Insects, NAz
Flame Skimmer Dragonfly
Libellula saturata; FrancesShortPond, Flagstaff
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella, Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Orange Dragonflies Mating
Flame skimmers? (Libellula saturata?); Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Mourning Cloak
Video of Mourning Cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa); in our home, Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Zebra Butterfly
Heliconius charithonia; Butterfly House, the Arboretum, Flagstaff, Arizona;
Family NymphalidaeParksInvolving public in sciencenature observatories
(Male?) Monarch
Danaus plexippus; Sedona Wetlands Preserve
Order LepidopteraBrushFootedButterfliesFamily NymphalidaeTribe Danaini
Monarch
Danaus plexippus; Sedona Wetlands Preserve
Order LepidopteraBrushFootedButterfliesFamily NymphalidaeTribe Danaini
Monarch
Butterfly on blanket flower near Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Order LepidopteraBrushFootedButterfliesFamily NymphalidaeTribe Danaini
Insect
On Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata); On Property of Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona;
beautiful weedsplantanimal interactionalpine flora and fauna
Black Swallowtails Mating
Papilio polyxenes; Sustainability Garden, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
Painted Lady on (Catmint?)
Vanessa (Cynthia) virginiensis; Sustainability Garden, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
Order LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeGenus VanessaSubgenus CynthiaUniversitiesUniversity GardensSustainabilityNorthern Arizona
Carpenter Bee
Genus (possibly Xylocopa californica, California Carpenter Bee); Sustainability Garden, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona; Hovering near catmint
CarpenterBeesGenus XylocopaFamily ApidaeUniversity gardensPlants in the mint family
Bumblebee (Probably Morrison)
Bombus morrisoni; SLUG Garden, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona; Pollinating a catmint flower
Eastern Tailed Blue?
Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Order Lepidopteraplantanimal interactionpollinatorssuburban wildlife photography
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia; Rio Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Painted Ladies
Ventral Side of Wing; Vanessa cardui; Sustainability Garden, NAU, Flagstaff, Arizona
Bee Hovering By Columbine
OrderHymenoptera; (SweatBee or Wasp); Arboretum, Flagstaff, Arizona
Social insectsOpen spacesGardensPollinatorsnorthern ArizonaOrder Hymenoptera
Chipping Sparrow Pair
Spizella passerina; one bird may be offering insect to partner; Anasazi Ridge, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family EmberizidaeSuburban birds
From Birds, NAz
Damselfly
Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)?; Kachina Wetlands Preserve, Flagstaff, Arizona
DamselfliesPond Damsels ForktailsOrderOdonataSuborder ZygopteraFamily Coenagrionidae
Common Darter?
Sympetrum striolatum?; Rio de Flag channel, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Libellulidaeimportances of preserving wetlandsFlagstaffnorthern Arizona
Common Whitetail Dragonfly;
Plathemis lydia; The Arboretum Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Suborder AnisopteraFamily Libellulidaeimportance of wetlands
Veined Ctenucha Moth On Liatris
Ctenucha venosa; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Buckeye Butterfly And Veined Ctenucha Moth
Lepidoptera On Liatris; Junonia coenia and Ctenucha venosa; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Order LepidopteraTwoFamiliesBuckeye belongs to Family NymphalidaeMoth belongs to Family ErebidaeLiatris genus in Family Asteraceae
Dragonfly Between Earth and Clouds
I-10 Freeway, Southern California
Flame Skimmer?
Libellula saturata?; On Pond Reed, FrancesShortPond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Perched Dragonfly
Meadowhawk; RioDeFlag, Flagstaff, Arizona
Blue-Eyed Darner Hovering
Rhionaeschna multicolor; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Blue-Eyed Darner
Rhionaeschna multicolor; Rio De Flag, Flagstaff, Arizona
Mexican Fritillary
Euptoieta hegesia; RioDeFlag, Flagstaff, Arizona
Dancer
Genus Argia; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
California Sister Butterfly
Adelpha californica; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum; Rio De Flag, Cheshire, Flagstaff, Arizona
Blue Fly On Yarrow
Achillea millefolium; Common yarrow; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Painted Lady and Queen Butterflies
Genus Vanessa (subgenus Cynthia P. Lady) and Danaus gilippus (Queen); Sedona Wetlands Preserve, Sedona, Arizona
Sweat Bees
Sweat bees by crab apple; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Sweat Bee (?) on dewy leaf
Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Bee And Painted Lady On Blanket Flower;
The Arboretum, Flagstaff, Arizona
Julia Longwing
Dryas iulia; Southwest Butterfly House, theArboretum, Flagstaff, Arizona
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.