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Finally! It's swallowtail season in the yard. Eastern Tiger, Black, and Spicebush Swallowtail illustrations.
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Three stacked swallowtail butterfly illustrations.
July 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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These tiny (10-12mm) bees have amazing eyes (Agapostemon virescens).
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Close photo of a sweat bee on the center of a coneflower.
July 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Not our FOY, but the first I got shots of: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), North Haven, CT, USA.
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Photo of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on pink coneflowers.
July 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Liftoff! Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), North Haven, CT, USA, Jul-16-2025.
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A multiple photo sequence of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly flying away from a coneflower.
July 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus). North Haven, CT, USA. July 12, 2025.

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Skimmer perched on a violet Butterfly Bush flower.
July 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis). North Haven, CT, USA, July 12, 2025.
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Bumble Bee collecting pollen from a coneflower.
July 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus) laying eggs on Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa). North Haven, CT, USA, July 19, 2025.
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Monarch butterfly female laying eggs on a Butterflyweed milkweed plant.
July 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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American Lady (Vanessa cardui). North Haven, CT, USA. July 8, 2025.
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Close photo of a butterfly on purple Blazing Star flowers.
July 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Pugnaceous Leafcutter Bee (Megachile pugnata). North Haven, CT, USA, July 4, 2025. Small solitary bees that specialize in the sunflower family.
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Close photo of a small bee on the center of a coneflower.
July 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) liftoff. North Haven, CT, USA, July 8, 2025.
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Multiple-exposure photo composite of a bumble bee lifting off from a red coneflower.
July 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta). North Haven, CT, USA, June 9, 2025.

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Close photo of a spider on a web with a prey insect (unidentified).
June 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on Echinacea. North Haven, CT, USA, July 13, 2025.
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Close photo of a Honey Bee on the center of a coneflower.
July 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) liftoff. North Haven, CT, USA, July 5, 2025.

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Multiple-exposure photo lift-off sequence of a bumble bee flying away from a red coneflower.
July 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis), New Haven, CT, USA, June 30, 2025.
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Close photo of a Bumble Bee sitting on a yellow coneflower.
July 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta). North Haven, CT, USA. June 10, 2025.

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Close photo of a spider at the center of a web, with raindrops on the web.
June 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Marsh Snipe Fly (Rhagio tringarius). North Haven, CT, USA. June 8, 2025.
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Photography of a fly on a Joe-Pye Weed Leaf.
June 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) on Monarda. New Haven, CT, USA, July 18, 2025.
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Photo of a swallowtail butterfly on Monarda (Beebalm).
July 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) on Blazing Star. North Haven, CT, USA, July 4, 2025.

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A small white butterfly feeding on a blossoming stalk of violet flowers.
July 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Slender Lizard Beetle, Acropteroxys gracili, North Haven, CT, USA, June 5, 2025.

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Close photo of the beetle on a Joe-Pye Weed leaf.
June 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Long-Legged Fly (Condylostylus sipho). North Haven, CT, USA. June 8, 2025.
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Very close photo of a fly on a green Joe-Pye Weed leaf.
June 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) on Coneflower. North Haven, CT, USA, July 3, 2025.

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Close photo of a bumble bee on the center of a red coneflower.
July 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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I just love these big, fuzzy bumbles. Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis), North Haven, CT, USA, July 11, 2025.
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Brown-Belted Bumble Bee collecting pollen from the center of a red coneflower.
July 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Margined Leatherwing Beetle, Chauliognathus marginatus, North Haven, CT June 5, 2025.

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Close photo of a beetle on day lily leaf.
June 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Northern Broken-Dash Skipper (Wallengrenia egeremet). North Haven, CT, USA, July 6, 2025.
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Close photo of a brown skipper butterfly on green leaves.
July 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Spurred Ceratina (Ceratina calcarata), a tiny carpenter bee species. North Haven, CT, USA, Jun 6, 2025

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Close photo of a tiny bee on yellow Yarrow flowers.
June 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM