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1 1 Unknown Caterpillar

Unknown Caterpillar

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Small, slender green caterpillar with sparse hairs.

1 1 Unknown Bee

Unknown Bee

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Small, metallic green/gold bee.

0 0 Unknown Wildflower

Unknown Wildflower

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Extremely tall (over 5 foot) plant. Upper leaves lanceolate, lower leaves with ...

4 2 Fall Webworm

Fall Webworm

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Medium sized yellow caterpillar with a grayish back. Long white hairs. Black ...

0 1 Unknown Wasp, female

Unknown Wasp, female

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Tiny wasp. Bright red body. Black head, legs, antennae, and wings. Wings have a ...

2 0 Unknown Polypore

Unknown Polypore

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Large,pale yellowish and white bracket fungus. Somewhat shiny, crackled looking ...

0 0 Assassin Bug Eggs (hatched)

Assassin Bug Eggs (hatched)

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Small cluster of hatched eggs. Found on the underside of a leaf.

1 0 Crab Spider

Crab Spider

by ForestDragon

Small, white spider with translucent legs. Front two pair of legs longer than ...

0 0 False Daisy

False Daisy

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Low growing, somewhat spreading plant with lanceolate leaves. Reddish sems. ...

1 0 White-dotted Prominent, caterpillar

White-dotted Prominent, caterpillar

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Stocky bluish-green caterpillar with a large head. Bright yellow mandibles with ...

0 1 Spotted Cowbane

Spotted Cowbane

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Very tall plant (over five feet). Lance shaped, serrated leaflets. Round, ...

0 0 Gall Midge Galls

Gall Midge Galls

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

The larvae of tiny flies called Gall Midges develop in these one celled ...

0 0 Virginia marsh St. Johnswort

Virginia marsh St. Johnswort

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Wetland indicator herbaceous plant. Heart-shaped leaves. Pink flowers with ...

0 1 Sweet Pepperbush

Sweet Pepperbush

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Small to medium sized, erect plant. Ovate leaves with small toothed edges. ...

0 0 Fall Webworm (nest)

Fall Webworm (nest)

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Small yellow caterpillars with black heads and dark tubercles. Light hairs. ...

0 0 Wooly Alder Aphid

Wooly Alder Aphid

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Clusters of insects on the bark and small branches of a tree. Blackish or gray ...

1 0 Green Lacewing Larva

Green Lacewing Larva

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Small larva. Purple and pale coloration with six legs and large mandibles. Body ...

0 0 Unknown Geometrid Caterpillar

Unknown Geometrid Caterpillar

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Small brown caterpillar with lateral stripes. Body segements seem to flare a ...

0 0 Gall Midge Galls

Gall Midge Galls

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Galls caused by tiny flies (Gall Midges). Unruptured galls are brown with a ...

1 0 Plume Moth

Plume Moth

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Large plume moth (the largest I have ever seen!). Pale tan coloration with ...

0 0 Saltmarsh Fleabane

Saltmarsh Fleabane

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Upright plant with medium sized, oval leaves (base) to lanceolate (upper parts) ...

0 0 Common Evening Primrose

Common Evening Primrose

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Tall plant with larger lanceolate leaves. Yellow flowers with four bilobed ...

1 0 Robber Fly, female

Robber Fly, female

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Medium sized Robber Fly with Black and gray coloration on the body. Legs are ...

0 0 Water Pimpernel

Water Pimpernel

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Very small plant with thin, delicate stems. Tiny whitish flowers with five ...

1 0 Labyrinth Orbweaver

Labyrinth Orbweaver

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Medium sized spider. Orb-shaped web with a mess of webbing above. Gray, ...

0 0 Climbing Boneset

Climbing Boneset

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Vine plant that grows clockwise around host plants. Pale pink flowers (can be ...

0 2 Atlantic Menhaden

Atlantic Menhaden

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Small fish with mostly silvery coloration. Small greenish stripes on dorsum. ...

0 0 Atlantic Sea Nettle

Atlantic Sea Nettle

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Translucent and white jellyfish with fairly long tentacles.

0 0 Unknown Geometrid Caterpillar

Unknown Geometrid Caterpillar

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Small green caterpillar. Faint lateral striping. Brownish banding between ...

0 0 Orange-tipped Oakworm Moth

Orange-tipped Oakworm Moth

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Stout caterpillar. Black with bright orange lateral stripes. Black head with ...

5 0 Red-banded Hairstreak

Red-banded Hairstreak

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Small butterfly. Underside of wings are gray with a reddish-orange band ...

0 0 Virginia Tiger Moth

Virginia Tiger Moth

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Medium sized, yellowish-orange haired caterpillar. Some hairs significantly ...

0 0 Virginia Tiger Moth

Virginia Tiger Moth

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Medium sized, pale caterpillar with mostly yellow hair. Some hairs longer than ...

2 0 Virginia Tiger Moth

Virginia Tiger Moth

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Medium sized, pale orange, "furry" caterpillar. Some hairs noticably longer. ...

1 0 Spiny Assassin Bug

Spiny Assassin Bug

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Photos taken in haste in breezy conditions led me to this cool insect with ...

1 0 Tobacco Budworm Moth

Tobacco Budworm Moth

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Long, green caterpillar with hints of yellow. Some vague, pale, lateral ...

0 0 Pennsylvania Smartweed

Pennsylvania Smartweed

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Lanky plant with red, hairy stems. Leaves are lanceolate and green. Pale, pink, ...

2 0 Common Burdock

Common Burdock

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Medium to tall plant that can be large and bushy. Base leaves are very large ...

1 0 Spotted Jewelweed

Spotted Jewelweed

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Medium to large sized bushy plant. Oval shaped leaves with some toothing. ...

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