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Genus ButhusObserver
juan_sphexPlace
Charcas de los Camorchos, Unnamed Road,28240, 28240 Hoyo de Manzanares, Madrid, España (Google, OSM)
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Genus PrionyxObserver
donnalucasDescription
on Eriogonum umbellatum (sulphur buckwheat)
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Genus ThyridanthraxObserver
donnalucasDescription
was feeding on sulphur buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) before moving to rocks
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Western Lynx Spider (Oxyopes scalaris)Observer
donnalucasDescription
Western lynx spiders are very active on the Moonshine yarrow. There appear to be multiple individuals in each plant. Other species of spiders are difficult to find. The lynx spiders sit atop the blossoms waiting for the abundant prey that are attracted to this flower.
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Hunt's Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)Observer
donnalucasDescription
on Penstemon attenuatus
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Longhorn Bees (Tribe Eucerini)Observer
donnalucasDescription
on snow buckwheat
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Crioscolia alcioneObserver
donnalucasDescription
Many individuals on the snow buckwheat just starting to bloom.
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Oxybelus emarginatusObserver
heatherholmDescription
Photo of prey:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176147125
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Long-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda)Observer
tanyuuDescription
For the salamander. :)
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Ant Flies (Genus Microdon)Observer
amoorehouseDescription
Found along timbered edge of remnant prairie/savanna.
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Hunt's Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)Observer
donnalucasDescription
on Dalea ornata
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Genus SpathiusObserver
cholmesphotoDescription
Female Braconid Wasp (Spathius sp.) ovipositing.
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Longhorn-cuckoo Bees (Genus Triepeolus)Observer
donnalucasDescription
on blanket flower
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Large-tailed Aphideater (Eupeodes volucris)Observer
donnalucasDescription
On desert yellow daisy (Erigeron linearis).
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Myopa clausaObserver
amoorehouseDescription
Found on hairy sweet cicely in dry-mesic woodland.
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Steel-blue Cricket-hunter Wasp (Chlorion aerarium)Observer
donnalucasDescription
With great speed, she ran through the rocks checking between crevices for prey. She stopped briefly on a south-facing rock, possibly to rest and/or warm up.
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Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)Observer
coreybirdmanDescription
Confirmed by Dr. Kenneth Brock. Skua with strong white flashes on underwing, belly-heavy, with not enough tail extension for LT Jaeger.
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Genus MelissodesObserver
martinlucasDescription
A distinctly reddish bee on Solidago rigida in a sandy field enrolled in CRP CP42. I've seen several of these, but they are difficult to approach close enough for a good photo. Might be Melissodes dentiventris (female). Photos depict a singled individual.
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Golden Paper Wasp (Polistes aurifer)Observer
donnalucasDescription
On snow buckwheat.
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Anthophora walshiiObserver
amoorehouseDescription
Found on spotted bee balm in remnant sand prairie.
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Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata)Observer
donnalucasDescription
Larva on common yarrow using pieces of yarrow petals as camouflage.
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Sweat Bees (Family Halictidae)Observer
donnalucasDescription
In the buckwheat bed. In second photo a portion of a bee is visible.
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donnalucasDescription
On common yarrow. Possibly the same individual as observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128565484. These are common in the garden.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)Observer
mysorekidDescription
Corthylio calendula
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Spring Beauty Miner (Andrena erigeniae)Observer
amoorehouseDescription
Found on spring beauty in dry-mesic oak woodland.
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
susankirtDescription
Shades State Park/Pine Hills Nature Preserve, Indiana. On Wild Geranium
I think this is an Andrena species, but iNaturalist thought it was in the genus Halictus
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Crossocerus nigritusObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Crossocerus or Pemphredon?
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Ichneumon centratorObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
@richardlbaxter Is this right? I wish I had managed better pics.
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Lined Orbweaver (Mangora gibberosa)Observer
davidjbDescription
Female, 6mm.
Picked up by sweep net in glade.
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American Sand Wasp (Bembix americana)Observer
donnalucasDescription
Series of her digging in a pile of sandy loam in my backyard.
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Genus MuesebeckidiumObserver
amoorehouseDescription
Found on tall green milkweed in sand prairie remnant.
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Hidalgo Mason Wasp (Euodynerus hidalgo)Observer
donnalucasDescription
This wasp spent at least ten minutes tearing into the disc florets of a blanket flower cultivar. It would tear out pieces from the center, stick its head in, continue, move over to the side, come back. I was unable to photograph it catching anything. After it left, I picked and disassembled the flower. It contained what appeared to be moth larva. See observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83058958.
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Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)Observer
donnalucasDescription
On purple sage (Salvia dorrii).
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Hunt's Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)Observer
donnalucasDescription
A group of at least 6 individuals were very busy on a single plant of western prairie clover (Dalea ornata).
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Idana marginataObserver
amoorehouseDescription
Found along roadside in patch on butterweed.
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Wide-striped Sweat Bee (Halictus farinosus)Observer
donnalucasDescription
On a daisy.
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Prunus Miner Bee (Andrena prunorum)Observer
donnalucasDescription
On sulfur buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum).
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Cutworm Wasps (Genus Podalonia)Observer
donnalucasDescription
On sulfur buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum).
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Lesser Grape Root Borer Moth (Vitacea scepsiformis)Observer
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Eight-spotted Rainbow Robber (Taracticus octopunctatus)Observer
amoorehouseDescription
Found along edge of loess hill prairie remnant at Cecil White Prairie Land and Water Reserve.
