Scorpionfly

Scorpionfly Live

Scorpionfly – iNaturalist  They have a yellow body with two pairs of black and yellow striped wings This wild insect is called a scorpionfly. These small to medium sized insects are visually distinct. They have a yellow body with two pairs of black and yellow striped wings. They have very long antennae and an elongated head. Scorpionflies get their […]

Greenstriped Mapleworm

Green Caterpillar

This mapleworm is only about an inch long! This vibrant greenstriped mapleworm is covered in tiny black spikes.  This mapleworm is only about an inch long and found commonly in the eastern part of the United States.  When this caterpillar cocoons, it will transform into a much different looking creature, a Rosy Maple Moth.  These […]

Leaf Miner

Leaf Miner

Delicate white lines traced on the leaf This photo was from a day of hiking that Jill and I did out at Brown County State Park. The delicate white lines that were traced on this plant as well as a few nearby caught my eye, and I leaned in for a close up. I had […]