Insects, NAz
Four-Spotted Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Thread-waisted wasp
Ammophila wasp; Cheshire neighborhood of Flagstaff, Arizona
Order HymenopteraFamily SphecidaeSubfamily AmmophilinaeGenus Ammophila
Dragonfly Perched Near Pond
Blue Dasher?; Pachydiplax longipennis; Pond#1, SedonaWetlands, Arizona
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum; Francis Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Bee On Lavender
A bee or bee-mimic; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Tricolored Bumblebees On Leatris
Pyrobombus ternarius; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Apidae BeesRegarding the liatris flower Liatris species ligulistylis
Bumblebee On Liatris
Bombus ternarius; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
PollenatorsGenus LiatrisTribe EupatorieaeFamily Asteraceae astersunflower
Painted Lady on Spent Echinacea
Vanessa Cynthia; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff Arizona
Arizona Sister (photo 1697)
Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia)
Ventral side of wing perched, Mars Hill Trail Flagstaff, Arizona.FamilyNymphalidaeBrushfootButterfliesButterfliesOfArizonaDorsalVs.VentralSidesOfWingStainedGlassWindowButterfly
James Wilce
on May 19, 2017Your comments are moving and heartening, Christina and Paula!
Christina Vojta
on May 19, 2017Thanks for opening my eyes to the beauty of insects! The color and details of these photos are stunning. My favorites are the dragonfly wing detail at Frances Short Pond, the veined ctenucha moth, and the fly-and-beetle. That one really speaks to the diversity of scale in nature. I can almost sense the third, unseen insect, even more diminutive than the fly and beetle.
Paula Larkin
on August 24, 2015Besides the sharp clarity, colors, compositions, and satisfying repetitive natural patterns, you have captured so many creatures in perfect split second actions. My favorites are the insect photos-- I've always loved looking at insects. Your photos give such precise and fine glimpses of the various types, glimpses that we are rarely allowed to see.