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habitat self-evident

Found the TWS bat!

Associated with iris, heartleaf, unknown comp etc. Note small “gnat” on flower base.

With a Bombylius-fly snack.

@robberfly. note that male on her abdomen

Adult female with 1 pup. The pup is visible in the foreground of photo 1, the adult is in the background.

Roosting alone in a narrow rock crevice (<1 cm). It may be hard to see in the photo but this bat was tiny and had a black face, ears, and wings.

Whoa, bizarre!

Sandstone rockhouse, extremely rare

Found on passion flower, also several new eggs.

An Ornate Compacta Moth in Hopkins County, KY. I was excited to see this one!

Collected in pheromone trap using L119: GL/SC-3425-12 lure.

Panagaeus fasciatus in Hopkins County, KY.

A Straight-line Vaxi Moth in Trigg County, KY.

Flushed and rehung in shaded relatively open brush near Bluff Creek. About head height. Perch and creek/habitat photos included. Lifer!

hybrid between candidum and pubescens. Growing within 5 feet of both pure candidum and pubescens.

Sminthurinus henshawi : forma similitortus. Hanging out with a bunch of thrips on a beech leaf. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.

fruiting on bark of Cornus florida in moist chamber. showing peridial net.

Very small! Definitely a baby, was on the Whippoorwill Shelter 1 and was found in the morning - so they had an adventurous night of exploration! (The hand sanitizer is for reference)

Found in the tents in the Lookout unit at Camp Judy Layne

from grit collected in rubble between 38 and 106 feet depth

from grit collected in rubble between 38 and 106 feet depth

Found in deep litter beneath palms on the Sabal Palm Sanctuary. Collected with permission. Scale in mm.

Entypus unifasciatus in Muhlenberg County, KY.

A Polymorphic Pondweed Moth in Hopkins County, KY.