Wasp mimics come in all shapes, sizes and colors and this beetle is a fine example of one. This is the longhorn beetle Bellamira scalaris ...

Very little information is available on the beetle pictured here. The Mosaic Round Sand Beetle ( Omophron tessellatum ) is considered comm...

Pustulated Carrion Beetles ( Nicrophorus pustulatus ) in the family Silphidae are frequent visitors to our farm. I encounter them at the w...

The Hairy Rove Beetle ( Creophilus maxillosus ) is one of the most common rove beetles in the Eastern United States. Although common, they...

Eastern bumblebees ( Bombus impatiens ) are one of the most common of all the approximately 50 species of bumblebees that live in North Am...

When we think of invasive or damaging insects we generally consider it to be some non-native culprit yet again wrecking havoc in a Count...

This beautifully colored stink bug is the Banasa Stink Bug ( Banasa dimidiata ). They are widespread throughout the United States and par...

One of the most common beetles I found at the white sheet and mercury vapor light last summer was the Red-lined Burying Beetle ( Necrodes ...

One of the most magnificent woodland butterflies to call Missouri home is the Red-Spotted Purple ( Limenitis arthemis ). They are no...