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chaseybDescription
https://robberfly.org/cerotainia/
2nd time at this preserve, first sighting was Oct 8, 2023
Two on same branch
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Laphria thoracicaObserver
nilshelstromPlace
New Jersey Audubon's Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, 11 Hardscrabble Rd, Bernardsville, NJ 07924, USA (Google, OSM)
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Atomosia puellaObserver
chris_rorabaughDescription
Lots of these on a downed laurel oak.
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Volcano Wart Lichen (Pertusaria xanthodes)Observer
myxophileDescription
On bark, dead branches of Brazilian pepper, Schinus terebinthifolious, along Salt Creek, off Myakka River, Thallus, yellowish gray, Epihymenium K-, Cortex KC+ orange, C+orange, K-, P-, Medulla K-, C-, P+-, Spores 2 per ascus, hyaline, ridged inner surface, 100ux45u @400x
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Black Bee-Killer (Mallophora atra)Observer
ncrosbyPlace
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, 33104 NW 192nd Ave, Okeechobee, FL 34972, USA (Google, OSM)
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Bushy Lichens, Sea-fog Lichens, and Allies (Family Ramalinaceae)Observer
mikoikoi
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Christmas Lichens, Comma Lichens, and Allies (Family Arthoniaceae)Observer
rocknsky
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Shield Lichens, Sunburst Lichens, Rosette Lichens, and Allies (Subclass Lecanoromycetidae)Observer
cowturtleDescription
Fluorescent lichen on a cactus spine.
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Pore Lichens (Genus Pertusaria)Observer
stevecollinsDescription
UV+ bright yellow
K-
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Pore Lichens (Genus Pertusaria)Observer
stevecollinsDescription
UV+ blue-white
K+ yellow
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Script Lichens and Allies (Family Graphidaceae)Observer
gyrrlfalconDescription
Moss? Lichen?
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coolcrittersytDescription
LIFER! Caught me really off guard to finally find one of these!
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Baetisca rogersiObserver
joseph92Description
"Lateral spines relatively broad, length subequal to less than twice maximum width at base; abdominal sternites VII-IX each with a pair of brownish black spots." From Pescador & Richard, 2004
https://www.ephemeroptera-galactica.com/pubs/pub_p/pubpescadorm2004p1.pdf
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Common Powderhorn (Cladonia coniocraea)Observer
sm356Description
Golden Aster Nature Preserve, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
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Hanging-Thieves (Genus Diogmites)Observer
dboddifordDescription
Private property.
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Florida Bee-Killer (Mallophora bomboides)Observer
coolcrittersytDescription
Eating a western honeybee
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Florida Bee-Killer (Mallophora bomboides)Observer
marykeimDescription
Hal Scott Preserve and Regional Park, Orange County, FL, September 2019.
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Genus NeomochtherusObserver
mpelikanDescription
Strange one, with a distinctive ovipositor and unusually yellow legs. Neomoctherus latipennis is the best match I've been able to find so far.
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Genus NeomochtherusObserver
jcabbottDescription
Robber Fly (Machimus sp.)
United States: Alabama: Tuscaloosa Co.
Tulip Tree Springs off Echola Rd.; Elrod
29-Sep-2017
J.C. Abbott #2995
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Genus EfferiaObserver
aaohlerDescription
Observation is for the Robber fly on the bottom
