Thursday, September 08, 2016

Backyard Insects to be Identified

I've been busy photographing all types of insects for the backyard biodiversity project I've began.  Here are a few things from a weekend afternoon of exploring the insects of our yard.  I will be doing my best to identify each one to species, but here's just a peek from all the different types I photographed.










Does something look familiar to you?  I'm here to learn!

-Tom

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  1. Moth- Chickweed Geometer(Haematopis grataria)

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    1. That is, the pink and orange moth

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    2. Jared- Thank you- after posting many of these to Bug Guide.net, I was able to identify most of the things above, and I will be doing follow-up posts. Do you see the chickweed Geometer frequently?

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