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  1. Eastern Yellowjacket, Female Worker

    Eastern Yellowjacket, Female Worker

    Eastern Yellowjacket, female worker (Vespula maculifrons: Vespidae). Workers are 8.5-12.0 mm (0.33-0.47 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan eastern yellowjacket family vespidae texas usa vespula maculifrons
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  2. Great Golden Digger Wasp

    Great Golden Digger Wasp

    Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus: Sphecidae) 1.5-2.5 cm (0.6-1.0 in) long. Photographed on Texas Kidneywood.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county arboretum bryan family sphecidae great golden digger wasp sphex ichneumoneus texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  3. Double-banded Bycid

    Double-banded Bycid

    Double-banded Bycid (Sphaenothecus bivittata: Cerambycidae) body ca. 1 cm 0.39 in) long. Photographed on Texas Kidneywood.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan double-banded bycid family cerambycidae sphaenothecus bivittata texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  4. Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 10.2-15.2 cm (4.0-6.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county arboretum bryan family papilionidae giant swallowtail papilio cresphontes texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  5. Large Milkweed Bug

    Large Milkweed Bug

    Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltis fasciatus: Lygaeidae) 1.1-1.2 cm (0.43-0.47 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan family lygaeidae large milkweed bug oncopeltis fasciatus texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  6. Pebble Bee

    Pebble Bee

    Pebble Bee (Dianthidium sp.: Megachilidae) 8-10 mm (0.31-0.39 in) long. Photographed on common sunflower (Helianthus annuus).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan dianthidium sp. family megachilidae pebble bee texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  7. Ponderosa Spur-throated Grasshopper

    Ponderosa Spur-throated Grasshopper

    Ponderosa Spur-throated Grasshopper (Melanoplus ponderous: Acrididae) 2.5-4.5 cm (1.0-1.8 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan family acrididae melanoplus ponderous ponderosa spur-throated grasshopper texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Invertebrates
  8. Solider Fly

    Solider Fly

    Solider Fly (Stratiomys sp.: Stratiomyidae)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan family stratiomyidae solider fly stratiomys sp. texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  9. Dorantes Longtail

    Dorantes Longtail

    Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 3.8-5.1 cm (1.5-2.0 in). Photographed on Purpletop Vervain (Verbena bonariensis).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan dorantes longtail family hesperiidae texas urbanus dorantes usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  10. Two-spotted Longhorn Bee, Male

    Two-spotted Longhorn Bee, Male

    Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus: Apidae) 1.3-1.5 cm (0.51-0.59 in) long. Photographed visiting basil. The white spot at the distal end of its abdomen, another one exists on the other side giving its common name.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan family apidae melissodes bimaculatus texas two-spotted longhorn bee usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  11. Bronze Bottle Fly

    Bronze Bottle Fly

    Bronze Bottle Fly (Lucilia cuprina: Calliphoridae) 4.5-10.0 mm (0.18-0.39 in) long. Photographed on Dill.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county arboretum bronze bottle fly bryan family calliphoridae lucilia cuprina texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  12. Armored Pygmy Grasshopper, Male

    Armored Pygmy Grasshopper, Male

    Armored Pygmy Grasshopper (Tettigidae armada: Tetrigidae) male. 1.1-1.5 cm (0.43-0.59 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • armored pygmy grasshopper brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan family tetrigidae tettigidae armada texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Invertebrates
  13. Pipevine Swallowtail

    Pipevine Swallowtail

    Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor: Papilionidae). Wingspan 7.0-10.2 cm (2.75-4.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • battus philenor brazos county arboretum bryan family papilionidae pipevine swallowtail texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  14. Red Paper Wasp

    Red Paper Wasp

    Red Paper Wasp (Polistes carolina: Vespidae) 2.5-3.2 cm (1.0-1.3 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan family vespidae polistes caroliona red wasp texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  15. Pipevine Swallowtail

    Pipevine Swallowtail

    Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor: Papilionidae). Wingspan 7.0-10.2 cm (2.75-4.0 in). Nectaring tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica: Apocynaceae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • battus philenor brazos county arboretum bryan family papilionidae pipevine swallowtail texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  16. Gulf Fritillary

    Gulf Fritillary

    Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae: Nymphalidae) also known as Passion Butterfly. Wingspan 6.4-8.1 cm (2.5-3.2 in).It is nectaring purpletop vervain (Verbena bonariensis).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan dione vanillae family nymphalidae gulf fritillary texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  17. Carolina Mantis

    Carolina Mantis

    Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina: Mantidae) 4.7-6.0 cm (2.0-2.5 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county arboretum bryan carolina mantis family mantidae stagmomantis carolina texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  18. Black Swallowtail

    Black Swallowtail

    Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 6.9-8.4 cm (2.7-3.3 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • black swallowtail brazos county arboretum bryan family papilionidae papilio polyxenes texas
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  19. Giant Swallowtails.jpg

    Giant Swallowtails.jpg

    Giant Swallowtails (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan: 10.2-15.2 cm (4.0-6.0 in). Photographed at Lantana camara.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county brazos county arboretum bryan giant swallowtail papilio cresphontes papilionidae texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  20. Cloudless Sulphur.jpg

    Cloudless Sulphur.jpg

    Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae: Pieridae) Wingspan 5.7-7.6 cm (2.25-3.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county arboretum bryan cloudless sulphur phoebis sennae pieridae texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  21. Giant Swallowtail.jpg

    Giant Swallowtail.jpg

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 10.2-15 cm (4-6 in).)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county arboretum bryan giant swallowtail papilio cresphontes papilionidae texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  22. Four-toothed Mason Wasp.jpg

    Four-toothed Mason Wasp.jpg

    Four-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens: Vespidae) 1.5-2.1 cm (0.59-0.83 in) long. Photographed on Dill (Anethum graveolens: Apiaceae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county arboretum bryan four-toothed mason wasp monobia quadridens texas vespidae
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Invertebrates
  23. Green Anole.jpg

    Green Anole.jpg

    Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis: Dactyloidae) that is not so green. They range in size from 12.5-20.3 cm (4.9-8.0 in) which 60-70% of its length is tail.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anolis carolinensis carolinensis brazos county arboretum bryan dactyloidae green anole texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Reptiles
  24. Ant Man and Wasp.jpg

    Ant Man and Wasp.jpg

    Weevil Wasp (Cerceris sp. :Crabronidae) with ant on its antennae.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county arboretum bryan cerceris sp. crabronidae texas usa weevil wasp
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  25. Glassy-winged Sharpshooter.jpg

    Glassy-winged Sharpshooter.jpg

    Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis: Cicadeliidae). Previously treated as Homalodisca coagulata. 1.1-1.4 cm (0.43-0.55 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county arboretum bryan cicadeliidae glassy-winged sharpshooter homalodisca coagulata homalodisca vitripennis texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
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