The BugFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 27, 2006.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine."

(Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President)

The BugFiles Photo of the Day

Writing Spider, Scribbler, Black and Yellow Argiope, Charlotte's Web Spider (Argiope aurantia)
By Sheila965

BF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

37 new bugs were added to the database.
2 new comments were added.
29 new images were added.

Bugs added yesterday:

European Earwig (Forficula auricularia)
Rove Beetle (Thyreocephalus sp.)
Darkling Beetle (Adelium pustulosum)
Chalcopterus Beetle (Chalcopteroides sp.)
Brown Darkling Beetle (Ecnolagria sp.)
Darkling Beetle (Otrintus sp.)
False Wireworm Beetle (Pterohelaeus sp.)
Earwig (Nesogaster ruficeps)
Orchard Ermine Moth (Yponomeuta padella)
Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth (Cosmosoma myrodora)
Edwards' Wasp Moth (Lymire edwardsii)
Pegasus Chalcoela Moth (Chalcoela pegasalis)
Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica)
Grape Leaffolder (Desmia funeralis)
Mason Wasp (Euodynerus hidalgo)
Mason Wasp (Zeta argillaceum)
Mason Wasp (Pachodynerus erynnis)
Mason Wasp (Ancistrocerus sp.)
Mason Wasp (Zethus slossonae)
Mason Wasp (Delta rendalli)
Paper Wasp (Polistes aurifer)
Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)
Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)
European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominulus)
Paper Wasp (Polistes dorsalis)
Eastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)
Blackjacket (Vespula consobrina)
Wasp (Pseudomasaris sp.)
Northern Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula norvegicoides)
Paper Wasp (Polistes annularis)
German Yellowjacket, European Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Ground Hornet (Vespula vidua)
Mason Wasp (Pseudodynerus quadrisectus)
Mason Wasp (Zethus sp.)
Mason Wasp (Parancistrocerus sp.)
Downy Yellowjacket (Vespula flavopilosa)
Euonymous scale. (Unaspis euonymi)

Images added yesterday:

Image Groundsel Plume Moth (Hellinsia balanotes)
Image Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)
Image Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
Image Rove Beetle (Thyreocephalus sp.)
Image Darkling Beetle (Adelium pustulosum)
Image Darkling Beetle (Adelium pustulosum)
Image Chalcopterus Beetle (Chalcopteroides sp.)
Image Chalcopterus Beetle (Chalcopteroides sp.)
Image Brown Darkling Beetle (Ecnolagria sp.)
Image Brown Darkling Beetle (Ecnolagria sp.)
Image Darkling Beetle (Otrintus sp.)
Image Darkling Beetle (Otrintus sp.)
Image False Wireworm Beetle (Pterohelaeus sp.)
Image False Wireworm Beetle (Pterohelaeus sp.)
Image Earwig (Nesogaster ruficeps)
Image Earwig (Nesogaster ruficeps)
Image Earwig (Nesogaster ruficeps)
Image Candy-striped Leafhopper, Red-banded Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)
Image Tailed Daddy-Long-Legs (Crossopriza lyoni)
Image Black-and-yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium)
Image Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus)
Image Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus)
Image Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus)
Image German Yellowjacket, European Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Image White Lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
Image Euonymous scale. (Unaspis euonymi)
Image Euonymous scale. (Unaspis euonymi)
Image Euonymous scale. (Unaspis euonymi)
Image Euonymous scale. (Unaspis euonymi)

Comments added yesterday:

Rating Member Bug
minimoop Carolina Sphinx Moth, Tobacco Hornworm (Manduca sexta)
Erynne Candy-striped Leafhopper, Red-banded Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)

Final Notes

Thank you for reading the BugFiles Newsletter.

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 27, 2006