Locust borer beetle (Megacyllene robiniae) camouflaged on goldenrod, feeding on pollen Rachel Carson Conservation Park, Brookeville, MD
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Locust borer beetle (Megacyllene robiniae) camouflaged on goldenrod, feeding on pollen Rachel Carson Conservation Park, Brookeville, MD
all nature photosinsectsbeetlesrachel carsonMontgomery CoMarylandwildflowers of summer
![Unidentified beetle taking off from yarrow (<I>Achillea millefolium</I>) <span class="nonNative">[arguably non-native]</span>
McKee-Beshers Wildlife Mgt Area, Poolesville, MD](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photo-Galleries/Mid-Atlantic/Insects/Insects/i-PRJHz7w/0/33ad937a/Ti/2013_P1060127-Ti.jpg)
![Bumble bee (<i>Bombus</i> sp.) on red clover <span class="nonNative">[non-native]</span>
Catoctin Mountain Nat'l Park, Frederick County, MD](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photo-Galleries/Mid-Atlantic/Insects/Insects/i-FBpjP9X/0/76e0bdff/Ti/2012_P1020475b-Ti.jpg)
![Bumble bee (<i>Bombus</i> sp.) on red clover <span class="nonNative">[non-native]</span>
Catoctin Mountain Nat'l Park, Frederick County, MD](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photo-Galleries/Mid-Atlantic/Insects/Insects/i-c7pH7sM/0/53b6c7ab/Ti/2012_P1020475a-Ti.jpg)
![Praying mantis (female Carolina?) on purple loosestrife (<i>Lythrum salicaria</i>) <span class="nonNative">[non-native invasive]</span> wins battle with silver-spotted skipper
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photo-Galleries/Mid-Atlantic/Insects/Insects/i-hNqZnXw/0/e2779804/Ti/2010_P1040916-Ti.jpg)
![Lotus blossom (<i>Nelumbo nucifera</i>) <span class="nonNative">[non-native garden planting]</span> with bumble bee
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photo-Galleries/Mid-Atlantic/Insects/Insects/i-k4wnQj5/3/26e2246c/Ti/2008_DSCN8632-Ti.jpg)
![Wasp & hoverfly (bee mimic) on Queen Anne's lace (<i>Daucus carota</i>) <span class="nonNative">[non-native]</span>
Black Hill Regional Park, Boyds, MD](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photo-Galleries/Mid-Atlantic/Insects/Insects/i-GNFbMD4/3/4e98a04e/Ti/2008_DSCN8567-Ti.jpg)
