neilvinson's Favorites
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Crossocerus barbipesObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Crossocerus? I have at least four pics of this little wasp. I think it bears some resemblance to @heatherholm's nesting Crossocerus, but of course I could be mistaken. It does not appear to have pale rings on the top of the tibiae, though:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1737573/bgpage
@matthias22
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American Starburst Lichen (Imshaugia placorodia)Observer
sandwichDescription
Uncertain ID. Growing on black spruce at the margin of a bog.
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Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Spotted by @neilvinson on Wild Raisin (Viburnum cassinoides). There were at least five different individuals at various stages of development on this plant.
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Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Found in pollinator garden during our socially distanced, outdoor meeting
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Western Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis)Observer
hsplendens
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Miserable Mining Bee (Andrena miserabilis)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Feeding on Bebb's Willow 😄
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Subgenus MelanosmiaObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
At beehouse #4 @laura_clarke
@neilvinson
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Spurred Ceratina (Ceratina calcarata)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
New for the park
@laura_clarke
@neilvinson
On the small Potentilla sp blooming currently
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Clark's Mining Bee (Andrena clarkella)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
On Bebb's Willow in the Pollinator Garden. This is a willow specialist that had only been recorded in the park once before, so it is new for the pollinator garden :) @neilvinson @lauraclarke
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Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Seen during Earth Day hike :)
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Black-foam Lichen (Anzia colpodes)Observer
jameschurchillDescription
2 thalli on red maple
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Moondust Speckled Lichen (Punctelia caseana)Observer
jameschurchillDescription
On 4 Balsam Fir and White Spruce trees in this area adjacent to/in swamp. Laminal and marginal soredia; soredia many per soralium; light/tan underside; rhizines extending close to margin; epruinose lobe tips; cortex K+ yellow, medulla C+ red. Currently appears to be the first record of the species for Nova Scotia.
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Geum × spuriumObserver
cchapman-lamDescription
Chapman-Lam 5576 (CAN)
In: https://www.phytoneuron.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/48PhytoN-Geumxspurium.pdf
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Branching Fringe Lichen (Heterodermia galactophylla)Observer
jameschurchillDescription
one thallus on large, downed trembing aspen in old, upland aspen/sugar maple stand
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Scaly Fringe Lichen (Heterodermia squamulosa)Observer
jameschurchillDescription
on sugar maple
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Bull-headed Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum zonulus)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Lasioglossum?
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
dwaynebeaumontDescription
Pollinator garden Fundy park
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Eastern Ant-Queen Kidnapper (Aphilanthops frigidus)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
She was busy excavating a burrow in the pollinator garden. Check it out @neilvinson @laura_clarke :)
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Hooded Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Literally right next to the privy shelter at the trail head to the Forks. Several plants present.
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Comet Darner (Anax longipes)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
To my knowledge, this is the first record of this species that has been confirmed by an image in the Canadian Maritimes. The only other record of this species accepted by ADIP (the Atlantic Dragonfly Inventory Project headed by Paul Brunelle) was of a sight record by Karl Dexter on June 26th, 1995 in Saint John County, New Brunswick.
For the record, this species was observed by Jim Bell, Rebecca McCluskey, and Denis Doucet. The species was also observed by Daniel Sinclair and Evan Houlahan on the previous day in the same location, but they were unable to capture it. Duplicate observations on iNaturalist are as follows: https://inaturalist.ca/observations/126749394 and https://inaturalist.ca/observations/126819592. Location accurate to within 15 m
FYI @neilvinson @laura_clarke @sinclvan6 @evan_houlahan @flyersmith
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Nason's Mining Bee (Andrena nasonii)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
If correct, this is a new species of bee for the park
Found on wild strawberry at MacLaren Pond.
Heads up @laura_clarke @neilvinson
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Heads up @laura_clarke @neilvinson
new for the pollinator garden, on Salix
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Sanderson's Bumble Bee (Bombus sandersoni)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Heads up @laura_clarke @neilvinson
new for the pollinator garden, on Salix bebbiana
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Common Thick-leg Fly (Tropidia quadrata)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
New flower fly for the park
Heads up @laura_clarke @neilvinson
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Oxybelus bipunctatusObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Pollinator Garden Survey Aug 6th 2021 w P-L Haché
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Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Male seen in poplars 20m north of point 7 along Sussex Nature Walkway. I know this is technically a "casual observation" but I recorded the obsv as accurately as possible using the signpost as a marker.
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Genus EvagetesObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
I think I have the Genus right? The only one I can find on Bug Guide with the same cool blue colouration is A. lepidus, but that only has records for the southern US. What a beauty!
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nbdragonflyguyDescription
@juan_sphex @susanna_h @matthias22 This one is still stumping me. Is the Subtribe right, even? This was a very pretty wasp. I have more pics if needed.
