Photos of Insects and their Relatives
including spiders and ticks

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2002may25 at Hadashville:  Crocus=Anemone patens w-bug 2002jul09 at GullLakeWetlands:  Wasp nest 2002jul20 at near Beaconia:  Swamp milkweed+butterfly 2002jul20 at near Beaconia:  Butterfly 2002jul25 at southeast Winnipeg:  caterpillar 2002jul29 at near FalconLake:  Bumblebee on-ShowyMilkweed 2002aug22 at NOCI SandilandsSelectiveCutting trip:  Bumblebee leaving-ClosedGentian-flower 2002aug22 at NOCI SandilandsSelectiveCutting trip:  Hummingbird moth 2002aug27 at BirdsHillPark:  Wasp on-Goldenrod 2002aug27 at BirdHillPark:  Bumblebee on-WhiteLettuce=Prenanthes_alba 2002aug30 at GarvenRd and PineRidgeRd:  Monarch on Willow 2002sep03 at MossSpurRoad+LibauBog:  Stinkbug 2003apr18 at Braintree-area:  Anglewing butterfly 2003may31 at DyersBay ON:  Paper-wasp 2003jun09 at MarbleRidge near FisherBranch:  Woodtick female 2003jun09 at MarbleRidge near FisherBranch:  Woodtick male 2003jun09 at MarbleRidge near FisherBranch:  the Komarno mosquito 2003jun10 at Woodridge:  Marble-winged butterfly 2003jun10 at Woodridge:  Mosquito 3 on one finger 2003jun14 at Williams MN:  Climbing cutworm=Noctuid moth larva in ShowyLadyslipper 2003jun14 at Williams MN:  Bumblebee on PurpleVetch 2003jun14 at Williams MN:  caterpillar on Paintbrush 2003jun23 at RidingMountainPark:  Blue damselfly 2003jun24 at RidingMountainPark:  Blue damselfly 2003jun24 at DuckMountainPark:  Long-horned beetle on DaisyFleabane 2003jun25 at DuckMountainPark:  Striped coralroot w caterpillar 2003jun25 at DuckMountainPark:  Early coralroot with aphids 2003jun25 at DuckMountainPark:  besotted-bee on Oxeye daisy 2003jun25 at DuckMountainPark:  Crab spider on YellowLadyslipper 2003jun28 at Woodridge:  Pearl-crescent butterfly 2003jul02 at Bog east of PR308:  Checkerspot butterfly female on Dogbane 2003jul02 at Bog east of PR308:  Fritillary butterfly on Dogbane 2003jul02 at Bog east of PR308:  Pearl-crescent butterfly on Dogbane 2003jul02 at Bog east of PR308:  Hornet on Dogbane 2003jul03 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Rose pogonia w spider-web 2003jul03 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Checkered beetle +MonarchLarva on Milkweed 2003jul03 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Bee-fly on Milkweed 2003jul03 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Long-horned beetle on Milkweed 2003jul03 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Grasshopper on Milkweed 2003jul03 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Checkered beetle on Milkweed 2003jul03 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Checkerspot butterfly male 2003jul05 at MilnerRidge:  Dogbane beetle=Chrysochus auratus on dogbane 2003jul05 at MilnerRidge:  Pearl-crescent butterfly on OxEyeDaisy 2003jul05 at MilnerRidge:  Blue moth=Ctenucha virginica 2003jul05 at MilnerRidge:  Blue butterfly 2003jul05 at MilnerRidge:  Skipper 2003jul05 at MilnerRidge:  White admiral butterfly 2003jul05 at MossSpurRd:  Mirror bug on MarshHedgeNettle 2003jul05 at MossSpurRd:  Stinkbug=Stiretrus sp mating 2003jul05 at MossSpurRd:  Skipper mating 2003jul05 at MossSpurRd:  Showy milkweed w many butterflies 2003jul05 at MossSpurRd:  Showy milkweed w many butterflies 2003jul05 at MossSpurRd:  Monarch caterpillar on Milkweed 2003jul19 at Tolstoi TGPP:  Smooth death-camas=Zigadenus elegans w FritFlies 2003jul19 at BuffaloPoint:  Dun skipper=Euphyes vestris on SmallPurpleFringedOrchid (psyche on psycodes) 2003jul19 at BuffaloPoint:  Dun skipper=Euphyes vestris on SmallPurpleFringedOrchid (psyche on psycodes) 2003jul24 at GullLakeWetlands:  Round-leaved sundew w insects 2003jul24 at GullLakeWetlands:  spider w spider-web 2003aug03 at TCH near Landmark:  Monarch on MeadowBlazingStar 2003aug03 at TCH near Landmark:  Monarch on MeadowBlazingStar 2003aug03 at TCH near Landmark:  Ctenuchid moth on MeadowBlazingStar 2003aug03 at Hadashville:  Monarch chrysalis+old-chrysalis 2003aug03 at Hadashville:  Monarch chrysalis 2003aug03 at Hadashville:  Monarch chrysalis semi-transparent on Milkweed 2003aug03 at Hadashville:  Monarch caterpillar on Milkweed 2003aug03 at Hadashville:  Monarch egg on Milkweed 2003aug03 at Hadashville:  Grass-of-parnassus, Marsh=Parnassia palustris with Ants 2003aug09 at PTH15:  Ctenuchid moth on JoePye 2003aug09 at PTH15:  Monarch on JoePye 2003aug09 at MossSpurRoad:  Bumblebee on SpottedJewelweed 2003aug09 at MossSpurRoad:  Hornet on SpottedJewelweed 2003aug09 at MossSpurRoad:  Hornet on SpottedJewelweed 2003aug09 at MossSpurRoad:  Strawberry blite closeup w fly 2003aug09 at MossSpurRoad:  Fritillary butterfly w bee on JoePye 2003aug09 at MossSpurRoad:  Bumblebee-red-abdomen=Bombus melanopygus on Tansy 2003aug19 at SandilandsSelectiveCutting site:  Syrphid-fly on Goldenrod 2003aug21 at ForestryRd#13:  Viceroy butterfly on JoePyeWeed 2003aug21 at ForestryRd#13:  Viceroy butterfly on gravel 2003aug21 at ForestryRd#13:  Viceroy butterfly on GrassOfParnassus 2003aug24 at MordenResearchStation:  Thread-waisted wasp on Thistle 2003aug24 at MordenResearchStation:  Yellow jacket wasp? on Thistle 2003aug27 at WhitewaterLake:  Bumblebee on FlodmansThistle closeup 2003sep01 at BirdsHillPark:  Moth? on HairyUmbrellawort=Mirabilis~hirsuta 2003sep05 at near Rosa:  Great-plains ladies-tresses with aphid? closeup 2003sep05 at Tolstoi TGPP:  Viceroy butterfly on willow 2003sep05 at RidgewoodRd:  Stinkbug on ClosedGentian=Gentiana_andrewsii 2004apr24 at Sunnyside Cemetery near BirdsHillPark:  Bee-fly on Crocus 2004apr24 at Sunnyside Cemetery near BirdsHillPark:  Bee-fly on Crocus 2004may06 at MothLake (aka HayLake):  Crocus=Anemone patens w wasp 2004may08 at Hadashville and Braintree:  Mourning cloak-butterfly 2004may23 at SunsetBlvd:  Bee-fly 2004may27 at Hadashville Braintree and Wye:  Spring azure blue butterfly 2004jun02 at MarbleRidge near FisherBranch:  Calypso w mosquito+spots 2004jun16 at Kleefeld:  Ladyslipper-hybrid-small=Cypripedium X andrewsii var andrewsii flower with insect 2004jun16 at Kleefeld:  Ladyslipper-hybrid-small=Cypripedium X andrewsii var andrewsii flower with insect 2004jun19 at Brokenhead Wetlands:  Small round-leaf orchid with insect 2004jul01 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Checkered beetle on PricklyRose 2004jul01 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Grasshopper on PricklyRose 2004jul07 at SpruceSidingRd:  White admiral butterfly 2004jul07 at SpruceSidingRd:  White admiral butterfly 2004jul07 at SpruceSidingRd:  Bee-fly on YellowLadyslipper 2004jul07 at SpruceSidingRd:  Bee-fly on ShowyLadyslipper 2004jul07 at Bog east of PR308:  Small round-leaf orchid flowers with crab-spider 2004jul07 at Bog east of PR308:  Platanthera aquilonis/huronensis flowers with insect? 