Our second trip to Ward Pound Ridge was with The Linnaean Society of NY. It was a good trip and even though it was not ide3al weather, cloudy and cool, we saw a number of butterflies. On here – one there. Marc spotted the Checkerspot. The clumsy landing in the series of the black flying soldier beetle amused me. The last photo is by Marc.
This is one of two posts of the Butterfly Field Trip led by Richard Cech on June 12, 2021.
Harris’ Checkerspot (Chlosyne barrisii), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
European skipper (Thymelicus lineola), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
European skipper (Thymelicus lineola), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
European skipper (Thymelicus lineola), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Little Wood Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia) male, Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia) female, Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Small Bee-like Fly (Toxomerus marginatus), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
1 Soldier Beetle (Podabrus rugosulus), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
2 Soldier Beetle (Podabrus rugosulus), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
3 Soldier Beetle (Podabrus rugosulus), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Soldier Beetle (Podabrus rugosulus), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetraophthalmus), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Two Striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Polished Ladybug (Cycloneda munda), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Golden-backed Snipe Fly (Chrysopilus thoracicus), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Water striders (Gerridae), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021 
Sweat Bee (Agapostemon), Ward Pound Ridge 6/12/2021
you do great macro work Sherry!
Thanks. My Nikon 7 with the 200 zoom and 750 plus macro lens work extremely well.
It sure does! I use Cannon myself.
I enjoyed the flora of Ward Pound Ridge so much that I just had to come over to see what insects you found that day. What a bonanza! These are fantastic photos, Sherry, of a wonderful variety of butterflies and beetles and other marvelous insects. I appreciate that you identified each one for us, too. Although I liked every single photo, my favorites were: the back of the European skipper on the clover (#3), the European skipper in the interesting green plant (#4), and the Blue Dasher in the lobed leaves (#10).
Thanks you so much Jet. I love sharing these with you.
I have a special fondness for ladybugs, and this one really shines. I’ve seen a couple of this species — including one last week that was riding on my car’s windshield. Of course I found a spot to stop, coax it onto a leaf, and put it onto a bush!
There are about 5,000 different species of ladybugs with all sorts of spots and colors. I love them too.
Great close ups, Sherry! I especially liked the picture of the blue dasher.
Thanks. Me too. The edges of the leaves go well with the odonate’s wings.
I continue to be amazed at your knowledge of the insect world😊👍
I look them up. When I get stuck I sometimes ask bugguide.net
So well captured. The water striders has that little bit extra
Thanks Derrick
How wonderful to see this diversity out in the wild among their natural habitats. Don’t you just love their names?! Such a great opportunity to learn from an organization such as the Linnaean Society – I never knew that existed.
We all contributed sightings even if we didn’t know what it was.
You can attend the Linnaean NY meetings for free on Zoom. I hope you do. They have terrific speakers.
Thank you so much! What an amazing phenomenon that so many things that are located far away are now available on zoom!
It is. Now LSNY gets attendees from all over the globe.
Such a great advantage of using this technology!
I actually just went on the site and it appears that the upcoming field trips are in person – but perhaps field trips are only in person?
It is the programs that are live or recorded on Zoom. September starts the new series.
Wonderful- Thank you again!
Btw, i’m also just delighted to see that I can view recordings of previous programs online. Thank you again, Sherry!
Great captures!
Thanks Sue
I loved this collection of insect, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for visiting 🙂