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Pallid-winged Grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis)

Observer

adventureellie

Date

July 20, 2022 10:11 AM MDT

Description

Really pretty underwings.

Pallid-winged Grasshopper - Photo (c) Rebecca Essenpreis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rebecca Essenpreis
bugornot's ID: Pallid-winged Grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis)
Added on May 29, 2023
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johnplischke

Date

July 16, 2022 11:05 PM EDT

Description

Host appears to be an Acronicta sp. caterpillar, Ophiocordyceps elongata

Excellent find! Host and morphology are a good match to O. elongata—uncommon.

Ophiocordyceps elongata - Photo (c) Django Grootmyers, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Django Grootmyers
bugornot's ID: Ophiocordyceps elongata, a member of Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)
Added on March 26, 2023
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j-stauffer

Date

October 16, 2022 11:18 AM EDT

Description

Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area

Poecilognathus sulphureus - Photo (c) Doug Macaulay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Doug Macaulay
bugornot's ID: Poecilognathus sulphureus, a member of Bee Flies (Family Bombyliidae)
Added on November 15, 2022
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karenledet

Date

December 2016

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Note the irridescent wings, black/white striped abdomen & a black cross pattern on the thorax.

Ichneumonina - Photo (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Doucet
bugornot's ID: Subtribe Ichneumonina, a member of Ichneumonid Wasps (Family Ichneumonidae)
Added on October 22, 2022
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Added as part of a taxon swap

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karenledet

Date

December 2016

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Note the irridescent wings, black/white striped abdomen & a black cross pattern on the thorax.

Ichneumonini - Photo (c) C. Mallory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by C. Mallory
bugornot's ID: Tribe Ichneumonini, a member of Ichneumonid Wasps (Family Ichneumonidae)
Added on October 22, 2022
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Added as part of a taxon swap
Exoprosopa doris - Photo (c) Jay Keller, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jay Keller
bugornot's ID: Exoprosopa doris, a member of Bee Flies (Family Bombyliidae)
Added on October 04, 2022
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bonnienickel

Date

September 16, 2020 01:54 PM PDT

Description

On Eriogonum grande var rubescens in native garden

Poecilanthrax arethusa - Photo (c) C. Mallory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by C. Mallory
bugornot's ID: Poecilanthrax arethusa, a member of Banded Bee Flies (Tribe Villini)
Added on September 23, 2022
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juliabohemian

Date

July 9, 2020 10:57 AM PDT
Nyia gazophylax - Photo (c) BJ Stacey, all rights reserved
bugornot's ID: Nyia gazophylax, a member of Bee Flies (Family Bombyliidae)
Added on September 18, 2022
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Added as part of a taxon swap

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aviduetsky

Date

August 3, 2019 10:44 AM PDT

Description

Taken at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve.

Nyia gazophylax - Photo (c) BJ Stacey, all rights reserved
bugornot's ID: Nyia gazophylax, a member of Bee Flies (Family Bombyliidae)
Added on September 18, 2022
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Added as part of a taxon swap

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juliabohemian

Date

July 23, 2022 06:56 PM PDT
Coscinoptera aeneipennis - Photo (c) juliabohemian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by juliabohemian
bugornot's ID: Coscinoptera aeneipennis, a member of Case-bearing Leaf Beetles (Subfamily Cryptocephalinae)
Added on July 27, 2022
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What

Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)

Observer

aguilita

Date

July 26, 2020

Description

Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)

26 July 2020
Avondale Park
Denton, Denton County, Texas

Male Widow Skimmer with weathered wings perched over Cooper Creek...

Widow Skimmer - Photo (c) John Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
bugornot's ID: Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Added on June 22, 2022
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Beaverpond Baskettail (Epitheca canis)

Observer

ophiogomphus

Date

June 2020
Beaverpond Baskettail - Photo (c) Jim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jim Johnson
bugornot's ID: Beaverpond Baskettail (Epitheca canis)
Added on June 16, 2022
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cholmesphoto

Date

July 2021
Hyaliodes harti - Photo (c) Nick Block, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nick Block
bugornot's ID: Hyaliodes harti, a member of Plant Bugs (Family Miridae)
Added on April 07, 2022
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nbdragonflyguy

Date

May 31, 2021 04:13 PM ADT
Blapstinus metallicus - Photo (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Even Dankowicz
bugornot's ID: Blapstinus metallicus, a member of Darkling Beetles (Family Tenebrionidae)
Added on March 16, 2022
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juliabohemian

Date

July 9, 2020 10:57 AM PDT
Ligyra gazophylax - Photo (c) BJ Stacey, all rights reserved
bugornot's ID: Ligyra gazophylax [inactive], a member of Bee Flies (Family Bombyliidae)
Added on March 05, 2022
Maverick
(Inactive Taxon)

Photos / Sounds

Observer

aviduetsky

Date

August 3, 2019 10:44 AM PDT

Description

Taken at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve.

