by Moewing | 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 Moewing | 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 Moewing | 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...
by Moewing | Feb 21, 2023
Male Rocky Mountain Parnassian, Parnassius smintheus (Papilionidae), is found in open meadows, forests and grasslands in New Mexico, north through Colorado and the Rocky Mountains into Southwest Alaska. It feeds on the nectar of the flowers of many stonecrop (Sedum)...
by Moewing | Feb 20, 2023
White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata) is a large moth with a two to three inch wingspan. This moth has a wide geographic range in Central and North America and feeds on and pollinates many different kinds of flowers. In Colorado it prefers feeding on evening...
