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Pigpen101 wrote in post #19106815
Ours out here look very similar.

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Great action shot of those beetles!

I did some investigating. Out east (in North America) the prevalent species is Tetraopes tetrophthalmus and they feed mainly on common milkweed, which is Asclepias syriaca.

Here in the west, the species is Tetraopes femoratus (red-femured milkweed borer), and they are found on Asclepias speciosa, AKA showy milkweed. These beetles have white rings in the antennas (not all-black) and a smaller middle black spot on the elytra. They supposedly also have some red on the femurs (upper legs), but I can't see that in my pic.

Thank you. Yes, I see the white rings now that you point them out.

Mint moth

Eristalis.

Found this tiny guy hiding in this tiny flower. You can see what seems to be an antennae of it's last victim just below it.

johnfosteruk wrote in post #19106874
Mint moth

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Sharp on the eyeballs.

johnfosteruk wrote in post #19106876
Eristalis.

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Eristalis? Had to look that up. Also known as drone flies. Nicely captured.

Pigpen101 wrote in post #19106939
Found this tiny guy hiding in this tiny flower. You can see what seems to be an antennae of it's last victim just below it.

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Hmm, a little hard to make out... but I think I see its ambushing claws.

Archibald wrote in post #19106949
Eristalis? Had to look that up. Also known as drone flies. Nicely captured.

Thanks, there are a number of species and I'm useless at ID'ing them. I think this one is Tenax based on the facial stripe, but I could be wrong.

Thanks. I was lucky to have the camera supported by the back of a bench and a very still subject, which doesn't happen too often when shooting this close in the field handheld (the garden actually )

Shield Bug

Jmac8866 wrote in post #19106995
Shield Bug

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What a nice looking bug. You captured the texture of its body very well.

In the pink. Tiny hoverfly inside a wild rose blossom.

pcs wrote in post #19107160

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Well composed and sharp on the eyes.