Flowers
Pictured below are just a few insects and other arthropods commonly found here.
Hovering over the photo will display the common name, scientific name, and taxonomic information (class, order, or family).
Clicking on the photo will open a new page with more information about the arthropod.
Crab spider (Thomisidae)
Order: Aranea
Plant bug (Miridae)
Order: Hemiptera
Ornate yellow-marked buprestid (Acmaeodera ornata)
Order: Coleoptera
Big dipper firefly (Photinus pyralis)
Order: Coleoptera
Bumble bees (Bombus sp.)
Order: Hymenoptera
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Order: Lepidoptera
Sweat bees (Agapostemon sp.)
Order: Hymenoptera
Syrphid or flower flies (Syrphidae)
Order: Diptera
Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Order: Lepidoptera
European honey bee (Apis mellifera)
Order: Hymenoptera