Ligyra gazophylax - Photo (c) BJ Stacey, all rights reserved
bugornot's ID: Ligyra gazophylax [inactive], a member of Bee Flies (Family Bombyliidae)
Added on March 05, 2022
Maverick
(Inactive Taxon)

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patsimpson2000

Date

September 24, 2020 10:29 AM PDT

Description

Such a good mama!

Psilochorus - Photo (c) K Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by K Schneider
bugornot's ID: Genus Psilochorus, a member of Cellar Spiders (Family Pholcidae)
Added on February 17, 2022
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smeierotto

Date

December 13, 2014 11:43 AM EST
Mischocyttarus phthisicus - Photo (c) dendroctonus, all rights reserved, uploaded by dendroctonus
bugornot's ID: Mischocyttarus phthisicus, a member of Long-waisted Paper Wasps (Genus Mischocyttarus)
Added on January 26, 2022
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oridgen10

Date

October 2, 2021 02:42 PM EDT
Dictya - Photo (c) Robby Deans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robby Deans
bugornot's ID: Genus Dictya, a member of Marsh Flies (Family Sciomyzidae)
Added on January 08, 2022
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frodejacobsen

Date

June 1, 2021 05:14 PM EDT
Dictya - Photo (c) Robby Deans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robby Deans
bugornot's ID: Genus Dictya, a member of Marsh Flies (Family Sciomyzidae)
Added on January 08, 2022
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Thread-waisted Sand Wasps (Genus Ammophila)

Date

September 14, 2021 08:46 AM EDT
Thread-waisted Sand Wasps - Photo (c) Riley Walsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Riley Walsh
bugornot's ID: Thread-waisted Sand Wasps (Genus Ammophila)
Added on December 25, 2021
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Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)

Observer

aguilita

Date

June 22, 2020

Description

Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)

22 June 2020
Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center (CCNHC)
Denton, Denton County, Texas

Female Widow Skimmer...

Widow Skimmer - Photo (c) John Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
bugornot's ID: Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Added on September 22, 2021
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Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)

Observer

swampchicken

Date

September 3, 2021 11:08 AM EDT
Great Golden Digger Wasp - Photo (c) Alan Wells, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alan Wells
bugornot's ID: Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
Added on September 15, 2021
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dingooctavious

Date

November 22, 2020 07:05 PM CST
Metacyrba punctata - Photo (c) DinGo OcTavious, all rights reserved, uploaded by DinGo OcTavious
bugornot's ID: Metacyrba punctata, a member of Typical Jumping Spiders (Subfamily Salticinae)
Added on August 21, 2021
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

June 25, 2021 07:10 PM PDT
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Photo (c) Dimitris S, all rights reserved, uploaded by Dimitris S
bugornot's ID: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Added on June 28, 2021
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Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)

Observer

andreacala

Date

June 3, 2021 02:09 PM PDT

Description

On Narrowleaf Milkweed.

Great Golden Digger Wasp - Photo (c) Alan Wells, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alan Wells
bugornot's ID: Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
Added on June 07, 2021
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Bicolored Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium var. nigrescens)

Observer

phytographer

Date

May 20, 2021 02:09 PM PDT

Description

Warm Springs Fish Canyon Truck Trail. May 20, 2021.

Bicolored Yerba Santa - Photo (c) Anne T Curran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Anne T Curran
bugornot's ID: Bicolored Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium var. nigrescens)
Added on June 02, 2021
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California Bordered Plant Bug (Largus californicus)

Observer

rickwalks

Date

May 26, 2021 01:53 PM PDT
California Bordered Plant Bug - Photo (c) Jason M Crockwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jason M Crockwell
bugornot's ID: California Bordered Plant Bug (Largus californicus)
Added on May 30, 2021
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mpoinat

Date

May 10, 2021 06:03 PM EDT
Cedusa - Photo (c) Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista
bugornot's ID: Genus Cedusa, a member of Derbid Planthoppers (Family Derbidae)
Added on May 12, 2021
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Lobster Flower (Coleus neochilus)

Observer

jessiex47

Date

February 26, 2020 05:43 PM UTC
Lobster Flower - Photo (c) agguxx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
bugornot's ID: Lobster Flower (Coleus neochilus)
Added on March 29, 2021
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