2004jul07 at Bog east of PR308:  Insect near Twinflower 2004jul07 at Bog east of PR308:  Checkerspot butterfly 2004jul07 at PR308:  Moose on PR308 note the horseflies 2004jul07 at ForestryRd#4:  Canada anemone bud and grasshopper 2004jul07 at ForestryRd#4:  Fishfly on ShowyLadyslipper 2004jul07 at ForestryRd#4:  Grey wolf=Canis lupus dung and dung-beetle 2004jul07 at ForestryRd#4:  dung-beetle 2004jul07 at ForestryRd#4:  White admiral butterfly and Wolf-dung 2004jul10 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Checkered beetle on RosePogonia 2004jul13 at LongPoint:  Pearl-crescent butterfly 2004jul13 at LongPoint:  Butterfly many 2004jul13 at LongPoint:  swarm of insects 2004jul14 at HargraveRiver:  Fungus gnat on SmallRoundLeafOrchid 2004jul15 at former Dene Village site:  Mountain-avens=Arctic avens with ant 2004jul16 at hike near EastTwinLake:  Syrphid-fly on MountainCranberry=Lingonberry 2004jul16 at hike near EastTwinLake:  photographers Lorne with mosquitoes 2004jul17 at town of Churchill:  Common dock spider with blue egg-sac brighter 2004jul19 at Dene-Village:  Sparrow-egg ladyslipper=Cypripedium passerinum flower with mosquito near lens 2004jul19 at TankFarmRd:  Sparrow-egg ladyslipper=Cypripedium passerinum with mosquito SHARPENED 2004jul20 at near GooseCreek:  Early coralroot pods and 2 mosquitoes bad manual focus 2004jul22 at north of Gypsumville:  Pearl-crescent butterfly on Fleabane 2004jul22 at north of Gypsumville:  Syrphid-fly=Microdon sp on Yarrow 2004jul22 at north of Gypsumville:  Syrphid-fly=Microdon sp on Camas tight crop 2004jul22 at north of Gypsumville:  aphids=Uroleucon sp on Camas 2004jul23 at AgassizTrail near Tolstoi:  Woodtick unusual coloring 2004jul23 at AgassizTrail near Tolstoi:  Woodtick underside 2004jul24 at MNS Natural Garden Tour:  Skipper on SunDrops=Oenothera_fruticosa 2004aug17 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Hooded ladies-tresses with gnats 2004aug17 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Gold damselfly 2004aug17 at PTH15 east of Anola:  ?unidentified bug and dead-bug on GrassOfParnassus 2004aug17 at PTH15 east of Anola:  Skipper on PurpleLoosestrife 2004aug17 at near LewisBog:  Trichiotinus assimilis=a flower beetle on Meadowsweet=Spiraea~alba 2004aug28 at Bunn's Creek Park:  Winged book-louse=Psocoptera or spider with parasitic-mite attached on orange-fungus 2004aug28 at Bunn's Creek Park:  Creeping bellflower with bumblebee 2004sep01 at Rosa region:  Flodmans thistle w bumblebee 2004sep01 at Tolstoi-TGPP:  besotted-bumblebee on ClosedGentian 2004sep26 at PrimeMeridianTrail near Argyle:  Wooly-bear caterpillar 2005may05 at ForestryRd-29:  Bumblebee on crocus 2005may05 at ForestryRd-29:  Bee-fly on crocus 2005may05 at Hadashville and Braintree:  ?unidentified cocoons? 