Tag Archives: Buprestidae

The Yard List(s), Part 7

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Charley Eiseman

Last night I finished revising and updating the Lepidoptera chapter for the second edition of Leafminers of North America, and when I got to the end I was reminded that some species of Leucania (like the ill-fated one I wrote about … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Agromyzidae, ash, Aulagromyza, Aulagromyza cornigera, beetle, black cherry, Brachys, Brachys aerosus, Buprestidae, Caloptilia, Caloptilia serotinella, Caprifoliaceae, Chalepini, Chalepus, Chalepus walshii, cherry, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Curculionoidea, Fagaceae, Fraxinus, Fraxinus americana, Gracillariidae, grass, leaf mine, leaf roll, Lepidoptera, Lonicera, Marmara, Marmara fraxinella, Marmara fraxinicola, moth, oak, Oleaceae, Orchestes, Orchestes pallicornis, Phalaris arundinacea, Poaceae, Prunus, Prunus serotina, Quercus, Quercus rubra, red oak, reed canary grass, Rosaceae, stem mine, weevil, white ash | 8 Comments

Pesky Parasitoids, Part 2

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Charley Eiseman

Back in August I gave a talk and co-led a walk at an event in southern Ohio called “On the Trail of E. Lucy Braun”, a celebration of the life and work of a renowned Ohio botanist and conservationist. I was there, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Betulaceae, Brachys, Buprestidae, chalcid, Coleoptera, Eulophidae, hophornbeam, Hymenoptera, larva, leaf mine, Ostrya virginiana, parasitism, parasitoid, Pnigalio, pupa, wasp | 4 Comments

Another Progress Report (Goofing Off in the Desert)

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Charley Eiseman

Remember at the beginning of last year when I announced that I had finished making keys to the known leaf mines on every plant genus in the US and Canada? I noted that “this project can never really be finished, because … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abronia, Acanthaceae, Acmaeodera, Acmaeodera vernalis, Andrenidae, Asteraceae, bee, beetle, blister beetle, Boraginaceae, brittlebush, Bucculatrix, Bucculatrix sphaeralceae, Buprestidae, butterfly, checkered beetle, checkerspot, Cleridae, Coleoptera, Crambidae, Cysteodemus armatus, desert chicory, Encelia, Encelia farinosa, Eremalche rotundifolia, Eupompha elegans, Eurybunus, Fabaceae, flower, globemallow, harvestman, Hesperapis, Hymenoptera, Justicia, Justicia californica, Lepidoptera, Loasaceae, lupine, Lupinus, Lytta, Lytta auriculata, Lytta magister, mallow, Malvaceae, Megandrena enceliae, Melittidae, Meloidae, Mentzelia involucrata, Microtia dymas, Mimulus, Mimulus bigelovii, mining bee, moth, Noctueliopsis aridalis, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphalidae, Opiliones, Perdita, Phacelia, Phasmida, Phrymaceae, Pyraloidea, Rafinesquia neomexicana, sand-verbena, sawfly, Sclerosomatidae, Sphaeralcea, Sphaeralcea ambigua, Tenthredinidae, Timema, Timematidae, tiny checkerspot, Trichodes ornatus, walkingstick | 16 Comments

Introducing Brachys howdeni

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Charley Eiseman

The state flower of Massachusetts is mayflower, which no longer seems an appropriate name since it blooms in April these days (I even saw some flowers in March this year). Another name for this plant is trailing arbutus, and I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrena, Andrenidae, bee, bee fly, beetle, Bombyliidae, Bombylius, Bombylius major, Brachys, Brachys howdeni, Buprestidae, chalcid, Diptera, Epigaea repens, Ericaceae, Eulophidae, fly, Hymenoptera, leaf mine, metallic wood-boring beetle, mining bee, Neochrysocharis, Neochrysocharis diastatae, new species, parasitism, parasitoid, Pnigalio, wasp | 6 Comments

