A day flying Black and Yellow Lichen moth nectared on a Joe Pye Weed in our yard. These moths are close mimics of certain Net-winged beetles (Coloptera) which produce distasteful fluids from their leg joints if attacked.
Near the West River the Soldier Beetle called Pennsylvania Leatherwing fed on Throughwort. Soldier beetles secrete defensive chemicals from glands on the tip of their abdomen if they feel threatened.
John
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| Black and Yellow Lichen moth |
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| Pennsylvania Leatherwing |
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