I got help from BugGuide.Net on the first one. I misnamed it as a fly. It is a wasp – Evaniidae – Wikipedia. I also found a few insects while looking at plants. The last two are of an Oak apple – Wikipedia. It is festinating how a wasp lays and egg in a plant then the the larvae makes the plant create a dwelling for it.
I signed up for a wild plant trip with the New York Botanical Garden to study plants at High Rock Park – Greenbelt Conservancy. Our leader, Marielle Anzelone, is very knowledgeable. She pointed out many endemic species.
The plant list that she shared with us is impressive: Acer rubrum, Aegopodium podagraria, Alliaria petiolata, Aralia elata (seedling), Aronia sp. (seedling), Boehmeria cylindrica, Cabomba caroliniana, Carex cf. Ovales, Carex stricta, Carpinus caroliniana, Carya ovalis, Carya tomentosa, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Chimaphila maculata, Cirsium sp., Clethra alnifolia, Cornus cf. amomum, Danthonia spicata, Decodon verticillata, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Desmodium paniculatum, Dichanthelium cf. dichotomum, Elaeagnus angustifolius, Fagus grandifolia, Fraxinus americana, Hibiscus moscheutos, Hypericum mutilum, Juncus spp., Lindera benzoin, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Luzula multiflora, Lycopus virginicus, Maiantheumum canadense, Microstegium vimineum, Monotropa uniflora, Nabalus cf. albus (Prenanthes alba), Nuphar lutea, Nymphaea odorata, Nyssa sylvatica, Onoclea sensibilis, Osmunda cinnamomea, Peltandra virginica, Pilea pumila, Plantago major, Poa cf. palustris, Prunus serotina, Pyrola americana, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, Quercus velutina, Rhododendron periclymenoides, Rhododendron viscosum, Rosa multiflora, Rubus cf. enslenii, Rubus cf.allegheniensis, Sassafras albidum, Smilax rotundifolia, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Trifolium cf. repens, Vaccinium corymbosum, Vaccinium pallidum, Viburnum acerifolium, Viburnum dentatum, and Viburnum prunifolium,
Butterflies: Sachem? Fiery? Skipper, Silver-spotted Skipper, Spicebush Swallowtail, and Cabbage white.
