These are some of the other insects (besides butterflies and moths) and spiders that I’ve found at the farm. I can’t identify most of the ones I see, but I take photos in hopes that I can get better at identifying them and learn more about their lives.
I greatly appreciate all the help I’ve gotten from my entomologist friends – Margot Monson, MJ Hatfield, Eric Eaton, and Mike Reese, and also the helpful folks on Bugguide and several of the Facebook insect groups. Someday I hope to know much more about insects and to be able to have a more complete inventory of the species that are here.
Spiders – Order Araneae (Click on the photo to see the list and photos of the spiders.)
Dragonflies & Damselflies – Order Odonata
Dragonflies:
Twelve Spotted Skimmer – Libellula pulchella
Canada Darner – Aeshna canadensis
Common Green Darner – Anax junius
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk – Sympetrum internum
White-faced Meadowhawk – Sympetrum obtrusum
Midland Clubtail – Gomphus fraternus
Damselflies:
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing – Lestes unguiculatus
Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids – Order Othoptera
Katydid – Family Tettigoniidae
True Bugs – Order Hemiptera
Ambush (or Assassin) Bug – Family Phymatidae
Leptocoris trivittatus – Box Elder Bugs
Lepyronia angulifera – Angular Spittlebug
Broad-headed Bug – Protenor sp.
Treehoppers – Family Membracidae
Treehopper – Telamona spreta
Planthopper – Otiocerus wolfei
Two-striped Planthopper – Acanalonia bivittata
Small Milkweed Bug – Lygaeus turcicus
Planthopper – Oliarus cinnamoneus
adult on bugguide
Wooly Alder Aphid – Paraprociphilus tessellatus
adult 6/2010
several adults 6/2010
Giant Water Bug – Lethocerus americanus
adult 5/6/2011
Beetles – Order Coleoptera
Anomoea laticlavia – Clay-colored Leaf Beetle
Blapstinus metallicus – Darkling Beetle
Blepharida rhois – Sumac Flea Beetle MJ’s photos on BG
Chrysochus auratus – Dogbane Beetle
Cicindela formosa generosa – Big Sand Tiger Beetle
Cicindela scutellaris lecontei
Cicindela sexguttata – Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Coccinella novemnotata – Nine-Spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata – Seven Spotted Lady Beetle
Cycloneda munda – Polished Lady Beetle
Epicauta sp. – Blister Beetle
Euphoria inda – Bumble Flower Beetle
Exema – Warty Leaf Beetle
Hippodamia tredecimpunctata – Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Nicophorus orbicollis – Sexton Beetle
Pachybrachis bivittatus – Sculptured Leaf Beetle
Trichiotinus piger – Flower Scarab
adult on bugguide 6/2010
Soldier Beetle – Family Cantharidae
Fireflies – Family Lampyridae
Lady Beetle – Hippodamia sp.
Ants, Bees and Wasps – Order Hymenoptera
Augochloropsis metallica – Sweat Bee
Flies – Order Diptera
Tipula disjuncta – Crane Fly
Scorpionfly – Family Panorpidae
Stinking Fly – Coenomyia ferruginea
Syrphid Fly – Toxomerus marginatus