These beautiful and striking bugs are members of the family Cantharidae (soldier beetles). Since this is my first profile of…
I am not positive that this Syrphid fly is Chrysotoxum flavifrons. The fact that the last segment of the antenna…
These striking moths used to be in the family Thyatiridae, but molecular studies have shown that that is more properly…
There is a real lack of information available for this species of Crambid moth. This is the only one I’ve…
The information on these wonderful Geometrid moths indicates that they are also found at lower elevations, but the only ones…
The is a real lack of information about these sharply patterned little tortricid moths. Part of that is undoubtedly because…
This is my first profile of a member of the family Asilidae (robber flies; also known as assassin flies). I…
This wasp mimic is a very interesting soldier fly (family Stratiomyidae). For one thing the mimicry extends to having antennae…
This beautiful Noctuid moth is another one that, like the Ecliptopera silaceata that I recently profiled, ranges throughout the temperate…
I have a special fondness for these sharply marked moths. Though they are superficially similar to several medium sized geometrids,…