Plano Outdoor Learning Center / Bob Woodruff Park / Oak Point Nature Preserve

July 17, 2010

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Neon Skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) Neon Skimmer
Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta) Slaty Skimmer
Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta) Slaty Skimmer
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Eastern Pondhawk
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Eastern Pondhawk
Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) Roseate Skimmer
Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) Flag-tailed Spinyleg
Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) Flag-tailed Spinyleg
Citrine Forktail (Ischnura hastata) male Citrine Forktail
Southern Spreadwing (Lestes australis)? Southern Spreadwing
Dusky Dancer (Argia translata) male Dusky Dancer
Dusky Dancer (Argia translata) pair in tandem Dusky Dancer
Dusky Dancer (Argia translata) closeup of female Dusky Dancer
Dusky Dancer (Argia translata) closeup of male Dusky Dancer
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) Ebony Jewelwing
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) obelisk posture Ebony Jewelwing
Lance-Leaf Loosestrife (Lythrum alatum) Lance-Leaf Loosestrife
Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis) Illinois Bundleflower
Buffalo Bur (Solanum rostratum) Buffalo Bur
Silverleaf Nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) (partially eaten flower) Silverleaf Nightshade

Perhaps Showy Grasshoppers (Hesperotettix speciosus). (Spur-throated grasshoppers, Melanoplinae)

Spur-throated grasshoppers, Melanoplinae
Debris-carrying larva of Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae)? Tiny feet visible below the white fluff were propelling this tiny creature across the surface of the leaf. Green Lacewing larva?
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Pipevine Swallowtail
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Hackberry Emperor
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) Tawny Emperor

Brookweed or Water Pimpernel (Samolus parviflorus)

Brookweed or Water Pimpernel