The BugFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 5, 2006. 		BugFiles Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"One day, the gardener realizes that what she is doing out there is actually teaching herself to garden by performing a series of experiments. This is a pivotal moment."

(Margaret Roach, American gardening writer)

The BugFiles Photo of the Day

Cicada Killer (Specius speciosus)
By justdeb

BF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

90 new bugs were added to the database.
7 new comments were added.
25 new images were added.

Bugs added yesterday:

Chiggers, Red Bugs (Trombicula alfreddugesi)
Red Wasp, Paper Wasp (Polistes carolina)
Paper Wasp (Polistes exclamans)
Ebony Jewelwing, Black-winged Damselfly (Calopteryx maculata)
Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis)
Common Spreadwing Damselfly (Lestes disjunctus)
Atlantic Bluet (Enallagma doubledayi)
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Comet Darner (Anax longipes)
Regal Darner (Coryphaeschna ingens)
Dragon Hunter, Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus)
Halloween Pennant, Brown-spotted Yellow-wing (Celithemis eponina)
Rambur's Forktail, Forktail Damselfly (Ischnura ramburii)
Wild Cherry Sphinx Moth (Sphinx drupiferarum)
Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans)
Wandering Glider, Globetrotter (Pantala flavescens)
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina)
Cockroach, American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
German Cockroach (Blattella germanica)
Giant Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)
Moth (Hemeroplanis incusalis)
Mason Bees, Leafcutter bees (Megachile campanulae)
Broad-winged Katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium)
Eastern Dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus)
Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe)
Spittlebug, Meadow Spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius)
Tiger Beetle (Cicindela scutellaris)
Palm Weevil, Palmetto Weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus)
Love Bug (Plecia nearctica)
American Hover Fly, Hover Fly (Metasyrphus americanus)
House Fly (Musca domestica)
Black Horse Fly (Tabanus atratus)
Velvet Ant, Cow Killer (Dasymutilla occidentalis)
Silver Y Moth (Autographa gamma)
Fire Ant, Red Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)
Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
Florida Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex badius)
Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
Florida White, Tropical White (Appias drusilla)
Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia)
Orange-Barred Sulphur, Orange Barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
Large Orange Sulphur, Giant Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
Dainty Sulphur, Dwarf Yellow (Nathalis iole)
Atala (Eumaeus atala)
Holly Blue Butterfly (Celastrina argiolus)
Bartram's Scrub Hairstreak (Strymon acis)
Mallow Scrub Hairstreak (Strymon columella)
Red-Banded Hairstreak, Red Banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
Eastern Pygmy Blue (Brephidium isophthalma)
Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis)
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
Florida Leafwing (Anaea floridalis)
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
Southern Pearly-Eye (Enodia portlandia)
Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolata)
Mangrove Skipper (Phocides pigmalion)
Monk Skipper (Asbolis capucinus)
Nessus Sphinx Moth (Amphion floridensis)
Rustic Sphinx Moth (Manduca rustica)
Rattlebox Moth, Bella Moth (Utetheisa bella)
Giant Leopard Moth (Ecpantheria scribonia)
Black Witch Moth (Erebus odora)
Arrow Shaped Micrathenia, Arrow-Shaped Micrathenia (Micrathena sagittata)
Giant Vinegarone (Mastigoproctus giganteus)
Hentz's Striped Scorpion (Centruroides hentzi)
Wolf Spider, Carolina Wolf Spider (Lycosa carolinensis)
Basilica Orb Weaver (Mecynogea lemniscata)
Florida Tree Snail (Liguus fasciatus)
Tropical Leafwing (Anaea troglodyta)
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
Astarte Fritillary (Boloria astarte)
Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)
Dingy Fritillary (Boloria improba)
Mead's Wood Nymph (Cercyonis meadii)
Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)
Great Basin Wood Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele)
Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
California Patch (Chlosyne californica)

Images added yesterday:

Image Wild Cherry Sphinx Moth (Sphinx drupiferarum)
Image Bag Worm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis)
Image Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
Image Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
Image Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
Image White Lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
Image White Lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
Image Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee (Megachile rotundata)
Image Giant Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)
Image Giant Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)
Image Giant Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)
Image Giant Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)
Image Giant Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)
Image Giant Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)
Image Moth (Hemeroplanis incusalis)
Image Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe)
Image Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe)
Image Love Bug (Plecia nearctica)
Image Silver Y Moth (Autographa gamma)
Image Silver Y Moth (Autographa gamma)
Image Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
Image Holly Blue Butterfly (Celastrina argiolus)
Image Holly Blue Butterfly (Celastrina argiolus)
Image Holly Blue Butterfly (Celastrina argiolus)
Image Mole Cricket, Northern Mole cricket (Gryllotalpa hexadactyla)

Comments added yesterday:

Rating Member Bug
Todd_Boland Wild Cherry Sphinx Moth (Sphinx drupiferarum)
duckmother American Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum)
okus Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
okus White Lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
Dea Bag Worm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis)
Hyblaean Giant Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)
garden6 Bag Worm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis)

Final Notes

Thank you for reading the BugFiles Newsletter.

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 5, 2006