Favoritos de rrmeehan87
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Género PhausisObservador
mpmoskwikDescrição
Female 'Piedmont Ghost'. Slowly walked ~200m over thirty minutes (8:35-9:05PM). Approximately 3 males and 4 females were seen. Overcast skies, 63 degrees Fahrenheit, no wind, and mGDD from February 1 was ~825.
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Flamingo-Das-Caraíbas (Phoenicopterus ruber)Observador
mkosiewskiDescrição
"Pinky"
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Género PhymataObservador
cotinisDescrição
Ambush bug - Phymata species (male, female, 8-9 mm)
bugguide.net/node/view/4833
Location: Durham NC (USA)
These were found on goldenrod in my back yard and brought into a studio dish for some detailed photos. The bright green color inside the abdomen on a couple of frames is interesting.
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Tatu-Galinha (Dasypus novemcinctus)Observador
mrwildlife91Descrição
In the field near Milepost 330.1 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, less than a mile north of the Mineral Museum.
More photos and videos available if needed.
Confirmed sightings from multiple individuals.
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Género SynchloraObservador
cotinisDescrição
Decorated Looper - Synchlora species
Wagner notes that this is the only widespread North American caterpillar that decorates itself for camouflage. Apparently, adults must be reared to determine the species. This one was found on fleabane (Erigeron species).
References
- BugGuide: bugguide.net/node/view/8002
- Wagner, Caterpillars Eastern North America (Princeton Univ. Press, 2005), p. 200
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Finally got a better picture of my albino friend (is albino the best descriptor of this pigment lack? with xanthophores? Erythrophores? Unsure)
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American Pelecinid Wasp - Pelecinus polyturator (female)
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Males are rare in this species--most reproduction is by parthenogenesis/thelytoky (females produced from unfertilized eggs). I have seen this striking species just a few times and photographed it twice. This one was found in my yard in Durham NC. I was going out to get the mail and I noticed it on a shrub right by the front door. It stayed put long enough for me to return with a camera.
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Salamandra-Pintada (Ambystoma maculatum)Observador
gman122Descrição
Some interesting coloring (or lack thereof) in this one.
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Mocho-Amolador (Aegolius acadicus)Observador
mkosiewskiDescrição
Mist netted, banded, and released by local researchers.
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Corythucha marmorataObservador
cotinisDescrição
These elegant little bugs were found on the foliage of Groundseltree, Baccharis halimifolia (Asteraceae), in Wake County, NC (USA) on a pleasant spring day--18 May 2021.
Chrysanthemum Lace Bug - Corythucha marmorata (3 mm)
References:
- bugguide.net/node/view/51599
- Slater and Baranowski, How to Know the True Bugs (Wm. C. Brown Company, 1978), pp. 108-109, fig. 195
Shown to me by expert naturalist @tracysfeldman, as were most other finds this day.
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Bico-Grossudo-Americano (Coccothraustes vespertinus)Observador
aredoublesDescrição
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