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grasshopper nymph - Melanoplus
grasshopper nymph - Melanoplus
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 25, 2011
Size: ~6mm
Early instar of Melanoplus femurrubrum?

unknown duskywing? - Erynnis - male
unknown duskywing? - Erynnis - Male
Hamilton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
July 26, 2011
I need a little help. I find duskywings (and the like) to be a little bit taxing, and I never trust my own conclusions with them. They can be so variable! I need a second eye.

I'm thinking that this is either an Erynnis baptisiae or Erynnis icelus. But I'm far from an expert in this. It was found on a marsh-side forest edge trail. Please let me know your suggestions!
Many thanks,

David

small beetle - Ataenius
small beetle - Ataenius
Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
July 17, 2011

Psyllid - Acizzia jamatonica
Psyllid - Acizzia jamatonica
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
July 16, 2011
Size: ~3mm
2 of 7 images of this specimen.

A more recent Sulphur - Colias philodice
A more recent Sulphur - Colias philodice
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
July 20, 2011
A warmer location, and less heavy pink on the wing margins, and you can see the dark pattern showing through from the wings' upper sides. So, Colias philodice, sí?

beetle - Cleopomiarus hispidulus
beetle - Cleopomiarus hispidulus
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 25, 2011
Size: ~3mm
3 of 3 images of this specimen.

beetle - Cleopomiarus hispidulus
beetle - Cleopomiarus hispidulus
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 25, 2011
Size: ~3mm
2 of 3 images of this specimen.

beetle - Cleopomiarus hispidulus
beetle - Cleopomiarus hispidulus
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 25, 2011
Size: ~3mm
1 of 3 images of this specimen.

Phalonidia lepidana - Hodges#3807  - Phalonidia straminoides
Phalonidia lepidana - Hodges#3807 - Phalonidia straminoides
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
July 26, 2011

Another oldie: image from 1989 - Colias philodice
Another oldie: image from 1989 - Colias philodice
Dolly Sods, Grant County, West Virginia, USA
September 9, 1989
On both these two individuals I'm posting, I'm thinking they are C. interior based on the heavy pink on the wing margins, and the cool, high-elevation location.