Metallic wood-boring beetles are commonly called “jewel beetles” because of their shiny, iridescent colors. This particular “jewel” ranges across western North America (California-New Mexico-Manitoba-British Columbia). Adults are usually seen gleaming […]

Our best guess for this trio of blister beetles is the Ashgray Blister Beetle (Epicauta fabricii), although the sunflower they’re feeding from doesn’t seem to match their common host plants […]

The Unicorn Caterpillar Moth is aptly named …and that hump / horn is not for show. According to the University of Alberta Museums, “Caterpillars in this genus are unusual in […]

Kristi wrote that this is “One of the coolest flies I have ever seen!” …we couldn’t agree more about this fruit fly! Fruit flies (family Tephritidae) are sometimes called peacock […]

These butterflies can be found in southern Canada and across most of the United States except much of the Southwest and Texas, southern peninsular Florida, and northern Maine. Their appearance […]

These beautiful butterflies are all over the place right now …you just need to look up. From August through September you will notice these white butterflies flying around the tops […]

Now that this little spittlebug (at most 4.1 mm) is an adult, it feeds out in the open, no longer surrounded by its namesake protective white glob of spittle. The […]

If the caterpillar is big, you can guess the adult moth will be big too. Galium Spinx Moths, also called Bedstraw Hawkmoths, have a wingspan of up to three inches. Once the […]

The life of the Giant Lacewing remains a mystery throughout the entomology world. Once found from New England to Puget Sound, these insects are incredibly rare. At up to 2 inches […]

These striking moths are not commonly seen in Montana, so we were thrilled that Carly’s kids found one. They are on the wing from mid June to late August in […]