米氏姬兜 (Xylotrupes mniszechi mniszechi)
A rhinoceros beetle resting on the path On the 27th of June, near the end of a long day in Medog, I almost stepped on …
砂缘锯锹 (Prosopocoilus laterotarsus)
A deep red stag beetle on a stone wall Medog, 27 June. This stag beetle was resting on rough rock at the foot of a …
蒺藜纹脉蛱蝶 (Hestinalis nama)
A brown and white butterfly resting on bare ground It was sitting on the bare ground of a trail in Medog, surrounded by scattered gravel …
枭斑蠹蛾 (Xyleutes strix)
A stark black-and-white carpenter on a Medog wall On 26 June 2026, along the Motuo highway southwest of the county seat, this striking moth had …
短颚深山锹甲 (Lucanus imitator)
A deep red stag beetle with a golden stripe In late June I found this one in Medog, sitting calmly on a piece of grey …
Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)
A bold jumper staring back from a plastic wall This one turned up on the inside wall of a clear plastic container in Pittsburgh in …
Long-spurred Meadow Katydid (Orchelimum silvaticum)
A green hitchhiker on the last warm days On October 21 in Pittsburgh, a bright green katydid was clinging to a black plastic fitting on …
Common Conehead (Neoconocephalus)
A cone-headed singer near the end of the season On October 21 in Pittsburgh, a green katydid landed on a hand and stayed there long …
Red-headed Bush Cricket (Phyllopalpus pulchellus)
A red-headed cricket on a plastic bag It was a crisp October afternoon in Pittsburgh when I found this little cricket perched on a plastic …