Sunday, June 23, 2019

Small White (Pieris rapae) butterfly

Small white (Pieris rapae) butterfly; small cabbage white; black spots; black dots; white yellow butterfly; folded wings

Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) damselfly

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens); male damselfly; not dragonfly; found along slow-flowing streams; dark blue wing patch

Male Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) butterfly

Male; small eye on upper wing; folded wings; orange and brown colors; two very small black dots on the lower wing

Female Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) butterfly

Female; large eye on upper wing; folded wings; orange, brown and buff colors

Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)

ladybird beetle; ladybug; orange red beetle with seven black spots; black head with white spots; orange red elytra

Chrysomela populi broad-shouldered leaf beetle

black, dark blue, dark green body; black head; bright red orange elytra; red beetle; orange beetle

Blue Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

Centaurea cyanus, cornflower; bachelor's button; intense blue color; ring of blue flowers; central head with purple violet florets; Blue flower

Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)

Centaurea nigra; common knapweed; thick inflorescence; flowers at outer border; pink flower; head has small purple florets

Common Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) flower

Cirsium vulgare; common thistle; spear thistle; bull thistle; pink-purple flower, with similar  multiple florets; thorns near flower