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Ergates spiculatus (Order Coleoptera: Family Cerambycidae) - Ponderous Borer

nobody@flickr.com (Royal BC Museum) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:50:55 -0700

This is among the largest beetles in western North America: adults may be over 5 cm long with grubs growing around 8 cm long.

Arctia caja (Order Lepidoptera: Family Erebidae) - Great Tiger Moth

nobody@flickr.com (Royal BC Museum) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:34:09 -0700

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This species is Holarctic: meaning it occurs in both North America and throughout Eurasia. In some parts of its range there has been a general decline in numbers in the south, and climate change is believed to be a contributing factor.

Laphria fernaldi (Order Diptera: Family Asilidae) - Bee-like Robber Fly

nobody@flickr.com (Royal BC Museum) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:32:28 -0700

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All Robber Flies are fierce predators of other insects. This genus mimics bumblebees by being very hairy and similarly coloured.

Dissosteira carolina (Order Orthoptera: Family Acrididae) – Carolina Grasshopper

nobody@flickr.com (Royal BC Museum) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:59:11 -0700

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Also called the black-winged grasshopper, the Carolina grasshopper can be mistaken for a butterfly when in flight and “disappears” when it lands on bare soil.

Boloria epithore (Order Lepidoptera: Family Nymphalidae) - Western Meadow Fritillary

nobody@flickr.com (Royal BC Museum) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:59:10 -0700

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This butterfly is found most often in moist meadows in mountainous areas. The caterpillar feeds on violets.

Aeshna eremita (Order Odonata: Family Aeshnidae) – Lake Darner

nobody@flickr.com (Royal BC Museum) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:59:09 -0700

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The dragonfly collection at the Royal BC Museum consists of more than fifty thousand records. Most of them are stored in envelopes rather than pinned as these are.

Aeshna eremita (Order Odonata: Family Aeshnidae) – Lake Darner

nobody@flickr.com (Royal BC Museum) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:59:08 -0700

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The dragonfly collection at the Royal BC Museum consists of more than fifty thousand records. Larva and exuviae are usually stored in vials, rather than pinned, as seen here.

Megarhyssa nortoni (Order Hymenoptera: Family Ichneumonidae) - Giant Ichneumonid Wasp

nobody@flickr.com (Royal BC Museum) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:59:08 -0700

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This wasp can drill through several centimeters of wood using the long appendages you see here. It does this to lay an egg on its host, a sawfly larva feeding in the tree.

Rosalia funebris (Order Coleoptera: Family Cerambycidae) - Banded Alder Borer

nobody@flickr.com (Royal BC Museum) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:59:08 -0700

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This handsome beetle is sometimes attracted to freshly painted surfaces. When handled it makes a squeaky hissing noise.

Ergates spiculatus (Order Coleoptera: Family Cerambycidae) - Ponderous Borer

nobody@flickr.com (Royal BC Museum) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:59:07 -0700

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This is among the largest beetles in western North America: adults may be over 5 cm long with grubs growing around 8 cm long.

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