Lepidoptera
It has a black band (bar) curving across its hind wings. White spots also appear within the black borders of its wings.
What is the Viceroy butterfly?
Adults are 1/5 to 1 1/2-inches long depending upon the species.They have an elongated head with distinct narrowed thorax, long legs and a prominent, segmented mouthpart. They can be brown, black, red, or orange. They will bite
What is the assassin bug?
Most are 1/4 to 1/2-inches long and have two wings covered in scales. Males differ from females by having feathery antennae and mouthparts incapable of piercing skin.
What is a mosquitoe?
A large, fuzzy bee that is social and known for its ability to pollinate a variety of plants, often seen in gardens.
What is a bumble bee?
Brown to black, over 1" long, and have well developed hind legs. Mostly active at night.
What is a field cricket?
They have dark wings with red or orange spots and white stripes, sometimes displayed in striking geometric patterns.
What is the tiger moth?
They have flattened, oval, and wingless and the abdomen has a banded appearance.
What is a bed bug?
Adults vary in body length (3/8 to 11/8-inch long) and appearance. Most species are gray to black, hairy-bodied, and have long, narrow, tapering abdomens. The adult has a deep depression between the large eyes.
What is a robber fly?
A type of bee known for nesting in wood, characterized by a robust body and a lack of hair on the abdomen.
What is a carpenter bee?
Plump, winged, robust front legs for digging
What is a mole cricket?
They are large (4 to 5-inch wing), and have pale-green wings, with a transparent eyespot. The outer margins of the wings are either pink or yellow. The hindwings have unique long, curving tails.
What is the luna moth?
They have broad, shield-shaped bodies; five-segmented antennae; and a large, distinctly triangular-shape inside their thoraxes. They will bite on occasion
What is a stink bug?
They are large, tan-colored flies with very long delicate legs. They are often mistaken for large mosquitoes, but fortunately, these do not bite.
What is a crane fly?
A large type of wasp known for its potent sting and aggressive behavior, often living in colonies.
What is a hornet?
Pale brown, tan or gray speckled body with back wings of black trimmed in yellow.
What is a carolina grasshopper?
Major Pest to sweet corn as well as tomato & cotton plants *Adults are medium-sized, light-yellowish moths and have distinctively different (darker) color patterns in the underwings.
What is the corn earworm?
A typical adult found on ornamental plants is small (1/8" - 1/4"), oval, with an overall flattened appearance. Wings, at rest, are held flat over the insect, with tips and outer margins extending beyond the body. The tops of the front wings, head, and thorax are membranous, composed of many raised ridges, which give a lacelike appearance;. Most adults are cream colored with patches of black or brown.
What is a lace bug?
They are slightly larger than house flies and are mostly yellow or black with darker stripes on the abdomen and dark markings or patterns on the wings. They have bright green or gold eyes with zigzag stripes
What is a deer fly?
Insects resembling wasps but with a broader body and lacking a narrow waist, primarily herbivorous and often considered pests.
What is a sawfly?
Shiny brown-yellow bodies. Hind legs are yellow marked with black v-shaped markings
What is a differential grasshopper?
They are small to medium-sized butterflies, usually brown or grayish in color. They usually have eyelike spots on their wings.
What is the satyr/wood nymph?
These are approximately 1/5-inch long. The head, pronotum and abdomen are gray-black in color and the wings are white with a black front-wing edge. The legs have a dark orange tint. The outer margin of each forewing has a small, black, triangular spot. The wings of the adult are folded flat over their backs. Some populations of chinch bugs have adults with short wings. Young nymphs are about half the size of a pinhead, and start out as being brick-red with a transverse white band across the back. As the young mature, they turn gray and then black with wing pads developing as they mature into adults.
What is a cinch bug?
These flies are 1/2-inch long, black and have white bands that run across the abdomen. The distinctive feature of apple maggot flies is their large, clear wings that have four distinct, black bands and reddish head.
What is an apple maggot fly?
A type of wasp belonging to the family Vespidae, known for their distinctive yellow and black coloration and aggressive behavior.
What is a yellow jacket?
They are wingless and have a hump-backed appearance. They have long hind legs and are excellent jumpers.
What is a camel cricket?