August 24, 2012

I had a Great Spangled Fritillary laying eggs near our violets. Since I let areas of our yard go wild, I have had many different types of violets fill in which has brought in other fritillaries as well. This one is as big as a monarch. These caterpillars will over Read more…

We had a particularly rich insect chorus in our backyard last night. Among the voices – sounding almost like an insect version of an American Toad – was a Narrow-winged Tree Cricket (Oecanthus niveus). Its 2 to 10 second trill is separated by several seconds of silence. Location: Maple Crescent, Read more…