Two-horned Treehopper. Tiny little thing but occasionally I'm able to get a very sharp photo of one.
Michael Robert Dyet
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Author of literary fiction: Hunting Muskie - Rites of Passage by Blue Denim Press; Until the Deep Water Stills (self-published novel). Author of "Metaphors of Life Journal" blog. Nature lover and photographer. Retired from the marketing profession.
One of the more colourful day-flying moths in the webworm family: Alianthus Webworm Moth.
Shooting through foliage to get this shot but it worked. Greene's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp.
Always love to find a new Hover Fly. "Undivided Lucent" that crossed my path yesterday.
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber hanging out and sampling the offerings.
I was chasing a Darner dragonfly and couldn't catch up with it. But my efforts were rewarded when this Snowberry Clearwing Moth put in an appearance.
Another insect in the "hard to miss" category: Banded Longhorn Beetle.
Many insects are tiny and easy to overlook. But that is not the case for Soldier Flies.
Large Milkweed Bugs are quite common here. But this is the first time I've seen one with its wings extended. Really showing off for the camera!
Love it when you find a fresh, newly emerged butterfly displaying its colours in full bloom: Banded Hairstreak.
I only see maybe one or two of them a year and I'm always taken by how striking they look: Swift Feather-legged Fly.
It is usually impossible to specifically identify a Globetail with the kind of photo I take. But I love seeing them anyway.
Hard to top a Red-blue Checkered Beetle for most colourful find of the day.
Nice when a beetle poses and shows off for a photograph. Red Click Beetle.
I had no idea Picture-winged Flies could be so big! This one is definitely the coolest looking bug I've seen so far. Picture-winged Fly - Idana marginata.
Many moths are tiny and easy to overlook. But the Large Yellow Underwing moth is impossible to miss.
A wasp that lives up to its name: Giant Black Ichneumonid Wasp.
Just a little guy but up close he is quite striking. Tachinid Fly - Genus Gymnosoma.
I'm always startled when I see these very large critters - Common Stone Fly - Superfamily Perloidea
By far the biggest and most colourful beetle I have ever seen: Colorado Potato Beetle.
Quiet day in the meadow but there were a number of Eastern Grass-Veneer moths flitting about. Their markings are quite elegant.
I don't see Chafers often so I'm always anxious to get a good shot of one when I do. This Lined Chafer was very cooperative.
