The BugFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of September 15, 2006.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"The tiniest garden is often the loveliest. Look at our cottage gardens, if you need to be convinced."

(Vita Sackville-West, English novelist, poet, gardener)

The BugFiles Photo of the Day

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

BF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

25 new bugs were added to the database.
3 new comments were added.
25 new images were added.

Bugs added yesterday:

Pale-spotted Leafwing Butterfly (Anaea pithyusa)
Pavon Emperor Butterfly (Doxocopa pavon)
Empress Leilia Butterfly (Asterocampa leilia)
Hoary Comma Butterfly (Polygonia gracilis)
Fritillary Butterfly (Boloria montinus)
Greater European House Spider (Tegenaria duellica)
Hobo Spider (Tegenaria agrestis)
Lesser European House Spider (Tegenaria domestica)
Funnel Web Spider (Agelenopsis sp.)
Orb-web Spider (Araneus circulissparsus)
St. Andrew's Cross Spider (Argiope keyserlingii)
European Widow Spider (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus)
Triangular Spider (Arkys clavatus)
Bird-dropping Spider (Celaenia excavata)
Spitting Spider (Scytodes thoracica)
Spitting Spider (Scytodes fusca)
Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa)
Garden Orb-weaving Spider (Eriophora biapicata)
Mediterranean Recluse Spider (Loxosceles rufescens)
Columbia Silk Moth (Hyalophora columbia)
Silk Moth (Agapema dyari)
Bisected Honey Locust Moth (Syssphinx bisecta)
Pine Devil Moth (Citheronia sepulcralis)
Cuckoo Bee (Holcopasites illinoiensis)
Cuckoo Bee (Xeromelecta californica)

Images added yesterday:

Image White Lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
Image Locust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae)
Image Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
Image Funnel Web Spider (Agelenopsis sp.)
Image Funnel Web Spider (Agelenopsis sp.)
Image Funnel Web Spider (Agelenopsis sp.)
Image Funnel Web Spider (Agelenopsis sp.)
Image Funnel Web Spider (Agelenopsis sp.)
Image Funnel Web Spider (Agelenopsis sp.)
Image Orb-web Spider (Araneus circulissparsus)
Image St. Andrew's Cross Spider (Argiope keyserlingii)
Image St. Andrew's Cross Spider (Argiope keyserlingii)
Image St. Andrew's Cross Spider (Argiope keyserlingii)
Image Banded Argiope, Banded Garden Spider, Banded Orb-weaving Spider (Argiope trifasciata)
Image Triangular Spider (Arkys clavatus)
Image Bird-dropping Spider (Celaenia excavata)
Image Bird-dropping Spider (Celaenia excavata)
Image Bird-dropping Spider (Celaenia excavata)
Image Garden Orb-weaving Spider (Eriophora biapicata)
Image Garden Orb-weaving Spider (Eriophora biapicata)
Image Writing Spider, Scribbler, Black and Yellow Argiope, Charlotte's Web Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Image Writing Spider, Scribbler, Black and Yellow Argiope, Charlotte's Web Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Image Writing Spider, Scribbler, Black and Yellow Argiope, Charlotte's Web Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Image Firefly, Lightning Bug (Photinus pyralis)
Image Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Comments added yesterday:

Rating Member Bug
pbbear White Lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
Magpye Daddy-Long-Legs (Leiobunum sp.)
Magpye Harvestman, Daddy Long-legs (Phalangium opilio)

Final Notes

Thank you for reading the BugFiles Newsletter.

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... September 15, 2006