Insects, NAz
BeeMimicOnRabbitBrush; Cheshire; 18Oct2020; (Photo #0792)
Bee Mimic (Probably); Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
ThreadWaistedWasp; (Photo #7684)
Thread-Waisted Wasp (Genus Ammophila); Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Honeybee (Photo #8371)
Honeybee (Apis mellifera) On Russian Sage (Perovskia Salvia yangii); Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona; 7Oct2020
Class InsectaOrder HymenopteraFamily ApidaeCladeCorbiculataTribeApini
Tri Colored Bumblebee; (Photo #8374)
Tri Colored Bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) On Russian Sage (Perovskia Salvia yangii); Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona; 7Oct2020
Class InsectaOrder HymenopteraFamily ApidaeSubgenus Pyrobombus
VariegatedMeadowhawk?; (Photo #4344)
(Probably) Variegated Meadowhawk; Hwy180, Flagstaff, Arizona; 11Aug2019;
Class InsectaOrder OdonataInfraorder AnisopteraFamily LibellulidaeSympetrum corruptumDragonflies
Honeybee On Chicory; (Photo #1869)
Honeybee On Chicory (Cichorium intybus); Francis Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Honeybee belongs to Family ApidaeClade Corbiculata TribeApini Latreille1802 GenusApisChicory belongs to Family AsteraceaeTribe CichorieaeFamilyApidae Clade CorbiculataTribe ApiniGenus Apis
From Flowers-Plants, NAz
Wasp On Potentilla (Photo #8008)
Wasp (?) on White Potentilla Flower; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona (10/1/19)
Common Whitetail Dragonfly (Adult Male)
Plathemis lydia; The Arboretum, Flagstaff, Arizona
InvertebratesInsectsOrder OdonataSuborder AnisopteraFamily LibellulidaeOpen SpacesNonprofit organizationsNorthern ArizonaWetlands
Bee mimic?
Tiny "bee" hovers near Potentilla, Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Painted Lady (Photo #1663)
Painted Lady (Vanessa Cynthia) On Thyme; (Photo #1663); Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
InvertebratesInsectsFamily NymphalidaeAlpine habitatNorthern ArizonaPollinators
Arizona Sister (photo 1697)
Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia)
Ventral side of wing perched, Mars Hill Trail Flagstaff, Arizona.InvertebratesInsectsFamily NymphalidaeBrushfooted ButterfliesButterfliesOfArizonaDorsalVs.VentralSidesOfWingStainedGlassWindowButterflyPollinators
Common Buckeye On Plum (Photo #6048)
Common Buckey Butterfly (Junonia coenia) Landing On Plum Flowers;
InvertebratesClass Insecta unrankedEndopterygotaFamily NymphalidaeBrushfooted butterfliesPollinators
Painted Lady
Painted Lady Vanessa Cynthia; on Spent Echinacea; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff Arizona
InvertebratesInsectsPhylum ArthropodaClass Insecta unrankedEndopterygotaSuperorder HymenopteridaOrder HymenopteraPollinatorsFamily NymphalidaeAlpine habitat
Bumblebee On Liatris
Tri-Colored Bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) On Liatris; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
InvertebratesInsectsPhylum ArthropodaClass Insecta unrankedEndopterygotaSuperorder HymenopteridaOrder HymenopteraPollinatorsPlant Genus LiatrisTribe EupatorieaeFamily Asteraceae asterSunflowers
Tricolored Bumblebees On Leatris
Pyrobombus ternarius; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
InvertebratesInsectsPhylum ArthropodaClass Insecta unrankedEndopterygotaSuperorder HymenopteridaOrder HymenopteraPollinatorsFamily Apidae BeesRegarding the liatris flower Liatris species ligulistylis
Monarch Butterfly (Photo #4336)
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus); Southwestern Butterfly House, The Arboretum, Flagstaff, Arizona
InvertebratesInsectsPollinatorsFamily Nymphalidae BrushFooted ButterfliesNorthern Arizona
Tri-Colored Bumblebee (Photo #4980)
Tri-Colored Bumblebee (Pyrobombus ternarius) On Leatris; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
