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Fiddler Beetle (Eupoecila australasiae)

Observer

cyborgsammy

Date

December 21, 2021 04:51 PM +11
Fiddler Beetle - Photo (c) Michael Jefferies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
benjamincrawford's ID: Fiddler Beetle (Eupoecila australasiae)
Added on January 3, 2022
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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)

Observer

bug_girl

Date

November 6, 2021 09:21 AM CDT

Description

I had no clue these existed lol. At the beach clean up today

American Avocet - Photo (c) Ad Konings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ad Konings
benjamincrawford's ID: American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
Added on November 6, 2021
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Observer

marceloamores

Date

October 24, 2021 08:45 AM -05

Description

BIDENS ANDICOLA H.B.K., Nov. Gen. et Sp. 4:237 (186). 1820; B. andicola H.B.K. vars. normalis and heterophylla O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 3^II^: I36. 1898; B. fruticulosa Mey. and Walp., Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. 19 Supplem. I. 271. 1843.

Descript. amplific.- Herba perennis, semi-procumbens vel etiam erecta, valde hispido-pubescens vel fere glabra, ramosa, 2-8 dm. alta, caulibus parce angulatis. Folia 1-7 cm. longa, valde polymorpha; nunc indivisa, ovata, serrata, sessilia vel alato-petiolata, ad apicem obtusa vel subacuta; nunc tripartite vel 1-3-pinnata foliolis ovatis vel lanceolatis vel linearibus et ad apicem sensim vel abrupte apiculatis. Capitula ramos terminantia, longe pedunculata, radiata; pansa ad anthesin 2-4 vel rarius etiam usque ad 5.5 cm. lata, 0.7-1.4 cm. alta. Involucrum perspicue hispidum, bracteis ex-terioribus 8-10, lanceolatis vel lineari-oblongis, ciliatis, supra saepe glabratis, apice plerumque obtusis, quam interioribus lanceolatis dense hispidis plerumque multo brevioribus. Flores ligulati saepius 8, lutei, ligula elliptico-oblanceolati, apice plerumque minute 3-denticulati, 1.2-2.5 cm. longi. Achaenia tenuiter linearia, inferne sensim attenuate, obcompresso-quadrangularia, sulcata, supra plus minusve erecto-hispida, fusco-nigra, corpore 0.7-1.4 cm. longa et 0.4-1 mm. lata et paleas demum superantia, apice bi- (vel pauca tri-) aristata, aristis tenuibus, brunneo-stramineis vel rubescentibus, re-trorsum hamosis, 1.7-3 mm. longis.

BIDENS ANDICOLA var. DECOMPOSITA O. Kuntze, I.c.; B. macrantha Griseb., Abhandl. Goett. I9:I38 I874; B. grandiflora Balb. var. breviloba 0. Kuntze, I.c.-Folia 2-3-pinnatisecta, usque ad I dm. longa, achaeniis superne valde attenuato-elongata.

For many years the identity of the South American Bidens andicola has been obscured for herbarium workers by the great multiplicity of foliage forms encountered. WEDDELL, as early as 1856 (Chloris And. 1870) described it as a polymorphous plant ("Plante polymorphe et très repande dans la chaine, mais presque exclusivement alpestre"). Later, OTTO KUNTZE, who like WEDDELL had collected in South America, commented upon the variability of the leaves ("Eine robuste Art mit einfach oder mehrfach ternatisecten Blättern, mittelgrossen gelben Strahlblüthen, ziemlich grossen Blüthenköpfen, äusseren zottig behaarten Involucralbracteen etc., aber in Bezug auf Blatttheilung wie manche andere Bidens-Art sehr variabel"; Rev. Gen. Pl. 3^II^: 136. 1898). In herbaria the numerous foliage forms are seen to simulate corresponding forms of B. triplinervia H.B.K. (B. humilis H.B.K., B. crithmifoliac H.B.K., etc.), and this has led often to confusion between the two species. Recently I was enabled, through the courtesy of OTTO BUCHTIEN (cf. SHEREFF, BOT. GAZ. 76: 151. 1923), to study a great number of specimens collected by him and displaying a wide range of variation. From these (all in Herb. Field. Mus.) and many others, totalling more than two hundred specimens, the preceding descriptions are drawn. It was found that sometimes, in poorly developed material, distinction from B. triplinervia is apparently impossible. In well developed material, however, the distinctions are usually very definite, B. andicola being coarser, its thicker heads having commonly about eight instead of commonly about five rays[4], etc. B. andicola has the paleae shorter than the mature achenes and this character separates it from the surprisingly similar aggregation of Mexican forms (Purpus 1547, 1548, 2637, 4135, 5089, 5620; Rose and Painter 6666, 7949; Pringle 4915; E. W. Nelson 3220, etc.) that in late years have passed erroneously under the name B. daucifolia DC. In the latter[5] the paleae are usually very blackish above and commonly surpass the mature achenes.

