Thematic Insects

**jacamar** · 08-28-2019, 10:56 AM - **2 Likes**

Butterflies in a mint patch

Giant Swallowtail (at least 4" across)

Monarch

**jbinpg** · 08-29-2019, 07:14 PM - **2 Likes**

A Mourning Cloak butterfly soaking up the sun. Known as the Camberwell Beauty in the UK.

**WPRESTO** · 08-30-2019, 03:42 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by jbinpg

A Mourning Cloak butterfly soaking up the sun. Known as the Camberwell Beauty in the UK.

The first sighting of an adult mourning cloak is a sure sign of Spring here. They are welcome, but NOT the caterpillars. They can swarm by the hundreds on certain species of tree and eat virtually every leaf just when those are developing in the Spring. Two years back I had to strip them off a young hackberry we had planted

**pepperberry farm** · 08-31-2019, 05:02 AM - **3 Likes**

**WPRESTO** · 08-31-2019, 12:50 PM

The last two are really "pretty" = nice colors as well as good insect photos.

**WPRESTO** · 08-31-2019, 12:52 PM - **1 Like**

Depending, this is a stink bug, a leaf bug or a shield bug, but without a doubt it is a true bug.

**pepperberry farm** · 08-31-2019, 12:54 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

The last two are really "pretty" = nice colors as well as good insect photos.

thank you...

**WPRESTO** · 09-01-2019, 03:45 PM - **1 Like**

Two variations on grasshopper. A lot of these around at the moment.These may be distinct species as I can see several small differences.

**TER-OR** · 09-04-2019, 05:15 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

I think the wasp is Scolia dubia, a very beneficial wasp. Blue winged wasp, Scolia dubia?is a real asset!

Spread-winged damselfly, Lestes family, not a dragonfly. I don't know the family well enough to hazard a species guess, but I don't think it's Lestes rectangularis - the Slender Spreadwing, which we see most commonly here. Maybe disjunctus? They are striking insects, though, and big for damselflies. You can tell it's a damselfly by the eyes as most distinctive morphology.

The butterfly is of course a Monarch.

**goatsNdonkey** · 09-04-2019, 07:19 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by TER-OR

I think the wasp is Scolia dubia, a very beneficial wasp. Blue winged wasp, Scolia dubia?is a real asset!

Spread-winged damselfly, Lestes family, not a dragonfly. I don't know the family well enough to hazard a species guess, but I don't think it's Lestes rectangularis - the Slender Spreadwing, which we see most commonly here. Maybe disjunctus? They are striking insects, though, and big for damselflies. You can tell it's a damselfly by the eyes as most distinctive morphology.

The butterfly is of course a Monarch.

The Scolia dubia, it should be mentioned, is no relation to that cartoon dog, the Scoobia doobia.

**WPRESTO** · 09-04-2019, 09:35 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by goatsNdonkey

The Scolia dubia, it should be mentioned, is no relation to that cartoon dog, the Scoobia doobia.

Nor any connection to the doggie cleanup tool, the Scoopie Goopie

**pepperberry farm** · 09-05-2019, 03:03 AM - **3 Likes**

**WPRESTO** · 09-05-2019, 07:07 AM - **1 Like**

A little leafhopper, curious-looking insect. I'm going to post an slightly different image of this same fellow in the "show me" insect thread.

**pepperberry farm** · 09-23-2019, 04:13 AM - **1 Like**

bull wasp

swanlefitte · 09-23-2019, 06:04 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

bull wasp

I love the one coming in from the background.

08-29-2019, 07:14 PM - 2 Likes	#662
jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	Mourning Cloak A Mourning Cloak butterfly soaking up the sun. Known as the Camberwell Beauty in the UK.

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08-28-2019, 10:56 AM - 2 Likes	#661
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	Butterflies in a mint patch Giant Swallowtail (at least 4" across) Monarch

08-30-2019, 03:42 AM - 1 Like	#663
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Originally posted by jbinpg A Mourning Cloak butterfly soaking up the sun. Known as the Camberwell Beauty in the UK. The first sighting of an adult mourning cloak is a sure sign of Spring here. They are welcome, but NOT the caterpillars. They can swarm by the hundreds on certain species of tree and eat virtually every leaf just when those are developing in the Spring. Two years back I had to strip them off a young hackberry we had planted

08-31-2019, 05:02 AM - 3 Likes	#664
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,660

08-31-2019, 12:50 PM	#665
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	The last two are really "pretty" = nice colors as well as good insect photos.

08-31-2019, 12:54 PM	#667
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,660	Originally posted by WPRESTO The last two are really "pretty" = nice colors as well as good insect photos. thank you...

09-04-2019, 05:15 AM - 1 Like	#669
TER-OR Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dundee, IL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,699	Originally posted by pepperberry farm I think the wasp is Scolia dubia, a very beneficial wasp. Blue winged wasp, Scolia dubia?is a real asset! Spread-winged damselfly, Lestes family, not a dragonfly. I don't know the family well enough to hazard a species guess, but I don't think it's Lestes rectangularis - the Slender Spreadwing, which we see most commonly here. Maybe disjunctus? They are striking insects, though, and big for damselflies. You can tell it's a damselfly by the eyes as most distinctive morphology. The butterfly is of course a Monarch.

09-04-2019, 07:19 AM - 1 Like	#670
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,727	Originally posted by TER-OR I think the wasp is Scolia dubia, a very beneficial wasp. Blue winged wasp, Scolia dubia?is a real asset! Spread-winged damselfly, Lestes family, not a dragonfly. I don't know the family well enough to hazard a species guess, but I don't think it's Lestes rectangularis - the Slender Spreadwing, which we see most commonly here. Maybe disjunctus? They are striking insects, though, and big for damselflies. You can tell it's a damselfly by the eyes as most distinctive morphology. The butterfly is of course a Monarch. The Scolia dubia, it should be mentioned, is no relation to that cartoon dog, the Scoobia doobia.

09-04-2019, 09:35 AM - 1 Like	#671
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Originally posted by goatsNdonkey The Scolia dubia, it should be mentioned, is no relation to that cartoon dog, the Scoobia doobia. Nor any connection to the doggie cleanup tool, the Scoopie Goopie

09-05-2019, 03:03 AM - 3 Likes	#672
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,660

09-23-2019, 04:13 AM - 1 Like	#674
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,660	bull wasp

09-23-2019, 06:04 AM - 1 Like	#675
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Originally posted by pepperberry farm bull wasp I love the one coming in from the background.