Favoritos de celithemis

Noticed on the back porch in the afternoon. Blends well with the flooring. Small, Wingspan about 2 cm.

On hickory.

Two on the back porch from early morning and still here at 10 o’clock. Surrounding habitat includes neighborhood water retention pond and an adjacent large wooded area.

Found dead near top of very tall swamp milkweed in the garden.

One extremely fast moving insect, so difficult to photograph. Was in the gutter, then the street, then back over the curb in the grass,all in a few seconds.

around the same location

On coriander/cilantro flower in an herb pot on the patio

Shelby Co

Camponotus castaneus. Huntley Meadows, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. 27 May 2012.

On buttonbush in the garden close to scale, but apparently not in association with the scale? There is quite a bit of scale on the buttonbush, but only one kudzu bug and only observed that one time

Chassahowitzka WMA

Gall on Willow Oak.

Appears to be primarily on dandelions

very flirty, staying low to the ground in the sun, on the fighting Creek Trail as it crosses a sewer, right of way, section section near the sewage treatment plant.

Nectaring at Ox-eye Daisy

Found dead

Females and males lumped together into separate observations, but multiple individuals per observation. Parts of a continuing flock in the area that has been identified by voice.

Little Metalmarks (Calephelis virginiensis) mating at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve

Hal Scott Preserve, Orange County, FL, November 2023.

Found dead on the patio

Appears to be associated with the aphids on the milkweed.

on Yucca

on Lance Leaf Coreopsis