Lilac
Filed in Flowers, 31 December, 2008, 9:01 am
Syringa vulgaris
Common Lilac – Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC.
When I was younger there was a house that we lived in for a few years in Utah. There was a towering lilac bush on the south side of the yard next to the fence. I hated the smell of it, I also hated the color purple. [...]
Hoverfly
Filed in Bugs, 30 December, 2008, 12:48 pm
Toxomerus marginatus
This Flower Fly, Syrphid Fly or Hoverfly (whew names!) was found at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC. It wasn’t until I uploaded the photo and got a better look that I realized it was a fly, and not a bee! From there the color patterns on its abdomen helped me attempt to make [...]
Leatherwing Beetles
Filed in Bugs, , 9:39 am
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
It’s not even hump day and I’m showing the insect love! Sometimes romance comes early, I suppose. These stellar looking beetles are also known as Goldenrod Soldier Beetles or Pensylvania Leatherwings.
These were found at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC.
Asp Caterpillar
Filed in Bugs, 24 December, 2008, 9:07 pmMegalopyge opercularis
This caterpillar is covered in long hair – including a little tuft that is somewhat reminiscent of the 80’s phenomenon the rat tail. oh heck hair yes. Oh yes, and he delivers a wicked sting! Found by BFF RN and photographed at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC.
