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What

Monk Skipper (Asbolis capucinus)

Observer

jjewett

Date

August 24, 2022 11:03 AM EDT

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What

Pale-footed Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia lowii)

Observer

thermidorian

Date

August 25, 2022 12:50 PM EDT

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What

Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)

Observer

m_whitson

Date

August 2022

Description

Wasps are TERRIFYING -- particularly if you're a caterpillar. I pictured the webs of tent caterpillars as being a defense against birds, but that was before I watched a wasp spend twenty minutes gnawing its way into the web, claiming its prey, and ripping its way back out again.
Its determination was impressive. The wasp was examining the web when I arrived. It poked around, got tangled up, got untangled again, groomed, poked around more, chewed some, got frustrated, flew off, came back. This process was repeated about five times before the wasp finally chewed an entrance into the web, wiggled in through the silk like it was trying to swim in syrup, and managed to catch a fleeing caterpillar. It chewed the caterpillar into a more portable ball, and then spent several minutes struggling through the silk again -- to the point I thought it would be stuck there like a fly in a spider's web. It finally made its way to a twig with better footing and managed to rip its way back out of the web, triumphantly gripping its soggy mass of chewed caterpillar. Impressive, but a LOT of work for one meal.
This was on a native persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) and I'm pretty sure the caterpillars were fall webworms (Hyphantria cunea).

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What

Fuscatus-group Paper Wasps (Subgenus Fuscopolistes)

Observer

cfabian

Date

July 2022

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What

Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)

Observer

djringer

Date

May 6, 2022 06:29 PM EDT

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What

Ringed Paper Wasp (Polistes annularis)

Observer

ineeley

Date

May 6, 2022 08:40 PM CDT

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What

Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)

Date

April 29, 2022 11:42 AM CDT

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What

Fuscatus-group Paper Wasps (Subgenus Fuscopolistes)

Observer

kbyip

Date

April 28, 2022 03:00 PM CDT

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What

Coarse-backed Red Paper Wasp (Polistes rubiginosus)

Observer

duwe18

Date

April 27, 2022 01:42 PM CDT

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What

Fuscatus-group Paper Wasps (Subgenus Fuscopolistes)

Date

April 24, 2022 01:21 PM EDT

Place

Lancaster (Google, OSM)

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What

Giant Desert Centipede (Scolopendra heros)

Observer

wild-about-texas

Date

July 2017

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Feeding voraciously on a spicy wing from Pizza Hut...

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What

Typical Paper Wasps (Genus Polistes)

Observer

jciv

Date

February 11, 2022 12:31 AM CST

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Observer

matthias22

Date

July 28, 2021 09:13 AM MDT

Description

On submerged twig in lake

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What

Canadensis/exclamans-group Paper Wasps (Subgenus Aphanilopterus)

Observer

bronzit

Date

October 4, 2021 10:43 AM EDT

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What

Fuscatus-group Paper Wasps (Subgenus Fuscopolistes)

Observer

wildcarrot

Date

April 3, 2022 12:33 PM -05

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What

Least Paper Wasp (Polistes dorsalis ssp. dorsalis)

Observer

fhensley

Date

April 4, 2022 08:29 PM CDT

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What

Bahamian Paper Wasp (Polistes bahamensis)

Observer

vanremsen

Date

March 22, 2022 08:24 PM CDT

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What

Fine-backed Red Paper Wasp (Polistes carolina)

Date

November 10, 2021 07:01 PM PST

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What

Mexican Paper Wasp (Mischocyttarus mexicanus)

Observer

lc512

Date

March 2022

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Fuscatus-group Paper Wasps (Subgenus Fuscopolistes)

Observer

aliandbrice

Date

March 2022

Description

In a suburban neighborhood. My yard (where she was found) is pretty wild and full of natives, but the rest of the neighborhood is quite sterile and landscaped. She was around the size of P. fuscatus and flying maybe 6-8 feet above the ground when captured.

