Greetings, BugFans, A few years ago, when the BugLady wrote about the ninebark leaf beetle (Calligrapha spiraea) https://uwm.edu/field-station/rorschach-beetles-family-chrysomelidae/, she made a mental note to pay more attention to ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) during […]
12.11.19
Greetings, BugFans, Seasoned BugFans know that the BugLady can’t go too long without writing about Odonates. Quick review: Dragonflies and damselflies are in the order Odonata. Dragonflies tend to be bigger and […]
11.27.19
Greetings, BugFans, This summer, the BugLady got a “what is this?” email from BugFan Debra that contained a picture of this beautiful black wasp with white spats, taken in northern […]
11.13.19
Howdy, BugFans, Here’s an updated BOTW from 10 years ago (more words). Whirligig beetles are referred to in Kaufman and Eaton’s Field Guide to Insects of North America as the “bumper cars […]
11.07.19
Greetings, BugFans, Another week, another zebra. The BugLady had fun chasing this dynamite little insect along the banks of the Milwaukee River at Waubedonia Park in mid-summer (it likes to […]
10.30.19
Howdy, BugFans, There’s a saying among lepidopterists that the more handsome the caterpillar, the drabber the moth. Without getting all judgy here, today’s bug seems to bear that out https://bugguide.net/node/view/794954. The […]
10.23.19
Howdy, BugFans, Once again, the BugLady fell for an insect’s disguise. It sure looked like a sluggish yellowjacket sitting on a raspberry leaf, and it wasn’t until she took a picture of […]
10.16.19
Greetings, BugFans, There’s a wild and wonderful world of bugs out there – here are some reports from around the globe. Some people hire an exterminator to get rid of […]
10.09.19
Greetings, BugFans, It’s always a treat to find one of these jewel-like insects nectaring, usually on goldenrod. They are day-flying moths, though their tendency to sit with wings wrapped around […]
10.02.19
Howdy, BugFans, The leaves are starting to fall here in God’s Country, the birds are moving, and as of yesterday it’s officially autumn (Yikes!). But there are still some bugs […]
09.25.19