All those bright yellow flowers were the joy of the summer meadow. Individually they made fine portrait backdrops for insects drawn to their glamorous corollas. Each microcosmic mise en scѐne suggested a little glimpse of art within the great swath of bloom.
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Thread-waisted Wasp, Ammophila pictipennis |
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Broad-headed Bug, Alydus eurinus |
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Versute Sharpshooter, Graphocephala versuta |
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Ailanthus Webworm Moth, Atteva aurea |
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Long-legged Fly, Condylostylus caudatus |
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American Lady, Vanessa virginiensis |
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False Milkweed Bug, Lygaeus turcicus |
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American Sand Wasp, Bembix americana |
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Green Stink Bug, Chinavia hilaris |
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Red-legged Grasshopper, Melanoplus femurrubrum |
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Eastern Pondhawk, Erythemis simplicicollis |
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American Copper, Lycaena hypophlaeas |
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