February Insects

March Insects

Two-spotted bumble bee queenTiny ant approaching peach blossom

April Insects

Red AdmiralEastern Tiger Swallowtail on Wild Sweet WilliamHoneybee visiting Jacob's ladderPearl CrescentRed AdmiralCaterpillar on a volunteer black cherry--likely a viceroy or red spotted purpleBeetle on Celandine PoppyEastern CommaRed-spotted PurpleSkipperBi-colored sweat bee on white-panicle asterZebra SwallowtailHoneybee on red deadnettleWestern honeybeeHoneybee on dandelionRobin's plantain with tiny beeBumblebee on a dandelion

June Insects

Silver-spotted skipperGreat Spangled FritillaryIndigo Duskywing on purple coneflowerWidow SkimmerHoverfly on bee balmEastern PondhawkWheel bug nymphBicolored sweat bee on purple coneflowerGrey-headed/Yellow ConeflowerBeetle on milkweedVariegated FritillaryLong-legged flyFireflyRed AdmiralCommon Buckeye on FrogfruitCarolina SaddlebagsOrange Sulphur on rose verbenaGreat-spangled fritillaryGreat Spangled FritillaryFireflyFireflyGreat-spangled fritillarySkipper on purple coneflowerFeather-legged fly

July Insects

Pearl CrescentGray-headed/Yellow coneflowerMason waspDestructive little guy, but Google says the Baptisia will come back healthier next yearSteel Blue Cricket HunterDragonflyLeaf-cutter beePurple coneflowerBumblebee on purple coneflower

August Insects

Dun skipperTiny bee on purple coneflowerMonarch and bumblebee on field thistleNative bees on field thistleTiger swallowtail on field thistleRobber FlyHuge and tiny bees on field thistleMilkweed bugCatalpa sphinx caterpillar parasitized by Cotesia congretata (parasitoid wasp)Eight-spotted forester mothEight-spotted forester moth (caterpillar)Skipper on field thistleMonarch on field thistlePipevine swallowtail and tiny bees on field thistleThose eyes!Gray HairstreakCommon BuckeyeMonarch on field thistleTiger swallowtail on field thistleAilanthus webworm moth (Atteva aurea)Grasshopper on brown-eyed susanCatalpa sphinx caterpillarBicolored sweat bee on field thistleBumblebee and tiny bee interacting on field thistleTiny bee on Anise HyssopWoody AngleJuvenile male ruby-throated hummingbirdPipevine swallowtail on field thistleBlack SwallowtailCloudless sulphur on field thistleBumblebee on field thistleTiger swallowtail on field thistlePipevine swallowtail on field thistleTiger swallowtail on field thistleNative bees on field thistleTiny bee on field thistle

September Insects

Bumblebee on Live Forever (non-native, but a pollinator favorite)Skipper on bluebeard (nonnative)

October Insects

Preying MantisSachem skipper on aromatic asterRed AdmiralPearl Crescent on Aromatic AsterMonarch on Aromatic AsterCommon Buckeye on aromatic asterMonarch on aromatic asterMonarchWestern honeybee on aromatic asterFiery SkipperGoatweed Butterfly; Anaea andriaPearl Crescent and honeybee on Aromatic AsterMonarch on aromatic asterCarpenter beeOrange sulphur on aromatic asterCloudless sulphurTwo-spotted bumblebee on bee balmLong-Horned Grasshopper