This is a strong contender, if not outright winner, for the What’s Buzzin’ photo submission of the year. Wow! Kyle went to move a flower pot in his backyard and found these larvae […]

Kristi captured three of the four distinct stages (egg, larva, pupa, and adult) that the multicolored Asian lady beetle passes through. The alligator-like larvae are voracious eaters of aphids, scale insects, […]

The dot-tailed whiteface is aptly named. Mature males have a black thorax and abdomen, with a prominent, squarish yellow spot on top of the seventh abdominal or “tail” segment. The ivory white […]

These golden, fuzzy-looking beetles can be found from Canada to Northern Mexico, mainly in the western part of North America. They range in size between 1 to 2 centimeters. Adults […]

False long-horned beetles (Stenotrachelidae) are a small family, with just 10 species in North America and only two of those living in the Pacific Northwest. They are so-called for their […]

As suggested by the name, these native bees are typically a metallic green or blue color (especially the head and thorax). There are 44 species in the genus, ranging from […]

These beautiful moths can be found across southern Canada, in the western US, and in the east as far south as South Carolina. The adult moths fly from May to […]

This striking moth is typically found in the Northern Rocky Mountain states and Pacific Northwest in moist forest and grassland habitats. The larvae are generalists, feeding on a wide variety of herbaceous […]

These large hawkmoths (sphinx moths) are a non-native species that’s been released in the fight against leafy spurge (the food source for their beautiful caterpillars). They can be found in several […]

These small and beautiful moths are pretty unique. Their larvae feed on algae on rocks in fast moving streams …yes, that’s right. The adult females dive into water (going up […]