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Missouri’s largest planthopper
Although I have long dedicated myself to beetles, I must confess that my first love was the so-called “Homoptera”—that now defunct order containing some really cool bugs (cicadas and hoppers—i.e.,...
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Flower ants? Check again!
Last spring while hiking the North Fork Section of the Ozark Trail in southern Missouri (Howell Co.), I made sure to check the abundant flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) blossoms that were in gorgeous...
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Redux: Now you see me…
Chalcophora virginiensis (Drury, 1770) | vic. Calico Rock, Arkansas …now you don’t! Chalcophora virginiensis (Drury, 1770) | vic. Calico Rock, Arkansas Chalcophora virginiensis (Drury, 1770) is the...
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Crypsis? Mimicry? Crypsimicry?
Continuing with the previous post’s theme on crypsis, here is an interesting insect that I photographed in north-central Oklahoma in late June 2014. I was checking standing and fallen trunks of large,...
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The best species name ever!
Entomoderes satanicus | Ruta Nacional 20 @ km 367, San Luis Province, Argentina This past February while traveling to see research plots in Argentina, I had the pleasure of accompanying colleague and...
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