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Purple Cudweed (Gamochaeta purpurea)Observer
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Host of American Lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis), observed ovipositing
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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Observer
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Observed ovipositing on purple cudweed, Gamochaeta purpurea
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Grasses (Family Poaceae)Observer
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Soft, delicate, fine-textured grass
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Wild and Domestic Radishes (Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. sativus)Observer
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Growing adjacent to farm field, apparently planted as winter cover crop
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Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)Observer
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Two similar individuals observed together, presumably a mated pair (photos are all of one individual)
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Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)Observer
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Date is correct. Very odd time of year to see this blooming.
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Nomad Bees (Genus Nomada)Observer
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Bee was gripping blade with its mandibles and entirely motionless. Was gone later so presumably was alive?
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Chinese Pennisetum (Cenchrus alopecuroides)Observer
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Growing wild, potentially invasive
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Spider-hunting Wasps (Family Pompilidae)Observer
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Active on the ground (presumably hunting) and flicking wings
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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Observer
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Observed feeding on flowers of Symphyotrichum sp.
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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Fungus/fairy ring or spray paint?? Similar but different color nearby: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189566947
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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Fungus/fairy ring? Or spray paint? Similar but different color nearby: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189566997
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Sigil Lady Beetles (Genus Hyperaspis)Observer
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A tiny beetle, only 3 or 4 mm long. Note that the red spots are near the distal tips of the elytra. Under exfoliating bark of crepe myrtle; associated with scale insects and ants
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Observer
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Observed feeding on flowers of Symphyotrichum sp.
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Bramble Mason Wasp (Ancistrocerus adiabatus)Observer
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Observed feeding on flowers of Symphyotrichum sp.
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Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus)Observer
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Observed feeding on flowers of Symphyotrichum sp.
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Common European Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sericata)Observer
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On corpse of short tailed shrew; possibly more than one species of fly in this observation?
