by CONPS ME | Feb 19, 2023
The Central Bumble Bee (Bombus centralis) is distributed from Alberta and British Coumbia in Canada, south to Arizona and New Mexico in the U.S. It lives in prairies and river valleys and feeds on a variety of flowers including wild onions, rabbitbrush and thistles....
by CONPS ME | Feb 18, 2023
Thirteen Spot Lady Beetle (Hippodamia tredecimpunctata) is one of twelve types of ladybugs found in Colorado. It is orange, oval shaped rather than round and has a black and white head. It favors wet meadows and marshes, lake shores, and flood plains. Ladybugs are a...
by CONPS ME | Feb 18, 2023
Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) is also called the Common Yellow Swallowtail or just the Swallowtail. This butterfly has a huge range, from Russia, China and Japan to Europe, Alaska, Canada and the U.S. It frequents alpine meadows and hillsides where it...
by CONPS ME | Feb 18, 2023
The Schinia masoni moth is perfectly adapted to, and pollinates, one plant species. This moth is perfectly camouflaged in the disk flowers of Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) where it lays its eggs and the resulting larvae feed on the...
by CONPS ME | Aug 18, 2022
The European Honey bee (Apis mellifera) naturally occurs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but has been imported into the United States and other countries for use in pollinating food plants. In the U.S. the population includes several interbreeding subspecies...
