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Unicorn Prominent (Coelodasys unicornis)Observer
olbugsDescription
I found my unicorn. Wasn’t what I expected. Story of my life.
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Ultronia Underwing (Catocala ultronia)Observer
osmeteriumDescription
Found 6/5/22 resting on a branch on a small cherry tree
Wandered: 6/9/22
Made cocoon: 6/10/22
Emerged on or around 7/12/22 (I had covid so I missed exactly when)
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Spring Beauty Miner (Andrena erigeniae)Observer
mollymjacobsonDescription
2nd female observed.
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)Observer
patsuttonwildlifegardenDescription
Nectaring on Culver's Root
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)Observer
patsuttonwildlifegardenDescription
Coral Honeysuckle blooming lushly and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have settled in
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)Observer
rangelilloDescription
Female
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)Observer
judywelnaDescription
female/immature
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Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)Observer
stefanmozugDescription
S76000696. (1) Male with dark underside. Note that undertail coverts are bright yellow. (2) On normal-colored male, note semi-circular gray plumage radiating from bill to ear area, with distinct border to dark-yellow hind neck.
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Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)Observer
stevendanielDescription
Olympia Marble larva on Boechera grahamii
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Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)Observer
linesofprintDescription
Seems to be Marine Blue well out of range?
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Rehn's Miner Bee (Andrena rehni)Observer
mollymjacobsonDescription
Six females collected from Castanea dentata in a chestnut orchard. All had pure Castanea pollen loads in the scopa & propodeal corbicula. Initial ID by me, verified via specimen by Sam Droege.
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Hybomitra sodalisObserver
mollymjacobsonDescription
Several males on American chestnut flowers. ID'd from specimens.
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Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)Observer
cynthiacrawfordDescription
Single male -perhaps not healthy
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Observer
gja887Description
First time seeing this species on anything other than clover. Observed in my small patch of zinnias.
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Pink-striped Oakworm Moth (Anisota virginiensis)Observer
keara_giannottiDescription
Feeding on Fagus grandifolia.
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Pale-winged Gray (Iridopsis ephyraria)Observer
ceisemanDescription
I found this inchworm feeding on wild sarsaparilla on May 26, and this was the last photo I took of it before it burrowed into soil. I just found the adult (male) dead and decomposing in the rearing jar yesterday, and unfortunately there isn't much of a wing pattern left, but I'm hoping someone will recognize either the larva or the genitalia... see full series of photos at: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2310096
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Observer
annschuniorDescription
ghost pipe ID's separately
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Pickerelweed Longhorn Bee (Melissodes apicatus)Observer
mollymjacobsonDescription
Same location as @slamonde 's previous observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170730088
This individual was a little worse for the wear. I observed the patches of pickerelweed for almost an hour and a half before finally seeing this lone individual. Habitat is a small lake with abundant emergent vegetation. 3-4 small patches of pickerelweed were present. Dufourea novaeangliae also found (photos coming).
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Pickerelweed Shortface (Dufourea novaeangliae)Observer
mollymjacobsonDescription
Same patch of pickerelweed as Melissodes apicatus was found. Just one or two females seen.
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White Slant-Line (Tetracis cachexiata)Observer
billthompson0001Description
On a Mountain Laurel at Francis Carter Preserve.
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Spiny Oak-slug Moth (Euclea delphinii)Observer
janet_mihucDescription
Feeding on dogbane
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Speyer's Hooded Owlet (Cucullia speyeri)Observer
jakemccumberDescription
Three individuals in one large clump of Pityopsis falcata. Feeding on leaves and stems. Restored (2018) field with barrens habitat and abundant Pityopsis within pitch pine - tree oak - scrub oak - heath community. 5.56mm blank round for scale.
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Widow Yellowjacket (Vespula vidua)Observer
fourkilorouenneDescription
peekaboo }:3
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Yellow-banded Bumble Bee (Bombus terricola)Observer
patmcg23Description
In the pollinator garden on monarda
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Yellow-banded Bumble Bee (Bombus terricola)Observer
marklisa91Description
Currently the most frequently observed Bombus sp. in the yard.
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Owlet Moths and Allies (Superfamily Noctuoidea)Observer
amberj81Description
On oak
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Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)Observer
jakemccumberDescription
This one is quite hairy and rusty, but I think it is still frosted elfin.
UV flashlight search in sandplain grassland/heathland habitat.
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Elm Spanworm Moth (Ennomos subsignaria)Observer
keimwjDescription
On 5/20/2020, I found a caterpillar on Ulmus americana. I collected it, and reared it on leaves in a plastic vial in the garage. It sewed leaves loosely around itself and pupated 6/4/2020. The adult eclosed 6/19/2020.
Photo date: 6/3/2020.
Photos of this specimen:
5/20/2020: www.inaturalist.org/observations/50313801.
5/26/2020:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/102078067.
5/30/2020: www.inaturalist.org/observations/102078068.
6/3/2020:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/102078070.
6/19/2020: www.inaturalist.org/observations/50313779.
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Abbott's Sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii)Observer
alanliangDescription
Fourth instar larva found on grape during night search. One of two at this location.
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Curved-toothed Geometer Moth (Eutrapela clemataria)Observer
joannerussoDescription
on Azalea (non-native)
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Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus mandan)Observer
trscavoDescription
A no-mow area along a forest road in the Green Mountain National Forest
Visiting Polemonium vanbruntiae
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Unicorn Prominent (Coelodasys unicornis)Observer
kitstraleyDescription
updated photos with a later image of the same individual
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Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)Observer
jacobsburgeecenterDescription
Feeding on common hackberry.
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Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)Observer
stephen158Description
Feeding on a redbud
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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Observer
jenny_appleDescription
Feeding on Anaphalis margaritacea planted in garden.
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Hermit Sphinx (Lintneria eremitus)Observer
lisamaggioDescription
Found on a type of monarda
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Buck Moth (Hemileuca maia)Observer
jakemccumberDescription
On scrub oak in powerline ROW
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Spiny Oak-slug Moth (Euclea delphinii)Observer
miya_Description
On a tree at the Forest Resource Education Center (FREC).
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Small-eyed Sphinx (Paonias myops)Observer
osmeteriumDescription
Found: 9/7/2022 on black cherry
Began wandering 9/16/2022 after weeping and bubbling (last photo of larva).
Pupated: 9/23/2022
Waiting for it to emerge this season.
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Evergreen Bagworm Moth (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis)Observer
keimwjDescription
28 Aug 2022.
Buckingham Springs, Bucks Co, PA.
Found on Juniperus virginiana.
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Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)Observer
colinpurringtonDescription
Moth on right is a snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis). The other moth (separate observation) is a hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe). There's a third species (graceful clearwing, Hemaris gracilis) in the area but I haven't seen it yet. Per my understanding, one way to tell them apart is foreleg color:
whitish legs: thysbe
black legs: diffinis
reddish legs: gracilis
If you are in western USA (CO and beyond), you swap "thetis" for "diffinis". More details at BugGuide. If legs are hidden but you have crisp photo of wings, see this page for any way to distinguish all three species.
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Regal Fritillary (Argynnis idalia)Observer
benjesupDescription
Regal fritillary; Fort Indiantown Gap; 6/29/18
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Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli)Observer
stevecollinsDescription
Visiting a sand myrtle field adjacent to an Atlantic White Cedar swamp
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Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli)Observer
zroskophDescription
Brown border matches pattern for Hessel's.
