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A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
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June 7, 2019
Monday Mystery Mostly Answered
On Monday, I asked:
Can you I.D. the two insects on the left and one on the right?
I can ID the yellow and pink ones, and have a hunch on the others.
Sorry they are not to scale. I think the guy on the right is pretty small.
The answers: The pink and yellow moths are Rosy Maple Moths. The black bug could be some sort of beetle.
And the little guy with the snout looks like a weevil.
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The one on the right resembles a weevil, but it has eight legs… it is most likely some kind of mite or spider.
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The one on the right resembles a weevil, but it has eight legs… it is most likely some kind of mite or spider.