Tag Archives: Iowa

Balloon-faced Flies, Part 3

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Charley Eiseman

Twice before, I’ve posted photos of agromyzid flies freshly emerged from their puparia (hardened larval skins in which they pupate), with their faces grotesquely inflated. You may recall that since adult flies have no chewing mouthparts, they emerge from their … Continue reading →

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Another Mystery Host Plant

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Charley Eiseman

Last week Owen Lonsdale gave me a first batch of identifications from the big box of agromyzid fly specimens I sent him a few months ago. Unfortunately, of the ten species represented, he was only able to put species names … Continue reading →

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Monthly Mystery #19: Aster Leaf Tubes

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Charley Eiseman

As I mentioned here, I normally can’t be bothered with leafrollers, leaftiers, etc.  Not so much because the thousands of leafminers (not to mention gallmakers) in North America are enough to keep me busy for a while as because what … Continue reading →

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Dogwood Hole Punchers

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

In anticipation of driving across Iowa last September, I asked John Pearson for some suggestions of places to stop and explore.  Thanks to him, I saw some interesting little prairie relics and a fen that I never would have found … Continue reading →

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