Durham, NC 7/31/17
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| Brown Thrasher | Green Heron | Same Green Heron | Green Lynx Spider with wasp prey | Green Treefrog |
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| Another Green Treefrog | Monarch | Another Monarch | Spicebush Swallowtail |
Greenville, Pitt County, NC 7/29/17
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| Pearl Crescent on small aster | Clay-colored Beetle | Same Clay-colored Beetle | Seedhead of small aster |
Pitt County Arboretum, Greenville, NC 7/28/17
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| Two-striped Forceptail (Aphylla williamsoni). ID confirmed by William Edwards. | Eastern Amberwing | Creeping Eryngo (Eryngium prostratum) |
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| Variegated Fritillary on Firewheel | Common Buckeye on Lantana | Mystery skimmer |
Greenville, Pitt County, NC 7/28/17
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| Rice Stink Bug on crabgrass | Small ladybug beetle larva (probably Scymnus genus) and an aphid exuvia, on crabgrass. | Another (larger) ladybug beetlelarva (Scymnus genus?), with head showing | Larger ladybug beetle larva (Scymnus genus?), lateral view | Another ladybug beetle (Scymnus genus?) with four aphids, one of which the beetle is attacking. |
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| American Eagle coming from the airport |
South Tar River Greenway, Greenville, Pitt County, NC 7/28/17
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| Brown Thrasher, which had run toward us! | Another Brown Thrasher, more cautious | Clouded Skipper | Same Clouded Skipper | Mated dog-day cicadas |
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| Conopid fly (Physocephala sagittaria) on False Garlic. Genus ID confirmed by Vassily Belov. Species ID thanks to Aaron Schusteff. | Wild Potato Vine (Ipomoea pandurata) | Paraguayan Purslane (Portulaca amilis) | Pea plants in grass | Small raptor |
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| Robber fly | Maybe a very worn Fiery Skipper | Sleepy Orange visiting a small morning glory | Another Sleepy Orange, with a different wing pattern | Mississippi Kite |
Goose Creek State Park, Beaufort County, NC 7/27/17
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| Swamp Loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus) | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, finishing with prey | Same Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, with prey | Common Duckweed (Lemna minor) and Water Fern (Azolla caroliniana) | Largid bug |
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| Green Treefrog | Same Green Treefrog | View of marsh | Male Needham's Skimmer | Another male Needham's Skimmer |
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| Female Eastern Pondhawk | Palmetto | Male Eastern Pondhawk | Needham's Skimmer? | Swamp view |
River Park North, Greenville, NC 7/27/17
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| Male Eastern Amberwing | Same Eastern Amberwing | Asian Dayflower (Commelina communis) | Field Cricket | Great Blue Heron |
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| Swamp Leatherflower (Clematis crispa) | Rose Mallow | Paraguayan Purslane | Planthopper parasite moth |
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| Water striders | Whirligig beetles |
Pitt County Arboretum, Greenville, NC 7/26/17
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| Sleepy Orange on Scarlet Basil | Same Sleepy Orange with Stilt Bug | Wasp (Campsomeris genus) | Female Widow Skimmer | Same female Widow Skimmer |
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| Bee fly (Chrysanthrax cypris) | Bee | Another bee | Female Whitetail | Male House Sparrow |
Washington, Beaufort County, NC 7/26/17
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| River Cooter | Male Needham's Skimmer | Fledgling House Sparrow | Great Blue Heron |
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| Green June Beetles mating, with a newly arrived interloper | A confrontation begins. | The interloper starts to push the mating male backwards. | Now the interloper begins an attack from the side. | The interloper has slid the mating male onto his side. |
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| Now the mating male is lying on his back, but still attached to the female. | The interloper now mounts the female, but more effort is necessary. | Four-spotted Pennant on a lotus plant seedhead. | Another Four-spotted Pennant |
Durham, NC 7/25/17
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| Cellar Spider | Leafhopper (Xestocephalus genus). ID thanks to Solomon Hendrix. | Little Glassywing | Same Little Glassywing | Same Little Glassywing |
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| May Beetle |
Durham, NC 7/24/17
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| Ocola Skipper |
Durham, NC 7/22/17
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| (Copes' ?) Gray Treefrog, at night | Same (Copes' ?) Gray Treefrog | Red-shouldered Hawk | Same Red-shouldered Hawk | Same hawk, preening |
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| Zebra Swallowtail | Same Zebra Swallowtail | Same Zebra Swallowtail | Same Zebra Swallowtail |
Durham, NC 7/20/17
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| Acanaloniid planthopper (Acanalonia conica) | Acanaloniid planthopper | Bowl-and-doily Spider | Handsome Meadow Katydid |
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| Leafhopper (Graphocephala versuta) | Mantis nymph | Same mantis nymph | Same mantis nymph | Same mantis nymph |
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| Orb weaver | Planthopper (Rhynchomitra microrhina) | Same planthopper |
Durham, NC 7/19/17
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| Little Glassywing | Male Zabulon Skipper | Same male Zabulon Skipper | Same male Zabulon Skipper |
Durham, NC 7/18/17 (night)
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| Tulip Tree Beauty (Epimecia hortaria) | Beetle | Lacewing egg | Sphinx moth |
Durham, NC 7/16/17
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| Zebra Swallowtail | Same Zebra Swallowtail |
Durham, NC 7/12/17 (night)
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| Beautiful Wood Nymph |
Durham, NC 7/11/17 (all seen at night)
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| Cixiid planthopper (Melanoliarus genus) | Fungus gnat | Snout moth |
Durham, NC 7/10/17
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| Flatid planthopper nymph | Grasshopper | Ladybug beetle (Cycloneda munda) | Flatid planthopper nymph molting | Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth (Acrolophus plumifrontella). ID thanks to Bob Biagi. |
Durham, NC 7/9/17
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| Robber fly | Amphibian eggs | Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) |
Durham, NC 7/6/17
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| Treehopper (Entylia carinata) | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Sharpshooter (Oncometopia orbona) | Red-headed Bush Cricket nymph |
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| Red Admiral | Nursery Web Spider | Leafhopper | Flatid planthopper nymph | Hawk feather? |
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| Elongate springtails | Elongate springtails examining frass | Elongate springtail | Another elongate springtail | Blue-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis). ID thanks to Astrobirder. |
Durham, NC 7/5/17
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| Arrow-shaped Micrathena (Micrathena sagittata) | Probably a Pachygronthid bug nymph | Adult Pachygronthid bug | Two-lined Froghopper | Cobweb spider (Euryopis genus) |
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| Inchworms hanging from a Joe Pye Weed leaf | Joe Pye Weed flower buds | Leafhopper (Graphocephala versuta) | Leafhopper nymph (Scaphoideus genus). ID suggested by John S. Ascher, based on post by Kyle Kittelberger. |
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| Leafhopper (Sibovia occatoria) | Flatid planthopper | Green lacewing larva |
Durham, NC 7/4/17
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| Appalachian Brown | Fledgling Carolina Wren | Same Carolina Wren, with spider prey | Same wren, same prey | Carolina Wren: note blue spot, apparently from molting |
Durham, NC 7/3/17
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| Grasshopper nymph | Grass flowers | Coreid (leaffooted bug) egg, found by itself. Medium brown is normal color for live egg. ID thanks to Ken Wolgemuth. | A molting crow | Same molting crow. |