What
Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)Observer
slate_millsDescription
1.5-2 m tall yellow Asteraceae along roadside of Blue Ridge Parkway near Dripping Rock Parking Area
What
Allegheny Stonecrop (Hylotelephium telephioides)Observer
slate_millsDescription
Succulent leaves on rock face along Blue Ridge Parkway near Dripping Rock Parking Area
What
Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera)Observer
slate_millsDescription
Taken from bee cocoon --Osmia pumila --in trap nest. Apparent kleptoparasite/predator. Is it just a much less yellow form of Sapyga centrata, which was also in the nest? Other Sapyga were all bright yellow on the abdomen where this is really just off white.
What
Tribe PtyctiniObserver
slate_millsDescription
many individuals in wooden bird box that had fledged tree swallows
Observer
slate_millsDescription
Emerged in lab from bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) that was infected by another parasitoid (Physocephala)
What
Black-legged Gossamer (Megasyrphus laxus)Observer
slate_millsDescription
On Centaurea stoebe along road