I grew up in the country and have been observing insects and spiders since I was very young. I have no formal education or training in entomology but am very serious about learning everything I can. I love the research involved in identification and to show my macrophotography to acquaintances who would have otherwise never experienced the beauty and wonder of the insect world.

Contributor to BugGuide.net since June 11, 2006.
Member of Moth Photographers Group.

Proud to Have the First Record in Virginia on BugGuide for These Insects and Spiders:

Araneae:
Spinybacked Orbweaver - http://bugguide.net/node/view/207450
Crab Spider - Bassaniana floridana - http://bugguide.net/node/view/192342
Sergiolus capulatus Ground spider - http://bugguide.net/node/view/186923
Arctosa Wolf - http://bugguide.net/node/view/57448
Castianeira longipalpa - http://bugguide.net/node/view/119468
Filmy Dome - http://bugguide.net/node/view/110865
Ariadna bicolor - http://bugguide.net/node/view/109471
Elaver - http://bugguide.net/node/view/319397

Coleoptera:
Pygmy Chafer - http://bugguide.net/node/view/208375
Big-headed Ground - http://bugguide.net/node/view/181113
Carrot - http://bugguide.net/node/view/179867
Bark Gnawing - http://bugguide.net/node/view/60808
Zebra Longhorn - http://bugguide.net/node/view/142044

Diptera:
Bee Fly - http://bugguide.net/node/view/320770
Waved Light Fly - http://bugguide.net/node/view/271864
Robber Fly - Proctacanthus - http://bugguide.net/node/view/231087
Sunflower Seed Maggot - http://bugguide.net/node/view/198182
Megaselia scalaris - http://bugguide.net/node/view/144894
Laphria cinerea Beelike Robber Fly - http://bugguide.net/node/view/103084
Tipula sayi Crane Fly - http://bugguide.net/node/view/94554
Nephrotoma ferruginea Tiger Crane Fly - http://bugguide.net/node/view/116579
Tipula furca Crane Fly - http://bugguide.net/node/view/116576
Tipula longiventris Crane Fly - http://bugguide.net/node/view/109496
Limonia immatura Crane Fly - http://bugguide.net/node/view/333285
Syrphid Fly Palpada - http://bugguide.net/node/view/348715#575715

Heteroptera:
Whitecrossed Seed Bug - http://bugguide.net/node/view/179668
Edessa stinkbug - http://bugguide.net/node/view/173954
Bothriocera planthopper - http://bugguide.net/node/view/166548
Stink Bug, Brochymena carolinensis - http://bugguide.net/node/view/72840

Hymenoptera:
Horse Guard Wasp - http://bugguide.net/node/view/62141

Lepidoptera:

Butterflies:
Little Wood Satyr - http://bugguide.net/node/view/298712
Broad-winged Skipper - http://bugguide.net/node/view/78477

Moths:
Rose Hooktip - http://bugguide.net/node/view/319611
Reticulated Sparganothis - http://bugguide.net/node/view/313534
Three-lined Flower - http://bugguide.net/node/view/240239
Orange panopoda - http://bugguide.net/node/view/238764
Pale-banded Dart - http://bugguide.net/node/view/235864
Triton Dagger - http://bugguide.net/node/view/189898
Three-spotted Nola - http://bugguide.net/node/view/180506
Packard's Wave - http://bugguide.net/node/view/177837
Garden Webworm - http://bugguide.net/node/view/177531
Hellinsia Plume - http://bugguide.net/node/view/177384
Sand Wainscot - http://bugguide.net/node/view/177311
Warm-chevroned - http://bugguide.net/node/view/177306
Obtuse Euchlaena - http://bugguide.net/node/view/177300
Pero zalissaria - http://bugguide.net/node/view/176832
Nascia acutella - http://bugguide.net/node/view/176750
Somber Carpet - http://bugguide.net/node/view/165857
Meal - http://bugguide.net/node/view/165799
Sparganothis distincta - http://bugguide.net/node/view/240424
Spotted Datana - http://bugguide.net/node/view/165659
Diatraea - http://bugguide.net/node/view/139122
Decorated Owlet - http://bugguide.net/node/view/138215
Dead-Wood Borer - http://bugguide.net/node/view/135471
Pale Gray Bird-dropping - http://bugguide.net/node/view/133889
Dark-edged Eusarca - http://bugguide.net/node/view/133532
Small-eyed Sphinx - http://bugguide.net/node/view/127253
Yellow-headed Looper - http://bugguide.net/node/view/118308
Ironweed Borer - http://bugguide.net/node/view/83373
Grape Leaffolder - http://bugguide.net/node/view/67834
Synanthedon rubrofascia Clearwing - http://bugguide.net/node/view/59836

Definite Tussock Moth Caterpillar - http://bugguide.net/node/view/145808
Redbud Leaffolder Larva - http://bugguide.net/node/view/145920