Insects, NAz
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
Bee Hovering By Columbine
OrderHymenoptera; (SweatBee or Wasp); Arboretum, Flagstaff, Arizona
Social insectsOpen spacesGardensPollinatorsnorthern ArizonaOrder Hymenoptera
Painted Ladies
Ventral Side of Wing; Vanessa cardui; Sustainability Garden, NAU, Flagstaff, Arizona
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui on native thistle; Picture Canyon Natural and Cultural Preserve, Flagstaff, Arizona
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia; Rio Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Eastern Tailed Blue?
Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Order Lepidopteraplantanimal interactionpollinatorssuburban wildlife photography
Bumblebee (Probably Morrison)
Bombus morrisoni; SLUG Garden, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona; Pollinating a catmint flower
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
Painted Lady on (Catmint?)
Vanessa (Cynthia) virginiensis; Sustainability Garden, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
Order LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeGenus VanessaSubgenus CynthiaUniversitiesUniversity GardensSustainabilityNorthern Arizona
Black Swallowtails Mating
Papilio polyxenes; Sustainability Garden, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
Insect
On Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata); On Property of Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona;
beautiful weedsplantanimal interactionalpine flora and fauna
Monarch
Butterfly on blanket flower near Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Order LepidopteraBrushFootedButterfliesFamily NymphalidaeTribe Danaini
Monarch
Danaus plexippus; Sedona Wetlands Preserve
Order LepidopteraBrushFootedButterfliesFamily NymphalidaeTribe Danaini
(Male?) Monarch
Danaus plexippus; Sedona Wetlands Preserve
Order LepidopteraBrushFootedButterfliesFamily NymphalidaeTribe Danaini
Zebra Butterfly
Heliconius charithonia; Butterfly House, the Arboretum, Flagstaff, Arizona;
Family NymphalidaeParksInvolving public in sciencenature observatories
Mourning Cloak
Video of Mourning Cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa); in our home, Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Orange Dragonflies Mating
Flame skimmers? (Libellula saturata?); Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Sulphur butterfly
Sulphur butterfly; Cheshire Park, Flagstaff, Arizona
Phylum ArthropodaClass Insecta unranked AmphiesmenopteraOrder LepidopteraSulphur Butterfly
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.