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Longhorn Bees (Tribe Eucerini)Observer
donnalucasDescription
on snow buckwheat
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Crioscolia alcioneObserver
donnalucasDescription
Many individuals on the snow buckwheat just starting to bloom.
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Oxybelus emarginatusObserver
heatherholmDescription
Photo of prey:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176147125
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Long-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda)Observer
tanyuuDescription
For the salamander. :)
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Ant Flies (Genus Microdon)Observer
amoorehouseDescription
Found along timbered edge of remnant prairie/savanna.
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Hunt's Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)Observer
donnalucasDescription
on Dalea ornata
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Genus SpathiusObserver
cholmesphotoDescription
Female Braconid Wasp (Spathius sp.) ovipositing.
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Longhorn-cuckoo Bees (Genus Triepeolus)Observer
donnalucasDescription
on blanket flower
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Large-tailed Aphideater (Eupeodes volucris)Observer
donnalucasDescription
On desert yellow daisy (Erigeron linearis).
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Myopa clausaObserver
amoorehouseDescription
Found on hairy sweet cicely in dry-mesic woodland.
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Steel-blue Cricket-hunter Wasp (Chlorion aerarium)Observer
donnalucasDescription
With great speed, she ran through the rocks checking between crevices for prey. She stopped briefly on a south-facing rock, possibly to rest and/or warm up.
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Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)Observer
coreybirdmanDescription
Confirmed by Dr. Kenneth Brock. Skua with strong white flashes on underwing, belly-heavy, with not enough tail extension for LT Jaeger.
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Genus MelissodesObserver
martinlucasDescription
A distinctly reddish bee on Solidago rigida in a sandy field enrolled in CRP CP42. I've seen several of these, but they are difficult to approach close enough for a good photo. Might be Melissodes dentiventris (female). Photos depict a singled individual.
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Golden Paper Wasp (Polistes aurifer)Observer
donnalucasDescription
On snow buckwheat.
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Anthophora walshiiObserver
amoorehouseDescription
Found on spotted bee balm in remnant sand prairie.
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Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata)Observer
donnalucasDescription
Larva on common yarrow using pieces of yarrow petals as camouflage.
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Sweat Bees (Family Halictidae)Observer
donnalucasDescription
In the buckwheat bed. In second photo a portion of a bee is visible.
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Observer
donnalucasDescription
On common yarrow. Possibly the same individual as observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128565484. These are common in the garden.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)Observer
mysorekidDescription
Corthylio calendula
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Spring Beauty Miner (Andrena erigeniae)Observer
amoorehouseDescription
Found on spring beauty in dry-mesic oak woodland.
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
susankirtDescription
Shades State Park/Pine Hills Nature Preserve, Indiana. On Wild Geranium
I think this is an Andrena species, but iNaturalist thought it was in the genus Halictus
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Crossocerus nigritusObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Crossocerus or Pemphredon?
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Ichneumon centratorObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
@richardlbaxter Is this right? I wish I had managed better pics.
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Lined Orbweaver (Mangora gibberosa)Observer
davidjbDescription
Female, 6mm.
Picked up by sweep net in glade.
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American Sand Wasp (Bembix americana)Observer
donnalucasDescription
Series of her digging in a pile of sandy loam in my backyard.
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Genus MuesebeckidiumObserver
amoorehouseDescription
Found on tall green milkweed in sand prairie remnant.
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Hidalgo Mason Wasp (Euodynerus hidalgo)Observer
donnalucasDescription
This wasp spent at least ten minutes tearing into the disc florets of a blanket flower cultivar. It would tear out pieces from the center, stick its head in, continue, move over to the side, come back. I was unable to photograph it catching anything. After it left, I picked and disassembled the flower. It contained what appeared to be moth larva. See observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83058958.
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Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)Observer
donnalucasDescription
On purple sage (Salvia dorrii).
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Hunt's Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)Observer
donnalucasDescription
A group of at least 6 individuals were very busy on a single plant of western prairie clover (Dalea ornata).
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Idana marginataObserver
amoorehouseDescription
Found along roadside in patch on butterweed.
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Wide-striped Sweat Bee (Halictus farinosus)Observer
donnalucasDescription
On a daisy.
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Prunus Miner Bee (Andrena prunorum)Observer
donnalucasDescription
On sulfur buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum).
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Cutworm Wasps (Genus Podalonia)Observer
donnalucasDescription
On sulfur buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum).
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Lesser Grape Root Borer Moth (Vitacea scepsiformis)Observer
amoorehouseDescription
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amoorehouseDescription
Found along edge of loess hill prairie remnant at Cecil White Prairie Land and Water Reserve.
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Fringed Dart (Eucoptocnemis fimbriaris)Observer
indianasteveDescription
Found on a window at the I65 Kankakee rest area southbound. Specimen taken to Indianapolis for photos and and then returned and released back at the same location two days later.
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Tipula ultimaObserver
amoorehouseDescription
Found on white snakeroot in mesic forest at Burton Cave Nature Preserve.
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Ithaca Clearwing Moth (Carmenta ithacae)Observer
amoorehouseDescription
Found in open woodland in Singing Woods Nature Preserve.
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Anthophora walshiiObserver
amoorehouseDescription
Found on wild bergamot in remnant prairie.
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Silver-tailed Petalcutter (Megachile montivaga)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
Finally saw them cutting and carrying!
