Nothing on bugguide so far except confirming it's in Sesiidae. On my iNat record, I had a Sesiidae expert ID it as Vitacea polistiformis
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That's also the taxon that I came to last night when I was trying to figure it out. Maybe! I have it up on bugguide too now.
Found it in Northeast Nebraska hanging out on a plant on the edge of a tallgrass prairie and woodland while surveying for mycorhizal fungi. Thankfully I like taking pictures of wasps since I 100% thought this was a Polistes, otherwise I might have just walked on.
If anyone has any idea on an ID, it'd be much appreciated.
It was flying around to different spots and then getting into this position for a bit, then moving to a different spot. I think it was trying to find a suitable spot to sleep.
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Family Bombyliidae. I'm thinking Exoprosopa fascipennis but not sure. Location is eastern Nebraska.
Found crawling around on Helianthus anuus leaves. I wish I got a better pic but it was tough since it was so small and moving around a lot. If anyone knows species, please let me know. Location was eastern Nebraska
On Gaillardia pulchella bloom. I think it's H. ligatus but not sure.
Unsure of the species, but it appeared to be ovipositing between the florets on the capitullum
My path to becoming interested in native plant gardening probably started with me getting interested in mycology. I got super interested in the ecology of fungi and how they interact with the environment/ecosystem, which eventually got me thinking more about how other things like plants interact with the natural world around them, which led me to bring interested in native plants since they're integral to the local ecosystem.
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