Walking in the Wetlands at Morris Arboretum
Jul 15, 2018 13:38:22 #
Got more than I realized in a short walk at Morris Arboretum wetlands this morning before the rains came. There are a few here that I haven't been able to ID. Was surprised by the assassin bug (I guess that's how it's prey feels!!) which was hiding in a Milkweed flower, and by Googling for a "green-eyed wasp" and finding out that was really it's name. The spider is extremely small - the flower bud it's in is no more than an inch in diameter. The hoverfly is also pretty small. And, "don't know" is a pretty neat looking bug.
Sycamore Assassin Bug
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Fly
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Green-eyed Wasp
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Hoverfly
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Ladybuy
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Long-legged Fly
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Spider
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Don't Know??
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Jul 15, 2018 14:29:25 #
Jul 15, 2018 16:40:58 #
Nice shots. I think the 5th. is a Spotted Cucumber Beetle https://www.google.com/search?q=yellow+beetle+with++black+circles&safe=active&client=firefox-b-ab&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=TUj4brrgSwFFxM%253A%252Cz0Xu3AkUN9QeWM%252C_&usg=__-VEB3RblcGGPpCsnGbv68Lm_NrE%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjapqmS-6HcAhVpDcAKHZu9D-kQ9QEIKzAA#imgrc=TUj4brrgSwFFxM:
Jul 15, 2018 17:25:27 #
Jul 15, 2018 17:26:12 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
Nice shots. I think the 5th. is a Spotted Cucumber Beetle https://www.google.com/search?q=yellow+beetle+with++black+circles&safe=active&client=firefox-b-ab&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=TUj4brrgSwFFxM%253A%252Cz0Xu3AkUN9QeWM%252C_&usg=__-VEB3RblcGGPpCsnGbv68Lm_NrE%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjapqmS-6HcAhVpDcAKHZu9D-kQ9QEIKzAA#imgrc=TUj4brrgSwFFxM:
I think you're right Brenda - thanks for the ID!
Jul 15, 2018 18:47:12 #
Jul 15, 2018 21:09:33 #
Jul 15, 2018 21:10:34 #
Posting "Don't know" on BG got a response that I've verified on other sites - Tarnished Plant Bug.
Jul 15, 2018 21:46:31 #
RatGMAN wrote:
Got more than I realized in a short walk at Morris... (show quote)
The red eyed fly is clear enough to do an ID by the wing veination. Very nice. The striped fly, to go further, is a flesh fly. The word, sarcophagus, in the family name means flesh eating. One of the filthiest. The fly that helps get rid of roadkill. Bill
Jul 16, 2018 03:35:49 #
The bug at the end is one of the plant bugs, family Miridae. The membraneous area on the upper wing shows nicely the double-loop vein pattern that is characteristic of the family. Specifically, the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris.
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