It is the first day of October, but it doesn’t feel like it. Our temperatures are in the high 70s, and the warm weather will continue at least until Sunday. So I decided to look for any flowers that might still be blooming on this unseasonably warm autumn day. Although there is not a profusion of flowers this far into autumn, some still can be found.
Two that are still in full bloom are showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) and trumpet weed (Eupatorium fistulosa). These two plants are always pollinator magnets, and today they were loaded with bumblebees, syrphid flies, and wasps.
While taking photos, I saw three insects that I had not recorded from here before: Pararchytas decisus (a tachinid fly), Sericomyia militaris (a syrphid fly), and Eumenes crucifera (a potter wasp).
Warm autumn days like this one never fail to surprise. I wonder what I will find later today and tomorrow?
Not Very Far Away 
One thought on “Three insects added to my checklist this morning”