Blog Photos
This list includes images posted to two blogs:
Watching Insects (started in October 2006) &
Natural History Book Reviews (started December 2009)
The month and year is the date of the blog post which is not necessarily the date the image was made.

June 2010

National Wildlife Federation's Great American Backyard Campout - How to Make Screens so you can camp in a Honda Element.

May 2010

Peacock Brenthia (Lepidoptera Choreutidae)

January 2010

Mosquito (Diptera Culicidae)

Moth (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)

December 2009

Hickory Horned Devil (Lepidoptera Saturniidae Citheronia regalis)

Scorpionfly (Mecoptera Panorpidae Panorpa sp.)

June 2009

Banded Hairstreak (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Satyrium calanus)

Gray Copper (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Lycaena dione)

Edward's Hairstreak (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Satyrium edwardsii)

Swamp Metalmark (Lepidoptera Riodinidae Calephelis muticum)

Firefly (Coleoptera Lampyridae Photinus sp.)

Springtails (Collembola Entomobryidae)

Regal Fritillary (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Speyeria idalia)

Robber Fly (Diptera Asilidae)

Blue-fronted Dancer (Odonata Zygoptera Coenagrionidae Argia apicalis)

Powdered Dancer (Odonata Zygoptera Coenagrionidae Argia moesta)

May 2009

fly ovipositing into an American Giant Millipede (Arthropoda Diploda Narceus americanus)

Gray Scoopwing (Lepidoptera Uraniidae Callizzia amorata)

Carpenter Bee (Hymenoptera Apidae Xylocopa sp.)

Springtails (Collembola Podura aquatica)

April 2009

Forest Tent Caterpillars (Lepidoptera Lasiocampidae Malacosoma disstria)

Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers, juveniles (Orthoptera Caelifera Romaleidea Romalia microptera)

March 2009

Plasterer Bees (Hymenoptera Colletidae Colletes sp.), photo 2

January 2009

Blow Fly (Diptera Calliphoridae)

October 2008

Herald Moth in cave (Lepidoptera Erebidae Scoliopteryx libatrix)

Festive Tiger Beetle (Coleoptera Cicindelidae Cicindela scutellaris)

Bumblebee chasing Monarch from flower (Hymenoptera Apidae Bombus sp. and Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus)

Honey Bee (Hymenoptera Apidae Apis mellifera)

September 2008

Dagger Moth caterpillar (Lepidoptera Noctuidae Acronicta sp.)

Cloudless Sulphur (Lepidoptera Pieridae Phoebis sennae)

Common Spragueia (Lepidoptera Noctuidae Spragueia leo)

Praying Mantis eating Cicada (Mantodea Tenodera sp. and Cicadidae)

August 2008

Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillar - osmeterium everted (Lepidoptera Papilionidae Battus philenor)

Honey Locust Moth (Lepidoptera Saturniidae Syssysphinx bicolor)

Common Spragueia (Lepidoptera Noctuidae Spragueia leo)

Grasshopper (Orthoptera Caelifera)

Pipevine Swallowtail chrysalis (Lepidoptera Papilionidae Battus philenor)

Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillar (Lepidoptera Arctiidae Euchaetes egle)

Twirler Moth (Lepidoptera Gelechiidae Anacampsis sp.)

July 2008

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Lepidoptera Papilionidae Papilio glaucus)

Reticulated Sparganothis Moth (Lepidoptera Tortricidae Sparganothis recticulatana)

Mydas Fly (Diptera Mydidae Mydas sp.)

Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth (Lepidoptera Crambidae Pyrausta tyralis)

Black-bordered Lemon Moth (Lepidoptera Noctuidae Thioptera nigrofimbria)

Firefly (Coleoptera Lampyridae Photinus sp.)

Firefly (Coleoptera Lampyridae Photuris sp.)

June 2008

One-banded Sparganothis Moth (Lepidoptera Tortricidae Sparganothis unifasciana)

Pink-bordered Yellow (Lepidoptera Erebidae Phytometra rodarialis)

Haploa moth (Lepidoptera Arctiidae Haploa sp.)

