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Forest Tent Caterpillar

by John Wells
January 26, 2013

Larvae have a dark-gray to brownish-black background body color, highlighted by broad, pale- blue lines and thin, broken yellow lines extending along each side. On the dorsum of each abdominal segment is a distinct, whitish keyhole or shoeprint-shaped ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Big Bend Wakulla, Bug Identification, Bugs, Caterpillars, Environment, Landscape, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

Tomato Hornworm Caterpillar

by John Wells
January 25, 2013

The Tomato Hornworm larva is cylindrical in form, and bears five pairs of prolegs in addition to three pairs of thoracic legs. The most striking feature of the larva is a thick pointed structure or "horn," located dorsally on the terminal abdominal ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Big Bend Wakulla, Bug Identification, Bugs, Caterpillars, Environment, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Tomato Hornworm Caterpillar, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

Tomato Hornworm (Moth)

by John Wells
January 25, 2013

The adults are large moths with stout, narrow wings, and a wing span of about 100 mm. The forewings are much longer than the hind wings. They are dull grayish or grayish brown in color, though the sides of the abdomen are usually marked with ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Big Bend Wakulla, Bug Identification, Bugs, Environment, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Local, Moths, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

Stink bugs

by John Wells
January 24, 2013

Soldier bugs, also known as stink bugs, are known as serious pests as well as useful predators because different species vary in their eating habits. The most common stink bug in Florida, the southern green stink bug, attacks blossoms and fruit, ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Big Bend Wakulla, Bug Identification, Bugs, Environment, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Local, Moths, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

Cicadas

by John Wells
January 24, 2013

In Florida, cicadas are best known for their loud calls heard during the day, usually issuing from trees. Their cast nymphal skeletons are often seen on the trunks of trees or on shrubs. In much of the eastern United States, they are also known ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Big Bend Wakulla, Bug Identification, Bugs, Environment, Landscape, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

Yellowstriped Oakworm Moth

by John Wells
January 24, 2013

The adult female is reddish-orange in color, and about 3/4 to 1 inch (18 to 25 mm) in length. The forewing has a small white spot, a dark line, and numerous dark speckles. The hind wings are pale, and have an indistinct line.     Anisota ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Big Bend Wakulla, Bug Identification, Bugs, Environment, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Moths, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

Luna Moth

by John Wells
January 23, 2013

The adult wingspan is 75 to 105 mm. Adult luna moths are large green moths with a long tail on each hind wing and discal eyespots on both the fore and hind wings. The luna moth is univoltine (one generation) from Michigan northward, bivoltine ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Bug Identification, Bugs, Caterpillars, Environment, Landscape, Les Harrison, Luna Moths, Moths, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth

by John Wells
January 23, 2013

The stout-bodied adult moths are tan to buff-brown in color, with two darker, thin parallel lines extending across the mid-portion of each forewing, the area between often being dark and appearing as a single, broad, dark band. The wingspread ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Big Bend Wakulla, Bug Identification, Bugs, Environment, Landscape, Les Harrison, Moths, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

Spiny Orb-Weaver

by John Wells
January 22, 2013

The spiny orb-weaver spider is one of the most colorful and easily recognized spiders in Florida. The dorsum of the abdomen is usually white with black spots and large red spines on the margin. Females are 5 mm to 10 mm long and 10 mm to 14 ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Bug Identification, Bugs, Caterpillars, Environment, Landscape, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Spiders, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

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