Archive for July 2022

Spencer blacklighting   Leave a comment

Coleoptera

Anomala orientalis
Scirtidae
Carabidae ground beetle
Staphylinidae, perhaps Homaeotarsus
Elateridae, Proludius sp
Perhaps water scavenger beetle
Dytiscidae

Lepidoptera

Maple looper moth, Parallelia bistrialis
Rosy Maple Moth!
Dagger? Sallow? Can’t find a fit.
Biden’s Grass-Veneer (Crambus bidens)?

Tussock moth, but can’t decide which one
Pug, perhaps?
What is this? Tussock moth, presumably, but can’t find a fit
Halysidota

Trichoptera

Caddisfly, gorgeous. Mystacedes sepulchralis, black dancer caddisfly? Not a good fit.

Hemiptera

Plant bug, such as the alfalfa plant bug, Adelphocoris lineolatus
Damsel bug, Nabis sp.

Diptera

Snipe fly

Ephemeroptera

I think this is Ephemeroptera! I’m going to be very embarrassed if it turns out to be a midge. The lack of cerci confuses me.

Corydalidae

Summer fishfly, Chauliodes pecticornis

Hymenoptera

Ophioninae, perhaps Ophion?

Ophioninae, perhaps Ophion?

Posted 2022-07-17 by gaurav1729 in Uncategorized

Neuroptera at home   Leave a comment

Neuroptera are always a treat to find. Had two of them come by the house recently.

First, a fishfly, Chauliodes pecticornis. Male, going by the antenna.

Second, an antlion, Myremeleon.

Posted 2022-07-06 by gaurav1729 in Uncategorized