I visited MJ at her farm in Winneshiek County, IA from July 13-14, 2013. We walked on her farm and looked at plants and prairies and insects; and we set up lights to attract moths in the evening. Here are the creatures I was able to photograph.
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- Sunrise
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- Prairie
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- Prairie
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- beetle larva – Cantharidae
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- Haploa confusa – Confused Haploa
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- First light set-up
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- Second light set-up
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- Graphisurus fasciatus – possibly
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- Stenochironomus hilaris
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- Idia laurentii
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- Zale lunata – Lunate Zale
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- Xanthorhoe lacustrata – Toothed Brown Carpet
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- Pleuroprucha insulsaria – Common Tan Wave
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- Nematocampa resistaria – Horned Spanworm
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- Mythimna unipuncta – Armyworm
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- Metalectra discalis – Common Fungus Moth
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- Eugonobapta nivosaria – Snowy Geometer
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- Eacles imperialis – Imperial Moth
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- Cepphis armataria – Scallop Moth
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- Battaristis vittella – Stripe-backed Moth
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- Agrotis ipsilon – Ipsilon Dart
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- Archips argyrospila – Fruit-tree Leafroller
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- Crambus agitatellus – Double-banded Grass-veneer
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- Crambus agitatellus – Double-banded Grass-veneer
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- Eulithis diversilineata/gracilineata – Grapevine Looper
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- Eusarca confusaria – Confused Eusarca
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- Gluphisia septentrionis – Common Gluphisia
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- Loxostege cereralis – Alfalfa Webworm
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- Photedes defecta – Narrow-winged Borer
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- Scopula limboundata – Large Lace Border
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- Mythimna oxygala – Lesser Wainscot
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- Speranza pustularia – Lesser Maple Spanworm
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- Udea rubigalis – Celery Leaftier
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- Coleophora limosipennella – possibly
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- Coleophora limosipennella – possibly
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- Microcrambus elegans – Elegant Grass-veneer
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- Acrolophus sp. – Tubeworm
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- Desmia funeralis/maculalis – Grape Leaffolder
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- Ellida caniplaga – Linden Prominent
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- Epicallima argenticinctella – Orange-headed Epicallima
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- Eupithecia – possibly miserulata – Common Pug
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- Herpetogramma aeglealis – Serpentine Webworm
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- Herpetogramma pertextalis – Bold-feathered Grass Moth
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- Heterophleps triguttaria – Three-spotted Fillip
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- Hypena humuli – Hop Vine Moth
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- Hypoprepia fucosa – Painted Lichen Moth
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- Iridopsis ephyraria – Pale-winged Gray
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- Lygropia rivulalis – Bog Lygropia
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- unknown 1
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- unknown 2
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- unknown 2
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- unknown 3
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- unknown 4
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- unknown 4
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- unknown 5
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- unknown 6
