A Wasp Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea) on a Common Milkweed plant (Asclepias syriaca) at Distant Hill Gardens in Walpole New Hampshire.

To see more insects found on Distant Hill, go to:

www.distanthillgardens.org/insects/

An insect (have no idea of the species, perhaps one of the Hymenoptera family?) rests on a daisy.

Lepidoptera

I was getting ready to watch the Obama State of the Union speech, when this moth started to fly around in the TV room in my house. I let it gently land on a piece of paper that I was holding and took this picture. This is so much more fun than politics!

This is the first USA insect picture for this year! Can't wait for the Spring!!!

Raleigh, NC USA

January 25, 2011

Hoverfly Cheilosia caerulescens on a sunchair. Focus stacked using zerene

For more info see either CC's link below, or here.

Male speckled bush cricket in a rhododendron bush. Focus stacked using zerene

Argia fumipennis (male, dark-winged form)

After a bad night at work this little guy showed up in my backyard and cheered me up.

a pretty beetle, lovely pattern and colour

Entomoscelis americana. Chrysomelidae. University of Michigan Biological Station, Cheboygan County, MI.

He was the exact color of the leaves. The only reason I saw him was I was watering the bushes and he didn't like it. When he moved out of the way I saw him.

Stick insect found in Cusuco National Park, Honduras, Central America. Summer 2009.

Large View On Black

066-8735a

Banana Spider

www.TropicIslePhoto.com

D300 with 30mm extension tube and 70-200 f2.8

a moth of the Crambidae family

Well, of course, it's a BIG hairy fly, but the markings on it's back had me doing a double take! Hee hee, I'm getting a lego man (do you love his fuzzy hair do!!?) - what about you?

If there are any Dipterists out there who can identify this large fly I'd be interested - I've never thought a fly attractive until now!!

Bee of the day

For Details check - drkrishi.com/canon-eos-6d-mark-ii-compact-hands-on-review/

Below the cliff at Rowena Crest, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

A cuckoo bumblebee. These bumblebees, which look very much like ordinary bumblebees, are "cuckoos" in the nests of other Bombus species. Probably B vestalis, with such large and deeply yellow side patches on the "tail"

I think he likes getting his picture made!

He's a bit greener than this in real life. I likde the way his legs came out, though maybe I should work some black through the yellow to make the junction less severe between the two colours?

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Insect and flower. I shot this series with Olympus TOUGH TG-5 by using (normal) macro feature. In this case I could not use extended focus because insect was moving way too fast and it was quite challange to get some photos even with normal macro. I shot over 200 photos to get these few. However with compact macro (with small sensor size) this is somewhat easier than with full frame sensor DSLR and macro lens. Hausjärvi, Finland. 28.8.2017

Brilla Sol Hotel,

Another shot from butterfly world today. This locust is from Africa,Asia and is 60mm in length.

Another Picture Of A Fly

Megachile (female) with its load.

picture taken by my late wife Yvonne

Epping Forest