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Found this flying around milkweed in a swampy area. About half an inch long.
At first glance, I thought this was some kind of monster bee...I was pleasantly ...
bright orange or red hind-leg scales, looks and moves like a bee or wasp.
The adult borer resembles a wasp. It is about 1/2 inch long with an orange ...
Orange and black. Flies around garden like a bee, pollinating flowers. About ...
A diurnal moth. It is a pest that attacks wild and cultivated varieties of ...
On my acorn squash, about 1" or slightly less in length. Looks like a oddly ...
Was about the length of a quarter did not at all seem concerned that I was ...
Moth spotted on Cucurbita argyrosperma ...
Robust dark grey body, with reddish-orange legs, and abdomen. Easily confused ...
It is a small moth that has shimmery black wings and a orange abdomen and legs.
Females typically lay their eggs at the base of squash plants. The caterpillars ...
Orange and black with distinct spots. Hairy legs and wings had a little shine ...
butterflies, Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius) and other skippers, Squash Vine ...