See photos of the Azures discussed below at the Flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29042793@N03/sets/72157624291519527/ I have assumed, based on my...
A field trip to Greene Mtn., Cutshaw Bog, and Camp Creek Bald with Dianne Draper produced some Greene Co. butterflies, including a few first-of-year for the...
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Larry McDaniel
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Jul 6, 2010 9:36 pm
I posted a few pictures of insects other than moths to my Flickr photo page. Ivory-marked Beetle (Cerambycidae) - Eburia quadrigeminata...
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Larry McDaniel
larrycmcd@...
Jul 6, 2010 9:56 pm
Ken Turner sent this to me and I thought I should forward it on. Larry McDaniel Director of Xtreme Roan Adventures (423) 773-9234 Hello Adventurers, Hot enough...
That is part of the excitement, seeing strange insects other than moths! That Owlfly is really cool! Kris ... From: "Larry McDaniel" <larrycmcd@...> ...
A short drive Sunday up Briar Creek Rd., until the road got too rough to continue, produced a few good butterflies. SUN 04 JUL 10 Briar Creek Rd., (Buffalo...
After giving up on getting up the road on Buffalo Mtn., Dianne Draper and her sister April Mattes and I decided to aim for a cooler spot. While temperatures...
MON 05 JUL 2010 Wilbur Lake, Carter Co., TN Visiting with Brookie and Jean Potter, D. Draper, A. Mattes and I found a Banded Hairstreak, which I believe has...
I've had an incredible antlion, a stonefly, and a fishfly come to my black light and sheet, but no owlflies! I'd love to see one though! Tonight I didn't have...
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Larry McDaniel
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Jul 8, 2010 12:44 pm
Kris and Charlie, That was the first and only owlfly I have ever seen. Are leafhoppers the next craze? Relatively cheap and easy macro photography along with...
Small world, ain't it. I saw a Hayhurst's Scallopwing in my yard in Central Community of Carter Co.(even though its a Johnson City address) just this morning....
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Larry McDaniel
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Jul 12, 2010 4:42 pm
The Mountain Empire Butterfly Club has gone through a bit of a metamorphasis. It is still active as a listserv (butterfly-net) and is associated with ongoing...
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michael sledjeski
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Jul 12, 2010 5:07 pm
Butternutters: This is a photo of a small flowering tree growing on a cliffside along the mouth of the Nolichucky. Strikingly lovely, it's the only specimen...
A nice pic of Tree-of-Heaven, Ailanthus alitissima  This is a bad invasive exotic that can form thick stands that smothers vegetation. Here is a good link...
This Tree-of-Heaven grows in considerable numbers along the south shore of the South Fork Holston River upstream from the Central Holston bridge in Sullivan...
The annual Roan Mtn butterfly count is scheduled for Saturday, 17 JULY 2010, beginning at 10 am at the Visitor Center of Roan Mtn. State Park (TN). It is a...
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Larry McDaniel
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Jul 17, 2010 7:15 pm
I am up and running with a new e-mail address for Steele Creek Park. I haven't been able to export my contacts to it. Please send me an e-mail at...
Hi Harold, Yes, this is a female Pelecinus polyturator. The family Peleciidae is represented by this single species in the US. Their larvae are parasites of ...
Harold, You are the second person to post a photo of this interesting insect, one of the "moth-ers" saw one last week too. As far as I know, the females don't...
Harold, What a beautiful wasp! I keep hoping to find a photographic field guide to wasps of the region with their natural history. I watch wasps at flowers...
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Larry McDaniel
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Jul 22, 2010 2:16 pm
Time is running out to register for Xtreme Roan Adventures (The Naturalist Rally for KIDS). The registration deadline is this Saturday, July 24th. Mail...
A few first sightings for 2010 from Central in Carter Co., TN 11 JULY 2010 Horace's Duskywing 15 JULY 2010 Dun Skipper Sleepy Orange Hackberry Emperor Carolina...
A few more first of 2010 sightings from Cherokee Rd., Washington Co., TN 22 JULY 2010 Hoary Edge Red-banded Hairstreak Northern Pearly Eye Don Holt Johnson...
The following report of the Roan Mtn Butterfly Count includes (probably, just off the top of my head) the following First-of-Year species for Carter Co.:...
I added some photos of a couple of cool mushrooms that I saw on the Catoosa County (GA) NABA count July 18th. If anyone has any idea what kind they are,...
The Elizabethton, TN Butterfly Count for 2010 will be held Sunday, August 01. We will meet at 9 am at the Visitors Center at Sycamore Shoals State Park in...
The photos of the unknown fungus look very much like and older specimen of Mycorrhaphium adusta, which is #542 in the Audubon Mushroom field guide. Not...
