Backyard wildlife
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Mel
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You have passed on the virus to your SO!
God put me on earth to accomplish a certain amount of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die.
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I merely returned the compliment; when we met, I hadn't been to the Park for several years, she rekindled my passion for wildlife.Mel wrote:You have passed on the virus to your SO!
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This is a Striped Antlion (not Gregarious as I originally posted - there seems to be some confusion as to its correct name).Toko wrote:
Goodlooking antlion
I have posted this in the Info Book but I can't find any information about this species.
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There was not so much activity around the daisy bushes last weekend but I still managed to spot some new species.
First new ones were some Spotted Maize Beetles (Astylus atromaculatus).
Then another Hairy field Spider with the white flash - this one is not in the new Spider book.
Another new one was a beautiful Longtailed Pea Blue Butterfly (Lampides boeticus).
A Leaf katydid.
A Wolf Spider.
A beautiful Moth in subtle browns and oranges.
An Unidentified Caterpillar.
And another new one, a Cotton-Stainer Assassin Bug (Platymeris)
More to come....
First new ones were some Spotted Maize Beetles (Astylus atromaculatus).
Then another Hairy field Spider with the white flash - this one is not in the new Spider book.
Another new one was a beautiful Longtailed Pea Blue Butterfly (Lampides boeticus).
A Leaf katydid.
A Wolf Spider.
A beautiful Moth in subtle browns and oranges.
An Unidentified Caterpillar.
And another new one, a Cotton-Stainer Assassin Bug (Platymeris)
More to come....
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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What a pretty butterfly and the pic of the Spotted Maize Beetles 
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Love the butterfly!! We had a beautiful big moth in the house last night but I couldn't get any pics as our dogs were trying to catch it, so I had to catch it first and put it outside. 
We had a beautiful big moth in the house last night but I couldn't get any pics as our dogs were trying to catch it, so I had to catch it first and put it outside. Re: Backyard wildlife
Interesting finds and some excellent photos I think, the assassin is not a Platymeris (they have banded legs) another one of Harpactorinae subfamily
May fav is the orange tinged moth
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Lisbeth wrote:What a pretty butterfly and the pic of the Spotted Maize Beetles
Unfortunately, the Maize Beetles are exotics, imported from South America about a century ago.
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Of course you love the butterfly!Flutterby wrote:Love the butterfly!!
Big flappy moth or big buzzy moth? My SO evacuates the room when they arrive. Don't know why, the worse they can do is give you a nasty flapping!
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!