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Amelanchier alnifolia/humilis/spicata – Serviceberry

According to Welby Smith’s Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota, these 3 species are difficult to separate and may require more genetic work to determine their relationships.  Reading his key, my one shrub has some characteristics of all 3. 4/30/2021  Leaf blades have few teeth, and the terminal tooth is much longer than the adjacent teeth.  […]

Journal for April 30, 2024

Rain and warmer weather are slowly turning the landscape from brown to green. April began with snow   and frosted branches in the early mornings.   Once the snow turned to rain the trees put out flowers and new leaves.   We saw a few more Pasqueflowers.  Several came out in the early warm spell […]

Gluphisia lintneri

Family Notodontidae    Hodges # 7934 Caterpillar foods: Trembling Aspen  (Bugguide) 4/14/2024   4/14/2024 on Bugguide

Plathemis lydia – Common Whitetail

Family Libellulidae Adult males have a short, stout, chalky light blue abdomen and wide dark patches on each wing.  Females have a short stout abdomen which is brown with several oblique light markings;  their wings have 3 evenly spaced patches.  Young males have the female body pattern, but the male wing pattern.  (Bugguide) Females can […]

Perithemis tenera – Eastern Amberwing

Family Libellulidae Very small dragonflies (21-24 mm) found in the eastern 2/3 of the U.S. near ponds, lakes and still areas of streams.   (Bugguide) Males have amber colored wings; females have dark brown or reddish wing bands. 7/6/2012  Female   7/15/2020  Male   7/13/2020  Male on Bugguide

Libellula pulchella – Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Family Libellulidae Both males and females have 12 dark spots on the wings.  Mature males also have 8 white spots, as well as white at the base of hindwings.  Young males – newly emerged adults – have brown bodies that look like females.  As they age, their bodies get more pruniose – dusty blue-white.  (Bugguide) […]

Libellula luctuosa – Widow Skimmer

Family Libellulidae Males have a large area of brown near the body on all four wings, and a whitish area in the middle of the wings.  Their bodies become ‘pruniose’ – whitish-blue – as they age.   Females and immature males have the brown wing bands, but no white.   Their abdomens are brown with […]