Jerry Friedman Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) Some recent arths (did I just make up that word)? Northern or Virile Crayfish, Faxonius virilis, or so I was told at iNaturalist (from the same spot as my latest ode photos): Fireweed Borer, Albuna pyramidalis (ID from BugGuide), a clearwing moth that seems to be a wasp mimic: Tiger Beetle sp, maybe a variant of tranquebarica, or not? Eight-spotted Skimmer (*yawn*): What I think a male Common Whitetail is supposed to look like: Edited July 2, 2021 by Jerry Friedman Rearrange 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Dragonfly sp. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 18 hours ago, Jerry Friedman said: The second one is one of the few skippers I can identify: Silver-spotted Skipper. It is one of the few easy skippers to id. I recognized it right away also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 @neilpa The Swallowtail you have as Indra is actually a Black Swallowtail. Location for one is key. The one undamaged tail is also too long for Indra. No promises on the rest for ids. I have a busy next couple of days. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 @neilpa I believe your Michigan Sulphur is an Orange Sulphur based on location and some of the smaller marks on the wings. Keep in mind I an not an expert just a hobbyest with a book. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Thanks @Clip 6 hours ago, Clip said: Keep in mind I an not an expert just a hobbyest with a book. It's still helpful for me. I recently got a PNW insect book that's helped me ID quite a few pics but there's still a bunch I've not figured out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 23 hours ago, BirdNrd said: Dragonfly sp. That's a darner (family Aeshnidae), specifically either Aeshna or Rhionaeschna, I'm pretty sure. When I click on it I think I can see the whiter color on the sides of the black T on top of its head than below the base, which is good for Rhionaeschna, and I think the cerci are right for Rhioaeschna too. So checking the range maps in Paulson and assuming this was in in or near SLO County, I'm down to California Darner and my friend the Blue-eyed Darner, and Cali doesn't have the blue stripes on top of the "shoulders" (known to the pros as "frontal stripes", for reasons that need not detain us). I'm saying Blue-eyed Darner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 17 hours ago, neilpa said: Thanks @Clip It's still helpful for me. I recently got a PNW insect book that's helped me ID quite a few pics but there's still a bunch I've not figured out. If your main interest is butterflies you may want to consider Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heme42 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Bar-winged skimmer, maybe? Alabama 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) My life Mountain Emerald! In fact, my life dragonfly-with-emerald-in-its-name. I stood there taking pictures by the methods I recommended to @Seanbirds, probably with no success but I haven't looked at all of them yet. When it took breaks from flying around like mad, it perched vertically in the grass, as you see. Finally it landed somewhere where I could see it and photograph it. Pretty sure this is Chrysobothris, a member of the metallic wood-boring beetle family (Buprestidae), and since there are 134 species in the genus in the U.S. and Canada, I'm going to leave it there. Edited July 5, 2021 by Jerry Friedman rearrange, forgot a picture 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 15 hours ago, heme42 said: Bar-winged skimmer, maybe? Alabama Maybe female Slaty or Great Blue? I think Bar-winged has more black on the leading edge of the wings. But I've never seen any of these species that I remember. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Is a butterfly a bug? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I have no idea on this one from today in North Florida. ??? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Palamedes Swallowtail 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Tentatively ided as a Monk Skipper-If anyone has other ideas let me know. From last week in Miami, FL. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 ??? Water bugs of sort. Found in NE Florida in a jetty pool at low tide where the Atlantic Ocean and the St. Johns River meet. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jerry Friedman Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 On 7/6/2021 at 12:32 PM, Clip said: I have no idea on this one from today in North Florida. ??? Wasp? Sawfly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Nothing good for birds today but at least I got a few dragonflies. Hopefully got my IDs right dragonfly / Blue Dasher? dragonfly / Western Pondhawk? (male) dragonfly / Western Pondhawk? (female) dragonfly / Western Pondhawk? (female) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 15 hours ago, Jerry Friedman said: Wasp? Sawfly? With the eyes I think fly of some sort. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 16 hours ago, neilpa said: Nothing good for birds today but at least I got a few dragonflies. Hopefully got my IDs right dragonfly / Blue Dasher? dragonfly / Western Pondhawk? (male) dragonfly / Western Pondhawk? (female) dragonfly / Western Pondhawk? (female) I agree with your IDs. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Clip said: With the eyes I think fly of some sort. Hm, well, it doesn't have much of a waist, either. Black Soldier Fly? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 ??? I believe it has mites on the front whiskers/antennas. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 7 hours ago, Clip said: ??? I believe it has mites on the front whiskers/antennas. Millepede. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Blue-eyed Darner 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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