by CONPS ME | Oct 15, 2023
2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Plants and Wildlife Category: “Oenothera suffrutescens with Callophrys gryneus butterfly”. Photo by David Rudin. Scarlet Bee Blossum (Oenothera suffrutescens), in the Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae) is native and common...
by CONPS ME | Oct 9, 2023
Pericome (Pericome caudata), in the Aster Family (Asteraceae), is found on open, rocky hillsides, from the plains to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from August through October. Tachinid Flies are covered in spiky black hairs. This species has...
by CONPS ME | Apr 17, 2023
The Mourning Cloak Butterfly (Nymphalis antoipa) hibernates in the winter and mates in the spring, the males perching in sunny openings until they attract a female. They prefer oaks, cottonwoods and aspens, laying their eggs on the leaves in webs. The caterpillars...
by CONPS ME | Apr 17, 2023
Leafcutter Bees (Megachile spp.) are a native bee which is approximately the size of a honey bee. It is a solitary bee (does not live in colonies) which cuts leaves of plants and uses the leaf fragments to form its nest cells. The bees nest in soft, rotted wood or in...
by CONPS ME | Feb 23, 2023
Meadow Flower Long horned beetle (Gnathacmaeops pratensis) is found on all the Canadian provinces and Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. Photo by Sue...
