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Spring Coralroot (Corallorhiza wisteriana)Observer
prairiebeemanDescription
Upland forest.
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Blackjack Oak (Quercus marilandica)Observer
rarecatsnakeDescription
Pinckneyville
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Arizona Spurleg Lady Beetle (Brachiacantha arizonica)Observer
entomikeDescription
Det. M. A. Quinn, 2017
possibly coll'ed by V. Roth
spmn in the SWRS collection, Portal, AZ
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Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)Observer
prairiebeemanDescription
Growing in a sunny upland location.
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whateverwatcherDescription
ID tentative. iNat doesn't come up with this, but it seems to match better than iNat's suggestions.
Couldn't get great shots; it was determined to hide away in the leaf litter, and it succeeded nicely.
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Ute Lady Beetle (Brachiacantha uteella)Observer
flammulatedDescription
Tentative species ID.
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Four-spotted Spurleg Lady Beetle (Brachiacantha quadripunctata)Observer
jdietrchDescription
~3.5mm (head tucked in)
See https://bugguide.net/node/view/2270310
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Frog Orchid (Dactylorhiza viridis)Observer
prairiebeemanDescription
Growing on a dry, upland forested ridge.
To see this observation from two weeks ago see:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154472957
See this observation in 16 days:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/160894862
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Dasylechia atroxObserver
prairiebeemanDescription
Still pretty early, it’s sleeping.
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Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus ssp. macrurus)Observer
prairiebeeman
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Monarda serotinaObserver
prairiebeemanDescription
Located in an open area along the stream bank.
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Yellow Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes ochroleuca)Observer
prairiebeemanDescription
Growing roadside on the high side of the ditch.
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Blue Waxweed (Cuphea viscosissima)Observer
prairiebeemanDescription
Growing in a roadside ditch.
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Frog Orchid (Dactylorhiza viridis)Observer
prairiebeemanDescription
Growing on a southwest facing, descending ridge.
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aperturesciencebydanDescription
Small lady beetle, maybe 3mm long. Bright bluish-green eyes. Seen on a wildflower.
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Ursine Spurleg Lady Beetle (Brachiacantha ursina)Observer
agentkimmersDescription
Found on milkweed.
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Short-banded Spurleg (Brachiacantha subfasciata)Observer
psyllidhipsterDescription
beautiful blue eyes! on Ambrosia ambrisoides
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Arizona Spurleg Lady Beetle (Brachiacantha arizonica)Observer
psyllidhipsterDescription
on Robonia neomexicana
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White-fronted Spurleg Lady Beetle (Brachiacantha albifrons)Observer
mathewlbrust
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White-fronted Spurleg Lady Beetle (Brachiacantha albifrons)Observer
mark_oxamitnyDescription
found on small wildrose bushes in a road allowance ditch
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Ten-spotted Spurleg Lady Beetle (Brachiacantha decempustulata)Observer
e-aus-kanadaDescription
Found alongside ~30 others in a hemlock looper pheromone trap. Trap was out between August 9, 2016 and October 21, 2016. August 9th entered as date on iNat.
Photo showing 2 critters: top one is the specimen being submitted here.
