Showing posts with label Paper Wasp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paper Wasp. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Another stroll through the Heritage Center gardens

The wide variety of blossoms attract a plethora of insect species. There's enough subject matter here to keep going forever ...


An iridescent Long-legged Fly (Condylostylus sp.)


A camouflaged Carolina Locust (Dissosteira carolina)


A deceptive Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) mimicking a bee or wasp


Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.)


Yellow Jacket (Vespula sp.)


A Leaf Cutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis) taking a rest with its cargo ...


I think the next two are male Leaf Cutter Bees (Megachile latimanus)

Thursday, August 7, 2008

A few miscellaneous insects ...

Milkweed Beetles (Tetraopes tetraopthalmus) on Common Milkweed
July 2008


Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus) on Wild Parsnip July 2008


Bumblebee (Bombus sp.) on Red Clover July 2008


Virginia Creeper Sphinx (Darapsa myron)
(photo by Keith Stonehouse, July 2008)