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
Greetings, BugFans, Forest Beach Migratory Preserve is a repurposed golf course north of Port Washington (WI), owned by the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust. It’s mainly grassland, with woods and some […]
09.18.19
Howdy, BugFans, Remember the clouds of little floodplain mosquitoes in September of 2018? Floodplain mosquitoes take advantage of pools left by seasonal rain, and August 0f 2018 was soggy (the […]
09.11.19
Greetings, BugFans, The Fiery Skipper is one of a pair of distinctive skippers that was featured in a BOTW in 2013 (https://uwm.edu/field-station/fiery-and-common-checkered-skippers-family-hesperiidae/). It’s an uncommon migrant to Wisconsin, but the […]
09.04.19