Our place:
Red-legged buprestid beetle in our front flower bed...
Progressive bee fly on our garden fence:
Robber fly sunning on our house...
Black-eyed susans with a special guest...
Look closely and you will see a camouflaged looper caterpillar (will turn into a wavy-lined emerald moth)...
Hover flies like the black-eyed susans too...
The awesome native spiderwort....
Cosmos in the garden with nectaring honeybee...
Cool sunflower with bee in flight...
White-dotted prominent caterpillar (will turn into the white-dotted prominent moth)...
Cherry dagger moth caterpillar (will turn into a speared dagger moth)...
Brown's Lake Bog:
Eastern eyed click beetle:
Smartweed Caterpillar (will turn into a smeared dagger moth)...
Pitcher plant flower....
Steve's parents enjoying the area with us....
Hope everyone else is enjoying this summer too...
You have a great eye for the insect world - I usually miss them. Nice post.
ReplyDeleteNice pics...my summer or fall which is my fav season should be great now that my leg is almost healed!
ReplyDeleteCool insects! That white spotted caterpillar looks so close to the tomato hornworm to me, minus the "eye" spots and horn. Cool beatles! How's your harvest coming along? ~Vonnie
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