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Crimsoneyed Rosemallow flowers (close-ups)

Hibiscus moscheutos

Description:

Several close-up photos of Crimsoneyed Rosemallow flowers spotted in the central wetland area at Huntley Meadows Park. Related Resources: 1) Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Photo 1 of 5) http://bugguide.net/node/view/456 2) female katydid (Photo 2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettigoniid... 3) Meadow of Crimsoneyed Rosemallow http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/127...

Habitat:

Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...

Notes:

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2 Comments

Geodialist
Geodialist 11 years ago

Thanks, Kim -- that's good insect knowledge!

Small Wonders
Small Wonders 11 years ago

Hi Walter, nice photos! The first insect is a spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) - The second looks to be some kind of katydid, but hard to tell exactly which species :)

Geodialist
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Geodialist

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Aug 17, 2012
Submitted on Mar 24, 2013

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