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Another Day, Another Mothy Mystery

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Charley Eiseman

Yesterday Cheryl Harleston of Yelapa, Mexico showed me these photos she had recently taken, and asked if I had any thoughts about them. She called the subject a “corral made of grains of sand.” My immediate reaction was “I’ve never seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Unsolved Mysteries | Tagged Apocynaceae, Araceae, Asclepias, Asclepias syriaca, beetle, caterpillar, Cerambycidae, Coleoptera, larva, Lepidoptera, Mexico, milkweed, moth, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus, Xanthosoma | 7 Comments

Connecticut BioBlitz

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Charley Eiseman

A month ago Dave Wagner got in touch with me and Julia, saying we were needed at the 2016 Connecticut State BioBlitz on June 3 and 4. He wanted to make sure leafminers were properly represented in this attempt to break … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2016 Connecticut State BioBlitz, Agromyzidae, Aleiodes, Amelanchier, Argidae, aster, Asteraceae, bee, beetle, BioBlitz, black cherry, black locust, Braconidae, Bucculatrix, Bucculatrix angustata, caterpillar, Cerambycidae, Ceresa, Coccinellidae, cocoon, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Curculionoidea, Cydia, Cydia nigricana, Diapheromera femorata, Diapheromeridae, Erigeron, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, flea weevil, Gracillariidae, Hymenoptera, Hypera, Hypera rumicis, lady beetle, larva, leaf mine, leafcutter bee, leafminer, longhorned beetle, Mantura, Mantura floridana, Marmara, Mathildana newmanella, Megachile, Megachilidae, Membracidae, Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus, Miridae, Nematus, Nematus tibialis, Nemorimyza posticata, northern walkingstick, oak, Oecophoridae, Orchestes, Orchestes pallicornis, parasitism, parasitoid, Periclista, Phasmida, Polygonaceae, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, Prunus, Prunus serotina, Quercus, Robinia pseudoacacia, Rosaceae, Rumex, Rumex acetosella, sawfly, shadbush, snail, Sterictiphora, Strangalepta abbreviata, Symphyotrichum, Tenthredinidae, Tortricidae, treehopper, Viburnum dentatum, walkingstick, weevil | 10 Comments

More Firewood Dwellers

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Charley Eiseman

I’ve been splitting a lot of firewood lately, and every once in a while I hit a log just right to reveal something interesting inside. Everything shown below came from red maple, just as the beetles and wasps shown here … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Acer, Acer rubrum, ambrosia beetle, bark beetle, beetle, Cerambycidae, Coleoptera, Cucujidae, Cucujus clavipes, Curculionidae, horntail, long-horned beetle, maple, pigeon horntail, red flat bark beetle, red maple, Scolytinae, Siricidae, Tremex columba, wood borer, Xyloterinus, Xyloterinus politus | 9 Comments

Good Bugs & Bad Bugs

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Charley Eiseman

By far the most common question I’m asked when I identify an insect for someone is, “is it a good bug or a bad bug?” I usually don’t give a straight answer. Maybe this post will help illustrate why. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Augochlora pura, bee, beetle, Cerambycidae, Chilocorus stigma, Coccidae, Coccinellidae, Conopidae, Crabronidae, Crabronini, Ectemnius, flat-footed fly, fly, grass-carrying wasp, honeydew, Isodontia, lady beetle, Lasioglossum, longhorned beetle, magnolia, magnolia scale, Neolecanium cornuparvum, parasitism, Physocephala, Platypezidae, pollinator, scale insect, Sphecidae, square-headed wasp, Strangalia famelica, sweat bee, thick-headed fly, thread-waisted wasp, twice-stabbed lady beetle, wasp | 8 Comments

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