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Genus OdynerusObserver
jamesdvonlohDescription
Small red bee foraging from woolly locoweed then flying to ground surface to perch in the sun. The mid-day was warm, sunny, and windy.
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Genus OdynerusObserver
jamesdvonlohDescription
Small red bee foraging from woolly locoweed then flying to ground surface to perch in the sun. The mid-day was warm, sunny, and windy.
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Genus OdynerusObserver
jamesdvonlohDescription
Small red bee foraging from woolly locoweed then flying to ground surface to perch in the sun. The mid-day was warm, sunny, and windy.
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Large-tailed Aphideater (Eupeodes volucris)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Individual taking moisture and nutrients from alkaline seep below a spring in Spring Canyon, near Picacho Peak. This seep is perennial and regularly used by range cattle as a water source. The mid-day was sunny, warm, and with gusting wind.
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Anthophora montanaObserver
jamesdvonlohDescription
Bee foraging from horsetail milkweed flowers established along the Rio Grande. Individual kept its wings moving the entire time. The morning was warm, breezy, and under full sunshine.
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American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Bumble Bee foraging from horsetail milkweed flowers established along an irrigation canal to the Rio Grande. The morning was warm, breezy, and partly cloudy.
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Arizona Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Mantis perched along the Rio Grande, in an aster canopy, and consuming a captured bee. The morning was warm, breezy, and under full sunshine.
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Banded Bee Flies (Tribe Villini)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Beefly foraging from a desert marigold flower along the Rio Grande. The morning was warm, windy, and under full sun.
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Genus PoecilanthraxObserver
jamesdvonlohDescription
Beefly perching out of the wind under a flowering Baccharis shrub along the Rio Grande. The morning was warm, windy, and under full sun.
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Typical American Harvester Ants (Genus Pogonomyrmex)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Harvester ant carrying a Russian-thistle flower across the Rio Grande Recreation Trail. The afternoon was warm, windy, and under full sunshine.
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Cactus Lady Beetle (Chilocorus cacti)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Beetle foraging at the base of a climbing milkweed follicle, the vines are common along the Rio Grande. The morning was warm, windy, and under full sunshine.
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Rough Stink Bugs (Genus Brochymena)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Fairly common bug perched on tamarisk branches along the Rio Grande during the fall season. The morning was warm, windy, and under full sunshine.
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Green Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca shoshone)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Grasshopper perched on tamarisk tree twig on the Rio Grande bank. Wingtip damage associated with a freeze event. The midday was sunny, warm and, breezy
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Genus BelvosiaObserver
jamesdvonlohDescription
Large fly foraging from littleleaf sumac flowers in a wash crossing the Sierra Vista Trail. The afternoon was warm, breezy, and under full sunshine.
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Bee Assassins (Genus Apiomerus)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Assassin bug perched on littleleaf sumac branch in a small arroyo along Sierra Vista Trail. The afternoon was warm, breezy, and under full sunshine.
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Springwater Dancer (Argia funebris)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
A 2021 observation from Achenbach Canyon in the Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks NM. Individual perched below a small dam collection water for livestock. On this date a small flow was present, attracting a few damsel- and dragonfly species.
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Small beetle foraging on aster flowers along with many western pygmy blue butterflies. There are a few aster plants blooming in warm spots on silty soil along the Rio Grande.
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
A few unusual blue dashers with shiny grayish blue to metallic blue thorax/abdomen arrived near mid-August at the La Mancha Wetland Restoration Project site adjacent to the Rio Grande. This individual is perching on a twig hunting for small flying insects.
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
A few unusual, blue dasher-like individuals, with shiny grayish blue to metallic blue thorax/abdomen and no basal wing spots arrived near mid-August at the La Mancha Wetland Restoration Project site adjacent to the Rio Grande. This individual is perching on a twig hunting for small flying insects. This wetland supports many blue dashers annually.
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Blue-eyed Darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Large darner perching/hanging from tamarisk foliage and blending in well. Several darners were present in a small area along the Rio Grande bank. The afternoon was sunny, breezy, and warm.
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Blue-eyed Darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Darner pair in mating wheel hanging from a dry twig adjacent to the Rio Grande. The afternoon was sunny, breezy, and warm.
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Blue-eyed Darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
One of several darners using this small area to hunt, patrol, sleep, and mate, this individual (note white face) hanging from a mules-fat stem adjacent to the Rio Grande. The afternoon was sunny, breezy, and warm.
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Blue-eyed Darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
One of several darners using this small area to hunt, patrol, sleep, and mate, this individual hanging from a dry tamarisk twig adjacent to the Rio Grande. The afternoon was sunny, breezy, and warm.
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Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Second observation of this species in fall of 2023, perched on a dry tamarisk twig adjacent to the Rio Grande. He was catching small insects and interacting with several male variegated meadowhawks. The afternoon was sunny, breezy, and warm.
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Arroyo Bluet (Enallagma praevarum)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Bluet pair in tandem linkage, perched on a dry tamarisk twig adjacent to the Rio Grande. There are few damselflies at this time, many were present in June 2023. The afternoon was sunny, breezy, and warm.
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Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Individual meadowhawk perched on Johnson-grass panicle along the Rio Grande. A late arrival and brightly-colored; it was hunting for small insects. The mid-day was warm, windy, and under full sunshine.
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Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
A few females were present today (two in tandem linkage with males), mostly perched on bare ground or low vegetation and using tall coyote willow shrubs for a windbreak. The morning was warm, windy, and under full sunshine.
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Russet-tipped Clubtail (Stylurus plagiatus)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Pair of clubtails in mating wheel about 2m high on a coyote willow shrub. The site is along the Rio Grande, out of the wind, The female's abdomen is white, the first I've seen of this color. The mid-day was warm, sunny, and windy.
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Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Dancer perching on low litter in area along the Rio Grande shielded from wind by coyote willow shrubs. Still many small insects for forage, but I usually see this species earlier in the summer. The mid-day was sunny, warm, and windy.
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Genus PoecilanthraxObserver
jamesdvonlohDescription
Bee fly foraging on showy yellow-eye flower along the hiking trail in Soledad Canyon, Organ Mountains. The mid-day was partly cloudy, warm, and windy.
