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...
by CONPS ME | Feb 23, 2023
Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) is found in Western North America and is a large butterfly with yellow wings with black striping. Like other yellowtails, it has orange eye spots near the lower angle of each hind wing, which is designed to fool predators...
by CONPS ME | Feb 21, 2023
Ornate Checkered Beetle (Trichodes ornatus) occurs from Alaska and Western Canada down the Rocky Mountain States to Western Mexico. This beetle mates and the female lays her eggs on flowers frequented by bees. The larvae hatch and attach themselves to the back of...
