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**Weevil** · 06-24-2020, 11:51 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

Just a little one in hiding...

nice image, great composition!

**WPRESTO** · 06-24-2020, 05:28 PM - **3 Likes**

Lightning bug and a leaf hopper that I haven't identified.

**ramseybuckeye** · 06-24-2020, 09:15 PM - **3 Likes**

Assassin Bug

**WPRESTO** · 06-25-2020, 06:19 AM

silver spotted skipper (Epargyreus calarus)

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**WPRESTO** · 06-29-2020, 10:29 AM

A fly that finally made it over from the other insect thread.

**Weevil** · 07-04-2020, 12:46 PM - **2 Likes**

Small moth doing Yoga! / Microlépidoptère qui fait du yoga !

2020.07.03 - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC

Dark Marathyssa Moth [Marathyssa inficita]

(Pas de nom français connu).

Pentax K-1 + SMC Pentax-D FA 50mm F2.8 Macro + PENTAX AF 160FC Auto Macro Ring Flash (handheld)
1/200, ƒ/32, ISO 100

#pentax #macrophotography #flickr

Microlépidoptère / Dark Marathyssa Moth [Marathyssa inficita]

**Kerrowdown** · 07-04-2020, 02:02 PM

swanlefitte · 07-04-2020, 02:56 PM

This is why they are an infestation.It looks like mites or fungus are finding them these days.

Found out these white spots are indeed mites introduced to combat the infestation.
The white "mites" on your Japanese Beetles ....
These are the eggs of the imported and deliberately introduced parasitoid fly, Istocheta aldrichi, which is the natural enemy of the Japanese Beetle in Japan. See also http://bugguide.net/node/view/5387 .

**noelcmn** · 07-05-2020, 05:00 AM - **1 Like**

**tmlawes** · 07-05-2020, 07:51 AM - **3 Likes**

I wonder if the aviator glasses help it fly.

Welshbhoy · 07-05-2020, 08:48 AM - **1 Like**

**WPRESTO** · 07-05-2020, 10:27 AM - **1 Like**

A beetle commonly seen on many flowers in this area.

**Skodadriver** · 07-06-2020, 05:54 AM

Tamron 52BB and cropped. This Moth was hanging out trying to avoid the blustery wind.

**WPRESTO** · 07-06-2020, 05:58 AM - **2 Likes**

Went back to some old image files. This is the same dragonfly from two different angles. The second image is a short stack (= only three files)

**Weevil** · 07-08-2020, 09:40 PM - **10 Likes**

Cicindèle à six points / Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle [Cicindela sexguttata]
Parc régional de Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Québec, CANADA
2020.07.05

Simili macro photo with a long focal lens... laying flat down on the ground at the insect level, and close to the minimum focal distance..

Cicindèle à six points / Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle [Cicindela sexguttata]

07-04-2020, 02:02 PM	#5902
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07-04-2020, 02:56 PM	#5903
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	This is why they are an infestation.It looks like mites or fungus are finding them these days. Found out these white spots are indeed mites introduced to combat the infestation. The white "mites" on your Japanese Beetles .... These are the eggs of the imported and deliberately introduced parasitoid fly, Istocheta aldrichi, which is the natural enemy of the Japanese Beetle in Japan. See also http://bugguide.net/node/view/5387 . Last edited by swanlefitte; 07-04-2020 at 03:14 PM. Reason: added information

07-06-2020, 05:54 AM	#5908
Skodadriver Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Hampshire Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 892	Tamron 52BB and cropped. This Moth was hanging out trying to avoid the blustery wind. Attached Images

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06-24-2020, 11:51 AM	#5896
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,444	Originally posted by bertwert Just a little one in hiding... nice image, great composition!

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Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,444	Cicindèle à six points / Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle [Cicindela sexguttata] Parc régional de Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Québec, CANADA 2020.07.05 Simili macro photo with a long focal lens... laying flat down on the ground at the insect level, and close to the minimum focal distance.. Cicindèle à six points / Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle [Cicindela sexguttata]