Mokka mit Schlag » Bugs

Small Milkweed Bug – Lygaeus turcicus
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2007-08-25
Thanks to John and Jane Balaban for the ID.
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Large Milkweed Bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2007-08-25
Thanks to John and Jane Balaban for the ID.

Restless Bush Cricket, Hapithus agitator
Lookout Hill, Prospect Park, 2007-08-19

Thanks to Stephen Schueman for helping out with the ID. He also tells me this is a male pursuing a female.

Augochlora pura, Prospect Park 2007-08-19
Credit to John S. Ascher for the ID

I actually found this bee inside the flower, and snapped these shots as it was coming out.
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Zabulon Skipper, Poanes zabulon
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2007-8-18
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Digger Wasp, Scolia dubia
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2007-8-18
Credit to Troy Bartlett for the ID
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