mjplagens's Identifications

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2 photos

What

Southwestern Orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa)

Observer

justinlewisjones

Date

February 24, 2018 11:31 AM MST

Place

Rackensack Wash (Google, OSM)
Southwestern Orangetip - Photo (c) Ilja Fescenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ilja Fescenko
mjplagens's ID: Southwestern Orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Genus Dasymutilla

Observer

lmunderhill

Date

November 26, 2023 01:35 PM MST

Place

South Mountain Park/Preserve, Phoenix, AZ, US (Google, OSM)
Dasymutilla - Photo (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Judy Gallagher
mjplagens's ID: Genus Dasymutilla, a member of Velvet Ants (Family Mutillidae)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Ladies and Related Admirals (Genus Vanessa)

Observer

mometa

Date

November 26, 2023 09:58 AM MST

Place

E Garfield St, Phoenix, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

lots of them making web tents in a globe mallow plant

Ladies and Related Admirals - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
mjplagens's ID: Ladies and Related Admirals (Genus Vanessa)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Stripe-tailed Scorpion (Paravaejovis spinigerus)

Observer

justinlewisjones

Date

May 17, 2018 09:34 PM MST

Place

Mercer Scorps (Google, OSM)
Stripe-tailed Scorpion - Photo (c) Chris Benesh, all rights reserved, uploaded by Chris Benesh
mjplagens's ID: Stripe-tailed Scorpion (Paravaejovis spinigerus)
Added on November 28, 2023
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Genus Largus

Observer

cwood

Date

November 26, 2023 12:53 PM MST

Place

E Westchester Dr, Tempe, AZ, US (Google, OSM)
Largus - Photo (c) John Carlson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Carlson
mjplagens's ID: Genus Largus, a member of Bordered Plant Bugs (Family Largidae)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Scarabs (Family Scarabaeidae)

Observer

ragesage

Date

November 27, 2023 09:11 AM MST

Place

E Dulciana Cir, Mesa, AZ, US (Google, OSM)
Scarabs - Photo (c) Barbara Moreno Martinez, all rights reserved, uploaded by Barbara Moreno Martinez
mjplagens's ID: Scarabs (Family Scarabaeidae)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Cutworm Moths and Allies (Family Noctuidae)

Observer

adendulk

Date

November 2023

Place

Maricopa County, US-AZ, US (Google, OSM)
Cutworm Moths and Allies - Photo (c) Chris Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Cook
mjplagens's ID: Cutworm Moths and Allies (Family Noctuidae)
Added on November 28, 2023
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2 photos

What

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

Observer

larandas

Date

November 27, 2023 08:30 AM MST

Place

Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ, US (Google, OSM)
Butterflies and Moths - Photo (c) Anita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
mjplagens's ID: Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)
Added on November 28, 2023
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3 photos

What

Genus Augochlorella

Observer

justinlewisjones

Date

April 18, 2020 03:23 PM MST

Place

1313 E Mercer Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85020 (Google, OSM)
Augochlorella - Photo (c) Tom Barnes, all rights reserved
mjplagens's ID: Genus Augochlorella, a member of Augochlorine Sweat Bees (Tribe Augochlorini)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Four-spurred Assassin Bug (Zelus tetracanthus)

Observer

justinlewisjones

Date

April 13, 2020 04:25 PM MST

Place

1313 E Mercer Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85020 (Google, OSM)
Four-spurred Assassin Bug - Photo (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, Austin, TX
mjplagens's ID: Four-spurred Assassin Bug (Zelus tetracanthus)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Observer

justinlewisjones

Date

April 13, 2020 11:21 AM MST

Place

1313 E Mercer Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85020 (Google, OSM)
American Snout - Photo (c) backyardmacrophotos, all rights reserved, uploaded by backyardmacrophotos
mjplagens's ID: American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Acmaeodera cuneata

Observer

justinlewisjones

Date

May 2, 2020 11:18 AM MST

Place

1313 E Mercer Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85020 (Google, OSM)
Acmaeodera - Photo (c) Jason M Crockwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jason M Crockwell
mjplagens's ID: Genus Acmaeodera, a member of Jewel Beetles (Family Buprestidae)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda)

Observer

justinlewisjones

Date

April 29, 2020 04:32 PM MST

Place

1313 E Mercer Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85020 (Google, OSM)
Leda Ministreak - Photo (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
mjplagens's ID: Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda)
Added on November 28, 2023
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2 photos

What

Trupanea nigricornis

Observer

justinlewisjones

Date

April 29, 2020 04:16 PM MST

Place

1313 E Mercer Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85020 (Google, OSM)
Trupanea nigricornis - Photo (c) Chris Evers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Evers
mjplagens's ID: Trupanea nigricornis, a member of Fruit Flies (Family Tephritidae)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Subfamily Chrysidinae

Observer

justinlewisjones

Date

April 28, 2020 04:13 PM MST

Place

1313 E Mercer Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85020 (Google, OSM)
Cuckoo Wasps - Photo (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Doucet
mjplagens's ID: Cuckoo Wasps (Family Chrysididae)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Nomad and Related Cuckoo Bees (Subfamily Nomadinae)

