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Category Archives: insects
Hiding in Plain Sight–Big Year Update 13
One of the things I have found surprising about my butterfly big year is the difficulty I have had finding and photographing some normally common species. I got quick glimpses of a red admiral on a couple of occasions, but … Continue reading
More Insects
Summer allows me to get out, sometimes for just a few minutes a day and sometimes for much longer. The critters that are out are not too rare, but can be quite spectacular never the less. These cabbage white butterflies … Continue reading
Posted in Biological diversity, butterflies, damselflies, mudding, Silver-spotted skipper, Uncategorized
Tagged insects, macro photography
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A Tiny Moth
Yesterday I found this tiny moth on the yarrow flowers in my back yard. It seems to be a clearwing moth, possibly in the genus Carmenta. Moths in that genus are typically leaf miners. It seemed very wasp-like in flight.
Posted in Biological diversity, insects, Uncategorized
Tagged carementa, leaf miner, macro photography
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Photos from Yesterday and Today
I was able to spend a few hours out in nature this weekend and pretty much enjoyed myself. First I went to Marietta Sand Prairie in Marshall County, looking for butterflies. I saw a few. Nothing rare–meadow fritillaries, viceroy, orange … Continue reading
Posted in butterflies, diptera, insects, Silver-spotted skipper, Uncategorized
Tagged macro photography, robber fly, viceroy
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What you might have seen at Day of Insects…
Every year for over a decade Nathan Brockman, M.J. Hatfield, Anita Westphal, and a host of other people have worked really hard to put on an event at Reiman Gardens called Day of Insects. It is a great event for … Continue reading
Posted in diptera, insects, invertebrates, Uncategorized
Tagged beautiful diptera, charismatic flies, Day of Insects
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Charismatic Flies that Didn’t Make the Cut
I have been going to an event called Day of Insects for several years now, and I just love it. Some years I have participated as a speaker, and this year is one of those years. I am talking about … Continue reading
Best of the Year
I sorted through some of the photos I took this year and here are the ten that I think are best. Have a happy new year. (Oops–I got eleven)
Posted in Biological diversity, butterflies, diptera
Tagged macro photography, top ten
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This Morning Before the Rain…
I went on a prairie walk at Tipton Prairie in Greene County, Iowa. The prairie was quite spectacular today. The vegetation that is found there is quite rare. This is a fiery skipper. I think this flower fly is Toxomerus … Continue reading
Posted in gray hairstreak, insects, rural scenics, Uncategorized
Tagged autumn, macro photography
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Be Very Afraid…
Saturday I went to The Ledges State Park and chased some bugs. I am happy to report that the canyon road was finally open and people were enjoying themselves immensely. I saw a bug that was new to me, although … Continue reading
Some Common Butterflies
I spent a little time today and on Tuesday taking photographs of butterflies. I was not in any special habitat, and the butterflies I saw were pretty common. Still, I had fun doing it. This was a common buckeye. This … Continue reading