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What

Hunter's Little Paper Wasp (Polistes dorsalis)

Observer

logan_campbell

Date

November 18, 2021 08:00 AM EST

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What

Fuscatus-group Paper Wasps (Subgenus Fuscopolistes)

Observer

vita-sativum

Date

November 22, 2021 10:58 PM EST

Description

Black Point Wildlife Drive
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

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What

Fuscatus-group Paper Wasps (Subgenus Fuscopolistes)

Observer

lisnel

Date

December 31, 2021 11:43 AM EST

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What

Pearly Wood-Nymph (Eudryas unio)

Observer

dumbpassword

Date

March 23, 2022 01:39 PM EDT

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Observer

stevecollins

Date

March 12, 2022 02:14 PM EST

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What

Scoliid Wasps (Family Scoliidae)

Observer

bill_32953

Date

February 26, 2022 10:50 AM EST

Description

So much polen! And the wing seems to dark to me to be a Honey Bee.

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What

Slosson's Mason Wasp (Zethus slossonae)

Observer

judygva

Date

December 8, 2021 02:10 PM EST

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What

Typical Paper Wasps (Genus Polistes)

Observer

snakebird15

Date

January 8, 2022 02:56 PM EST

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What

Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)

Observer

aliandbrice

Date

November 7, 2021 03:30 PM EST

Description

Light antennal tips, ridge on the front of the thorax, and I don't see any pronotal fovea!

https://cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/bmc_05/bmc05images/keys/b10-14_15.jpg

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What

Least Paper Wasp (Polistes dorsalis ssp. dorsalis)

Observer

markhampark

Date

October 1, 2021 07:47 AM EDT

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Observer

emikok

Date

June 7, 2020 09:29 AM AEST

Description

Holding eggs...

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What

Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)

Observer

tadamcochran

Date

August 21, 2021 12:08 PM CDT

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What

Apache Paper Wasp (Polistes apachus)

Observer

stelluti

Date

August 23, 2021 03:37 PM UTC

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What

Rice Bugs (Genus Stenocoris)

Observer

deuce1994

Date

August 20, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

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Date

August 19, 2021 09:02 AM UTC

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What

Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii)

Observer

rickowen

Date

August 19, 2021 09:51 PM EDT

Description

Photo by Cat Hannan

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What

Human (Homo sapiens)

Observer

theidiot

Date

July 31, 2021 05:07 PM EDT

Place

Wareham (Google, OSM)

Description

Pp

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What

Human (Homo sapiens)

Observer

boges

Date

August 8, 2021 02:47 AM EDT

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What

Placental Mammals (Infraclass Placentalia)

Observer

greatbluedragon

Date

August 15, 2021 06:23 AM PDT

Description

This Is A Dragon !!!

NOT A HUMAN !!!

🐉🐉🐉🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🐉🐉🐉

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Observer

aaron567

Date

August 14, 2021 01:30 PM CDT

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What

Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)

Observer

swampster

Date

August 10, 2021 11:14 AM EDT

Description

Fighting over an insect larva which broke in half giving each a meal.

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What

Pawpaw Webworm Moth (Omphalocera munroei)

Observer

therangerchris

Date

August 2, 2021 03:19 AM EDT

Description

Eggs

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Observer

brandonwoo

Date

August 3, 2021 04:57 PM EDT

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What

Bahamian Paper Wasp (Polistes bahamensis)

Observer

leach

Date

July 2021

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What

Fuscatus-group Paper Wasps (Subgenus Fuscopolistes)

Observer

wildlander

Date

August 2, 2021 02:41 PM CDT

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What

Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)

Date

July 30, 2021 11:45 AM PDT

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Date

July 30, 2021 12:40 PM PDT

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What

Scarlet Hover Fly (Victoriana parvicornis)

Observer

aliandbrice

Date

May 15, 2021 09:15 AM EDT

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Observer

joemdo

Date

June 10, 2021 10:38 PM EDT

Description

Greenish tint to the big splotch on the wings

Moonless night produced a lot of insects! This observation is from a sheet I set up with a Bioquip blacklight at Mitchell's landing campground. The RV hookups had power so this is a great spot to set up a sheet! I have a lot to post.. I was so busy photographing stuff at the first sheet that I ran out of time and didn't even really look at the midges and probably missed a lot of the cool little things. I spent even less time photographing what came to the Pinecrest campground sheet.