Observer

justinlewisjones

Date

April 26, 2020 04:31 PM MST

Place

1313 E Mercer Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85020 (Google, OSM)
Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps - Photo (c) Fitz Clarke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Fitz Clarke
mjplagens's ID: Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps (Infraorder Aculeata)
Added on November 28, 2023
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3 photos

What

Dasymutilla heliophila

Observer

justinlewisjones

Date

April 26, 2020 04:29 PM MST

Place

1313 E Mercer Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85020 (Google, OSM)
Dasymutilla - Photo (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Judy Gallagher
mjplagens's ID: Genus Dasymutilla, a member of Velvet Ants (Family Mutillidae)
Added on November 28, 2023
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Potter and Mason Wasps (Subfamily Eumeninae)

Observer

justinlewisjones

Date

May 25, 2020 09:31 AM MST

Place

Tres Rios (Google, OSM)
Potter and Mason Wasps - Photo (c) 唐展鴻, all rights reserved, uploaded by 唐展鴻
mjplagens's ID: Potter and Mason Wasps (Subfamily Eumeninae)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Genus Thaumatomyia

Observer

kneubaue

Date

November 27, 2023 02:05 PM MST

Place

Las Vistas, Avondale, AZ 85392, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

~3 mm body on Erigeron canadensis.

Thaumatomyia - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Katja Schulz
mjplagens's ID: Genus Thaumatomyia, a member of Grass Flies (Subfamily Chloropinae)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Queen (Danaus gilippus)

Observer

cassie369

Date

November 27, 2023 12:26 PM MST

Place

Southbank, Phoenix, AZ, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Found on the flowers on the tree pictured.

Queen - Photo (c) Derrick L. Mims, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Derrick L. Mims
mjplagens's ID: Queen (Danaus gilippus)
Added on November 28, 2023
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2 photos

What

Common House Fly (Musca domestica)

Observer

abstinence_enthusiast

Date

November 2023

Place

Maricopa County, US-AZ, US (Google, OSM)
Common House Fly - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Richard Fuller
mjplagens's ID: Common House Fly (Musca domestica)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Trypanalebra balli

Observer

abstinence_enthusiast

Date

November 27, 2023 03:12 PM MST

Place

Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Thrriving, out in full force, numbering in the hundreds. I’ve been seeing less and less of all leafhoppers, but these and the Smoketree Homolodisca are popping off.

P.S. Check other observations to see why they’re balli, if you’re curious.

Trypanalebra - Photo (c) Felix Fleck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Felix Fleck
mjplagens's ID: Genus Trypanalebra, a member of Microleafhoppers (Subfamily Typhlocybinae)
Added on November 28, 2023
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Genus Largus

Observer

abstinence_enthusiast

Date

November 27, 2023 02:05 PM MST

Place

Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

LARPing as a bee.

Largus - Photo (c) John Carlson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Carlson
mjplagens's ID: Genus Largus, a member of Bordered Plant Bugs (Family Largidae)
Added on November 28, 2023
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

abstinence_enthusiast

Date

November 27, 2023 01:47 PM MST

Place

Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

I’m so close to just not logging them anymore. I don’t want them to be my #1 bee species. They’re not even notable; we all know they’re everywhere.

Western Honey Bee - Photo (c) Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir, all rights reserved, uploaded by Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir
mjplagens's ID: Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Added on November 28, 2023
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Brachyceran Flies (Suborder Brachycera)

Observer

abstinence_enthusiast

Date

November 27, 2023 02:01 PM MST

Place

Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Description

It intrigued me, the way he held his front arms, so I took a picture. Behold.

Brachyceran Flies - Photo (c) Sam Fraser-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY)
mjplagens's ID: Brachyceran Flies (Suborder Brachycera)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Observer

ck2az

Date

November 27, 2023 10:00 AM MST

Place

W Sheep Wash Way, Benson, AZ, US (Google, OSM)
White-crowned Sparrow - Photo (c) uzun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by uzun
mjplagens's ID: White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Added on November 28, 2023
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What

Genus Largus

Observer

martyndrabik

Date

November 18, 2023 01:07 PM MST

Place

Oro Valley, AZ 85742, USA (Google, OSM)
Largus - Photo (c) John Carlson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Carlson
mjplagens's ID: Genus Largus, a member of Bordered Plant Bugs (Family Largidae)
Added on November 27, 2023
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What

Jerusalem Thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata)

Observer

hzapp

Date

August 8, 2022 04:41 PM MST

Place

W Country Gables Dr, Peoria, AZ, US (Google, OSM)
Mexican Palo Verde - Photo (c) Roberto R. Calderón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Roberto R. Calderón
mjplagens's ID: Jerusalem Thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata)
Added on November 27, 2023
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What

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Observer

nickhanna

Date

March 6, 2023 04:46 PM EST

Place

Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA, US (Google, OSM)
Great Blue Heron - Photo (c) Dan Roach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dan Roach
mjplagens's ID: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Added on November 25, 2023
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Ants (Family Formicidae)

Observer

devinw85027

Date

September 22, 2021 02:43 PM MST

Place

Arizona State University - West Campus, Phoenix, AZ, US (Google, OSM)
Ants - Photo (c) Gerónimo Martín Alonso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Gerónimo Martín Alonso
mjplagens's ID: Ants (Family Formicidae)
Added on November 23, 2023
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