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Lethocerus maximusObserver
andresioDescription
El individuo se encontró en el pasto que rodea a las instalaciones de el centro.
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Hieroglyphic Cicada (Neocicada hieroglyphica)Observer
luxomancerDescription
Attracted to a porch light in a lightly wooded suburban environment with Longleaf pine and mixed hardwoods as the dominant trees. This cicada was 3 cm long, and readily chirped when gingerly moved.
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Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil (Polydrusus formosus)Observer
marcelloDescription
ID by Dr. Talamelli
The correct/New name of the specie is:
Polydrusus formosus (Mayer, 1779)
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Two-celled Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum lustrans)Observer
missptDescription
Bee, spider in separate observation. Found on spiderwort speciesl
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Allobroma kedenburgiObserver
chunxingwongDescription
A metallic green cicada on my hand.
Cicadas are extremely abundant at night here and this is one of the smaller species. This cicada is one of the many cicadas that are attracted to the lights at the veranda of Bambangan hostel. Only 16mm in length, excluded wings. Quite a pair of big eyes for a small creature.
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Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)Observer
bradmoonDescription
Blue-ringed Dancer being eaten by a Banded Robber Fly (Triorla interrupta)
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desert_hobbitDescription
Velvet ant, which is a type of wasp. Thanks to @froggy143 and @kevinwilliams for helping correctly ID.
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Southern Wood Cockroach (Parcoblatta divisa)Observer
lucanus95Description
Collected as nymph
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hoppy1951Description
Observed at the side of a quiet road.
Sattal, Uttarakhand, India.
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Resh Cicada (Megatibicen resh)Observer
cicadaandwaspenthusiastDescription
Another extremely dark Megatibicen Resh.
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Hieroglyphic Cicada (Neocicada hieroglyphica)Observer
cicadaandwaspenthusiastDescription
First cicada of the season!
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Dark Lyric Cicada (Neotibicen lyricen ssp. engelhardti)Observer
cecildomyiidaeDescription
found newly molted around ~12 pm, picked it up, and it stayed on me until it was finally ready to fly. finally took off from my back at 4 pm on the dot. it kept me company during field work for a few hours, and i guess i made a pretty good place for it to sclerotize and get its wings ready, where it wouldn't get snatched by a predator :-)
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Red-legged Buprestis Beetle (Buprestis rufipes)Observer
mywildbackyardDescription
Apparently we don’t know what their larval host plants are. This was one of two individuals I found laying eggs in this tree, lemme get an ID on the tree species as well real quick
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Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa)Observer
dunawayb96Description
With Typocerus zebra
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Eastern Bordered Plant Bug (Largus succinctus)Observer
royaltylerDescription
on a large white oak about 6 feet off the ground
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Eastern Goliath Beetle (Goliathus orientalis)Observer
esnartsakalaDescription
Goliath Beetle
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aispinsectsDescription
A splendid find. Found in a small xeric habitat after sifting sand and debris on the surface of the soil. Florida endemic cockroach.
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Southern Wood Cockroach (Parcoblatta divisa)Observer
lucanus95Description
Collected as nymph
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Boll's Wood Cockroach (Parcoblatta bolliana)Observer
spyingnaturalistDescription
iNaturalist AI seems to really struggle separating types of cockroaches. Please provide a brief explanation if suggesting a genus or species and do not rely on the AI.
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Bilunate Cockroach (Ischnoptera bilunata)Observer
joemdoDescription
Set up one sheet lit by four UV "DJ" blacklights (395-400 nm LED) hooked up to USB battery packs. More info about this set up below. Low winds helped with photography but I had to leave by 10PM so the sheet didn't quite fill up like it might've if I had stayed till midnight or later.
Solo bioblitz of Long Pine Key for the Independence Day of Ukraine 2022 project. More info here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/independence-day-of-ukraine-2022
I first biked up one of the LPK trails to try to find a rare grass, Sporobolus clandestinus, but had no luck. I rode back to my car and then biked to an area that had been recently burned. I finished my day by blacklighting and walking around HID 2020 looking for insects and plants I had missed so far. Had to leave around 10PM so the sheet didn't attract too many big insects.
All of my observations (besides blacklighting observations):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?not_in_project=blacklighting-florida&on=2022-08-24&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo
Blacklighting observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2022-08-24&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&user_id=joemdo
Here's a video showing the DJ blacklights in action at the Pinecrest campground (Big Cypress) from Summer 2019: https://youtu.be/tavmTa7WoPk
Info about the cheapy DJ blacklights, great for getting started with blacklighting: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/damontighe/11836-diy-moth-light
Blacklighting project for Florida on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/blacklighting-florida
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Plectoptera pictaObserver
aperturesciencebydanDescription
Black light visitor!
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Cotton-green Cicada (Chlorocanta viridis)Observer
cicadaandwaspenthusiastDescription
Found next to it's exuvia on a loblolly pine tree. Cicada is a female.
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Cotton-green Cicada (Chlorocanta viridis)Observer
cicadaandwaspenthusiastDescription
The first nymph of this species I've ever seen online or in real life. Looks sort of like a green Magicicada nymph.
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cicadaandwaspenthusiastDescription
The cicada in the pictures is was very much alive when these pictures were taken. I still have no idea what this is to this day.
Possible identifications: Neotibicen tibicen, neotibicen lyricen, neotibicen similaris, a very dark megatibicen resh.
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Scissor Grinder (Neotibicen pruinosus)Observer
cicadaandwaspenthusiastDescription
This brings the strange Fulvus like Pruinosus count to three. This is making me wonder: Does Fulvus naturally occur in Louisiana?
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White-crossed Seed Bug (Neacoryphus bicrucis)Observer
juancarlosgarciamorales1
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kbakkegardDescription
Under UV, wet and foggy night. Many (> 50 );out in the leaf litter. Approx 1.5 inches long. 1 mating pair.
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Habronattus altanusObserver
mhedinDescription
aspen / conifer clearing, rocks & sticks
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Leiobunum exilipesObserver
mhedinDescription
on night, tree trunks near stream
