Snout Butterfly | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
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Learn about a Snout Butterfly from Congaree National Park, South Carolina.Photo
Insects
Insects are invertebrate. They have a hard outer shell called an exoskeleton.
May Fly | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
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Order Ephemeroptera • Small to medium-size insect with elongate, very soft body • Forewing large, triangular, many veined • Hind wing small and rounded • At rest wings held together above body •...
Hero Darner | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
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• Family Aeshnidae • Usually 3-4 inches long • One of the largest found in the area • Abdomen looks like a darning needle • Compound eyes are reflective • Eyes are set close together so it has no...
Clubtail Dragonfly | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
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• Family Gomphidae • Medium size dragonfly • Has eyes that are wide set on the head • Dark brown or black with yellow or green stripes • Medium lobe of labium not notched • Female lacks ovipositor •...
Yucca Skipper | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
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• Megathymus yuccae • Head narrower than thorax • Antennae not hooked at tip, but with large club • Hind tibiae with only one pair of spurs • Fast flying with wingspan of 40 mm or more • Holds wings...
Pearl Crescent Butterfly | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
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• Phyciodes tharos • Tiny • Wing span is 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 inches • Found in open pastures, road edges, vacant lots, and other open spaces • Upper side is orange with black borders
Eight Spotted Forester Moth | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
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• Alypia octomaculata • Common black moth • Widely distributed species • Double wings • Two white or yellow spots on each wing • Wingspread about 1 inch • Larva feeds on grape leaves and Virginia...
Bumblebee | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
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• Bombus pennsylvanicus • Face and head mostly black • Black behind the wings • Yellow abdominal segments • Wings smoky • Pollen basket on hind tibia • Adult drinks nectar and eats honey • Larva feeds...
American Painted Lady | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
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• Yellow bar on front edge of forewing • White spots on top of wing • Smaller than Painted Lady • Migrates south to north each spring and summer • Most die in cold northern temperatures • Can fly more...