Clip Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 My Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle aka Cicindela Tranquebarica. Photo taken in Eastern Colorado in 2014. 8 hours ago, Jerry Friedman said: Cicindela tranquebarica 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Bronzed Tiger Beetle North Florida 7-2019 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Clip said: Love the Tiger Beetle! How did you get your Tiger Beetle Ided? I got one ID-ed as C. tranquebarica at BugGuide back in... 2010. This one looks a lot like it, but as I said, I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 19 hours ago, Jerry Friedman said: I got one ID-ed as C. tranquebarica at BugGuide back in... 2010. This one looks a lot like it, but as I said, I'm not sure. I really do like Tiger Beetles and I have photographed a number of species. I have had most of them id on a Facebook page for North America Tiger Beetles. I left Facebook and do not intend to return but prior to that I looked into getting a book but they want $80.00 for it. Which I thought was outrageous. I have not been on Bug Guide for some time but I always found it confusing and it took a long time to get ides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Punctured Tiger Beetle Colorado summer 2017 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Cow Path Tiger Beetle Colorado spring 2015 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 18 hours ago, Clip said: I really do like Tiger Beetles and I have photographed a number of species. I have had most of them id on a Facebook page for North America Tiger Beetles. I left Facebook and do not intend to return but prior to that I looked into getting a book but they want $80.00 for it. Which I thought was outrageous. I have not been on Bug Guide for some time but I always found it confusing and it took a long time to get ides. More nice beetles. By the way, another way for you to get that dragon identified is to make a sign-in at Odonata Central and upload it there. I think you'll get an answer pretty quickly. (I'm starting to wonder whether it's a teneral (recently emerged) Western Pondhawk that confused me with its undeveloped colors.) I don't think there's a Cicindelidae Central though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) All of these where this morning, at my house: This one was close to a full two inches! Edited May 9, 2021 by Kevin 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Any Ids would be welcome! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Anyone know what these are? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 4 hours ago, BirdNrd said: Anyone know what these are? Butterflies??? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 19 hours ago, BirdNrd said: Anyone know what these are? The first one looks like a sister, and if it was in California, I'm going to guess California Sister. The second looks like some kind of skipper. Also it has a jack-o-lantern face on the back (specifically on the hindwings). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 On 5/9/2021 at 8:17 AM, Kevin said: Any Ids would be welcome! There are about 10,000 species of moths in the U.S. and Canada, mostly "micromoths". One of the best birders I know is also into butterflies and dragonflies. His wife told him that if he got into moths, she'd divorce him. Which is a long way of saying that I have no idea what these are. Well, almost no idea. The big black and gray one looks like some sphinx moths. There are probably good places to get these beasts, especially the bigger and more distinctive ones, identified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 I should mention that Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) has a page where you can look at county checklists. That can help narrow a search. You can also ask for IDs there--click on the Identify tab. Other places to ask for IDs are BugGuide.net and iNaturalist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpoetmarcr Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 On 5/9/2021 at 3:53 PM, BirdNrd said: Anyone know what these are? Checkerspot Sp. I'm a bit out of practice IDing them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 On 5/9/2021 at 3:53 PM, BirdNrd said: Anyone know what these are? I got it, Chalcedon Checkerspot 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 9 hours ago, Aidan B said: I got it, Chalcedon Checkerspot OK, not a a skipper at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpoetmarcr Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Tule bluet damselfly 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 8 hours ago, xpoetmarcr said: Tule bluet damselfly Nice shot, but a very difficult ID. Paulson says female Tule Bluet can be distinguished from Arroyo, Familiar, River, Hagen's, and Marsh Bluets "only by looking at mesostigmal plates in hand." Female Boreal and Northern Bluets are also very similar. Of course, maybe only one of these species occurs where you took the picture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpoetmarcr Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Jerry Friedman said: Nice shot, but a very difficult ID. Paulson says female Tule Bluet can be distinguished from Arroyo, Familiar, River, Hagen's, and Marsh Bluets "only by looking at mesostigmal plates in hand." Female Boreal and Northern Bluets are also very similar. Of course, maybe only one of these species occurs where you took the picture. I'm not an expert, and it was the closest ID that I could find. I'm willing to be corrected, of course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpoetmarcr Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Painted Lady 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 10 hours ago, xpoetmarcr said: I'm not an expert, and it was the closest ID that I could find. I'm willing to be corrected, of course. For female bluets, you often have to go with "Bluet sp", I'd say. The male Tule Bluet does have a similar pattern on the abdomen, which is more distinctive for males. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpoetmarcr Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Zebra heleconian 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Crimson Salt flat Tiger Beetle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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