Cobra Clubtail (Odonata Anisoptera Gomphidae Gomphus vastus)

Dead mole with ovipositing flies

Stilt-legged Fly (Diptera Micropezidae)

Eyed Paectes (Lepidoptera Erebidae Paectes oculatrix)

Glorious Habrosyne (Lepidoptera Drepanidae Habrosyne gloriosa)

May 2008

Dung Beetle (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae)

Orange-patched Smoky Moth (Lepidoptera Zygaenidae Pyromorpha dimidiata)

Calligraphy Beetle (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Calligrapha spiraeae)

Leaf-footed Bug (Heteroptera Coreidae Leptoglossus clypealis)

Termites (Isoptera Rhinotermitidae)

Spittlebug nymph (Homoptera Cercopidae)

April 2008

Cow Path Tiger Beetle (Coleoptera Cicindellidae Cindela purpurea)

Anchor Stink Bug (Heteroptera Pentatomidae Stiretrus anchorago)

Common Green Darner (Odonata Anisoptera Aeshnidae Anax junius)

Variegated Meadowhawk (Odonata Anisoptera Libellulidae Sympetrum corruptum)

Henry's Elfin (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Callophrys henrici)

Blister Beetle (Coleoptera Meloidae Meloe sp.)

Clover / Forage Looper (Lepidoptera Erebidae Caenurgina sp.)

Gray Comma (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Polygonia progne)

Froghopper (Heteroptera Cercopidae Lepyronia sp.)

Water Measurer (Heteroptera Hydrometridae Hydrometra sp.)

March 2008

Crane Fly maggot (Diptera Tipulidae)

Henbit (Lamiaceae Lamium amplexicaule)

Stream Cruiser (Odonata Anisoptera Macromiidae Didymops transversa)

Fragile Forktail ( Odonata Zygoptera Coenagrionidae Ischnura posita)

Southern Pearly-eye (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Enodia portlandia)

Lizard

Robber Fly (Diptera Asilidae Laphria sp.)

Least Skipper (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Ancyloxypha numitor)

Antlion larva (Neuroptera Myrmeleontidae)

Ichneumonid Wasp (Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae)

unidentified Beetle Larva (Coleoptera)

January 2008

Red-shouldered Bug (Heteroptera Rhopalidae Jadera haematoloma)

December 2007

Winter Crane Fly (Diptera Trichoceridae)

October 2007

Dragonfly nymph (Odonata Anisoptera)

Preying Mantis egg case (Mantodea)

Gray Comma (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Polygonia progne)

Black Swallowtail caterpillar (Lepidoptera Papilionidae Papilio polyxenes)

Variegated Meadowhawk (Odonata Anisoptera Libellulidae Sympetrum corruptus)

Paper Wasp (Hymenoptera Vespidae)

Orange Sulphur (Lepidoptera Pieridae Colias eurytheme)

Common Checkered-Skipper (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Pyrgus communis)

September 2007

Pipevine Swallowtail, female ovipositing (Lepidoptera Papilionidae Battus philenor)

Spotted Beet Webworm Moth (Lepidoptera Crambidae Hymenia perspectalis)

Potter Wasp (Hymenoptera Vespidae Eumenes sp.)

Red-Banded Hairstreak (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Calycopis cecrops)

Mourning Cloak (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Nymphalis antiopa)

Monarchs, group (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus)

Double-Striped Bluet (Odonata Zygoptera Enallagma basidens)

Striped Garden Caterpillar (Lepidoptera Noctuidae Trichordestra sp.)

August 2007

Chalcid Wasp (Hymenoptera Chalcididae)

Hackberry Emperors (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Asterocampa celtis)

Eight-Spotted Forester (Lepidoptera Noctuidae Alypia octomaculata)

Lunate Zale (Lepidoptera Noctuidae Zala lunata)

Common Buckeye caterpillar (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Junonia coenia)

July 2007

Dung Beetles (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae)

Juniper Hairstreak (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Callophrys gryneus)

Black-and-Yellow Mud Dauber (Hymenoptera Sphecidae Sceliphron sp.)

