumstances, however, is not unusual at all!
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| Leafhopper (Jikradia olitoria), Eno River State Park, Fews Ford access, Cox Mountain, 9/16/06 | Rice Stink Bug, Eno River State Park, Fews Ford access, Cox Mountain, 9/16/06 | Green Lynx Spider with egg sac, Eno River State Park, Fews Ford access, Cox Mountain, 9/16/06 | Crossline Skipper, Eno River State Park, Fews Ford access, Cox Mountain, 9/16/06 | I guess this white critter (⅛ inch long) is an aphid, to judge from the attention it's getting from these ants. Eno River State Park, Fews Ford access, 9/16/06 |
4/12/06
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| Ashy Clubtail, Eno River State Park, Few's Ford access, Cox Mountain, Orange County, NC, 4/12/06 | Same Ashy Clubtail as on left. |
Orange County, 5/27/06
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| Ground Skink. See more lizards. | Purseweb Spider. See more spiders. | One-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela Unipunctata). | Mourning Cloak. See more True Brushfoots. |
Orange County, 4/12/06
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| Adult female Eastern Fence Lizard, Eno River State Park, Few's Ford access, Cox Mountain, Orange County, NC, 4/12/06 |
Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, Orange and Durham County, NC 10/9/06
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| Milkweed Leaf Beetle, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 10/9/06 | Another Milkweed Leaf Beetle, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 10/9/06 | Marbled Orb Weaver, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 10/9/06. See spider page. | Velvet Mite, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 10/9/06 | Flesh Fly (Metopia genus), Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 10/9/06 |
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| Velvet Mite, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 10/9/06 | Robber Fly, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 10/9/06 | Ichneumonid Wasp, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 10/9/06 |
Orange County, 8/5/06
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| Mystery Spider, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC 8/5/06 | Casebearer beetle larva, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC 8/5/06 | Bush Cricket (Phyllopalpus pulchellus, Trigonidiinae subfamily, Trigonidiidae family, Ensifera suborder), Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC 8/5/06 |
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| Banded Tussock Moth caterpillar, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC 8/5/06 | Maybe a Crossline Skipper, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC 8/5/06 |
Orange County, NC, 6/15/06
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| Early instar Leaffooted Bug nymphs. See other True Bugs. | Late instar Wheel Bug nymph with prey (a Ladybug Beetle larva) | Asian Ladybug Beetle larva. See other beetles. | Leafhopper. | Xylomid fly (Rachicerus obscuripennis). See other True Flies. |
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| White-tailed Deer. See other mammals. | Little Wood Satyr. See other nymphs and satyrs. | Black-shouldered Spinylegs. See other dragonflies. | Fowler's Toad. See other frogs and toads. | Horse Fly (Tabanus fulvulus) | Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta), Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Rd. access, Orange County, NC, 6/15/06 |
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| Wheel Bug nymph (late instar) with prey (apparently some kind of ladybug beetle larva), Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, 6/15/06. |
Orange County, 5/29/06
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| Halictid Bee (Agapostemon genus), Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, Orange County, NC, 5/29/05. This green bee is one of the most obvious members of this family; however, most Halictidae are not green, although they are less hairy than other bees. | Mating Common Water Striders, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 5/29/05. You can see their wings if you look closely. |
Durham and Orange Counties, 5/19/06
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| American Snout. Note the proboscis going down to the soil. See more Snouts (and some Emperors). | Scentless Plant Bug (Rhopalidae family), a True Bug. | Bee Fly. |
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| Eyed Click Beetle taking off | River Cooter, with a foot sticking out in back See more turtles. | Assassin bug, genus Zelus. See more True Bugs. | Great Spangled Fritillary, taken by Karl D. Gottschalk | Little Glassywing, taken by Karl D. Gottschalk See more Little Glassywings. |
4/28/06
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| Two views of a fruit fly (Tephritidae family). | |
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| Young mantid (less than an inch long) | Sphecid wasp dragging a spider | Male and female aphids | Mating Water Striders | Ashy Clubtail | Mourning Cloak Caterpillar |
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| Juvenal's Duskywing, I think! | Variegated Fritillary | Carolina Satyr | Common Buckeye | Common Whitetail |
Earlier dates
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| Common Wood Nymph, Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access (Orange County, NC), 7/6/05. This one appeared in a power line cut through a wooded area. | Common Wood Nymph, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access (Durham County, NC), 9/20/04. This butterfly had apparently seen a lot of action, with its eyespots nearly worn off. | Common Wood Nymph, Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access (Orange County, NC), 7/30/05. This butterfly showed up fairly deep in the woods. | Common Wood Nymph, Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access (Orange County, NC), 8/17/05. |
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| Northern Pearly Eye, Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, 7/30/05. Viewer discretion advised: note where the proboscis is going (and the interested fly in the background). | Carolina Satyrs mating, Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, 8/17/05. | Different Carolina Satyr couple, Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, 8/17/05. I saw 45+ members of this species there and then. | Carolina Satyr, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access (near Bobbitt Hole), Orange County, NC, 8/31/04 | Gemmed Satyr, Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, NC, 8/31/04. This one seems to have subtler features in general. |
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| Tawny Emperor, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 9/16/05. See ventral view below. |
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| Male Black-shouldered Spinylegs, Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, 6/23/05 | Female Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata), Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, Orange County, NC, 6/11/05. | Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata), Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, 6/11/05. |
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| Pselliopus cinctus nymph, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 6/23/05 | Wheel Bug nymph (late instar) with prey, perhaps Flatid Planthopper nymphs. Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, Orange County, NC, 6/23/05. | Wheel Bug, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, Orange County, NC, 11/7/05. This bug was very lively, walking very fast and then flying away. |
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| Spined Assassin Bug (Sinea diadema) nymph, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 6/23/05. This extremely small nymph may be an early instar. | Spined Assasin Bug (Sinea diadema) nymph, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 6/23/05. Also very tiny, and it's a good thing, too, from the looks of those forelegs! |
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| Possibly a Fishfly (family Corydalidae, genus Chauliodes), Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, Orange County, NC, 5/29/05. |
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| Eno River SP, 5/2/03. Superb camouflage! The three toads to the right were found in the same area. | Same day and place. Pretty good camouflage here. | Gray on the left, brown and the right: this toad seems to be having a little trouble sorting it out. | Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, 6/23/05. I have heard that there American Toad-Fowler's Toad hybrids exist; this might be one. |