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Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve is in a
geologically unique area.
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| Dutch-man's Breeches
(Dicentra cucullaria),
4/5/06 |
Smooth Coneflower
(Echinacea laevigata),
6/4/06. This is an officially endangered species according to the US Fish & Wildlife Service and North Carolina
Ecological Services according to their
Smooth Coneflower Page. |
Blue Wild Indigo
(Baptisia genus),
5/6/06 |
Bloodroot
(Sanguin-aria canadensis,
3/14/07 |
Toothwort
(Lathraea genus),
3/14/07. This is the
plant that Falcate Orangetips come to here in the Durham, NC area -- when they can find it! We
saw four Falcate Orangetips this day, but none of them found the two Toothworts we saw on the
trail. |
Trout Lily
(Erythonium americanum),
3/14/08. These ephemera show up in early spring and die back to
the ground when new leaves on the trees cut off the sunlight to the
understory. They are common in wooded areas around here. |
Round Lobed Hepatica
(Hepatica
americana), 3/14/07. Thanks for ID to Karl Gottschalk of Durham,
NC, Susan Andrews of
Winston-Salem, NC, Lynn Smith of Camden, SC and Bob Barber of Almagordo, NM. |
5/6/08
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| Leaf Beetle, about
2 mm long |
Leafhopper nymph |
Another leafhopper nymph |
Scorpionfly |
Spider |
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| Ladybug beetle
larva molting |
Mirid bug adult (Lopidea
genus) |
Mirid bug nymph (Lopidea
genus) |
Click beetle (Elaterinae subfamily) |
Orchard
Spider, probably overexposed |
4/11/08
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| Female Falcate Orangetip |
Male and female
Falcate Orangetips, engaged in courtship ritual |
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| Two
Green
Six-spotted Tiger Beetles |
Probably a
Juvenal's Duskywing |
Common Cricket |
2/9/08
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| Question Mark |
Blowfly |
Soldier Fly |
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5/25/07
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| Northern Pearly Eye,
Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 5/25/07 |
Crossline Skipper,
on Blue Indigo flower at Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC, 5/25/07 |
Negro Bug (Galgupha atra, Thyreocoridae family), Penny's Bend
Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 5/25/07. For what it's worth,
"negro" and "atra" mean the same thing in English: "black." |
Xylophagid fly, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 5/25/07 |
10/23/07
Insects appearing on plants are getting more scarce.
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| The taxonomic
classification of this tiny beetle (maybe 2 mm
long) eludes me. It showed up in the open meadow called "the
ridge." |
Tiny (2 mm long) weevil |
7/15/07
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| Jumping spider, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 7/15/07 |
Mating Noctuid moths, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC, 7/15/07 |
Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens), Penny's
Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 7/15/07. Note the two red
parasite eggs. |
Red-banded Hairstreak,
Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 7/15/07 |
Mayfly exuviae, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 7/15/07 |
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| Jumping spider with flower fly prey, Penny's Bend
Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 7/15/07 |
(Same) jumping spider, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC, 7/15/07 |
Acanalonid planthopper nymph, Penny's Bend
Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 7/15/07. This bold nymph
looked ready to use fight rather than flight. This little insect
was about 1 mm long. |
8/12/07
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| Leafhopper (Jikradia olitoria), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 8/12/07 |
6/15/07
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| Swamp Milkweed Beetle,
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507 |
Wheel Bug
nymph, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC, 6/1507 |
Leaffooted Bug
nymph, Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507 |
Mystery moth, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 6/1507. This was a very tiny moth, about 3 mm long. |
Orb weaver (Neoscona genus), Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507 |
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| Mystery leafhopper, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC, 6/1507 |
Dogbane Beetle,
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC, 6/1507 |
Margined Leatherwing,
Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507 |
Scarab beetle, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 6/1507 |
Clay-colored Leaf Beetle,
Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/15/07 |
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| Maybe a Florida Cooter,
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 6/1507. This turtle showed up on ridge level, far from
the river. It was very large, at least a foot long. See
other turtles. |
4/20/07
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| Juniper Hairstreak,
Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 4/20/07. Seen along Eno River flying
above leaf litter. |
Jumping spider with unidentified prey, Penny's Bend
Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 4/20/07. |
Potter Wasp,
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC, 4/20/07. |
Green six-spotted Tiger Beetle,
Penny's Bend
Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 4/20/07. |
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| Eastern Comma,
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC, 4/20/07. |
Solitary bee (probably Nomada species), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC, 4/20/07. This bee was the size of an
average ant and in frantic motion. |
Checkered Skipper, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 4/20/07. |
3/30/07
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| I think these are flower flies. Penny's Bend
Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 |
Orb weaver (probably Mangora genus), Penny's Bend
Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 |
Male Falcate Orangetip,
Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 |
Flower fly (Toxomerus marginatus), Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 |
Megachilid bee, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 3/30/07 |
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| Mystery dragonfly, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 3/30/07 |
Dance Fly (family Empididae), Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 |
Lancet Clubtail,
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 |
Young adult
Blue Corporal, Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 |
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| Mayfly, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 |
3/14/07
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| Juvenal's Duskywing,
Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/14/07 |
Question Mark,
Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/14/07. You can see the dorsal side
pattern of the wings in the picture on the right because the butterfly
opened its wings. |
10/21/06
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| Red-banded Hairstreak,
Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 10/21/06 |
Pearl Crescent,
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC, 10/21/06 |
Northern Cricket Frog,
Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 10/21/06 |
Tachinid fly (possibly genus Austrophorocera), Penny's
Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 10/21/06 |
Blowfly, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County,
NC, 10/21/06 |
8/13/06
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| Jumping spider, Penny's Bend
Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 8/13/06 |
Pelecinid
Wasp, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 8/13/06 |
Orchard Spider, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 8/13/06 |
Maybe a setwing, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 8/13/06 |
Spined Micrathena, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 8/13/06 |
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| Nursery Web Spider,
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham
County, NC, 8/13/06 |
Earlier visits
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| Ichnemonid Wasp,
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve,
Durham County, NC, 4/5/06. ID thanks to
Dr. Doug Yanega of the University of California at Riverside. |
Mirid bug nymph, Penny's Bend, Durham County, NC,
5/5/06. This bug was about ¼ inch
long without the antennae. Thanks to Eric Eaton for ID. |
Squash Bug,
Penny's Bend, Durham County, NC, 6/4/06 |
Calico Pennant
(Celithemis elisa),
Penny's Bend, Durham County, NC, 6/4/06 |
Male Widow Skimmer,
Penny's Bend, Durham County,
NC, 6/4/06. Somewhat immature, seems to be in transition. |
Halictid bee (Agapostemon texanus?) on a Smooth Coneflower,
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/30/06 |
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| Northern Pearly Eye, Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, 8/24/05. |
Toad Bug, Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham
County, 8/23/05. Found on banks of Eno River. |
Spined Assasin Bug (Sinea diadema),
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 10/15/05.
Perhaps a later Assassin Bug instar.
Again note the spiny forelegs. |
Wheel Bug nymph,
Penny's Bend, Durham County, NC, 5/23/06. |
Wheel Bug nymph,
Penny's Bend, Durham County, NC,
6/4/06 |
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| Northern Cricket Frog,
Penny's Bend Nature
Preserve, Durham County, NC, 4/5/06, on land a substantial distance from the Eno River. |
Northern Cricket Frog,
Penny's Bend, Durham
County, NC, 5/23/06 |
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| Fawn Darner (Boyeria vinosa),
Penny's Bend Natural Area, Durham County, NC, 9/20/05 |
Same
Fawn Darner. |
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| Ashy Clubtail
(Gomphus lividus),
Penny's Bend, 4/5/06. Thanks to Randy Emmitt for ID help. |
Ashy Clubtail.
Same dragonfly as on left.
The "clubtail" feature is minimal. |
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| Female
Dragonhunter (Hagenius
brevistyla), Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access,
6/11/05. Thanks to Josh Rose for ID. Josh says the male has
a skinnier abdomen. |
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| White-throated Sparrow, Penny's Bend
Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 12/28/05. |
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© 2007 Dorothy E. Pugh
