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Crimsoneyed Rosemallow flowers (close-ups)

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo by Geodialist
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Description:

Several close-up photos of Crimsoneyed Rosemallow flowers spotted in the central wetland area at Huntley Meadows Park. Related Resources: 1) Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Photo 1 of 5) http://bugguide.net/node/view/456 2) female katydid (Photo 2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettigoniidae 3) Meadow of Crimsoneyed Rosemallow http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/12759775

Habitat:

Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley/

Notes:

Copyright © 2013 Walter Sanford. All rights reserved. www.wsanford.com

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Hibiscus moscheutos

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Comments (2)
Geodialist
Thanks, Kim -- that's good insect knowledge!
Small Wonders
Hi Walter, nice photos! The first insect is a spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) - The second looks to be some kind of katydid, but hard to tell exactly which species :)

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