| 0007078 |
red oak borer |
Enaphalodes rufulus |
A mating pair |
| 2109025 |
harvester ants |
Pogonomyrmex spp. |
sometimes confused with Texas leaf-cutting ants |
| 0007077 |
red oak borer |
Enaphalodes rufulus |
When adult red oak borers begin to emerge in late June, populations are so high that it is easy to find mating pairs on understory vegetation and on the trunks of oak trees. |
| 1274044 |
luna moth |
Actias luna |
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| 1274048 |
rustic sphinx moth |
Manduca rustica |
Hides on the bark of a live oak tree. On the bark of certain trees, this moth is very well camouflaged. |
| 1274039 |
horned passalus |
Odontotaenius disjunctus |
Bess beetles are common in decaying logs. They are a beneficial insect in that they aid in recycling dead wood. |
| 3226054 |
cicadas |
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newly emerged |
| 3227050 |
blackheaded pine sawfly |
Neodiprion excitans |
female |
| 0007058 |
truncated true katydid |
Paracyrtophyllus robustus |
The katydids were found on many other objects, including the trunks of trees at spot |
| 2109032 |
catalpa sphinx |
Ceratomia catalpae |
|
| 5424339 |
harlequin flower beetle |
Gymnetis caseyi |
3rd place in the 2007 Southern Forest Insect Work Conference Photo Salon in the Forest Insects category. |
| 5424350 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
in their nest |
| 5424341 |
ilia underwing |
Catocala ilia |
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| 1274038 |
horned passalus |
Odontotaenius disjunctus |
Bess beetles are common in decaying logs. They are a beneficial insect in that they aid in recycling dead wood.
1st place in the 2004 Southern Forest Insect Work Conference Photo Salon in the category of Forest Insects. |
| 9009063 |
elm sawfly |
Cimbex americana |
Adults reared from larvae collected on American elm. Larvae collected summer 2002. |
| 9009064 |
elm sawfly |
Cimbex americana |
Adults reared from larvae collected on American elm. Larvae collected summer 2002; Largest North American sawfly |
| 9009079 |
wheel bug |
Arilus cristatus |
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| 9009074 |
eastern tiger swallowtail |
Papilio glaucus |
|
| 9009075 |
eastern tiger swallowtail |
Papilio glaucus |
|
| 3225068 |
scarabs or scarab beetles |
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highly colored, close-up |
| 3227054 |
scarabs or scarab beetles |
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staged |
| 3227058 |
scarabs or scarab beetles |
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