DECEMBER: Invertebrate of the Month
Photo credit: Lars Emil J. Dunseth Io Moth: The Mysterious Moth New Mexico is home to the dazzling and mysterious Io moth (Automeris [...]
Photo credit: Lars Emil J. Dunseth Io Moth: The Mysterious Moth New Mexico is home to the dazzling and mysterious Io moth (Automeris [...]
The Spotted Orbweaver: Nature’s Web-Building Wonder Neoscona crucifera, commonly known as the Spotted Orbweaver or Cross Orbweaver, due to the cross-shaped marking on its abdomen. [...]
Leafhopper Assassin Bug (Zelus renardii) photo: Christie Collins The Leafhopper Assassin Bug (Zelus renardii): An Unsung Hero of New Mexico Gardens New Mexico’s [...]
June - Painted Lady Butterfly Scientific name: Vanessa cardui Dorsal or upper side of Painted Lady, Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) By Jean-Pol GRANDMONT [...]
April - Morrison's Bumble Bee Scientific name: Bombus morrisoni Common name: Morrison's Bumble Bee Family: Apidae It’s April and spring is in the air! As [...]
February - Goldenrod Crab Spider Scientific name: Misumena vatia Common name: Goldenrod Crab Spider Family: Thomisidae Starting off our new blog for Invertebrate of the [...]