threeagoutdoors's Identifications

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6 photos

What

Flies (Order Diptera)

Observer

rollingplainst

Date

April 2024

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

This swarm caught my eye late in the day. The pictures show the swarm tightly grouped, spreading out, then coming back together, under the middle part of these oak branches. This cycle repeated over and over. Couldn't get access for closer shot, but some kind of winged insects?

Flies - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Katja Schulz
threeagoutdoors's ID: Flies (Order Diptera)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Striped Lynx Spider (Oxyopes salticus)

Observer

sharlan1

Date

April 28, 2024 03:04 PM CDT

Place

San Angelo, TX, USA (Google, OSM)
Grass Lynx Spiders - Photo (c) Ilona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ilona
threeagoutdoors's ID: Grass Lynx Spiders (Genus Oxyopes)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Pogonomyrmex barbatus

Observer

sharlan1

Date

April 28, 2024 03:10 PM CDT

Place

San Angelo, TX, USA (Google, OSM)
Typical American Harvester Ants - Photo (c) Steven Wang, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steven Wang
threeagoutdoors's ID: Typical American Harvester Ants (Genus Pogonomyrmex)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Guinea Paper Wasp (Polistes exclamans)

Observer

jocelynjackson7

Date

April 29, 2024

Place

San Angelo, TX 76909, USA (Google, OSM)
Guinea Paper Wasp - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Jesse Rorabaugh
threeagoutdoors's ID: Guinea Paper Wasp (Polistes exclamans)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Oncerometopus nigriclavus

Observer

zachary_hearn

Date

April 28, 2024 03:57 PM CDT

Place

Abilene State Park, Tuscola, TX, US (Google, OSM)
True Bugs - Photo (c) WonGun Kim, all rights reserved, uploaded by WonGun Kim
threeagoutdoors's ID: True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Red-spotted Ant-mimic Sac Spider (Castianeira descripta)

Observer

zachary_hearn

Date

April 28, 2024 03:10 PM CDT

Place

Abilene State Park, Tuscola, TX, US (Google, OSM)
Red-spotted Ant-mimic Sac Spider - Photo (c) David Hill, some rights reserved (CC BY)
threeagoutdoors's ID: Red-spotted Ant-mimic Sac Spider (Castianeira descripta)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper (Arphia simplex)

Observer

zachary_hearn

Date

April 28, 2024 02:48 PM CDT

Place

Abilene State Park, Tuscola, TX, US (Google, OSM)
Arphia - Photo (c) Jamie, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jamie
threeagoutdoors's ID: Genus Arphia, a member of Bandwing Grasshoppers (Subfamily Oedipodinae)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Common Crane Flies (Genus Tipula)

Observer

zachary_hearn

Date

April 28, 2024 02:36 PM CDT

Place

Abilene State Park, Tuscola, TX, US (Google, OSM)
Tipulinae - Photo (c) Kristi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Kristi
threeagoutdoors's ID: Subfamily Tipulinae, a member of Large Crane Flies (Family Tipulidae)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Eastern Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)

Observer

zachary_hearn

Date

April 28, 2024 01:58 PM CDT

Place

Abilene State Park, Tuscola, TX, US (Google, OSM)
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant - Photo (c) Dmitry Mozzherin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
threeagoutdoors's ID: Eastern Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Acanthocephala terminalis

Observer

zachary_hearn

Date

April 28, 2024 01:48 PM CDT

Place

Abilene State Park, Tuscola, TX, US (Google, OSM)
Acanthocephala terminalis - Photo (c) Norm Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
threeagoutdoors's ID: Acanthocephala terminalis, a member of Spine-headed Bugs (Genus Acanthocephala)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

zachary_hearn

Date

April 28, 2024 01:47 PM CDT

Place

Abilene State Park, Tuscola, TX, US (Google, OSM)
Western Honey Bee - Photo (c) Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir, all rights reserved, uploaded by Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir
threeagoutdoors's ID: Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

Observer

bcarrillo325

Date

April 29, 2024 03:00 PM CDT

Place

Concord Dr, Abilene, TX, US (Google, OSM)
Swallowtails - Photo (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
threeagoutdoors's ID: Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Swift Woodlouse (Porcellio laevis)

Observer

bcarrillo325

Date

April 26, 2024 10:03 PM CDT

Place

Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX, US (Google, OSM)
Swift Woodlouse - Photo (c) Oscar Díaz, all rights reserved, uploaded by Oscar Díaz
threeagoutdoors's ID: Swift Woodlouse (Porcellio laevis)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Genus Mecaphesa

Observer

bcarrillo325

Date

April 26, 2024 12:06 PM CDT

Place

Nonesuch Rd, Abilene, TX, US (Google, OSM)
Mecaphesa - Photo (c) Ken Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ken Schneider
threeagoutdoors's ID: Genus Mecaphesa, a member of Crab Spiders (Family Thomisidae)
Added on May 3, 2024
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What

Tribe Malachiini

Observer

ianshelburne

Date

April 27, 2024 10:50 AM CDT

Place

Kirby Lake Park, Abilene, TX, USA (Google, OSM)
Malachiini - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab
threeagoutdoors's ID: Tribe Malachiini, a member of Malachite Beetles (Subfamily Malachiinae)
Added on May 2, 2024
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What

