Mayfly on Red

1/125s, f11, 400ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro.

The barn door is a popular place for mayflies (like this one or this white one).

Polydrusus Weevil

1/200s, f9, 400ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro.

A small, shiny green weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Polydrusus sp.) is wandering around this afternoon.

Deer Fly

1/400s, f10, 400ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro. cropped

This black deer fly has striped eyes (Diptera: Tabanidae: Chrysops sp.)

Striped Beetle

1/200s, f9, 800ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro.

This long-horned yellow and black striped beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Oberea tripunctata) is a pest of many of our native shrubs.

Brown Mayfly

1/320s, f11, 800ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro.

A small brown mayfly was one of the many insects I saw today (others included a syrphid fly and mating beetles).

Orange Skipper

1/125s, f11, 800ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro. cropped

This orange skipper might be European or something else… there are too many orange skippers out there.

Mayfly

1/160s, f11, 800ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro.

A mayfly missing legs has laid its eggs.