BugGuide Gathering 2011

Hosted by Iowa State University Department of Entomology

July 29-August 1, 2011 - Ames, Story County, Iowa

Map to Field Trip Sites

Marietta Sand Prairie State Preserve, 4 km WSW. Albion, Marshall Co., IA
Puccoon Prairie, Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, 6 km N. Mitchellville, Polk Co., IA
Sand Hill Prairie, Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, 11 km. N. Mitchellville, Polk Co., IA
McFarland Park, NE. Ames, Story Co., Iowa - Blacklighting
Ames High Ames High/Pohl Memorial Prairie State Preserve, Ames, Story Co., IA
Doolittle Prairie State Preserve, 3 km S. Story City, Story Co., IA
Rochester Cemetery Prairie Remnant, 1.75 km SE. Rochester, Cedar Co., IA

Acari - Dermaptera - Psocoptera - Hemiptera - Homoptera

 Coleoptera - Diptera - Lepidoptera - Hymenoptera

Photos by Mike Quinn - Bug Photos by Location - BugGuide Participant Pix

Acari - Mites and Ticks

American Dog Tick - Dermacentor variabilis - female

Dermaptera - Earwigs

European Earwig - Forficula auricularia - female

Order Psocodea (Psocoptera) - Barklice, Psocids

Cerastipsocus venosus (Burmeister) - Cerastipsocus venosus

Hemiptera - True Bugs

Tingidae - Lace Bugs

Corythucha

Miridae - Plant Bugs

Ilnacora Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) - Lygus lineolaris Rapid Plant Bug - Adelphocoris rapidus Alfalfa plant bug - Adelphocoris lineolatus Macrolophus tenuicornis Blatchley - Macrolophus tenuicornis Halticus bractatus (Say) - Halticus bractatus 

Nabidae - Damsel Bugs

Nabis

Anthocoridae - Minute Pirate Bugs

Orius insidiosus (Say) - Orius insidiosus

Reduviidae - Assassin Bugs

Phymata Phymata 

Lygaeidae - Seed Bugs

Ischnodemus falicus (Say) - Ischnodemus falicus Neortholomus scolopax (Say) - Neortholomus scolopax Neortholomus scolopax (Say) - Neortholomus scolopax Neortholomus scolopax (Say) - Neortholomus scolopax Pseudopachybrachius basalis (Dallas) - Pseudopachybrachius basalis

Geocoridae - Big-eyed Bugs

Geocoris  

Rhyparochromidae - Dirt-colored Seed Bugs

Pseudopachybrachius basalis (Dallas) - Pseudopachybrachius basalis Phlegyas abbreviatus (Uhler) - Phlegyas abbreviatus Phlegyas abbreviatus (Uhler) - Phlegyas abbreviatus Phlegyas abbreviatus (Uhler) - Phlegyas abbreviatus  

Coreidae - Leaf-footed Bugs

Euthochtha galeator (Fabricius) - Euthochtha galeator

Cydnidae - Burrowing Bugs

Sehirus cinctus (Palisot de Beauvois) - Sehirus cinctus

Thyreocoridae - Ebony Bugs

Corimelaena

Scutelleridae - Shield-backed Bugs

Homaemus parvulus (Germar) - Homaemus parvulus

Pentatomidae - Stink Bugs

stink - Holcostethus limbolarius Coenus delius (Say) - Coenus delius Coenus delius (Say) - Coenus delius Mormidea lugens (Fabricius) - Mormidea lugens Neottiglossa undata (Say) - Neottiglossa undata

Membracidae - Treehoppers

Spissistilus festinus / Ceresa lutea Spissistilus festinus / Ceresa lutea Spissistilus festinus / Ceresa lutea

Cercopidae - Spittlebugs

Philaenus spumarius (Linnaeus) - Philaenus spumarius 

Cicadellidae - Leafhoppers

Draeculacephala zeae Hamilton - Draeculacephala zeae Draeculacephala zeae Hamilton - Draeculacephala zeae Scaphytopius acutus (Say) - Scaphytopius acutus Scaphytopius acutus (Say) - Scaphytopius acutus leafhop leafhop Athysanus argentarius Metcalf - Athysanus argentarius Athysanus argentarius Metcalf - Athysanus argentarius Hecalus - female leafhop leafhop  Neohecalus magnificus Hamilton - Neohecalus magnificus - female 

Dictyopharidae - Dictyopharid Planthoppers

Scolops sulcipes (Say) - Scolops sulcipes Scolops sulcipes (Say) - Scolops sulcipes Scolops sulcipes (Say) - Scolops sulcipes   

Acanaloniidae - Acanaloniid Planthoppers

Fulgoroid Fulgoroid Acanalonia conica (Say) - Acanalonia conica Acanalonia bivittata (Say) - Acanalonia bivittata Acanalonia bivittata (Say) - Acanalonia bivittata 

Flatidae - Flatid Planthoppers

Metcalfa pruinosa (Say) - Metcalfa pruinosa

Caliscelidae - Piglet Bugs

Bruchomorpha

Coleoptera - Beetles

Carabidae - Ground Beetles

Stenolophus comma (Fabricius) - Stenolophus comma Calleida punctata LeConte - Calleida punctata Bembidion impotens Casey - Bembidion impotens

