Life Among the Eupatorium
Category:
Invertebrates,
Organisms,
Photos
The Eupatorium in our garden is in full bloom and the insects are loving it. Here are some pics from a single 1/2 hour photoshoot (there were others too - some fast, small buggers that I just wasn't able to get). I'm working on the IDs of the less obvious ones...
...update: All bugs identified. And I take no credit for most of them - the fine folks over at BugGuide.net are the real experts. Thanks.
Megacyllene robiniae - Locust Borer(thanks, BugGuide!)
(thanks again, BugGuide!)
Danaus plexippus - Monarch Butterfly
Agapostemon sp. - Metallic Green Bee
Ancistrocerus antilope - Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris - Potter WaspI was sure that this was the same species as the one above,
but Richard V. over at BugGuide.net has set me right
Polistes dominula - European Paper WaspAn introduced species, first recorded in the U.S. in Boston, 1978.
Expanding range in the U.S. and possibly replacing native species
Lucilia sp. - Green bottle blow fly
Bombus sp. - Bumblebee
Bombus sp. - Bumblebee
Apis mellifera - Honeybee
Apis mellifera - Honeybee
Apis mellifera - Honeybee
2 comments:
Great shots Jim! That grasshopper shot is so clear. You almost look like you know what you are doing.
KZ - thanks. I like to think I know what I'm doing sometimes
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