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What an exciting night... As you can see from the blurriness of all of these pictures, I was so excited to iNat with some fellow naturalists -- I couldn't even hold my camera steady! :) It really was an awesome time. Pretty much all of these have been observed by someone else in the same spot and time, but several of them are new for me... I'll work on the ID's for these organisms later on -- mostly by browsing the others that observed them! :) Yippee!
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Ailanthus webworm moth (Atteva aurora). Taken on a warm afternoon. Other insect pollinators attracted to this fall camellia bloom include hover flies, sweat bees, yellow jackets, skipper butterflies, bumblebees and wasps!
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Most colorful bug I've ever run across; so I saved the photo.
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Elizabeth and I stayed at the AMAZING Alamo Inn B&B -- geared towards bird watchers and a magnificent place (and relatively inexpensive too). I asked the innkeeper if I could put up a moth light, and she told me that someone nearby is documenting the moths in the area! Sweet! I went and pestered them, hung out for about 4 hours talking nature and philosophy, and photographed lots and lots and lots of cool new moths and bugs. :) Several of these I will study with the discover life moth guide: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Moth&cl=US/TX&flags=HAS: Most of these moths and critters Chuck documented like a week earlier, so I'm using his calendar too. :) Thanks, Chuck!
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Elizabeth and I stayed at the AMAZING Alamo Inn B&B -- geared towards bird watchers and a magnificent place (and relatively inexpensive too). I asked the innkeeper if I could put up a moth light, and she told me that someone nearby is documenting the moths in the area! Sweet! I went and pestered them, hung out for about 4 hours talking nature and philosophy, and photographed lots and lots and lots of cool new moths and bugs. :) Several of these I will study with the discover life moth guide: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Moth&cl=US/TX&flags=HAS: Most of these moths and critters Chuck documented like a week earlier, so I'm using his calendar too. :) Thanks, Chuck!
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Attracted to porch light.
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Found in a garden in South Texas. Appears to only have 4 legs and large antennae, seemed to have an elongated proboscis
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Found in a garden in South Texas. Appears to only have 4 legs and large antennae, seemed to have an elongated proboscis
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Found in a garden in South Texas. Appears to only have 4 legs and large antennae, seemed to have an elongated proboscis
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Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea); Houston, TX, USA; nectaring on a Sweet Almond Verbena (Aloysia virgata); photo is unenhanced
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Atteva aurea, resting under the leaf of a Sweet Almond Verbena (Aloysia virgata)
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