Below are links to my other observations from blacklighting on this night.

Mitchell's landing (bioquip blacklight):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.758457112654717&nelng=-80.92094902011767&on=2021-06-10&place_id=any&swlat=25.7531424781247&swlng=-80.9372826003967&user_id=joemdo&verifiable=any

Pinecrest campground (two cheapy DJ blacklights):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.76498840377109&nelng=-80.90974887564009&on=2021-06-10&place_id=any&swlat=25.759674061574785&swlng=-80.92608245591911&user_id=joemdo&verifiable=any

I did this last summer and posted a video from Pinecrest campground, talking about my set up. You can see that here: https://youtu.be/tavmTa7WoPk

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What

Silver-bordered Aethes (Aethes argentilimitana)

Observer

coreytcallaghan

Date

June 17, 2021 12:56 PM AEST

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What

Fleabane Cochylid (Eugnosta erigeronana)

Observer

mothlady41

Date

July 2020

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What

Air Potato Leaf Beetle (Lilioceris cheni)

Observer

logancrees

Date

July 29, 2021 12:20 PM CDT

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What

Star-bellied Orb-web Spiders (Genus Acanthepeira)

Observer

nicoleitz

Date

July 21, 2021 08:42 AM EDT

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What

Pink Vase Sponge (Niphates digitalis)

Observer

dawicho

Date

July 29, 2021 06:17 AM EDT

Description

DCIM\100GOPRO\GOPR0638.JPG

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What

Crowned Slug Moth (Isa textula)

Observer

itsbigbootay

Date

July 29, 2021 10:36 AM EDT

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What

Rice Bugs (Genus Stenocoris)

Observer

joshism

Date

July 29, 2021 10:10 AM EDT

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What

Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)

Observer

gatorhawk

Date

July 29, 2021 03:17 PM EDT

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What

Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)

Observer

laurasea

Date

July 12, 2021 04:59 PM EDT

Place

Yulee (Google, OSM)

Description

On pentas trying for shoulder pictures

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Observer

xpda

Date

July 2, 2015 04:25 AM UTC

Description

Size: 4.4 mm

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What

Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)

Observer

aliandbrice

Date

July 15, 2021 05:08 PM EDT

Description

Several individuals observed. One was male and had light antennal tyloids.

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What

Sculptured Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)

Observer

mswildbee_wpnr

Date

July 21, 2021 09:13 AM EDT

Description

Male

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What

Pruinose Squash Bee (Peponapis pruinosa)

Observer

avylynne

Date

July 2021

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What

Calliopsis Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Holcopasites calliopsidis)

Observer

bugsandbirds

Date

July 21, 2021 02:19 PM EDT

Description

Photographed an Eastern Calliopsis bee at this location a week ago, so this makes sense.

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Observer

colinpurrington

Date

August 6, 2018 03:10 PM EDT

Description

Male Trypoxylon collinum in hole. They always look grumpy and angry. Its mate was a few inches below: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15314448.

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What

Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies (Genus Cerceris)

Observer

nrpeters

Date

July 22, 2020 04:52 PM EDT

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What

Louisiana Painted-Dark Bee (Stelis louisae)

Observer

ecochic4

Date

July 22, 2021 03:56 PM EDT

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What

Bees (Epifamily Anthophila)

Observer

brennafarrell

Date

July 23, 2021 03:05 PM EDT

Description

The bottom one.
For the top one: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88346754

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What

Confusing Furrow Bee (Halictus confusus)

Observer

bugsandbirds

Date

July 25, 2021 02:22 PM EDT

Description

Confusing furrow?

