Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
March 24, 2007


While riding bikes on the Katy Trail in Boone County, we saw quite a few Spring Azures puddling at what appeared to be fox scat.

I also took photos of a blister beetle in our yard. I’d never seen one like this before and then I saw another one the same day at the nest colony of bees in Peace Park. After a bit of research I identified it as Tricrania sp. The beetle larvae develop in nests of Colletid Bees.

1 comment:

Professor Howdy said...

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Very good posting.
Thank you - Have a good day!!!