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**WPRESTO** · 06-22-2017, 03:45 AM

Originally posted by photolady95

And I looked at bugguide.net and still can't figure out what it might be. When you all figure it out, let me know too.

I went through many many bugguide images as well, and went to the shelves for several insect texts and also some general invertebrate books, and sometimes found something vaguely similar (the sand/beach fleas) but no matches. Those anteriormost appendages are almost always the sticking point. Can't find an image of anything that has something similar.

**TER-OR** · 06-22-2017, 05:09 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

I went through many many bugguide images as well, and went to the shelves for several insect texts and also some general invertebrate books, and sometimes found something vaguely similar (the sand/beach fleas) but no matches. Those anteriormost appendages are almost always the sticking point. Can't find an image of anything that has something similar.

Upload the image to Bug Guide under the ID Request tab.

**WPRESTO** · 06-22-2017, 05:48 AM

Originally posted by TER-OR

Upload the image to Bug Guide under the ID Request tab.

Would do except I've never lifted some else' image to post somewhere else, so I don't know the procedure. Is it just copy & paste? Download in some way? Never done it.

**TER-OR** · 06-22-2017, 05:54 AM

Oh, I thought it was your image. You'll need date and location information for Bug Guide. You can maybe post it to Bug Eric's Facebook page and see if he'll help.

**TER-OR** · 06-22-2017, 11:30 AM - **2 Likes**

June 10 was kind of a bust of a day, maybe the wind kept everything down. It was sunny and warm, had rained the day before. But not being able to see many insects makes a planned Prairie Walk a bit less interesting...

Here's a big hoverfly on Cow Parsnip, as yet not identified.

Another unidentified, this time a moth (I think):

It's always cool to see people find a Cisseps moth for the first time, they're striking.

**WPRESTO** · 06-25-2017, 03:26 AM - **1 Like**

Judging from the condition of the rear wings, this butterfly has had a near-death experience. It could not have posed on a worse background.

**KC0PET** · 06-30-2017, 01:23 PM - **2 Likes**

This little one posed for me for quite some time. I am sure he was thinking "this guy is inept, I will sit still so he can take a picture".

And another one.

**WPRESTO** · 07-01-2017, 04:01 PM

Two bugs & flowers images. Didn't quite nail the focus point of the first one.

jdpenny324 · 07-01-2017, 04:24 PM - **1 Like**

Pennsylvania Leatherwing Beetle visiting a Morning Glory.

**WPRESTO** · 07-01-2017, 07:09 PM

Two bugs posing on leaves this time. Pretty well satisfied with the long-horn beetle, but the fly was harshly lit, half in direct sun half in deep shade. Would have been nice had it stepped fully into one or the other, but it took the fly-away option (double entendre intentional).

Thagomizer · 07-01-2017, 10:26 PM

I love the shadow of the fly, including the transparency of the wing shadow.

**KC0PET** · 07-02-2017, 06:22 AM

Originally posted by Thagomizer

I love the shadow of the fly, including the transparency of the wing shadow.

+1, the harsh lighting makes for an interesting photograph.

**Knock** · 07-03-2017, 08:16 PM - **4 Likes**

Romalea microptera. The pics don't do justice to the size of this fella...he was a good 3 1/2 inches. These grasshoppers are very destructive, but they sure are cool to look at.

**WPRESTO** · 07-04-2017, 03:52 AM

Originally posted by Knock

Romalea microptera. The pics don't do justice to the size of this fella...he was a good 3 1/2 inches. These grasshoppers are very destructive, but they sure are cool to look at.

Ah, the lubber. How many tens of millions of those have taught students the basics of insect anatomy? I was an insect collector very young, and when I got one of these to dissect in biology lab my thought was: wherever do these things live? Their range falls well short of MessyChewBits, or even Long Island NY where I converted one into bits and pieces.

**ffking** · 07-04-2017, 06:44 AM - **2 Likes**

my speckled bush crickets have been growing

06-25-2017, 03:26 AM - 1 Like	#3606
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,107	Judging from the condition of the rear wings, this butterfly has had a near-death experience. It could not have posed on a worse background. Attached Images

07-01-2017, 04:01 PM	#3608
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,107	Two bugs & flowers images. Didn't quite nail the focus point of the first one. Attached Images

07-01-2017, 07:09 PM	#3610
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,107	Two bugs posing on leaves this time. Pretty well satisfied with the long-horn beetle, but the fly was harshly lit, half in direct sun half in deep shade. Would have been nice had it stepped fully into one or the other, but it took the fly-away option (double entendre intentional). Attached Images

07-01-2017, 10:26 PM	#3611
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	I love the shadow of the fly, including the transparency of the wing shadow. Last edited by Thagomizer; 07-01-2017 at 10:28 PM. Reason: Added more to post.

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06-22-2017, 03:45 AM	#3601
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,107	Originally posted by photolady95 And I looked at bugguide.net and still can't figure out what it might be. When you all figure it out, let me know too. I went through many many bugguide images as well, and went to the shelves for several insect texts and also some general invertebrate books, and sometimes found something vaguely similar (the sand/beach fleas) but no matches. Those anteriormost appendages are almost always the sticking point. Can't find an image of anything that has something similar.

06-22-2017, 05:09 AM	#3602
TER-OR Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dundee, IL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,699	Originally posted by WPRESTO I went through many many bugguide images as well, and went to the shelves for several insect texts and also some general invertebrate books, and sometimes found something vaguely similar (the sand/beach fleas) but no matches. Those anteriormost appendages are almost always the sticking point. Can't find an image of anything that has something similar. Upload the image to Bug Guide under the ID Request tab.

06-22-2017, 05:48 AM	#3603
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,107	Originally posted by TER-OR Upload the image to Bug Guide under the ID Request tab. Would do except I've never lifted some else' image to post somewhere else, so I don't know the procedure. Is it just copy & paste? Download in some way? Never done it.

06-22-2017, 05:54 AM	#3604
TER-OR Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dundee, IL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,699	Oh, I thought it was your image. You'll need date and location information for Bug Guide. You can maybe post it to Bug Eric's Facebook page and see if he'll help.

06-22-2017, 11:30 AM - 2 Likes	#3605
TER-OR Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dundee, IL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,699	June 10 was kind of a bust of a day, maybe the wind kept everything down. It was sunny and warm, had rained the day before. But not being able to see many insects makes a planned Prairie Walk a bit less interesting... Here's a big hoverfly on Cow Parsnip, as yet not identified. Another unidentified, this time a moth (I think): It's always cool to see people find a Cisseps moth for the first time, they're striking.

06-30-2017, 01:23 PM - 2 Likes	#3607
KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	This little one posed for me for quite some time. I am sure he was thinking "this guy is inept, I will sit still so he can take a picture". And another one.

07-02-2017, 06:22 AM	#3612
KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	Originally posted by Thagomizer I love the shadow of the fly, including the transparency of the wing shadow. +1, the harsh lighting makes for an interesting photograph.

07-04-2017, 03:52 AM	#3614
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,107	Originally posted by Knock Romalea microptera. The pics don't do justice to the size of this fella...he was a good 3 1/2 inches. These grasshoppers are very destructive, but they sure are cool to look at. Ah, the lubber. How many tens of millions of those have taught students the basics of insect anatomy? I was an insect collector very young, and when I got one of these to dissect in biology lab my thought was: wherever do these things live? Their range falls well short of MessyChewBits, or even Long Island NY where I converted one into bits and pieces.

07-04-2017, 06:44 AM - 2 Likes	#3615
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,038	my speckled bush crickets have been growing