Rainy Day Walk!

By looking under and around leaves, lots of life can be found, even when the sky is dripping!

A Fall Webworm Moth caterpillar found the perfect umbrella!

Water drops cling to Dogwood berries.

Flowers on Swamp Rose Mallow can grow to a diameter of 6-10 inches.

A Margined Calligrapher stayed dry inside the flower of the Swamp rose Mallow.

Red-banded Leafhopper on Jewelweed. It is sometimes called the Candy-striped Leafhopper and is one of 2,500 species of Leaf Hoppers found in North America.

https://extension.umaine.edu/home-and-garden-ipm/fact-sheets/common-name-listing/graphocephala-coccinea/

The only Monarch I found when the rain was falling. It was nectaring on Missouri Ironweed.

Willow Sawfly larva - They resemble wasps as adults and are neither moths nor butterflies.

Bee sheltering in Rose of Sharon

Clavate Tortoise Beetle: Tortoise Beetles almost look like they are running around with a turtle shell on their back. Clavate tortoise beetles have shells that are clear at the edges with a design that looks like either a turtle or a teddy bear in the centre. They are members of the leaf beetle family.

https://www.willyswilderness.org/post/bugs-that-look-like-turtles

Hickory Tussock Moth

White-marked Tussock Moth

Pale Beauty Moth and tiny snail "friend" below on the same leaf.

Crocus Geometer trying to hide from me!

Tiny Mint Moth surrounded by rain drops.