2005jun10 at Kleefeld:  Small white ladyslipper with dead bee? inside 2005jun10 at Kleefeld:  Small white ladyslipper with pod and bee in flight 2005jun15 at Kleefeld:  Small white ladyslipper with dead bee? inside 2005jun15 at Woodridge:  Small round-leaf orchid with spider 2005jun16 at BrokenheadWetlands:  Butterwort with insects 2005jun28 at PineFalls:  White admiral butterfly 2005jun28 at WallaceLake:  Dragonfly 2005jun29 at Bissett and Bissett-Dump:  Poplar hawk-moth 2005jun29 at Bissett and Bissett-Dump:  Prickly rose with insect 2005jun29 at PR304 near WallaceLake:  Crab spider on Yarrow 2005jul12 at vicinity of Road39E and PR317:  Syrphid-fly on Bergamot 2005jul12 at vicinity of Road39E and PR317:  Skipper on Bergamot 2005jul21 at Brokenhead Wetlands:  Tobacco hornworm=Manduca sexta caterpillar computer-enhanced 2005jul21 at MossSpurRd:  Robber fly on FlodmansThistle 2005jul21 at PTH15:  Syrphid-fly on GrassOfParnassus-Fen=Parnassia_glauca 2005jul21 at PTH15:  Syrphid-fly and BlackFly? on GrassOfParnassus-Fen=Parnassia_glauca 2005jul23 at MNS-garden-tour Tim's Garden:  Hover-fly near unidentified 2005jul23 at MNS-garden-tour Tim's Garden:  Bot fly? on WhiteCleome 2005jul23 at MNS-garden-tour Tim's Garden:  Bumblebee-red-abdomen=Bombus melanopygus on Echinacea 2005jul23 at MNS-garden-tour Anne-Marie's Garden:  Bee-fly on yellow-composite 2005jul23 at MNS-garden-tour Lynn&Carl's Garden:  Bumblebee flying near Hosta BAD 2005aug11 at PR210 near Marchand:  Dragonfly 2005aug11 at PR210 near Marchand:  Dragonfly 2005aug13 at the newly restored suspension foot-bridge near Senkiw:  Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly on Goldenrod 2005aug13 at SenkiwRoad:  Monarch on MeadowBlazingStar 2005aug27 at SenkiwRd:  Bumblebee on FlodmansThistle 2005aug27 at SenkiwRd:  Syrphid-fly on Goldenrod 2005sep11 at Living Prairie Museum:  Monarch female on CanadaThistle 2006may06 at FR31 south of SpruceSidingRd:  Blue butterfly 2006may06 at RiverRd-N-S:  Syrphid-fly? on MarshMarigold 2006may06 at RiverRd-N-S:  Syrphid-fly? on MarshMarigold 2006may06 at RiverRd-N-S:  Blue butterfly 2006may06 at BirchRiver-Bridge:  Arrow-leaved coltsfoot flowers with grasshopper? 2006may24 at TGPP near Gardenton:  Spider on DownyYellowViolet=Viola_pubescens 2006may24 at Senkiw Bridge:  Bumblebee on Lousewort 2006jun02 at SunsetBlvd:  White-lined sphinx-moth or hawk-moth 2006jun09 at Woodridge:  Monarch on Ragwort 2006jun09 at Woodridge:  Inchworm moth 2006jun11 at path along SeineRiver behind the Morrow Gospel Church:  Canada anemone and insect life thereon 2006jun11 at path along SeineRiver behind the Morrow Gospel Church:  Stinkbug emitting stink? 2006jun11 at path along SeineRiver behind the Morrow Gospel Church:  Black ground-beetle on CanadaAnemone 2006jun11 at path along SeineRiver behind the Morrow Gospel Church:  Black ground-beetle several at war on CanadaAnemone 2006jun11 at path along SeineRiver behind the Morrow Gospel Church:  Black ground-beetle several on CanadaAnemone 2006jun11 at path along SeineRiver behind the Morrow Gospel Church:  Firefly=Ellychnia corrusca 2006jun12 at PR503:  Tiger swallowtail butterfly female white-and-black form on Iris 2006jun12 at PR503:  Tiger swallowtail butterfly female white-and-black form on Fleabane 2006jun12 at PR503:  Tiger swallowtail butterfly female white-and-black form on Fleabane 2006jun19 at PTH44:  Monarch caterpillar on Milkweed several 2006jun19 at PTH44:  