Egira februalis is an early spring flying Noctuid moth found in oak woodlands, and it is a moth that I…
One of the first butterflies of the spring in our region is the Julia Orangetip. Their delightful strobing orange flight…
Orthosia hibisci is a highly variable and very common spring flying Noctuid moth. But, despite that variability a gestalt forms…
This fairly large geometrid goes by the common name of American Tissue Moth, although I cannot seem to find out…
There are many flowering plants that are considered to be harbingers of spring. The Oemleria cerasiformis (Osoberry) that I recently…
Ditylus gracilis is a member of the family Oedemeridae, also known as false blister beetles, because they have a strong superficial…
I was photographing Bryophytes in a friend’s courtyard when I saw this lady beetle on a patch of Homalothecium fulgescens…
For my first post about the fascinating family Meloidae (blister beetles) I am profiling Nemognatha lutea, a relatively common denizen…
Since I’m hanging out indoors today while snow falls steadily, covering every exposed horizontal surface, I thought I’d look back…
Tiger beetles in general get my juices flowing in a different way than other insects, because they really have to…