Occasionally a form of B. andicola is found with the leaves highly compound and the achenes strongly narrowed above, somewhat like those of Cosmos. If it were not for various connecting forms this would seem to be specifically distinct. KUNTZE, who himself collected specimens of it, referred at least one of them, a plant from Cochabamba, Bolivia (Herb. N.Y. Bot. Gard.) to B. andicola, naming it var. decomposita. In a careless moment he named a precisely identical form from between Cochabamba and Rio Juntas, Bolivia (Herb. N.Y. Bot. Gard.) B. grandiflora Balb. var. breviloba, although B. grandifjora is a Mexican species and is not known to occur in South America.

[4] Unfortunately, B. triplinervia produces at times an 8-rayed form. Discussion of this form must be deferred until a later date.

Sherff, E. E. (1926). Studies in the Genus Bidens. VII. Botanical Gazette, 81(1), 25-54.>>

Bidens andicola - Photo (c) Garry Fletcher, all rights reserved, uploaded by Garry Fletcher
benjamincrawford's ID: Bidens andicola, a member of Beggarticks (Genus Bidens)
Added on November 6, 2021
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Giant Darner (Anax walsinghami)

Observer

beschwar

Date

October 6, 2021 01:54 PM CDT
Giant Darner - Photo (c) Bill Carrell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Bill Carrell
benjamincrawford's ID: Giant Darner (Anax walsinghami)
Added on November 4, 2021
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calebhelsel

Date

November 1, 2021 05:51 PM CDT
Rhagovelia - Photo (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by James Bailey
benjamincrawford's ID: Genus Rhagovelia, a member of Ripple Bugs (Family Veliidae)
Added on November 3, 2021
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calebhelsel

Date

November 1, 2021 05:51 PM CDT
Rhagovelia - Photo (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by James Bailey
benjamincrawford's ID: Genus Rhagovelia, a member of Ripple Bugs (Family Veliidae)
Added on November 3, 2021
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Three-ribbed Darkling Beetle (Eleodes tricostata)

Observer

tkoffel

Date

October 30, 2021 12:01 PM CDT
Three-ribbed Darkling Beetle - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Three-ribbed Darkling Beetle (Eleodes tricostata)
Added on November 3, 2021
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Blunthead Slug Snake (Aplopeltura boa)

Observer

fhadlikennedi

Date

June 17, 2021 10:08 PM WIB
Blunthead Slug Snake - Photo (c) vteo2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by vteo2
benjamincrawford's ID: Blunthead Slug Snake (Aplopeltura boa)
Added on November 3, 2021
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Trident Lady Beetle (Hyperaspis trifurcata)

Observer

calebhelsel

Date

October 23, 2021 12:54 PM CDT
Trident Lady Beetle - Photo (c) C. Mallory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by C. Mallory
benjamincrawford's ID: Trident Lady Beetle (Hyperaspis trifurcata)
Added on November 3, 2021
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Common Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida)

Observer

mixbass

Date

October 2021
Common Green June Beetle - Photo (c) J. Michael Raby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
benjamincrawford's ID: Common Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida)
Added on November 2, 2021
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Observer

entomike

Date

October 4, 2012

Description

Det. R. Anderson, 2014
coll'ed at UV light
spmn in the TAMUIC

Tags

Pheloconus cribricollis - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Pheloconus cribricollis, a member of True Weevils (Family Curculionidae)
Added on November 2, 2021
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atomiclauren

Date

October 20, 2021 07:00 PM CDT
Eleodes goryi - Photo (c) Eric Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Carpenter
benjamincrawford's ID: Eleodes goryi, a member of Desert Stink Beetles (Genus Eleodes)
Added on November 2, 2021
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Striped Cucumber Beetle (Acalymma vittatum)

Observer

franpfer

Date

October 23, 2021 09:32 PM CDT
Striped Cucumber Beetle - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
benjamincrawford's ID: Striped Cucumber Beetle (Acalymma vittatum)
Added on November 2, 2021
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jgw_atx

Date

October 24, 2021 08:00 PM CDT

Description

At UV lights. Urban wooded neighborhood in Northeast Austin.

Another observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99314813

Dyschirius abbreviatus - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Dyschirius abbreviatus, a member of Pedunculate Ground Beetles (Subfamily Scaritinae)
Added on November 2, 2021
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jgw_atx

Date

October 12, 2021 09:55 PM CDT

Description

Collected at UV lights. Experimenting with some rudimentary manual focus stacking. Let me know if this type of image is useful.

