Salutations, BugFans, Introducing three unsung (but worthy) bugs, whose definitive biographies have yet to be written. ENTYLIA CARINATA (no common name) is a treehopper in the family Membracidae (from the Greek […]
11.01.17
Greetings, BugFans, There are about 11,000 species of moths in North America, and many of them fit the birders’ all-purpose acronym for sparrows and other small, songbirds – “LBJ” – […]
10.18.17
Salutations, BugFans, Here’s a selection of beetles that the BugLady found this summer. A blushing beetle! Who knew? The COREOPSIS BEETLE (Calligrapha californica) is a species that has several subspecies and lots […]
10.11.17
Greetings, BugFans, As the leaves color and fall, some interesting galls are being revealed. Quick review – a gall is an abnormal and localized tissue growth on a plant (or […]
09.27.17
Howdy, BugFans, These days the BugLady’s walks are punctuated by the small “pop” of grasshoppers taking off and landing, and by the whir of their wings. Grasshoppers and bumblebees seem […]
09.20.17
Greetings, BugFans, Today’s saga could also be called “The Hemiptera Mystery,” though one of the Hemipterans appears only in a supporting role. The main character is a decent-sized true bug […]
09.13.17
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady keeps hearing that the summer movie season produced no blockbusters, so she’s running a second blockbuster BOTW in a row. The goldenrods in the BugLady’s field […]
09.06.17
Salutations, BugFans, The BugLady has always been in love with wetlands – the pterodactyl lift-off of Great-blue Herons, a glint of dragonflies, the quiet splash of sun-warmed turtles sliding off […]
08.30.17
Howdy, BugFans, This one has “bugged” the BugLady for a while – a nemesis-bug. It photobombed shots of other insects and is so small (less than 1/8”) that the BugLady […]
08.24.17
Howdy, BugFans, Towards the end of June, the BugLady photographed this lovely little moth on her front porch. She took a quick peek in the moth book – nada – and relegated […]
08.16.17