Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Bugs category.
Spanworm
Filed in Bugs, 4 February, 2009, 1:06 pmItsy bitsy cutest little spanworm and I haven’t the slightest idea what kind of spanworm/inchworm it is or what lovely moth it will grow into. Just liked him and I thought I would share.
This little dude was living on Pilot Mountain in NC. The Bruce Spanworm in particular is known as quite the pest, but [...]
Oleander Aphids
Filed in Bugs, Reptiles, 31 January, 2009, 9:45 pmAphis nerii
Oleander Aphids are colorful aphids that are common on Oleander and Milkweed plants. The photos above also capture the seed pod of the African Milkweed and (if you look close) Parasitic Wasps that attack the aphids.
Leaf Leg Bug
Filed in Bugs, 4 January, 2009, 11:02 amLeptoglossus oppositus
Though these bugs and their relatives are prolific, I never encountered them until we moved to North Carolina. These two were found in our yard in Holly Springs, hanging out near the magnolia tree. I poked at them a bit as they appeared harmless.
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.
