Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Bugs category.
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.
Scentless Plant Bug
Filed in Bugs, , 10:38 amNiesthrea louisianica
OK – so the picture quality is near crap… but these guys were little and I guess I was too impatient to get a good one. They were found at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC swarming about a rose of Sharon plant (which is in the Hibiscus plant family) along with lots of [...]
Monarch Butterfly
Filed in Bugs, 19 December, 2008, 4:47 pmDanaus plexippus
Just a good old fashioned common monarch butterfly (Raulston arboretum in Raleigh, NC). The one on the yellow flower is, I believe, Male (per that dark little dot in the middle of its lower wings). I’m not sure about the one on the pink flower. The caterpillar is like an early/young monarch caterpillar. [...]
Japanese Beetles
Filed in Bugs, 10 December, 2008, 12:53 pm
Here’s a Wednesday-hump-day treat: copulating Japanese Beetles! The top group love fest above was found in my heavy-pollen-full-bloom magnolia tree (Holly Springs, NC). Those little rascals. The second photo was taken along a stream in New River Gorge, WV.
These handsome little devils are destructive & mighty pests, but enough of that; learn time!
Common Checkered Skipper
Filed in Bugs, 3 December, 2008, 9:02 pmPyrgus communis
Photo taken on Virginia Key in Miami, FL