Monarch caterpillar on Milkweed 2006jun19 at MilnerRidge:  Tiger swallowtail butterfly from above 2006jun19 at MilnerRidge:  Tiger swallowtail butterfly from below 2006jun19 at MilnerRidge:  stinkbug? on CrownVetch 2006jul20 at TCH#1 near Braintree:  Stinkbug on Spiranthes_romanzoffiana 2006jul20 at Contour:  Viceroy butterfly on Horsetail 2006jul20 at Contour:  Alfalfa butterfly? and Viceroy butterfly 2006jul22 at Nora & Birnie Reid's garden:  Cabbage white butterfly on Echinacea 2006jul22 at Denys & Lillian's garden:  Bumblebee on unidentified 2006aug08 at ForestryRd#4:  Fritillary butterfly GreatSpangledFritillary=Speyeria_cybele on Goldenrod 2006aug08 at ForestryRd#4:  Fritillary butterfly GreatSpangledFritillary=Speyeria_cybele male left female right on Goldenrod 2006aug08 at ForestryRd#4:  Viceroy butterfly on Boneset 2006aug08 at ForestryRd#4:  Hornet+Wasp on Boneset 2006aug17 at PTH15:  Bumblebee-red-abdomen=Bombus melanopygus on JoePyeWeed 2006aug17 at Contour-fen:  Banded argiope spider=Argiope trifasciata in web closer 2006aug17 at Contour-fen:  Banded argiope spider=Argiope trifasciata another view 2006aug17 at Contour-fen:  Banded argiope spider=Argiope trifasciata another view closer 2007may20 at Rob and Trevor property near IndianHead:  Fiery hunter ground-beetle=Calosoma calidum 2007may27 at Yorkton-to-RidingMountainPark:  ? black-beetle on MarshMarigold 2007jun10 at MNS-hike:  Spear-marked black moth=Rheumaptera hastata or Rheumaptera subhastata 2007jun10 at WyeRoad:  Skipper 2007jun14 at Senkiw Bridge:  Monarch butterfly pair mating male on top 2007jun14 at Senkiw Bridge:  Eyed brown butterfly 2007jun14 at Senkiw Bridge:  Carrion beetle + Otter scat closer 2007jun14 at RoseauRiver west of Senkiw Bridge:  Ant queen 2007jun17 at Senkiw-Orchid-Festival:  Red milkweed-borer=Tetraopes femoratus on Milkweed closer 2007jun20 at Road39E near Libau:  Bumblebee on Twinflower 2007jun27 at Rd39E:  Bumblebee on OneSidedWintergreen 2007jun27 at PTH15:  Ant+Monarch caterpillar on Milkweed 2007jun27 at PTH15:  Monarch caterpillar on Milkweed large 2007jun27 at PTH15:  Monarch caterpillar on Milkweed tiny 2007jun29 at Woodridge:  Skipper on SmoothRose 2007jun29 at Woodridge:  Crab spider eating Skipper on SmoothRose 2007jun29 at Woodridge:  Orb spider on Rose 2007jun29 at Woodridge:  Orb spider on grass 2007jun29 at Woodridge:  Orb spider on Rose 2007jun29 at Woodridge:  Tiger swallowtail butterfly on WoodLily 2007jun29 at Woodridge:  Monarch on WoodLily 2007jun29 at ForestryRd4:  Painted turtle with ant on foot 2007jun29 at ForestryRd4:  Dwarf white milkweed flowers with insects 2007jun29 at ForestryRd4:  Dwarf white milkweed yellow flowers and Bee-fly 2007jun29 at ForestryRd4:  Blue damselfly 2007jun29 at ForestryRd4:  Hummingbird moth=clear-wing sphinx-moth=Hemaris thysbe on Dogbane 2007jul04 at MelnickRd:  Alfalfa butterfly 2007jul06 at Hadashville:  Monarch caterpillar and Fritillary on Milkweed 2007jul06 at Hadashville:  Pearl-crescent butterfly on Milkweed 2007jul06 at Hadashville:  Fritillary butterfly on Milkweed 2007jul06 at Hadashville:  Pearl-crescent butterfly on Milkweed 2007jul06 at Hadashville:  Monarch chrysalis on Milkweed 2007jul06 at Hadashville:  Monarch butterfly on Milkweed 2007jul06 at TCH1 near