Insects

Gov Island Wildlife

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A small assortment of wildlife on Governors Island. Do you see the spider? I didn’t see it until I opened the image at home. Bugguide.net helped me with some of the identifications.

  • Crab Spider (Thomisidae) on Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), Governors Island 8/27/2019
  • Flower Wasp (Scolii), Governors Island 8/26/2019
  • Flower Wasp (Scolii), Governors Island 8/26/2019
  • Four-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens), Governors Island 8/26/2019
  • Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus), Governors Island 8/27/2019
  • Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Governors Island 8/26/2019
  • Barn Swallow, Governors Island 8/27/2019

Richmondtown Insects

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It was a grand day for insects at Staten Island.

  • Spiney-rob-weaver, Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
  • Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
  • Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
  • Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
  • Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
  • Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
  • Golden-winged Skimmer (Libellula auripennis), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019

Insects in St Luke’s

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BugGuide.net helped me ID the fuzzy one.

  • Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on Allium (Allium hollandicum), St Luke’s Garden 5/18/2019
  • Drone Flower and Hover Flies (Syrphidae), St Luke’s Garden 5/18/2019
  • Bluebottle fly (Calliphora vomitoria), St Luke’s Garden 5/18/2019
  • Picture-winged fly (Ceroxys latiusculus), St Luke’s Garden 5/18/2019

Conservatory Insects

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Some insects I photographed in Conservatory Garden, Central Park on Saturday, July 7. The sunflower one full of bugs was not in the garden, it was in a patch of flowers near North Meadow. The Emerald Jumping Spider (Paraphidippus aurantius) was identified by bugguide.net within a day. I had trouble identifying it and sent in the pictures. They are the tops and so helpful. I knew it was probably a Jumping Spider, but not which one. I hope I got the others correct. Let me know if I am wrong.

Red aphids on Astericae, Central Park 7/7/2018
Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) on Astericae, Central Park 7/7/2018
Red Milweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetraophthalmus) on Astericae, Central Park 7/7/2018
Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) and Soldier Fly (Microchrysa sp.),, Central Park 7/7/2018
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera), Central Park 7/7/2018
Bee Fly (Bombyliidae) an a Purple Cone Flower (Echinacea purpurea), United States, Central Park 7/7/2018
Bee Fly (Bombyliidae) an a Purple Cone Flower (Echinacea purpurea), United States, Central Park 7/7/2018
Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii) and a small Serphini Estrophella, Central Park 7/7/2018
Silver-Spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma), Central Park 7/7/2018Central Park 7/7/2018
Small Bee-like Fly (Toxomerus marginatus), Central Park 7/7/2018
European paper wasp (Polistes dominula), on Yellow Flag (Iris pseudacorus), Central Park 7/7/2018
Emerald Jumping Spider (Paraphidippus aurantius), Central Park 7/7/2018
Emerald Jumping Spider (Paraphidippus aurantius), Central Park 7/7/2018
Tiger Bee Fly (Xenox tigrinus), Central Park 7/7/2018
Barred Bee Fly (Exoprosopa fasciata), Central Park 7/7/2018
Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus), Central Park 7/7/2018
Leaf Beetle sp. (Chrysomelidae) on a Purple Cone Flower (Echinacea purpurea), Central Park 7/7/2018