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Antlered Flutter Fly (Toxonevra superba)Observer
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Barnes Prairie, Racine Co., WI, by the hedgerow.
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Genus MecaphesaObserver
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Mecaphesa with ant prey. This spider jumped off of a goldenrod flowerhead, and was suspended by silk for about a minute or more on this windy day, The spider brought its legs inward, when it started spinning in the wind, and held them straight, when parallel to the wind.
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Unexpected Cycnia Moth (Cycnia collaris)Observer
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Barnes Prairie, Racine Co., WI. Several caterpillars on whorled milkweed.
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Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata)Observer
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Barnes Prairie, Racine Co., WI. On gray-headed coneflower.
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Genus DictynaObserver
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Barnes Prairie. On gray-headed coneflower seed head.
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Ornate Snipe Fly (Chrysopilus ornatus)Observer
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Barnes Prairie near the hedgerow.
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Eight-spotted Forester Moth (Alypia octomaculata)Observer
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Barnes Prairie hedgerow
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Brilliant Jumping Spider (Phidippus clarus)Observer
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With dancing kiss fly prey.
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Bog Lygropia Moth (Lygropia rivulalis)Observer
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No bogs around here, but there is a seasonal pond.
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Virginia Creeper Clearwing (Albuna fraxini)Observer
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On Virginia creeper at Barnes Prairie hedgerow.
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Genus ElampusObserver
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walking around on grass stem, below flowers.
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Holcocephala calvaObserver
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Few of these gnat ogres were seen this year, and they were first seen about 2 weeks later than 2022.
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Grayish Jumping Spider (Phidippus princeps)Observer
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with prey, on common milkweed.
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Three-banded Crab Spider (Xysticus triguttatus)Observer
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m/f at Barnes Prairie.
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Brilliant Jumping Spider (Phidippus clarus)Observer
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I got a few good pics of this confrontation. Both spiders jumped away after a few seconds.
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Brilliant Jumping Spider (Phidippus clarus)Observer
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F/M Female with prey. I was fortunate to get a dozen good pictures of a female holding her male prey.
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Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)Observer
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4 on aster sp. leaves.
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Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)Observer
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M/F Barnes Prairie.
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Raspberry Fruitworm Beetle (Byturus unicolor)Observer
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Ten Mile Creek, Black Hill Regional Park, Montgomery Co., Maryland; Germantown quad
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Spider Wasps (Family Pompilidae)Observer
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Fuzzy pic, but the best I have. Wasp was flying over and chasing this spider for a few minutes, spider was climbing on the underside of its web.
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Bot fly on gray-headed coneflower, Barnes Prairie, Racine Co., WI
