tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post7942198727519922791..comments2023-08-27T05:35:50.637-05:00Comments on Nature in the Ozarks: Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-28204101917309436222009-09-27T10:18:21.295-05:002009-09-27T10:18:21.295-05:00A beautiful insect. Love those feathered antennae....A beautiful insect. Love those feathered antennae. HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157512726495946384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-57884024811613681302009-09-26T12:44:32.756-05:002009-09-26T12:44:32.756-05:00Wow...All so beautiful; the butterfly, beetles, fl...Wow...All so beautiful; the butterfly, beetles, flowers, everything. Kudos! Great capture.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-8252472998881028772009-09-26T12:00:04.952-05:002009-09-26T12:00:04.952-05:00A lovely photo, Marvin. Butterflies are becoming s...A lovely photo, Marvin. Butterflies are becoming sporadic visitors to my still blooming flowers. I saw a Soldier Beetle on my Chocolate Joe Pye Weed plant last week, but didn't know what it was... now I do.:)Pat - Arkansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-61132674270137777242009-09-26T11:16:12.134-05:002009-09-26T11:16:12.134-05:00Almost like a wilting flower ... summer breathes h...Almost like a wilting flower ... summer breathes her last sigh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989947946488835186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-75492772831914197332009-09-25T17:31:57.058-05:002009-09-25T17:31:57.058-05:00I like this. I'm glad you pointed out the beet...I like this. I'm glad you pointed out the beetles, otherwise would have missed them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-23528784785359674852009-09-25T14:55:55.068-05:002009-09-25T14:55:55.068-05:00Oh what a beautiful butterfly Marvin!! Stunning sh...Oh what a beautiful butterfly Marvin!! Stunning shot of it.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-63353367265027658932009-09-25T13:03:45.056-05:002009-09-25T13:03:45.056-05:00Very nice indeed Marvin, faded or not she is lovel...Very nice indeed Marvin, faded or not she is lovely!Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-85976153420715691132009-09-24T21:08:07.858-05:002009-09-24T21:08:07.858-05:00It's that time of year when some flowers and b...It's that time of year when some flowers and butterflies look a little summer worn. Nice photo though.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-34584857023046756932009-09-24T21:03:52.734-05:002009-09-24T21:03:52.734-05:00Thank y'all for the comments.
Dr. Omed: Mayb...Thank y'all for the comments.<br /><br />Dr. Omed: Maybe. Probably. I dunno.<br /><br />According to a couple of online sources, the real <i>bonking beetle</i> is a <a href="http://www.gardensafari.net/english/soldier_beetles.htm" rel="nofollow">Hogweed Bonking Beetle</a>, a soldier beetle native to Eurasia (aka Common Red Soldier Beetle - <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/89507" rel="nofollow"><i>Rhagonycha fulva</i></a>). This beetle has been introduced into North America, but is found in points north of you and I -- like Canada.<br /><br />There are two species of soldier beetle that are quite common in our part of the world and are often seen engaging in copulatory activity. These two are the Goldenrod Soldier Beetle shown and linked above and the Margined Leatherwing Beetle (<a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/2668" rel="nofollow"><i>Chauliognathus marginatus</i></a>). These two beetles look very similar, but the Goldenrod Soldier Beetle has a roundish dot on its pronotum (short body segment between head and thorax) while the Margined Leatherwing has more of a dash. However, the easiest way to tell them apart is by looking at the calendar. Margined Leatherwings are abundant in the spring and Goldenrod Soldier Beetles are found in the fall.<br /><br />I would guess that the average citizen calls them both <i>bonking beetles</i>.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-61769746316282392892009-09-24T17:41:08.592-05:002009-09-24T17:41:08.592-05:00Very nice shot indeed.Very nice shot indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-11458132472679419502009-09-24T17:23:16.354-05:002009-09-24T17:23:16.354-05:00Beautiful, even if this butterfly is considered wo...Beautiful, even if this butterfly is considered worn and faded:)Jeannette StGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-78309013366452079742009-09-24T14:06:28.972-05:002009-09-24T14:06:28.972-05:00Are Goldenrod Soldier Beetles any kin to what are ...Are Goldenrod Soldier Beetles any kin to what are locally called "Bonking Beetles?"Dr. Omedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542886650285897145noreply@blogger.com