Unveiling Nitops pallipennis: A Tiny Beetle with a Subtle Presence Blog by Rosy Link Sap Beetle Photo credit DiLorenzo When you think of [...]

Desert Stink Beetle Photo by MJ Raupp JUNE: Invertebrate of the Month Desert stink beetle (Eleodes sp.) As summer heats up, a slow-moving, [...]

APRIL: Invertebrate of the Month Family Myrmeleontidae photo by Christie Collins Antlion: The Stealthy Hunter Myrmeleon sp. Have you ever been standing or [...]

Western Boxelder Bug: Uninvited Guests Western Boxelder Bug Photo by Judy Gallagher As the temperatures drop in late fall and winter, you might [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]