These are photographs of a male and female Blue-fronted Dancers. The male is blue in coloration, the female in this case, is brown or tan. […]
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail – Black Form
This is the black form of the Easter Tiger Swallowtail. Ordinarily, these big butterflies are mostly yellow. See this article for an example: Eastern Tiger […]
Kissing Bug – Getting Fresh
This is an adult female Kissing Bug (likely a Triatoma gertaeckeri). This photograph was taken in Hutchins, Texas and comes to us courtesy of Penny […]
Polyphemus Moth – Big Swoll
This is a male Polyphemus Moth. he was discovered inside an animal pen in Hutchins, Texas. Photograph courtesy Penny Halstead. Observation Details County – Dallas […]
Banded Sphinx Moth – Driveway
Melinda DeLeon provided us with these pictures of this large and stunning Banded Sphinx Moth. Melinda was doing yard work when she discovered the moth […]
Snakeweed Grasshopper – Vivid
This gorgeous insect is known as a Snakeweed Grasshopper. Just look at those beautiful vivid colors. Green overall with white and black detailing. Blue lower […]
Mallard – Eclipse
This is an adult male Mallard molting its eclipse plumage. In its place will be the more familiar breeding plumage including the signature iridescent green […]
Rustic Sphinx Moth – Bricks and Mortar
This large Rustic Sphinx Moth was found on the front porch of a house in Carrollton, Texas. The moth was lethargic and appeared to be […]
Blanchard’s Cricket Frog – Hidden
This picture comes to us from David Mimlitch. He and his boys found this little frog Plano’s Arbor Hills Nature Preserve. They were struck by […]
Grapevine Epimenis Moth – Winter Moth
A Grapevine Epimenis Moth found in early February on concrete bike trail in the Joppa Preserve. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date […]
Migratory Grasshopper – Common
Migratory Grasshoppers photographed the reflective end of a steel T-post in Old Alton Road Bridge Park. The Migratory Grasshopper is one of the most common […]
Green Anole – State Fair of Texas
Several Green Anoles were observed in the Texas Discovery Gardens exhibit at the State Fair of Texas. Wikipedia has this to say about Green Anoles: […]