The BugFiles Newsletter

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Gardening Quote of the Day

"The life so short, the craft so long to learn. This was said about literature, but it really fits gardening better."

(Henry Mitchell, American gardener, writer)

The BugFiles Photo of the Day

Writing Spider, Scribbler, Black and Yellow Argiope, Charlotte's Web Spider (Argiope aurantia)
By Scorpioangel

BF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

38 new bugs were added to the database.
17 new comments were added.
21 new images were added.

Bugs added yesterday:

Euonymus leaf notcher (Pryeria sinica)
Flower Scarab (Beetle) (Trichiotinus lunulatus)
Rainbow Scarab (Beetle) (Phanaeus vindex)
Dung Beetle (Canthon sp.)
Bull-headed Dung Beetle (Onthophagus taurus)
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Euschistus sp.)
Stink Bug (Perillus sp.)
Twice-stabbed Stink Bug (Cosmopepla lintneriana)
Longicorn Beetle (Ancita varicornis)
Longicorn Beetle (Phacodes sp.)
Blue-margined Ground Beetle (Pasimachus elongatus)
Longicorn Beetle (Phoracantha synonyma)
Sumac Flea Beetle (Blepharida rhois)
Longicorn Beetle (Xystrocera virescens)
Long-necked Seed Bug (Myodocha serripes)
Banded Long Necked Seed Bug (Myodocha annulicornis)
Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle (Chrysophtharta variicollis)
Red-shouldered Bug (Jadera haematoloma)
Citrus Root Weevil (Pachnaeus litus)
Black Caterpillar Hunter (Calosoma sayi)
Seedcorn Beetle (Stenolophus lecontei)
Twelve-Spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela duodecimguttata)
Sidewalk Tiger Beetle (Cicindela punctulata)
Saltmarsh Tiger Beetle (Cicindela severa)
Tiger Beetle (Cicindela tranquebarica)
Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hirtilabris)
Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle (Cicindela dorsalis)
Pin-cushion Weevil (Trachyphloeus bifoveolatus)
Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus)
Citrus Root Weevil (Diaprepes abbreviatus)
Clematis Blister Beetle (Epicauta cinerea)
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
Mallow Sawfly, Hibiscus Sawfly (Atomacera decepta)
European Hornet (Vespa crabro)
Stinging Rose Caterpillar (Parasa indetermina)
Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella)
Sawtoothed Grain Beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis)
Merchant Grain Beetle (Oryzaephilus mercator)

Images added yesterday:

Image Spotted Leopard Slug (Limax maximus)
Image Spotted Leopard Slug (Limax maximus)
Image Spotted Leopard Slug (Limax maximus)
Image Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Image Longicorn Beetle (Ancita varicornis)
Image Longicorn Beetle (Phacodes sp.)
Image Spinyback orb weaver spider (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
Image Longicorn Beetle (Phacodes sp.)
Image Water Strider (Aquarius remigis)
Image Longicorn Beetle (Phoracantha synonyma)
Image Longicorn Beetle (Phoracantha synonyma)
Image Ambush Bug (Phymata pennsylvanica)
Image Ambush Bug (Phymata pennsylvanica)
Image Longicorn Beetle (Xystrocera virescens)
Image Longicorn Beetle (Xystrocera virescens)
Image Writing Spider, Scribbler, Black and Yellow Argiope, Charlotte's Web Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Image Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle (Chrysophtharta variicollis)
Image Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle (Chrysophtharta variicollis)
Image Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle (Chrysophtharta variicollis)
Image Six-spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton)
Image Cotton Stainer (Dysdercus suturellus)

Comments added yesterday:

Rating Member Bug
sallyg Euonymus leaf notcher (Pryeria sinica)
Magpye Leaf-footed Bug (Acanthocephala terminalis)
Magpye Four-lined Plant Bug (Poecilocapsus lineatus)
sallyg Writing Spider, Scribbler, Black and Yellow Argiope, Charlotte's Web Spider (Argiope aurantia)
kennedyh Boxelder Bug, Eastern Boxelder Bug (Boisea trivittata)
Magpye Red-shouldered Bug (Jadera haematoloma)
Magpye Large Milkweed Bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
kennedyh Western Boxelder Bug (Boisea rubrolineatus)
Magpye Ebony Blister Beetle (Epicauta funebris)
Magpye Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
Magpye Mallow Sawfly, Hibiscus Sawfly (Atomacera decepta)
Magpye Stinging Rose Caterpillar (Parasa indetermina)
Magpye Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella)
Magpye Cottonwood Leaf Beetle (Chrysomela scripta)
Magpye Sawtoothed Grain Beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis)
Magpye Merchant Grain Beetle (Oryzaephilus mercator)
Magpye Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)

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 21, 2006