Today we have a panoply of taxa from reader Scott Goeppner. His notes are indented, and you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them.
These photos were all taken around Stillwater, Oklahoma:
Physa acuta at Sanborn Lake in Stillwater OK. These freshwater snails are common at pretty much any location in Oklahoma with water, along with other species of Physa.
Planorbella (Helisoma) sp., most likely Planorbella trivolvis from Sanborn Lake. Another very common freshwater snail in Oklahoma.
Spined micrathena (Micrathena gracilis) near Sanborn Lake:
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) next to Sanborn Lake:
Pearl Crescent butterflies (Phyciodes tharos) on the edge of Boomer Lake in Stillwater OK.:
Green-striped grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata) – Teal Ridge wetland in Stillwater OK:
Obscure bird grasshopper (Schistocerca obscura) – Teal Ridge wetland:
Southern Leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) at the Teal Ridge wetland:
Hackberry emperor butterfly (Asterocampa celtis) at the Teal Ridge wetland:
Here’s another one from Boomer Lake with its wings open:
Common Green June beetle (Cotinis nitida) at Teal Ridge:
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) near the Teal Ridge Wetland in Stillwater OK:
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) from Teal Ridge:
Nice. Bug safaris are always fun.
Nice photos! Thanks!
Thanks for the photos. Nice to see some warm-weather critters on another frigid day here in Ottawa (-31C was the forecast low overnight). I am beginning to wonder whether insects, frogs, and warmth are a figment of my imagination.
Beautiful photos!
Nice! I used to live a block from Boomer Lake.
I would like to know how the obscure bird grasshopper got its colloquial name. The Wikipedia entry didn’t say and I am left wondering which obscure bird it is named for.
Very nice. I’ll have to stop thinking of OK as a dry and dusty place.
I especially enjoyed the underwater snail photos. Great job on all of the subjects, though. Very nice.