FalconLake:  Monarch butterfly on Milkweed 2007jul06 at TCH1 near FalconLake:  Monarch caterpillar on Milkweed 2007jul06 at FalconLake:  Fishfly on rearview-mirror 2007jul06 at PR404 near Sandilands:  Six-banded longhorn-beetle=Dryobius sexnotatus on Bergamot 2007jul14 at BirdsHillPark:  Monarch caterpillar and Red milkweed-borer on Milkweed 2007jul14 at BirdsHillPark:  Red milkweed-borer on Milkweed 2007jul14 at BirdsHillPark:  Six-banded longhorn-beetle=Dryobius sexnotatus and Banded hairstreak butterfly on Fleabane 2007jul14 at BirdsHillPark:  Banded hairstreak butterfly on Fleabane 2007jul14 at BirdsHillPark:  Pearl-crescent butterfly 2007jul14 at BirdsHillPark:  Eyed brown butterfly 2007jul28 at MNS Garden-Tour:  Dragonfly on fern 2007jul28 at MNS Garden-Tour:  red-admiral butterfly on pink-flowered~onion=Allium~stellatum 2007aug11 at Tolstoi:  Dragonfly on narrow-leaved~sunflower 2007aug11 at SenkiwRd:  Monarch pair mating on blazing-star brighter 2007aug11 at Road59E near CarrickRd:  Yellow-bear caterpillar larva of a tiger-moth (Family Arctidiiae) on JoePyeWeed 2007aug18 at Contour:  Cricket? 2007aug18 at Wye:  Virgin tiger-moth on steps 2008may17 at Steeprock MB:  wasp? on Crocus 2008may17 at Steeprock MB:  wasp? on Crocus closer 2008jun12 at MountNebo:  Syrphid-fly on LeafySpurge 2008jun16 at the Richard + Natalie Gordon SilverBog near SilverRidge:  Clover on ant-hill 2008jun16 at the Richard + Natalie Gordon SilverBog near SilverRidge:  Dragonfly 2008jun16 at the Richard + Natalie Gordon SilverBog near SilverRidge:  Long-jawed orb-weaver spider=Tetragnathidae-family 2008jun16 at the Richard + Natalie Gordon SilverBog near SilverRidge:  Furrow orb-weaver=Larinioides-cornutus(Araneidae-family) red+black spider with web 2008jun16 at the Richard + Natalie Gordon SilverBog near SilverRidge:  Furrow orb-weaver=Larinioides-cornutus(Araneidae-family) red+black spider with fly 2008jun16 at the Richard + Natalie Gordon SilverBog near SilverRidge:  Furrow orb-weaver=Larinioides-cornutus(Araneidae-family) red+black spider closeup 2008jun16 at the Richard + Natalie Gordon SilverBog near SilverRidge:  Furrow orb-weaver=Larinioides-cornutus(Araneidae-family) red+black spider closeup 2008jun25 at Hwy43 near RngRd33:  Orange hawkweed=Devils paintbrush=Hieracium aurantiacum flowers with fly 2008jun25 at Hwy43 NW of Mayerthorpe AB:  Crab spider closer 2008jun25 at Hwy43 near FoxCreek:  Cow parsnip flowers with flies 2008jun25 at Hwy43 near FoxCreek:  Syrphid-fly on CowParsnip 2008jun26 at AlaskaHwy NW of DawsonCreek BC:  Wasp 2008jun27 at ToadRiverProvincialPark:  Rose-gall 2008jun27 at LairdHotsprings:  Cow parsnip flowers with fly 2008jun27 at LairdHotsprings:  Stinkbug on my finger 2008jul01 at DempsterHwy N of MackenzieRiver-ferry:  Grey comma butterfly=Polygonia progne 2008jul04 at Inuvik:  ?unidentified insect on the door 2008jul04 at Inuvik:  Blue butterfly? on Fireweed 2008jul04 at Inuvik:  Arctic skipper=Carterocephalus palaemon 2008jul04 at Inuvik:  Bumblebee-red-abdomen=Bombus melanopygus on ragwort 2008jul04 at Inuvik:  White admiral? or Grizzled skipper=Pyrgus~spp on Fireweed 2008jul04 at Inuvik:  White admiral? or Grizzled skipper=Pyrgus~spp on Fireweed 2008jul04 at Inuvik:  Blue butterfly 2008jul04 at Inuvik:  