Texas Bugs

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

Having devoted three posts to miscellaneous bugs I photographed in southern Arizona last November, I’m going to fill this one with my favorite photos from the Chihuahuan Desert of western Texas, where we spent a few days before heading back … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Acmaeodera, Acmaeodera maculifera, Alticini, ant, Aphaenogaster, Aphaenogaster cockerelli, Argidae, beaver, bee, beetle, big-headed ant, Blepharida rhois, bobcat, Buprestidae, Coleoptera, Diacrita, Diptera, flea beetle, fly, Formicidae, globemallow, harvester ant, hog-nosed skunk, hollyhock sawfly, Lampetis drummondi, larva, leaf beetle, long-horned bee, Melissodes tristis, metallic wood-boring beetle, mountain lion, Mutillidae, narrowleaf globemallow, Neoptilia malvacearum, Pheidole, Pheidole xerophila, picture-winged fly, Pogonomyrmex, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, sawfly, skunk, Sphaeralcea, Sphaeralcea angustifolia, spine-waisted ant, sumac flea beetle, Texas, tracks, Ulidiidae, velvet ant, wasp | 2 Comments

Arizona Bugs, part 2

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

If I had to pick a favorite spot out of all the places we explored on our two-and-a-half-month road trip last fall, it would be Madera Canyon in southern Arizona. The scenery there isn’t particularly eye-catching; in fact, I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Acmaeodera, Acmaeodera amabilis, Acrobasis, Adelpha eulalia, agave, Anthanassa texana, Arizona, Arizona sister, Asteraceae, bagworm, beetle, Brentidae, Buprestidae, butterfly, Campopleginae, Catastega, Chrysomelidae, Cicadellidae, cocoon, Coelocephalapion, Coleoptera, Cuerna, Cuerna yuccae, deer, Diptera, egg, Enchenopa, Enchenopa sericea, Eurema mexicana, Fabaceae, fox, Graphocephala ignava, Hordnia aurora, ichneumon wasp, Ichneumonidae, jumping spider, larva, leaf beetle, leafhopper, locust, Lycaenidae, Madera Canyon, Membracidae, metallic wood-boring beetle, Mexican yellow, moth, New Mexico locust, Nymphalidae, oak, parasitism, Pieridae, Psychidae, Pyralidae, Quercus, Robinia, Robinia neomexicana, Salticidae, spider, straight-snouted weevil, Tachinidae, tarantula, Texan crescent, Tortricidae, treehopper, wasp, weevil | 3 Comments

Adventures in Alabama

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

(This post turned out to be a bit more long and rambling than I intended. I won’t be offended if you just skip through and look at the pretty pictures.) It was all going so well until we pulled into … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Acmaeodera, Acmaeodera tubulus, Agromyzidae, Alabama, beetle, Blennocampinae, brown elfin, Buprestidae, buttercup, Callophrys augustinus, Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve, carrion beetle, Chromatomyia, Colias, Crabronidae, egg, Erebidae, Fabaceae, fly, honeysuckle, jumping spider, leaf mine, Lonicera, lunate zale, Lycaenidae, mayapple, metallic wood-boring beetle, moth, mournful thyris, Oiceoptoma inaequale, organ pipe mud dauber, Phytomyza, Pieridae, Ptosima gibbicollis, Ranunculus, redbud borer, ridged carrion beetle, Salticidae, sawfly, Silphidae, spider, sulphur, Thyrididae, Thyris sepulchralis, Trillium, Trypoxylon, Trypoxylon politum, vetch, Vicia, Vicia caroliniana, wasp, wood vetch, Zale, Zale lunata | 13 Comments

Tag Archives: Buprestidae

The Yard List(s), Part 7

Pesky Parasitoids, Part 2

Another Progress Report (Goofing Off in the Desert)

Introducing Brachys howdeni

Texas Bugs

Arizona Bugs, part 2

Adventures in Alabama

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