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What

Hunter's Little Paper Wasp (Polistes dorsalis)

Date

July 23, 2021 08:07 AM UTC

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What

River Frog (Lithobates heckscheri)

Observer

josh_teyler

Date

July 25, 2021 07:07 PM CDT

Description

Band around neck is inconsistent with this species I think

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What

Diaprepes Root Weevil (Diaprepes abbreviatus)

Observer

loisfraser

Date

July 24, 2021 10:37 AM EDT

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What

Swamp Cicada (Neotibicen tibicen)

Observer

hbassett

Date

July 22, 2021 12:49 PM UTC

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What

Atlantic Needlefish (Strongylura marina)

Observer

conchita14

Date

January 29, 2020 12:00 AM EST

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What

White-jawed Jumping Spider (Hentzia mitrata)

Observer

gabriellemh

Date

July 22, 2021 05:21 PM EDT

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What

Lunate Longhorn-cuckoo Bee (Triepeolus lunatus)

Observer

aliandbrice

Date

July 22, 2021 07:18 PM EDT

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Observer

aliandbrice

Date

July 22, 2021 07:30 PM EDT
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

pristispectinata

Date

July 20, 2021 09:31 PM UTC

Place

Key West (Google, OSM)

Description

What are these

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What

Tiputinia (Tiputinia foetida)

Observer

pbertner

Date

December 20, 2019 12:16 PM PST

Description

Presumably a parasitic plant since no leaves were observed and no plants nearby.

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What

North American Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)

Observer

supertiger

Date

June 2019

Description

right after molting; per bugguide the red color is normal for a while after they molt

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What

Rainbow Ant Fly (Microdon fulgens)

Observer

aliandbrice

Date

July 16, 2021 07:13 PM EDT

Description

Beautiful fly!

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What

Candy Cane Snail (Liguus virgineus)

Date

August 2005

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Observer

kiwikiu

Date

June 2020

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What

Greenbottle Flies (Genus Lucilia)

Observer

philodendronjoe

Date

July 5, 2021 07:06 PM CEST

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What

Seaside Rover Ant (Brachymyrmex obscurior)

Observer

aliandbrice

Date

July 2, 2021 12:45 PM EDT

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What

Florida Rotund-Resin Bee (Anthidiellum notatum ssp. rufimaculatum)

Observer

ecogeekmama

Date

July 3, 2021 01:17 PM EDT

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What

Waterlily Borer Moth (Elophila gyralis)

Observer

aaron567

Date

July 3, 2021 09:30 PM CDT

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What

Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees (Genus Megachile)

Observer

aliandbrice

Date

July 2, 2021 08:03 PM EDT

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Observer

aliandbrice

Date

July 3, 2021 03:56 PM EDT

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Observer

joemdo

Date

July 2, 2021 11:18 PM EDT

Description

Two cheapy DJ LED blacklights set up with USB battery packs facing a sheet along the wall of the little bathroom building at Mitchell's Landing campground in Big Cypress (location is exact)

More info about the light set up used here: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/damontighe/11836-diy-moth-light

I had another sheet set up at the first campground with a Bioquip blacklight (the first campground has a few sockets with electrical sockets)

Other blacklighting observations from tonight:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2021-07-02&d2=2021-07-03&nelat=25.758012227117206&nelng=-80.9227526832082&place_id=any&subview=map&swlat=25.752697572677093&swlng=-80.93195022151933&user_id=joemdo&verifiable=any

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Observer

korbindall

Date

July 4, 2021 11:12 AM EDT

Place

Boca Raton (Google, OSM)

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Date

June 30, 2021 09:43 AM EDT

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Observer

cfabian

Date

June 2021

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What

Skiff Moth (Prolimacodes badia)

Observer

thomasirvine

Date

June 27, 2021 09:00 PM EDT

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What

Black-tipped Ptichodis Moth (Ptichodis vinculum)

Observer

thomasirvine

Date

June 27, 2021 10:00 PM EDT

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What

Pleasing Picture-winged Antlion (Glenurus gratus)

Date

June 6, 2021

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What

Bloodlily (Scadoxus multiflorus)

Observer

abigailjarvis

Date

June 12, 2021 08:17 PM EDT

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What

Tarflower (Bejaria racemosa)

Observer

ashely523

Date

June 10, 2021 05:47 PM EDT

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What

Argid Sawflies (Family Argidae)

Observer

robertgessing

Date

June 6, 2021 01:50 PM EDT

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What

Everglades Racer (Coluber constrictor ssp. paludicola)

Observer

bkrangel

Date

June 2021

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Observer

carlos_ku

Date

May 30, 2021 10:38 AM CDT