Tag Archives: Lamiaceae

The Yard List(s), Part 10

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Charley Eiseman

Yikes, I let more than a week go by since my last report on the yard lists. I guess I’m due for an update! First the leafminers… #32: Pegomya bicolor section (Anthomyiidae). On May 30 I saw the beginnings of mines … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Acordulecera, Agromyza, Agromyza alnibetulae, Agromyza princei, Agromyzidae, Anthomyiidae, Argidae, ash, aspen, Athyriaceae, Athyrium, Athyrium angustum, beebalm, beetle, Betula, Betula papyrifera, Betulaceae, bigtooth aspen, birch, black cherry, black raspberry, Caloptilia, Caloptilia fraxinella, Calycomyza, Calycomyza menthae, cherry, Chrysomelidae, clover, cocoon, Coleoptera, Conotrachelus nenuphar, Curculionidae, Curculionoidea, curly dock, Dichanthelium, Diptera, dock, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, fern, fly, Fraxinus, Fraxinus americana, Glyphuroplata pluto, Gracillariidae, grass, Hymenoptera, lady fern, Lamiaceae, Landryia impositella, larva, leaf mine, Liriomyza, Liriomyza fricki, Marmara, Monarda, Monarda didyma, oak, Oleaceae, paper birch, pear, Pegomya, Pergidae, plum curculio, Poaceae, Polygonaceae, Populus, Populus grandidentata, Prunus, Prunus serotina, Quercus, Quercus rubra, raspberry, red oak, Rosaceae, Rubus, Rubus occidentalis, Rumex, Rumex crispus, Salicaceae, sawfly, Scythrididae, Sterictiphora, Strongylogaster, Tenthredinidae, Trifolium, Trifolium repens, weevil, white ash, white clover | 9 Comments

Some more flies 4 U

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Charley Eiseman

When I finished my previous post, I checked my email and discovered that my third paper with Owen Lonsdale has just been published*. In it we describe another ten new species of agromyzid flies, which brings our total to 49 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Agromyza, Agromyza princei, Agromyzidae, Antennaria, Asteraceae, BioBlitz, black raspberry, Calycomyza, Calycomyza smallanthi, Diptera, fly, Garrya, Garryaceae, hairy leafcup, Lamiaceae, Liriomyza, Liriomyza garryae, Liriomyza phloxiphaga, new species, Ophiomyia, Ophiomyia antennariae, Phlox, Phytomyza, Phytomyza salviarum, Polemoniaceae, pussytoes, raspberry, Rosaceae, Rubus, Rubus occidentalis, sage, Salvia, silktassel, Smallanthus uvedalius | 6 Comments

Pesky Parasitoids, Part 3

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Charley Eiseman

First, another quick update on the leafminer book. Some people have asked if there’s a way to get it without recurring monthly payments, and/or by writing a check rather than going through Patreon. At the same time, Patreon recently announced … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Braconidae, bugleweed, caterpillar, chalcid, cocoon, Hymenoptera, hyperparasitoid, Lamiaceae, larva, Lepidoptera, Lycopus, Lycopus uniflorus, Microgastrinae, moth, Nantucket, parasitism, parasitoid, Perilampidae, Perilampus, wasp | 6 Comments

Horse Balm Bugs

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

Back in September, Noah asked me if I had any interest in some galls he’d found on horse balm (Collinsonia canadensis), a native woodland mint that looks like this: He described them as “like giant butterfly eggs,” and the photo he … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged caterpillar, Cecidomyiidae, Collinsonia canadensis, Crambidae, Dasineura, Dasineura collinsoniae, Diptera, flower, gall, gall midge, horse balm, Lamiaceae, larva, leaf roll, mint, moth, Orange Mint Moth, Pyraloidea, Pyrausta, Pyrausta niveicilialis, Pyrausta orphisalis, White-fringed Pyrausta Moth | 5 Comments

Arizona Bugs, Part 3

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

Here’s my final (for now) installment of photos from last November’s trip to Arizona. The first several were taken in the vicinity of Tucson. At the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, I saw this Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis), the only metalmark (Riodinidae) … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abutilon, Acrididae, Aetole, Aetole unipunctella, Arizona, Arphia pseudonietana, band-winged grasshopper, beetle, Blue-green Sharpshooter, Bucculatrix, butterfly, Calephelis nemesis, Chalepini, Chiricahua National Monument, Chrysomelidae, Cicadellidae, Coleoptera, Fatal Metalmark, grasshopper, Heliodinidae, Heteroptera, Hordnia, Hordnia atropunctata, Lamiaceae, leaf mine, leafhopper, mallow, Malvaceae, Melanoplus, Melanoplus thomasi, metalmark, mint, moth, Niesthrea louisianica, Oedipodinae, Red-winged Grasshopper, Rhopalidae, Riodinidae, scentless plant bug, Stenopodius texanus, true bug | 3 Comments

Mad-Dog Skullcap Moth

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

I recently spent a month conducting grueling fieldwork in the swamps of southeastern Massachusetts. As I fought my way through endless thickets of sweet pepperbush and greenbrier, I occasionally paused to collect leaf mines that were new to me. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Choreutidae, flower, Lamiaceae, mad-dog skullcap, metalmark moth, moth, Prochoreutis inflatella, pupa, Scutellaria, Scutellaria lateriflora, skullcap | 7 Comments

Tag Archives: Lamiaceae

The Yard List(s), Part 10

Some more flies 4 U

Pesky Parasitoids, Part 3

Horse Balm Bugs

Arizona Bugs, Part 3

Mad-Dog Skullcap Moth

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