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0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Bee, quite possibly a honey bee. However, the markings on the abdomen look ...

0 0 Spangled Skimmer

Spangled Skimmer

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Dragonfly. Females (like this spotting) are brown with yellow stripes. Clear ...

1 0 White-eyed Vireo nest

White-eyed Vireo nest

by LoisStaceySouth Carolina, USA

Silver

1 0 Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly

Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Except along the U.S.-Mexican border, this is the only tiny dragonfly with ...

1 1 Scoliid Wasp

Scoliid Wasp

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

This wasp is in the Family Scoliidae (Scoliid Wasps). It apparently likes ...

2 0 Calico Pennant

Calico Pennant

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

The Calico Pennant or Elisa Pennant (Celithemis elisa) is a dragonfly found in ...

1 0 Thread-waisted Wasp

Thread-waisted Wasp

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

This wasp is in the Family Sphecidae (Thread-waisted Wasps) and Subfamily ...

3 0 Silver-spotted Skipper

Silver-spotted Skipper

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

of hindwing has a metallic silver band. ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

This plant is in the Sedge family (Cyperaceae). It is likely Hop Sedge (Carex ...

1 0 Summer Azure

Summer Azure

by WadeGassmanSouth Carolina, USA

Appears to be a Summer Azure, but features the boldest marking I have ever seen ...

2 0 Variegated Fritillary

Variegated Fritillary

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

. Hindwing margin angled and slightly scalloped. Underside of hindwing with a ...

0 0 Blue Dasher Dragonfly

Blue Dasher Dragonfly

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

center. The eyes retain the half ...

2 0 Hoary Edge

Hoary Edge

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Skipper where upperside of wings is dark brown;

0 1 Cutleaf Groundcherry

Cutleaf Groundcherry

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

It is a widely-distributed herbaceous annual plant with common name of Fisalia, ...

0 0 Carolina Saddlebags

Carolina Saddlebags

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Very similar to the Red Saddlebags, and perhaps not distinguishable in the ...

1 0 Carolina Satyr Butterfly

Carolina Satyr Butterfly

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Upperside is brown with no markings. Underside is brown; both wings have many ...

0 0 Familiar Bluet Damselfly

Familiar Bluet Damselfly

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

The male is mostly sky blue, with two blue, tear-shaped eyespots on the top of ...

3 4 Abbot's Bagworm Moth Cocoon

Abbot's Bagworm Moth Cocoon

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

The "evergreen" bagworm cocoon (~ 2 inches long) can be found on many evergreen ...

0 0 Eastern Leaf-footed Bug

Eastern Leaf-footed Bug

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Leptoglossus phyllopus belongs to the family Coreidae, commonly known as the ...

0 0 Progressive Bee Fly

Progressive Bee Fly

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Bee flies are flies that resemble bees and are usually found resting on flowers ...

2 0 Southern Pinxterbloom Azalea

Southern Pinxterbloom Azalea

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

This narrow deciduous azalea bears fragrant, funnel-shaped, white, pink, or ...

0 0 Eastern Amberwing

Eastern Amberwing

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

The Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera) is a species of dragonfly in family ...

1 0 Black-Bordered Lemon Moth

Black-Bordered Lemon Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Owlet moth with bright lemon yellow forewings and an outer black ...

2 0 Red-banded Hairstreak

Red-banded Hairstreak

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Hairstreak butterfly with two tails on the hindwing. Upperside brown, hindwing ...

4 0 Great Purple Hairstreak

Great Purple Hairstreak

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Hairstreak butterfly that has a hindwing with one short and one long tail. ...

0 1 Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

The greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) is a large North American ...

0 0 Pearl Crescent

Pearl Crescent

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Quite variable. Males usually have black antennal knobs. Upperside is orange ...

1 0 Fragile Forktail Damselfly

Fragile Forktail Damselfly

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

This is a species of female damselfly in the genus Ischnura. It is 21 to 29 mm ...

0 0 Red Maple

Red Maple

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Red maple is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern ...

3 0 Long-tailed Skipper

Long-tailed Skipper

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Skipper with long tails. Upperside is dark blackish brown; body and wing bases ...

3 1 Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Identification: Butterfly where upper surface of forewing is mostly black with ...

1 0 Giant Plume Grass

Giant Plume Grass

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Tall (3.5 - 10 ft) reedy-looking plant with a long head (1 ft) growing on a ...

0 0 Blue Corporal Dragonfly

Blue Corporal Dragonfly

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Dragonfly where mature males are deep blue with dark marks at the base of ...

1 1 Silver-spotted Skipper

Silver-spotted Skipper

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

hindwing has a metallic silver band. Wing ...

0 0 Killdeer

Killdeer

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Adults have a brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with two ...

1 0 Spotted Datana Moth Caterpillar

Spotted Datana Moth Caterpillar

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Black and yellow striped caterpillar with stiff hairs covering the entire body. ...

2 0 American Lady Butterfly

American Lady Butterfly

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Upperside with uneven brown, yellow, and orange pattern. Forewing with a black ...

0 0 American Wisteria

American Wisteria

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

American Wisteria is a woody, deciduous, perennial climbing vine of the ...

0 0 Southern Cloudywing

Southern Cloudywing

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Butterfly with elongated hindwing. Upperside is dark brown; forewing has a wide ...

1 0 Horse Sugar

Horse Sugar

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

A deciduous or weakly evergreen shrub or small tree to 18 ft. that usually ...

0 0 Red-banded Hairstreak

Red-banded Hairstreak

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

The Red-banded Hairstreak is a small butterfly found in the southeastern United ...

0 0 Dun Skipper

Dun Skipper

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Upperside of head and thorax is yellow-orange. Wings are brown-black; male ...

0 0 Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in ...

0 0 Virginia Willow

Virginia Willow

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Native, small, deciduous shrub (semi-evergreen in south Florida) with a ...

2 1 Southern Dewberry

Southern Dewberry

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Rubus trivialis is a deciduous Shrub growing to 1 m (3ft 3in).

1 0 American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

This is a male American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis). It is also known as the ...

0 0 Six-lined Racerunner

Six-lined Racerunner

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Although the six-lined racerunner is the only lizard in the midlands of South ...

0 0 Banded Pennant

Banded Pennant

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Of all the Pennants in eastern North America, Celithemis fasciata is the only ...

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