’Ilima flowers (Sida fallax) are native to Hawaii as well as other Pacific islands and China. In Hawaii the flowers are used in leis and highly regarded in Hawaiian culture. Butterflies like them a lot too.
Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.
I imagine this mantis is thinking, ‘I am smiling. Hurry up and take the **** photo!’
Definitely two bees, on a Tree Heliotrope.
I was hiking the Pu’u O’o Trail, off Saddle Road, when I saw this Blackburn’s Blue Butterfly (Udara blackburni). This butterfly is endemic and is also known as the Koa Butterfly since the Koa tree is its main host plant.
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I think this is one of the Lesser Meadow Katydids, possibly a Long-horned Meadow Katydid. Regardless, I loved it’s colors.
I’m not sure what kind of jumping spider this is or even if this is actually a flying ant, but what’s going on in the photo is unmistakable!
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 241. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
The Hornworm Tachinid Fly is considered a beneficial insect because it lays its eggs on caterpillars, which can decimate many varieties of plants. However, that also means it’s an enemy of Monarch Butterflies, which I don’t approve of, because it will do the same to their caterpillars.
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