Blacktip ragwort=Senecio lugens and fly 2008jul04 at Inuvik:  Fly on ragwort note red spots on fly 2008jul05 at PeelRiver-ferry:  Dragonfly on stone 2008jul05 at PeelRiver-ferry:  Dragonfly on boat 2008jul05 at PeelRiver-ferry:  Dragonfly mating pair 2008jul05 at PeelRiver-ferry:  Dragonfly mating pair in the mating-wheel position 2008jul06 at km622 of KlondikeHwy:  Trembling aspen leaves affected by leaf-miner 2008jul08 at AlaskaHwy NW of BeaverCreek-YT:  Bumblebee-red-abdomen=Bombus melanopygus on SiberianAster 2008jul08 at a dump-road NW of BeaverCreek-YT:  Tiger swallowtail butterfly male on SiberianAster 2008jul08 at a dump-road NW of BeaverCreek-YT:  Tiger swallowtail butterfly male on SiberianAster 2008jul08 at near SnagJunction-YT:  Small bee on Goldenrod 2008jul10 at RancheriaFalls-YT:  Pink corydalis flowers+spider 2008jul11 at LairdHotsprings-BC:  White admiral butterfly 2008jul11 at LairdHotsprings-BC:  White admiral butterfly on CowParsnip 2008jul11 at LairdHotsprings-BC:  White admiral butterfly 2008jul11 at LairdHotsprings-BC:  ?unidentified fly on FalseFoxglove flower 2008jul11 at LairdHotsprings-BC:  Syrphid-fly 2008jul11 at LairdHotsprings-BC:  Eyed brown butterfly 2008jul11 at AlaskaHwy near MunchoLake-BC:  beetle on car-window 2008jul13 at Hwy-43 approx 10km SE of Beaverlodge-AB (where car broke):  fly on Arnica flower 2008jul16 at the WagnerBog near Edmonton:  Inchworm moth=Scopula sp 2008jul16 at the WagnerBog near Edmonton:  Northern pearly-eye butterfly=Enodia anthedon on Coltsfoot 2008aug07 at Winnipeg:  beetle on NarrowLeavedSunflower 2008aug07 at Winnipeg:  Dragonfly bad 2008aug07 at Winnipeg:  Cucumber beetle mating pair 2008aug07 at Winnipeg:  grasshopper+ladybug on goldenrod 2008aug07 at Winnipeg:  Dragonfly red 2008aug11 at Steeprock MB:  Dragonfly appears to be dead 2008aug19 at the Roseau-River Park:  Moth cocoons 2008aug19 at the tall-grass-prairie part of the Jim and Marcella Towle property near Senkiw-MB:  Ladybug+Ant+Aphid and other insects on goldenrod 2008aug19 at the tall-grass-prairie part of the Jim and Marcella Towle property near Senkiw-MB:  Ladybug+Ant+Aphid and other insects on goldenrod 2008aug23 at the Jim and Marcella Towle property near Senkiw-MB:  Bee on MeadowBlazingStar 2008aug23 at the Crow-Wing Trail near Senkiw-MB:  Bumblebee on WoodsRose=Rosa~woodsii 2008aug23 at the Crow-Wing Trail near Senkiw-MB:  Bee two kinds on FlodmansThistle 2008aug23 at the TGPP near Gardenton-MB:  Bee on GlaucousWhiteLettuce=Prenanthes_racemosa 2008aug24 at Winnipeg:  Dragonfly on AmericanElm 2008aug28 at PineyBog:  Wasp on Goldenrod 2009apr15 at Kingston Crescent:  Canker-worm moth females are wingless 2009apr15 at Kingston Crescent:  Canker-worm moth male are winged 2009apr15 at Kingston Crescent:  Canker-worm moth male+female 2009apr25 at Portage Sandhills near PortageLaPrairie MB:  ?unidentified fly 2009may16 at Steeprock MB:  Bumblebee-red-abdomen=Bombus melanopygus 2009may23 at BirdsHillPark:  Mourning cloak-butterfly? 