Natural Science Forum / Biology / Entomology / December 2007

Saw this little guy sitting on some coneflowers in mid November (SW
Chicago suburb) and snapped a few photos (easy as it was pretty chilly
out so it wasn't moving much).   I did google (images) on sulphur's
and it looks like a clouded sulphur but not 100% sure.   Some images

Have a look at this Noctuid I photographed the other day as it rested  
on my front door. It has been identified for me as a female  
Heteroblemma opigena (Drury 1773), MONA 8645. Concur?  I live in  
Naples, Florida. I am trying to find out the status of this insect in  

All,
I have been staying strictly out of the Global Temperature debate; it has been and remains a contentious and fruitless discussion on list-serves.  However, after reviewing the various exchanges and visiting some of the suggested websites, my conscience will not allow me to ...

is this a roach ?
it's very small prolly a baby
i havent seen a roach in my house in many years
could this be something else

I am new to this group. I am a newbe when it comes to entomology. Can
anyone recomend a reliable, user friendly,
microscope that can be used to produce micrographs of interesting
specimens? Cost is a factor. I would need to find

I can't seem to get past the home page of Lep Soc. I get are impressive
lep pictures that keep refreshing but it doesn't take me to 'Society
News' when I click on that button. Can anyone tell me the meeting dates
for next years Lep Soc meeting in Mississippi(?).

does anyone know what insect is this? its about 2 mm big and is a
little light green. This insect bites or stings. Is it dangerous? This
insect is from Singapore.
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=10372

I realize that a mite is not an insect, but I thought this was the
best newsgroup to ask this question. I found this interesting little
critter in my kitchen (virginia, usa) this morning.
 See the picture at http://www.nyx.net/~dhcox/clawedmite.jpg.

The Tijdschrift voor Entomologie (Netherlands Journal of Entomology) was established in 1857 and now exists 150 years. The second issue of volume 150 has just been published as a special celebratory issue.
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