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Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant

Photo Contest Winner | June 2021 | Honorable Mention
USGS Natiave Bee Lab, Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant

Photo Contest Winner | June 2021 | Honorable Mention
USGS Natiave Bee Lab, Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant

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Chelone glabra 2, White turtlehead, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman
Chelone glabra 2, White turtlehead, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman
Chelone glabra 2, White turtlehead, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman

White turtlehead. Chelone glabra. A good bumble bee plant and host for the Maryland State Butterfly, the Baltimore Checkerspot. Photo and specimen by Helen Lowe Metzman. Howard County, Maryland.

White turtlehead. Chelone glabra. A good bumble bee plant and host for the Maryland State Butterfly, the Baltimore Checkerspot. Photo and specimen by Helen Lowe Metzman. Howard County, Maryland.

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Chelone glabra 4, White turtlehead, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman
Chelone glabra 4, White turtlehead, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman
Chelone glabra 4, White turtlehead, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman

White turtlehead. Chelone glabra. A good bumble bee plant and host for the Maryland State Butterfly, the Baltimore Checkerspot. Photo and specimen by Helen Lowe Metzman. Howard County, Maryland.

White turtlehead. Chelone glabra. A good bumble bee plant and host for the Maryland State Butterfly, the Baltimore Checkerspot. Photo and specimen by Helen Lowe Metzman. Howard County, Maryland.

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Chelostoma philadelphi, m, back, Hardy Co., WV
Chelostoma philadelphi, m, back, Hardy Co., WV
Chelostoma philadelphi, m, back, Hardy Co., WV

The very small and skinny, beetle hole nesting, Chelostoma philadelphi. A specialist on Philadelphus (mock orange). This species is most commonly seen on the non native European Mock Orange that was widely planted in the olden days.

The very small and skinny, beetle hole nesting, Chelostoma philadelphi. A specialist on Philadelphus (mock orange). This species is most commonly seen on the non native European Mock Orange that was widely planted in the olden days.

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Chelostoma philadelphi, m, face, Hardy Co., WV
Chelostoma philadelphi, m, face, Hardy Co., WV
Chelostoma philadelphi, m, face, Hardy Co., WV

The very small and skinny, beetle hole nesting, Chelostoma philadelphi. A specialist on Philadelphus (mock orange). This species is most commonly seen on the non native European Mock Orange that was widely planted in the olden days.

The very small and skinny, beetle hole nesting, Chelostoma philadelphi. A specialist on Philadelphus (mock orange). This species is most commonly seen on the non native European Mock Orange that was widely planted in the olden days.