Kuvat / Äänet
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Ruusumailapistiäinen (Arge ochropus)Havainnoija
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I think I knocked this female off a leaf while weeding, I assume it was just resting.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
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This is the only one in Gage Park that flowered in 2023, despite there being at least one older tree on the east side of the park over by the stormwater swale.
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Suku StrauziaHavainnoija
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Two males on one female, resting on the leaf of a perennial sunflower. Not sure how to diagnose Strauzia longipennis so leaving it at Strauzia.
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Papilio polyxenesHavainnoija
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Two individuals on cultivated dill. Both went missing the next day, probably eaten. First observed 24 June 2023 as earlier instar.
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Papilio polyxenesHavainnoija
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Two individuals in cultivated dill. Both went missing the next day, probably eaten. First observed 24 June 2023 (second photo shows earlier instar).
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Osmia lignariaHavainnoija
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Or so I think. Black metasomal scopa, dark metallic blue metasoma, grey-beige hair over head and mesosoma.
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Osmia cornifronsHavainnoija
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Or O. taurus? Appears to have yellow metasomal scopa and clypeal protrusions.
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Havainnoija
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Closest trees are a juniper and a cherry, but the mushrooms appear to be growing from the "stumps" of cut-back elm saplings.