On Saturday, March 5th a Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) landed on one of the river rocks that make up the border around the U-shaped pond in Catch the Wind. I’ve been seeing butterflies for several weeks, but this is the first one that sat long enough for me to get a photo. And, if they [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Posts Tagged ‘Questionmark’
The Wheel, a Hopper, a Borer, and a Carpet Beetle
April 30th, 2009Dragonfly and damselfly species are picking up. Seen this period were (dates next to names indicate day in which that species was first observed this season) Fragile Forktail, Citrine Forktail (4/18), Orange Bluet (4/27), Skimming Bluet (4/28), Common Green Darner, Swamp Darner, Common Baskettail, Eastern Pondhawk (4/25), Blue Corporal (4/25), Blue Dasher (4/27), Common Whitetail, [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Aquatics, Early Butterflies, and Bees and Wasps
March 15th, 2009Although the first few days of March were cold and snowy, by the end of the first week it had warmed enough so that many insects, absent for months, were once again busily going about their daily routines. Aquatic insects observed in the Wetlands during the first half of March were Whirligig Beetle, various diving [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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A Lone Butterfly
February 28th, 2009I saw one butterfly during the second half of February. I was unable to get a good look at the rapidly flying butterfly; it appeared to be an anglewing. Read the rest of this entry »
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Exploratory Outing
February 15th, 2009The warm weather which arrived on the 7th of February brought out two butterflies that winter as adults tucked away under tree bark or in small cavities in trees: a well-worn American Snout and an equally worn Questionmark. A very fresh Sleepy Orange was also seen and had apparently emerged from a chrysalis not long [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Some Most Unusual Beetles and other Goodies
August 31st, 2008While watching a small Northern Water Snake stalk frogs from the Wetlands Overlook, I happened to see something wiggling amongst the dense plants in the water. A quick look through my binoculars revealed two large Predaceous Diving Beetle larvae locked in mortal combat, one had a death grip on the other. These larvae were quite [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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