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More July insects
Jul 30, 2021 21:06:48   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
July of last summer that is.
First up is an unsavory looking fly. I well remember being puzzled when I first saw one of these mosquito-sized insects. But the hunched thorax and long proboscis of this nectar feeding fly gives away the family (Bombyliidae), and leads to its ID which is the scaly bee fly (Lepidophora lepidocera).
Scaly bee fly by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

This Scarabeid beetle is some sort of ‘chafer’, and a look in BugGuide entries for my state quickly tells me that it is the oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis. It is yet another invasive species that is a bit of a pest, but it is not nearly as destructive as the related Japanese beetle.
Oriental beetle by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

Next up is a quick picture of the viceroy butterfly, Limenitis watsoni.
Viceroy butterfly by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

An inchworm caterpillar. It might be the larva of the common grey (Anavitrinella pampinaria), but that might not be right.
Inchworm by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

And finally, here is the larva of the Eastern tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus. One of my earliest memories of anything in this life was coming across one of these under a tree in our front yard. Each time I see one, I think of that.
Tiger swallowtail caterpillar by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

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Jul 30, 2021 21:20:29   #
Quixdraw Loc: x
 
Another fine set with a couple I'd never seen. Thanks!

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Jul 30, 2021 21:48:47   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Very nice.

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Jul 30, 2021 22:13:35   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Thanks for sharing your wonderful finds and educational narratives for I truly enjoy seeing and reading them.

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Jul 30, 2021 23:26:41   #
Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona
 
Wonderful set

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Jul 31, 2021 08:29:19   #
EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England
 
Your inchworm is like a dachshund of the caterpillar world. All nicely shot of course.

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Jul 31, 2021 09:24:01   #
BigMo
 
Nice photos, very informative, thanks for sharing.

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Jul 31, 2021 10:13:06   #
tinusbum Loc: east texas
 

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Jul 31, 2021 19:10:50   #
napabob Loc: Napa CA
 
lovely well shot images, like the sparkles on the scaly bee fly's proboscis.........

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Jul 31, 2021 19:15:44   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
Thanks, everyone!

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