These caterpillars look like the well-known “wooly bear” caterpillar, but with the addition of long, white hairs coming from the body. They can be found across southern Canada, in the […]

Autumn leaf or living insect? These delicate looking moths are typically found flying from mid to late summer into early fall when their dried, leaf-like appearance is most helpful for […]

The Chevron is on the wing from June to September in acidic bogs in northern forests—Newfoundland to New Jersey, west to Montana and British Columbia, north to the Yukon and […]

The Jagged Ambush Bug’s forelegs are thick and shaped like those of a praying mantis — perfect for grabbing and holding prey. In the same family as assassin bugs (Reduviidae), […]

If you find a group of aphids on a plant, you will often find an ant(s) that are “herding” them like cattle. The ants feed on the aphids’ honeydew (a sugar-rich sticky liquid, secreted by the aphids) […]

This species of yellowjacket goes by many names across its range, including the Bald-faced Hornet. In the U.S., they are most common in the southeast, but can be found in the Rocky Mountain States, […]

We were thrilled to see this species, since it’s not one you can find here in western Montana. Achemon caterpillars may be tan or green, sporting diagonal elongated or segmented spots […]

We’ve only seen one of these beetles for the first time this year and had no idea that they congregated like this. We’re more familiar with this behavior from the Convergent Lady […]

Many people refer to all orb weaver spiders as “Cat-faced Spiders” or “Barn Spiders”…but we believe this species is THE actual Cat-faced Spider, also called the Plains Orbweaver or Jewel […]

After emerging in late July and August and taking a short “summer hibernation,” Milbert’s are resuming activity before they overwinter. They, along with seven other hardy butterfly species in western […]