9.14.25 Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL

Many thanks to V and A for showing us around the area. It was very nice meeting you.


Bronze Copper. It was soooo exiting to see one of these, since I've wanted to see a copper for two years.

Bronze Copper on Hawkwatch sign

Bronze Copper

Bronze Copper

Bronze Copper

Bronze Copper head-on

Bronze Copper between the wings

Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillar

Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillar

Unidentified Calligrapher Fly on the tree map

Ixodontia sp. or Grass-carrying Wasp

Some of the blades of grass the wasp was carrying were quite long!

Bold Jumper spiderling

Viceroy holding on to the rear window of our car. This hitchhiker grabbed onto the back of our car out of nowhere and flew off the second we drove past prairie.

Another Viceroy

Common Eastern Bumble Bee covered in pollen

Common Eastern Bumble Bee wiping its face

Common Eastern Bumble Bee flies out of the screen

Orange Sulphur in flight

Odontocolon sp. on my Mom's hat. While we were in the car.

Moth maybe. I dunno. 

Traveling Cherry Millepede back detail

Traveling Cherry Millepede


Short-winged Meadow Katydid Hopping

Short-winged Meadow Katydid

Short-winged Meadow Katydid


 

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