Treehoppers (Homoptera Membracidae)

Calico Pennant (Odonata Libellulidae Celithemis eponina)

Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus texanus)

Leaf-Cutter Ants (Hymenoptera Formicidae)

Damselfly Nymph (Odonata Zygoptera)

Damselflies, pair mating (Odonata Zygoptera)

Setwing (Odonata Anisoptera Libellulidae Dythemis sp.)

Neon Skimmer (Odonata Anisoptera Libellulidae Libellula croceipennis)

Black Setwing (Odonata Anisoptera Libellulidae Dythemis nigrescens)

Rambur's Forktail (Odonata Zygoptera Coenagrionidae Ischnura ramburii)

Desert Firetail (Odonata Zygoptera Coenagrionidae Telebasis salvia)

Green Darners, male and female interacting (Odonata Anisoptera Anax junius)

Painted Lichen Moth (Lepidoptera Arctiidae Hypoprepia fucosa)

Pipevine Swallowtail (Lepidoptera Papilionidae Battus philenor)

Texan Crescent (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Phyciodes texana)

Giant Walking Sticks, male and female (Phasmatodea Heteronemiidae Megaphasma dentricus)

Mexican Free-Tailed Bats (Tadarada brasiliensis)

June 2007

Antlion adult (Neuroptera Myrmeleontidae Myrmeleon sp.)

American Snout (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Libytheana carinenta)

American Snout egg (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Libytheana carinenta)

May 2007

Pileated Woodpecker

Eight-Spotted Forester (Lepidoptera Noctuidae Alypia octomaculata)

Mournful Thyris (Lepidoptera Thyrididae Pseudothyris sepulchralis)

Leaf Beetle (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Calligrapha spiraeae)

Grape Leaf-folder Moth (Lepidoptera Crambidae Desmia sp.)

Backswimmer (Heteroptera Notonectidae Notonecta sp.)

Common Whitetail (Odonata Libellulidae Plathymis lydia)

Bird-Dropping Moth (Lepidoptera Elachistidae Antaeotricha schlaegeri)

Grape Leaf-folder Moth (Lepidoptera Crambidae Desmia sp.)

The Beggar (Lepidoptera Geometridae Eubaphe mendica)

Chickweed Geometer (Lepidoptera Geometridae Haemotopis grataria)

Warm-Chevroned Moth (Lepidoptera Tortricidae Tortricidia testacea)

Question Mark caterpillar (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Polygonia interrogationis)

Green Marvel (Lepidoptera Noctuidae Agriopodes fallax)

Beautiful Wood-Nymph (Lepidoptera Noctuidae Eudryas grata)

April 2007

Black Corsair (Heteroptera Reduviidae Melanolestes picipes)

Banded Hickory Borer (Coleoptera Cerambycidae Knulliana cincta)

Red Admiral (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Vanessa atalanta)

Picture-winged Fly (Diptera Ulididae Callopistromyia strigula)

Falcate Orange-tip (Lepidoptera Pieridae Anthocaris midea)

Picture-winged Fly (Diptera Ulididae Callopistromyia annulipes)

March 2007

Water Strider (Gerridae)

Mourning Cloak (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Nymphalis antiopa)

Question Mark (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Polygonia interrogationis)

Assassin Bug (Heteroptera Reduviidae Pselliopus sp.)

Colletid Bees (Hymenoptera Colletidae)

Blister Beetle (Coleoptera Meloidae Tricrania sp.)

Spring Azure (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Celastrina ladon)

Velvet Mites (Acari Thrombidiidae)

Tent Caterpillars (Lepidoptera Lasiocampidae Malacosoma sp.)

Tent Caterpillar egg masses (Lepidoptera Lasiocampidae Malacosoma sp.)

October 2006

Snowberry Clearwing (Lepidoptera Sphingidae Hemaris diffinis)

Robber Flies (Diptera)

Great Spreadwing (Odonata Zygoptera Lestidae Archilestes grandis)

Antlion (Neuroptera Myrmeleontidae Myrmeleon sp.) dorsal view

Antlion (Neuroptera Myrmeleontidae Myrmeleon sp.) lateral view

Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Odonata Anisoptera Libellulidae Sympetrum ambiguum)