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cool green fly
cool green fly
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
July 29, 2014

some larvae
some larvae
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
June 19, 2014

caddisfly? - Triaenodes
caddisfly? - Triaenodes
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
June 27, 2014

awesome moth - Habrosyne gloriosa
awesome moth - Habrosyne gloriosa
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
June 30, 2014

Bee Flies (Bombyliidae)-Lepidophora lutea  - Lepidophora lutea
Bee Flies (Bombyliidae)-Lepidophora lutea - Lepidophora lutea
Somme Prairie, Dundee Rd & S Waukegan Rd,, Northbrook, IL 60062, Cook County, Illinois, USA
August 3, 2009
From Marshall's Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity (p.459):
Both North American species of Lepidophora develop either as parasitoids or as kleptoparasites (food thieves) in nests of solitary wasps.

Salticid: Jumping Spider - Phidippus clarus
Salticid: Jumping Spider - Phidippus clarus
Somme Prairie, Dundee Rd & S Waukegan Rd,, Northbrook, IL 60062, Salticid County, Illinois, USA
August 3, 2009
1 of 3 images of this specimen.

Bee Flies (Bombyliidae): Villa lateralis - Villa lateralis
Bee Flies (Bombyliidae): Villa lateralis - Villa lateralis
Evanston James Park Community Garden 42°01'29.51" N 87°42'11.19" W, Cook County, Illinois, USA
August 8, 2009
From: Marshall's Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity:
These flies develop as internal parasitoids of a variety of insects, including horse flies.-

handsome - Saperda calcarata
handsome - Saperda calcarata
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
August 26, 2009

Pogonognathellus ? - Tomocerus vulgaris
Pogonognathellus ? - Tomocerus vulgaris
St-Timothee (20 miles north of USA border), Quebec, Canada
October 7, 2014

Chironomini sp - female
Chironomini sp - Female
St-Timothee (20 miles north of USA border), Quebec, Canada
September 8, 2014