Genus Mecaphesa

Observer

ianshelburne

Date

April 27, 2024 10:57 AM CDT

Place

Kirby Lake Park, Abilene, TX, USA (Google, OSM)
Mecaphesa - Photo (c) Ken Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ken Schneider
threeagoutdoors's ID: Genus Mecaphesa, a member of Crab Spiders (Family Thomisidae)
Added on May 2, 2024
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What

Pogonomyrmex barbatus

Observer

ratdogace

Date

April 29, 2024 10:04 AM CDT

Place

Grover Nelson Park, Abilene, TX, US (Google, OSM)
Typical American Harvester Ants - Photo (c) Steven Wang, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steven Wang
threeagoutdoors's ID: Typical American Harvester Ants (Genus Pogonomyrmex)
Added on May 2, 2024
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2 photos

What

Cochineal Scale Bugs (Genus Dactylopius)

Observer

ianshelburne

Date

April 29, 2024 04:55 PM CDT

Place

North E. Hwy 80, Abilene, TX 79601, USA (Google, OSM)
Cochineal Scale Bugs - Photo (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
threeagoutdoors's ID: Cochineal Scale Bugs (Genus Dactylopius)
Added on May 2, 2024
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2 photos

What

Indomitable Graphic Moth (Melipotis indomita)

Observer

ianshelburne

Date

April 29, 2024 05:12 PM CDT

Place

North E. Hwy 80, Abilene, TX 79601, USA (Google, OSM)
Indomitable Graphic Moth - Photo (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
threeagoutdoors's ID: Indomitable Graphic Moth (Melipotis indomita)
Added on May 2, 2024
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What

Genus Mecaphesa

Observer

rollingplainst

Date

April 2024

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

At the top left of this Texas Bull Nettle. Didn't see till I processed the photo. Crab spider? Pretty small image.

Mecaphesa - Photo (c) Ken Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ken Schneider
threeagoutdoors's ID: Genus Mecaphesa, a member of Crab Spiders (Family Thomisidae)
Added on May 2, 2024
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What

Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)

Observer

rollingplainst

Date

April 2024

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

What a popular place on this Oak Tree. This observation is for the Goatweed Leafwing on the right, behind the Hackberry Emperor.

Goatweed Leafwing - Photo (c) Eric Isley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Isley
threeagoutdoors's ID: Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
Added on May 2, 2024
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What

Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)

Observer

rollingplainst

Date

April 2024

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

What a popular place on this Oak Tree. This observation is for the Hackberry Emperor.

Hackberry Emperor - Photo (c) Matt Soucie, all rights reserved, uploaded by Matt Soucie
threeagoutdoors's ID: Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Added on May 2, 2024
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What

Common Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida)

Observer

rollingplainst

Date

April 2024

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

What a popular place on this Oak Tree. This observation is for the beetle in the center, Green June Beetle???

Common Green June Beetle - Photo (c) J. Michael Raby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
threeagoutdoors's ID: Common Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida)
Added on May 2, 2024
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2 photos

What

Acanthocephala terminalis

Observer

rollingplainst

Date

April 2024

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

What a popular place on this Oak Tree. This observation is for the insect on the far left, not sure????

Acanthocephala terminalis - Photo (c) Norm Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
threeagoutdoors's ID: Acanthocephala terminalis, a member of Spine-headed Bugs (Genus Acanthocephala)
Added on May 2, 2024
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4 photos

What

California Warrior Beetle (Pasimachus californicus)

Observer

ianshelburne

Date

April 29, 2024 05:20 PM CDT

Place

North E. Hwy 80, Abilene, TX 79601, USA (Google, OSM)
California Warrior Beetle - Photo (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by BJ Stacey
threeagoutdoors's ID: California Warrior Beetle (Pasimachus californicus)
Added on May 2, 2024
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2 photos

What

Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)

Observer

ianshelburne

Date

April 29, 2024 05:21 PM CDT

Place

North E. Hwy 80, Abilene, TX 79601, USA (Google, OSM)
Hackberry Emperor - Photo (c) Matt Soucie, all rights reserved, uploaded by Matt Soucie
threeagoutdoors's ID: Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Added on May 2, 2024
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2 photos

What

Forage Looper Moth (Caenurgina erechtea)

Observer

ianshelburne

Date

April 29, 2024 05:32 PM CDT

Place

North E. Hwy 80, Abilene, TX 79601, USA (Google, OSM)
Forage Looper Moth - Photo (c) Dick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
threeagoutdoors's ID: Forage Looper Moth (Caenurgina erechtea)
Added on May 2, 2024
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What

Lateral-lined Sharpshooter (Cuerna costalis)

Observer

rollingplainst

Date

April 2024

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Maybe???

Lateral-lined Sharpshooter - Photo (c) cameralenswrangler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by cameralenswrangler
threeagoutdoors's ID: Lateral-lined Sharpshooter (Cuerna costalis)
Added on May 2, 2024
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What

Chafers (Subfamily Melolonthinae)

Observer

takkycat

Date

April 26, 2024 04:57 AM CDT

Place

11th St, Miles, TX, US (Google, OSM)
June Beetles - Photo (c) Gilles San Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Gilles San Martin
threeagoutdoors's ID: Chafers (Subfamily Melolonthinae)
Added on May 2, 2024
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What

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

Observer

jaydenlh17

Date

April 26, 2024 11:24 AM CDT

Place

Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX, US (Google, OSM)
Butterflies and Moths - Photo (c) Anita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
threeagoutdoors's ID: Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)
Added on May 2, 2024
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