Since we featured the snapdragon flower for Seed of the Week yesterday, let’s take a look at an insect that enjoys snapdragons, too.
I found this one while photographing the plant.
A green caterpillar with red dots is certainly colorful.
Does anyone know what kind of caterpillar this is?
What is that insect on the surface of the water?
It is a water strider nymph (immature stage), which might turn into one of these:
Notice that the nymph makes much less of an impression on the water surface than the adult?
Look at all the stuff floating at the surface. Wonder what it must be like to call the top of a pond your home.
What is eating the cowpea?
After seeing the leaves with holes and then leaves missing, I finally spotted the culprit.
Looks like some sort of armyworm, genus Spodoptera.
Almost looks like this aphid is curious about it, too.
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