Tag Archives: spiderwort

Bugs on Blue

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

I photographed a number of insects on spiderwort the other day.  I photographed them at a fairly high magnification.  I loved the blue/purple background. This is some kind of geometer (inchworm) caterpillar. An immature froghopper. And a beetle–probably some kind … Continue reading →

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The Head Shot

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Here is a face view of the same syrphid fly I posted the other day.  I think it is Toxomerus marginatus.

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Syrphid Fly

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

I was playing around with some of my photography techniques this morning and got this photograph of a syrphid fly.  It is on a spiderwort flower. That’s a keeper.

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Spiderwort

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

One of the wildflowers that can be seen growing in Iowa is called spiderwort.  Actually, we have three species in Iowa.  The most common one is Ohio spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis, and it can often be found growing in ditches. Spiderwort … Continue reading →

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