2009jun16 at Contour:  Tiger swallowtail butterfly 2009jun16 at Whitemouth River Ski Trails near Hadashville - Red Trail:  Tawny-edged skipper on dandelion 2009jun20 at Woodridge Bog:  Mosquito on Ramshead ladyslipper 2009jun20 at pr203 near Woodridge MB:  Skipper 2009jun20 at pr203 near Woodridge MB:  Scudders Katydid nymph on Yellow paintbrush 2009jun20 at pr203 near Woodridge MB:  Violet flower + ant 2009jun30 at 16km east of Bissett MB:  Eight-spotted forester moth closer 2009jun30 at 16km east of Bissett MB:  Dragonfly 2009jun30 at east side pr304 between Wallace Lake and Tena Mine:  Checkerspot butterfly 2009jul01 at near Manigotagan River and pr314:  Elm sawfly=Cimbex americana 2009jul04 at Portage Sandhills:  shrub with fruit-like galls? 2009jul04 at Portage Sandhills:  Weevil on Wallflower mustard; possibly Anthonomus sp? 2009jul04 at Portage Sandhills:  Dwarf white milkweed flowers with ants 2009jul04 at Portage Sandhills:  Checkered beetle on Canada anemone 2009jul04 at Portage Sandhills:  Crab spider 2009jul04 at Portage Sandhills:  Crab spider with silk 2009jul04 at Portage Sandhills:  Crab spider 2009jul04 at pr240 near Assiniboine Diversion Spillway:  Crab spider hiding inside Showy ladyslipper 2009jul04 at pr240 near Assiniboine Diversion Spillway:  Trichiotinus assimilis=a flower beetle on Rose first flower 2009jul04 at pr240 near Assiniboine Diversion Spillway:  Trichiotinus assimilis=a flower beetle on Rose 2nd flower 2009jul27 at Lauder Sandhills:  Skeletonweed=Lygodesmia juncea galls 2009jul27 at Lauder Sandhills:  Spurge hawkmoth=Hyles euphorbiae caterpillar closer 2009jul27 at Lauder Sandhills:  grasshopper all-white and badly overexposed 2009jul29 at Hollow Water:  Northern pearly-eye butterfly=Enodia anthedon 2009jul30 at Nopiming Provincial Park:  Pearl-crescent butterfly=Phyciodes tharos on Smooth aster 2009jul30 at Nopiming Provincial Park:  Fritillary+Checkerspot+Pearl-crescent butterfly on Smooth aster 2009jul30 at Nopiming Provincial Park:  Pearl-crescent butterfly=Phyciodes tharos on Smooth aster 2009jul30 at Nopiming Provincial Park:  Syrphid-fly on Smooth aster 2009jul30 at Nopiming Provincial Park:  Red elderberry=Sambucus racemosa? flower with Black-fly 2009jul30 at N of pth15 near Contour:  Syrphid-fly on Red elderberry=Sambucus racemosa? 2009aug08 at Tolstoi/Gardenton TGPP Prairie-Day:  fly on Canada anemone 2009sep11 at lunch-stop near Cowan Bog:  Black-fly? on rearview-mirror 2009sep17 at Marble Ridge:  Anglewing butterfly 2010may09 at Blumenort MB:  Syrphid-fly on Marsh marigold closer 2010may22 at Portage Sandhills:  Fiery hunter ground-beetle=Calosoma calidum 2010may28 at Kleefeld:  Fritillary butterfly on Hoary puccoon 2010jun03 at Hadashville Ski Trails:  ?beetle 2010jun05 at Hadashville Ski Trails:  Arctic Skipper=Carterocephalus palaemon on dogbane 2010jun07 at Belair Travel Manitoba Media Tour:  Blue butterfly 2010jun15 at Birds Hill Park:  Dragonfly 2010jul08 at TGPP near Gardenton:  gall on goldenrod 2010jul12 at Lauder Sandhills:  Western spiderwort=Tradescantia occidentalis pink-flowered form flower with Syrphid-fly 2010jul12 at Lauder Sandhills:  Goldsmith beetle=Cotalpa lanigera 2010jul12 at Lauder Sandhills:  Goldsmith beetle=Cotalpa lanigera underside 2010jul18 at Winnipeg:  Dragonfly 2010jul18 at Winnipeg:  Dragonfly on red clover 2010jul18 at Winnipeg:  Monarch butterfly on meadow blazing-star 2010jul18 at Winnipeg:  Monarch butterfly in flight 2010aug30 at behind Princess Auto:  Queen-Anne's-lace=Daucus carota with Blow fly?