InvertebratesInsectsPhylum ArthropodaClass Insecta unrankedEndopterygotaSuperorder HymenopteridaOrder HymenopteraPollinatorsFamily ApidaeGenus BombusSubgenus Pyrobombus
Bee On Lavender
A bee or bee-mimic; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizo na;
InvertebratesInsectsPhylum ArthropodaClass Insecta unrankedEndopterygotaSuperorder Hymenopterida Order HymenopteraFrontyard gardensPollinators
Hymenopterid On Potentilla
Unidentified Bee or Wasp; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Variegated Meadowhawk
Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum); Francis Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Honeybee approaching Mexican Hat (Photo #2950)
Honeybee approaching Mexican Hat; The Arboretum, Flagstaff, Arizona
PollinatorsOrder HymenopteraSuperfamily ApoideaFamily Apidae
From Flowers-Plants, NAz
Dragonfly Perched Near Pond
Dragonfly (Blue Dasher? Pachydiplax longipennis) Doing Handstand; Perched Near Pond; ; Pond#1, SedonaWetlands, Arizona
Suborder AnisopteraFamily LibellulidaeSkimmersWetlandsNature PreservesSedonaArizonaVerde Valley
Thread-waisted wasp
Thread-waisted wasp; Ammophila wasp; Cheshire neighborhood of Flagstaff, Arizona
Order HymenopteraFamily SphecidaeSubfamily AmmophilinaeGenus Ammophila
Four-Spotted Skimmer
Four-Spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata); Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Julia Longwing
Julia Longwing (Dryas iulia) In Southwest Butterfly House, theArboretum, Flagstaff, Arizona
Bee And Painted Lady On Blanket Flower;
Honeybee And Painted Lady On Blanket Flower; The Arboretum, Flagstaff, Arizona
Arboretums and parksNorthern ArizonaFlagstaff ArizonaButterfliesPollinators
Sweat Bee (?) on dewy leaf
Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Sweat Bees
Sweat bees by crab apple; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Painted Lady and Queen Butterflies
Genus Vanessa (subgenus Cynthia P. Lady) and Danaus gilippus (Queen); Sedona Wetlands Preserve, Sedona, Arizona
Blue Fly On Yarrow
Achillea millefolium; Common yarrow; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum; Rio De Flag, Cheshire, Flagstaff, Arizona
California Sister Butterfly
Adelpha californica; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Dancer
Genus Argia; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Mexican Fritillary
Euptoieta hegesia; RioDeFlag, Flagstaff, Arizona
Blue-Eyed Darner
Rhionaeschna multicolor; Rio De Flag, Flagstaff, Arizona
Blue-Eyed Darner Hovering
Rhionaeschna multicolor; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Perched Dragonfly
Meadowhawk; RioDeFlag, Flagstaff, Arizona
Flame Skimmer?
Libellula saturata?; On Pond Reed, FrancesShortPond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Dragonfly Between Earth and Clouds
I-10 Freeway, Southern California
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
Veined Ctenucha Moth On Liatris
Ctenucha venosa; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Common Whitetail Dragonfly;
Plathemis lydia; The Arboretum Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Suborder AnisopteraFamily Libellulidaeimportance of wetlands
Common Darter?
Sympetrum striolatum?; Rio de Flag channel, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Libellulidaeimportances of preserving wetlandsFlagstaffnorthern Arizona
Damselfly
Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)?; Kachina Wetlands Preserve, Flagstaff, Arizona
DamselfliesPond Damsels ForktailsOrderOdonataSuborder ZygopteraFamily Coenagrionidae
Chipping Sparrow Pair
Spizella passerina; one bird may be offering insect to partner; Anasazi Ridge, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family EmberizidaeSuburban birds
From Birds, NAz
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.