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White-banded Potter Wasp (Ancistrocerus albophaleratus)Observer
nbdragonflyguy
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Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)Observer
cbackDescription
An occasional beautiful visitor at this site
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Small Handed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile gemula)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Heads up, @neilvinson and @laura_clarke
New for the park on Fireweed in the Native Garden behind the VRC
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Black-and-yellow Nomad Bee (Nomada luteoloides)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Shows same stripe at the rear of the scape as this individual. If ID correct, then new for the park
Edit. This is a female as pointed out by John Ascher, so my reference to the other individual (which was supposed to be linked by a hyperlink) is incorrect anyway and also in error, as the pale stripe is not visible either. (Two errors in one ID: that may be a new record on my part. Doh!)
Nevertheless, this is still a new species for the park, albeit a different one, so heads up @neilvinson and @laura_clarke
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Odynerus dilectusObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
@matthias22 Is this Ancistrocerus waldenii? If so, new to the park and me too :)
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Subgenus ProsopisObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Heads up @neilvinson @laura_clarke
New bee for the park. The two possibilities seem to be either Hylaeus modest (Modest Masked Bee) or Hylaeus affinis (Eastern Masked Bee), both of which would be new for the park. See comment from Dr John Ascher below.
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Gracile Nomad (Nomada gracilis)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Heads up @laura_clarke @neilvinson
New pollinator for the park
Found in the no-mow zone in the bowl
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Genus MimesaObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Looks like it has 'hopper prey. Could this be Mimesa sp in Psenini, @matthias22? I can add other pics more cropped, but the angles are quite similar.
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Hornhand Sedgesitter (Pyrophaena granditarsis)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
New for the Park
Found during pollinator survey at Wolfe Lk
Heads up @laura_clarke @neilvinson @beckygraham
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Maize Calligrapher (Toxomerus politus)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
FYI @johnklymko @neilvinson @laura_clarke My first this year, in a new location and a new county record :) Found during a pollinator survey at Wolfe Lk
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Black-horned Tree Cricket (Oecanthus nigricornis)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Heads up @neilvinson @laura_clarke
New for the park
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Philanthus solivagusObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
I think this is an Aphilanthops frigidus male, but the continuous band on T1 seems unusual?
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Canadian Mining Bee (Andrena canadensis)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Heads up @neilvinson @laura_clarke
If correct, New for the park and pollinator garden, using Solidago canadensis mostly.
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Seaside Lady Beetle (Naemia seriata)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
New for the park
@neilvinson @laura_clarke
Found feeding on pollen of Pearly Everlasting in the Pollinator Garden :)
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Cinquefoil Masked Bee (Hylaeus basalis)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Provided my ID is correct,
this is new for the park
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Punctured Tiger Beetle (Cicindela punctulata)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
New for the park **
Individual #3 seen (Based on elytral markings)
@neilvinson @laura_clarke @jdee @stubirdnb @becksinsects @sinclvan6 @johnklymko @bobharding
Update, Aug 24th: This one is actually the THIRD individual I photographed that day. I will post the other two separately.
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Laphria sadalesObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
New for the park
@neilvinson @laura_clarke @jdee @stubirdnb @becksinsects @sinclvan6
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Subemarginate Cuckoo Carder Bee (Stelis subemarginata)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
@neilvinson @laura_clarke
If confirmed, new species for the park
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White-banded Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum leucozonium)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
New species for the park found in pollinator garden during BioBlitz :)
@sinclvan6 @neilvinson @laura_clarke
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Four-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
In a great big Dogwood (Pagoda?) growing next to the pking lot. This was a good-sized wasp, larger than any Ancistrocerus I have seen. Presuming my ID is correct, has this species ever been reported in Atlantic Canada? @matthias22 @johnklymko @heatherholm
Heads up, @neilvinson @laura_clarke
I am awaiting further info on this wasp. It may be new for all of Atlantic Canada. As far as I know, it was only known for southern Ontario in Canada as of 2008. I saw it on the big Dogwood next to the pking lot at the VRC.
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Vertical Masked Bee (Hylaeus verticalis)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
@neilvinson @laura_clarke Confirmed: A new bee for the park, found in the pollinator garden.
😀
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Black-banded Falsehorn (Temnostoma venustum)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Heads up @sinclvan6 @neilvinson @laura_clarke. New species for the park found the day before the beginning of the BioBlitz in the native garden/regen area behind the VRC.
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Gorytes atricornisObserver
nbdragonflyguyDescription
Those pleats on the back are pretty funky! @matthias22
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Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis)Observer
nbdragonflyguyDescription
If correct, new for the park @neilvinson @laura_clarke
