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0 0 Unknown Caddisfly

Unknown Caddisfly

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small, moth-like in appearance. Gray coloration with faint darker markings. ...

0 0 Unknown Grass Spider

Unknown Grass Spider

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Genus Agelenopsis. Medium sized spider with fairly long legs. Prominent ...

1 0 Small Squaregilled Mayfly

Small Squaregilled Mayfly

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Very small insect. Dark head and thorax. Light colored abdomen with three ...

0 0 Soldier Beetle, male

Soldier Beetle, male

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Medium sized beetle. Mostly black. Protonum black in the center bordered with a ...

0 0 Pirate Spider

Pirate Spider

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Medium-small spider with hairy legs. Front two pair of legs much longer. Dark ...

0 0 Unknown Beetle Larva

Unknown Beetle Larva

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small larva, white with black rectangular markings on the dorsum. Lighter ...

0 0 Unknown Tiny Cocoons

Unknown Tiny Cocoons

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Tiny oval cocoons found on the trunk of an Oak tree. Probably from a small wasp ...

0 0 Dirt-colored Seed Bug

Dirt-colored Seed Bug

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Medium sized True Bug. Dark coloration with yellow on the legs and antennae. ...

1 3 Blue Huckleberry

Blue Huckleberry

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Medium sized shrubs with reddish-pink, bell-shaped flowers. Simple oval leaves. ...

0 0 Reindeer Lichen

Reindeer Lichen

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Pale, greenish-gray coloration with brownish/orange at the tips of the ...

0 2 Blue Corporal, teneral male

Blue Corporal, teneral male

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Medium small sized dragonfly. Brown with dark stripes on the abdomen. White ...

1 0 Blue Corporal, mature male

Blue Corporal, mature male

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Medium sized dragonfly. Blue body, dark head. Clear wings with small dark areas ...

0 2 Blue Toadflax

Blue Toadflax

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Delicate looking plant with a long stem. Slender leaves, small off-white to ...

1 1 Sheep Laurel

Sheep Laurel

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Low growing, evergreen shrub with simple oblong leaves that grow in whorls. ...

0 0 Soil Centipede

Soil Centipede

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Very long, flat centipede. Reddish brown in color. My index finger in the ...

0 0 Soldier Beetles

Soldier Beetles

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Medium sized black beetles with a yellowish-orange edge to the protonum. Mating ...

0 0 Unknown Midge, male

Unknown Midge, male

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Large, warm brown in coloration. Typical feathered antennae of male midges. ...

1 1 Drumming Katydid nymph

Drumming Katydid nymph

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Tiny kaytidid nymph. Bright green with a white dorsal stripe. Light eyes. Very ...

0 0 Unknown Damselfly

Unknown Damselfly

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small damselfly with yellowish orange on the thorax, transitioning to a ...

0 0 Palmerworm Moth, female

Palmerworm Moth, female

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small moth with a brown coloration. Narrow pointed wings. Holds antennae across ...

0 0 Predatory Fungus Gnat

Predatory Fungus Gnat

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small fly that somewhat resembles a large mosquito or a very small crane fly. ...

0 0 Common Sawfly Larva

Common Sawfly Larva

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small larva that resembles a caterpillar. Light green underneath, dark ...

0 0 Unknown Spider

Unknown Spider

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Medium sized spider. Yellowish coloration with a darker abdomen. Light lines on ...

0 0 Fall Cankerworm

Fall Cankerworm

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small, green inchworm-type caterpillar. White stripes. Distinctive three pair ...

1 0 Soldier Beetle

Soldier Beetle

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Smaller beetle with a black head, antennae, legs and elytra. Protonum red ...

2 0 Red-banded Hairstreak

Red-banded Hairstreak

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small butterfly with dark gray undersides of wings. Red band lined with black ...

1 0 Oak Leafrolling Weevil

Oak Leafrolling Weevil

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small beetle with a stocky rounded body. Black with red "shoulders".

1 0 Jumping Spider

Jumping Spider

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Very small Jumping Spider with chestnut brown, gray and black coloration.

0 1 Unknown Chalcid Wasp

Unknown Chalcid Wasp

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Tiny wasp (similar in size to a medium small ant). Black body, dark legs ...

0 1 German Knotgrass

German Knotgrass

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Tiny plant with spike-like leaves and tiny green flowers.

1 0 Plant Bug

Plant Bug

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Small insect, dark reddish-brown coloration with a distinctive white, squarish ...

0 0 Yellow Pond Lily

Yellow Pond Lily

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Aquatic plant with yellow, cup-like flowers. Flowers often grow above the water ...

0 0 Common Sawfly Larva

Common Sawfly Larva

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small, green larva, pale green head with darker brown markings. White split ...

0 0 Sweetfern

Sweetfern

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Upright, shrubby plant. Deciduous, fern-like leaves. Spicy, sweet smell when ...

1 0 Woolly Catkin Gall Wasp

Woolly Catkin Gall Wasp

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

White, woolly galls produced on the flowers on a Northern Red Oak. Sometimes ...

0 0 Unknown Sawfly Larva

Unknown Sawfly Larva

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Medium sized Sawfly larva. Yellowish changing to greenish along the body. ...

0 0 Common Snipe Fly

Common Snipe Fly

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Large fly with an elongated abdomen that tapers. Dark body. Wings patterned ...

1 0 Wolf Spider, male

Wolf Spider, male

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Large spider. Gray with black coloration. Possibly Genus Hogna.

0 0 Unknown Caterpillar

Unknown Caterpillar

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small white caterpillar with dark markings. Red or reddish-brown head, some ...

0 0 Speckled Green Fruitworm

Speckled Green Fruitworm

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Medium sized green caterpillar with white stripes, dark rimmed spiracles (the ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Tiny insect. Presumably a fly of some type. About the size of a Fruit or ...

0 0 Dung Fly

Dung Fly

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small fly with elongated body. Yellow head and legs. Reddish-brown eyes and ...

0 0 Unknown Wasp

Unknown Wasp

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Tiny wasp with an elongated body. Front two pair of legs yellow with white at ...

1 0 Mason Wasp

Mason Wasp

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small wasp. Black body with yellow legs, yellow face and some yellow striping ...

0 0 Large Crane Fly, female and male

Large Crane Fly, female and male

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Large crane fly with very long legs. Mottled brown wings, grayish thorax. ...

4 3 Orb Weaver

Orb Weaver

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Tiny, bright green and yellow spider with a reddish-brown area on the abdomen. ...

0 0 Harvestman

Harvestman

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small Harvestman missing two legs. Light gray body with dark patterned marking ...

0 0 Gypsy Moth, early instar

Gypsy Moth, early instar

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Small, dark caterpillars with yellowish markings along the center of the ...

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