This is not a very common sight …seeing a spittlebug nymph outside of its namesake protective white glob of spittle. Spittlebug nymphs create a foamy (spit-like) mass as a form of protection. Inside the spittle, they […]

It’s a sure sign that spring is well underway when these beautiful butterflies take flight. They can be found from moist meadows and prairies to high elevations. Photo by: Glenn Marangelo […]

This beetle is arguably one of the most beautiful insects we have in Montana. In fact, it was the subject of the What’s Buzzin’ Photo of the Year for 2020. These beetles […]

Aside from Montana, these moths can be found from southwestern Quebec and Vermont, west to British Columbia, and south to Arizona, Texas, and California. They overwinter as adults, hiding under loose […]

Despite the name, sawflies aren’t flies at all and reside in the order Hymenoptera, along with the more familiar wasps, bees, and ants. Females don’t pack a sting, but most […]

Becca spotted this caterpillar crawling through the lawn. It’s hard to say for sure, but we believe this may be a cutworm moth caterpillar in the genus Agrotis. Cutworms live at […]

We featured a slender crab spider a few weeks ago, but not with an insect meal. Slender crab spiders are ambush hunters, almost always found lying in wait on stems, […]

See it? Look a bit closer. Trashline orb weaver spiders get their common name because they’re not the tidiest of spiders, decorating their web with a line of debris (prey remains, […]

When they are this small, it’s nearly impossible to determine what species of orb weaver spider you’ve found. There are approximately 3,500 species of orb weavers worldwide, with 180 occurring north of […]

This moth is a little over a 1/4 inch long …and quite handsome, with head scales that appear to have been combed back and wings fringed in brown and white. The […]