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Walking in the Wetlands at Morris Arboretum
Jul 15, 2018 13:38:22   #
RatGMAN Loc: SE Pennsylvania
 
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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Green-eyed Wasp
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Ladybuy
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Long-legged Fly
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Don't Know??
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Jul 15, 2018 14:29:25   #
rwilson1942 Loc: Houston, TX
 

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Jul 15, 2018 16:40:58   #
EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England
 
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:

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Jul 15, 2018 17:25:27   #
RatGMAN Loc: SE Pennsylvania
 
rwilson1942 wrote:


Thanks Rick.

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Jul 15, 2018 17:26:12   #
RatGMAN Loc: SE Pennsylvania
 


I think you're right Brenda - thanks for the ID!

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Jul 15, 2018 18:47:12   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Nice set.

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Jul 15, 2018 21:09:33   #
RatGMAN Loc: SE Pennsylvania
 
kpmac wrote:
Nice set.


Thank you.

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Jul 15, 2018 21:10:34   #
RatGMAN Loc: SE Pennsylvania
 
Posting "Don't know" on BG got a response that I've verified on other sites - Tarnished Plant Bug.

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Jul 15, 2018 21:46:31   #
newtoyou Loc: Eastport
 
RatGMAN wrote:
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.
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

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Jul 16, 2018 03:35:49   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
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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Jul 16, 2018 11:22:14   #
RWCRNC Loc: Pennsylvania
 

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Jul 16, 2018 17:04:16   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Very nice set, job well done!

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Jul 19, 2018 21:23:36   #
napabob Loc: Napa CA
 
nice collection

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