Holiday message – 2025
Jose developed this excellent video summarizing some of the insects and arthropods we encountered in 2025. Hope you enjoy. Alredy looking forward to 2026 and our excursions! Hope to see you...
Insect of the week (December 22, 2025)
Our insect of the week for December 22, 2025 is Hydrophilus ovatus [COLEOPTRA: Hydrophilidae]. This species was described by Max Gemminger (a German entomologist) & Edgar von Harold (another German entomologist) in 1868. Max was curator at the Royal Bavarian...
Insect of the week (December 15, 2025)
Our insect of the week for December 15, 2025 is the beetle Geotrupes balyi [COLEOPTERA: Geotrupidae]. It is commonly called Baly’s earth boring beetle. This species was described by the French entomologist Henri Jekel in 1865. He described over 550 taxa during...
Insect of the week (December 8, 2025)
Our insect of the week for December 8, 2025 is the turbulent phosphila, Phosphila turbulenta [LEPIDOPTERA: Noctuidae]. This moth is found throughout eastern and central North America (including central Illinois). It was originally described by the German entomologist...
Insect of the week (December 1, 2025)
Our insect of the week for December 1, 2025 is the locust underwing, Euparthenos nubilis [LEPIDOPTERA: Erebidae]. This moth is found throughout eastern and central North America (including central Illinois). It was originally described by the German entomologist Jacob...
Peoria approximella (a moth named in New York for Peoria, IL). Photo of Michigan specimen courtesy Jim Vargo (used with permission).