Wasn't sure where to place this one, maybe a tiny Chrysomelid? Appreciate input

Epitrix fasciata - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Epitrix fasciata, a member of Flea Beetles (Tribe Alticini)
Added on November 2, 2021
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cmeckerman

Date

October 14, 2021 09:33 PM CDT
Anthicus lutulentus - Photo (c) Meghan Cassidy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Meghan Cassidy
benjamincrawford's ID: Anthicus lutulentus, a member of Ant-like Flower Beetles (Family Anthicidae)
Added on November 2, 2021
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Bronze Water Weevil (Notiodes aeratus)

Observer

entomike

Date

March 30, 2015

Description

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2015
coll'ed at UV light
spmn in the TAMUIC

Tags

Bronze Water Weevil - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Bronze Water Weevil (Notiodes aeratus)
Added on November 2, 2021
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Punctate Water Weevil (Notiodes punctatus)

Observer

entomike

Date

October 17, 2012

Description

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2012
coll.'ed at UV light at oak-elm savanna / wetland interface.
spmn in the TAMUIC

Tags

Punctate Water Weevil - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Punctate Water Weevil (Notiodes punctatus)
Added on November 2, 2021
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Southern Masked Chafer (Cyclocephala lurida)

Observer

jgw_atx

Date

October 25, 2021 09:38 PM CDT

Description

At UV lights.

Southern Masked Chafer - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Southern Masked Chafer (Cyclocephala lurida)
Added on November 2, 2021
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Velvety Powder-post Beetle (Trogoxylon parallelipipedum)

Observer

entomike

Date

April 10, 2011

Description

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2012
coll’ed at UV light
spmn in the TAMUIC

Tags

Velvety Powder-post Beetle - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Velvety Powder-post Beetle (Trogoxylon parallelipipedum)
Added on November 2, 2021
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entomike

Date

July 25, 2009

Description

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2009
coll'ed at UV lights
spmn in the TAMUIC

Tags

Trogoxylon aequale - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Trogoxylon aequale, a member of Powder-post Beetles (Subfamily Lyctinae)
Added on November 2, 2021
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Cactus Lady Beetle (Chilocorus cacti)

Observer

lisamh

Date

October 2021

Description

on citrus

Cactus Lady Beetle - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Cactus Lady Beetle (Chilocorus cacti)
Added on November 2, 2021
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entomike

Date

May 6, 2010

Description

Det. E. G. Riley, 2011
coll'ed beating/sweeping
spmn in the TAMUIC

Tags

Melyrodes cribrata - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Melyrodes cribrata, a member of Soft-winged Flower Beetles (Family Melyridae)
Added on November 2, 2021
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Common Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida)

Observer

jbecky

Date

October 31, 2021 07:39 PM CDT

Description

One inch green junebug. Dying on the sidewalk.

Common Green June Beetle - Photo (c) J. Michael Raby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
benjamincrawford's ID: Common Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida)
Added on November 2, 2021
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entomike

Date

April 30, 2011

Description

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2011
coll'ed beating/sweeping
spmn in the TAMUIC

Tags

Cryptorhopalum reversum - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Cryptorhopalum reversum, a member of Skin Beetles (Family Dermestidae)
Added on November 2, 2021
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entomike

Date

May 20, 1986

Description

Det. R. S. Anderson, 1987
coll'ed by A. Hook
spmn in the UTIC, Austin, TX

Tags

Scaphomorphus quadrilineatus - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Scaphomorphus quadrilineatus, a member of True Weevils (Family Curculionidae)
Added on November 2, 2021
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Black Blister Beetle (Epicauta pensylvanica)

Observer

calebhelsel

Date

October 30, 2021 02:39 PM CDT
Black Blister Beetle - Photo (c) John B., some rights reserved (CC BY)
benjamincrawford's ID: Black Blister Beetle (Epicauta pensylvanica)
Added on November 2, 2021
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entomike

Date

September 24, 2013

Description

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2013
coll'ed at UV lights
spmn in the TAMUIC

Tags

Dingy Diver - Photo (c) Owen Ridgen, all rights reserved, uploaded by Owen Ridgen
benjamincrawford's ID: Dingy Diver (Laccophilus maculosus)
Added on November 2, 2021
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entomike

Date

January 24, 2013

Description

Det. V. Belov, 2020
coll'ed at UV light
spmn in the TAMUIC

Tags

Cercyon nigriceps - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
benjamincrawford's ID: Cercyon nigriceps, a member of Water Scavenger Beetles (Family Hydrophilidae)
Added on November 2, 2021
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calebhelsel

Date

October 27, 2021 06:21 PM CDT
Eleodes goryi - Photo (c) Eric Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Carpenter
benjamincrawford's ID: Eleodes goryi, a member of Desert Stink Beetles (Genus Eleodes)
Added on November 2, 2021
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