Haliplidae - Crawling Water Beetles

Peltodytes - Peltodytes edentulus Peltodytes - Peltodytes edentulus

Hydrophilidae - Water Scavenger Beetles

Enochrus Paracymus

Histeridae - Clown Beetles

Platylomalus aequalis (Say) - Platylomalus aequalis

Staphylinidae - Rove Beetles

Homaeotarsus Lobrathium Philonthus rufulus Horn - Philonthus rufulus Carpelimus Lithocharodes

Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles

scarab scarab - Aphodius

Elmidae - Riffle Beetles

Stenelmis cheryl Brown - Stenelmis cheryl

Dryopidae - Long-toed Water Beetles

Helichus lithophilus (Germar) - Helichus lithophilus

Elateridae - Click Beetles

Glyphonyx

Lampyridae - Fireflies

Pyropyga decipiens (Harris) - Pyropyga decipiens

Cantharidae - Soldier Beetles

Ditemnus latilobus (Blatchley) - Ditemnus latilobus - male

Melyridae - Soft-winged Flower Beetles

Collops - female Collops - male

Nitidulidae - Sap-feeding Beetles

Carpophilus sayi Parsons - Carpophilus sayi Epuraea rufa (Say) - Epuraea rufa

Phalacridae - Shining Flower Beetles

Stilbus apicalis (Melsheimer) - Stilbus apicalis Olibrus

Cryptophagidae - Silken Fungus Beetles

Atomaria

Coccinellidae - Lady Beetles

Cycloneda munda (Say) - Cycloneda munda Delphastus pusilla (LeConte) - Delphastus pusillus Delphastus pusilla (LeConte) - Delphastus pusillus Delphastus pusilla (LeConte) - Delphastus pusillus Diomus terminates (Say) - Diomus terminatus

Mycetophagidae - Hairy Fungus Beetles

Typhaea stercorea (Linnaeus) - Typhaea stercorea

Corylophidae - Hooded Beetles

Arthrolips decolor (LeConte) - Arthrolips decolor Orthoperus 

Mordelidae - Tumbling Flower Beetles

Mordellaria

Ripiphoridae - Wedge-shaped Beetles

Macrosiagon flavipennis LeConte - Macrosiagon flavipennis - female Macrosiagon flavipennis LeConte - Macrosiagon flavipennis - female Macrosiagon flavipennis LeConte - Macrosiagon flavipennis - female Macrosiagon flavipennis LeConte - Macrosiagon flavipennis - female

Anthicidae - Antlike Flower Beetles

Anthicus cervinus LaFerté-Sénectère - Anthicus cervinus

Cerambycidae - Long-horned Beetles

Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Forster) - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus 

Chrysomelidae - Leaf Beetles

seed weevil - Acanthoscelides longistylus

Microrhopala vittata (Fabricius) - Microrhopala vittata

Ophraella cribrata (LeConte) - Ophraella cribrata Diabrotica cristata (Harris) - Diabrotica cristata Diabrotica cristata (Harris) - Diabrotica cristata Luperaltica nigripalpis (LeConte) - Luperaltica nigripalpis Ophraella communa LeSage - Ophraella communa

Dibolia borealis Chevrolat - Dibolia borealis Dibolia borealis Chevrolat - Dibolia borealis Chaetocnema confinis Crotch - Chaetocnema confinis Longitarsus Systena frontalis (Fabricius) - Systena frontalis Epitrix fuscula Crotch - Epitrix fuscula

Brachypnoea Typophorus nigritus (Fabricius) - Typophorus nigritus Colaspis brunnea (Fabricius) - Colaspis brunnea

Pachybrachis Exema 

Brentidae - Straight-snouted Weevils

Weevil weevil

Curculionidae - Weevils

Anthonomus Anthonomus Smicronyx Smicronyx Lignyodes bischoffi (Blatchley) - Lignyodes bischoffi
Centrinites strigicollis Casey - Centrinites strigicollis Centrinites strigicollis Casey - Centrinites strigicollis
Cylindrocopturus quercus (Say) - Cylindrocopturus quercus Cylindrocopturus quercus (Say) - Cylindrocopturus quercus

Aphrastus taeniatus Say - Aphrastus taeniatus Aphrastus taeniatus Say - Aphrastus taeniatus Listronotus humilis (Gyllenhal) - Listronotus humilis Calomycterus setarius Roelofs - Calomycterus setarius

Conotrachelus seniculus LeConte - Conotrachelus seniculus

Chramesus chapuisii LeConte - Chramesus chapuisii 

Diptera - True Flies

Asilidae - Robber Flies

Holcocephala 

Lepidoptera - Moths and Butterflies

Nymphalidae - Brushfooted Butterflies

Monarch - Danaus plexippus

Noctuidae - Owlet Moths

Acronicta hasta Guenée - Acronicta hasta

Hymenoptera - Wasps, Bees, Ants

Dryinidae - Pincher Wasps

Bruchomorpha

Formicidae - Ants 

Aphaenogaster - female

August 12, 2011 © Mike Quinn / Texas Entomology