Immature 2017

Crowned Slug Photo by: Colin O’Neil Isa textual (Herrich-Schaeffer) : Limacodidae Immature Insects 2017

Polyphemus Photo: by Dan Gibson Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer) Lepidoptera: Saturniidae Immature Insects 2017

Monarch Photo by: Andrew Myers Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus) Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae Immature Insects 2017

Ochre Dagger Moth Photo by: Paul Charland morula Grote & Robinson Lepidoptera: Immature Insects 2017

Polyphemus Moth Photo by: Paul Owen-Smith Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer) Lepidoptera: Saturniidae Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus Linnaeus Photo by: Lepidoptera: Papilionidae Mario Pinilla-Gallego

January 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

New Year's Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Spicebush Swallowtail 29 30 31 Spicebush Swallowtail

Photo Photo by: by: Courtney Weatherbee Colin O’Neil Spicebush Swallowtail Notes:

Photo by: Gabriel King Chinese Mantid Photo by: Paul Owen-Smith Tenodera sinensis (Saussure) Mantodea: Mantidae

February 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Chinese Mantid 1 2 3 4 Egg Case

Photo by: Colin O’Neil 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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Valentine's Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

President's Day Brown Marmorated 26 27 28 Stink Bug

Large Milkweed Bug Notes:

Photo by: Photo by: Rebecca Vinit Heather Leach Black Swallowtail caterpillar Photo by: Heather Leach Papilio polyxenes Fabricius Lepidoptera: Papilionidae

March 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Calico Paint 1 2 3 4

Photo by: Heather Leach 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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St. Patrick's Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31 Giant Swallowtail

Photo by: Mario Pinilla-Gallego

Zebra Caterpillar Notes:

Photo by: Mario Pinilla-Gallego Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta (Linnaeus) Photo by: Lepidoptera: Sphingidae Danielle Kirkpatrick

April 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Cutworm Cecropia Moth 1

Photo by: Rachel Osborn Photo by: Paul Owen-Smith April Fool's Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Easter Earth Day 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 Silver-spotted Skipper Notes:

Photo by: Heather Leach Hermit Flower Beetle Photo by: Mario Pinilla-Gallego Osmoderma eremicola (Knoch) Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae

May 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Longhorned 1 2 3 4 5 6 Woodborer

Photo by: Joseph Bigirimana May Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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Mother's Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31 Pyrochroid Beetle

Memorial Day Photo by: Courtney Larson Stag Beetle Notes:

Photo by: Rebecca Vinit Crowned Slug Photo by: Colin O’Neil Isa textula (Herrich-Schaeffer) Lepidoptera: Limacodidae

June 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Red-Crossed Button Slug 1 2 3

Photo by: Danielle Kirkpatrick 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Flag Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Father's Day 25 26 27 28 29 30 Spiny Oak-Slug

Photo by: Kristin Poley

Elegant Tailed Slug Notes:

Photo by: Heather Leach Wood Ants Photo by: Rachel Osborn Formica sp. Hymenoptera: Formicidae

July 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Xylophagid Fly Lady Beetle 1

Firefly beetle Photo by: Photo by: Andrew Myers Courtney Weatherbee Photo by: Andrew Myers 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Independence Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

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30 31 Notes: Hog Sphinx Photo by: Paul Charland Darapsa Myron (Cramer) Lepidoptera: Sphingidae

August 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday White-marked Tussock 1 2 3 4 5 Moth

Photo by: Courtney Larson 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Notes:

Pandorus Sphinx Photo by: Photo by: Colin O’Neil Danielle Kirkpatrick Yellow Bear Photo (top L) by: Rachel Osborn Spilosoma virginica (Fabricius) Photos (bottom L, top R): Courtney Weatherbee Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae Photo (bottom R) by: Courtney Larson September 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Milkweed Tussock Hickory Tussock Caterpillar 1 2 Caterpillar

Photo by: Rachel Osborn Photo by: Paul Charland 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Labor Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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Banded Tussock Moth Notes:

Photo by: Gina Sari Yellow Bear Photo by: Rachel Osborn Spilosoma virginica (Fabricius) Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae

September 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Yellow Bear Yellow Bear 1 2

Photo by: Photo by: Courtney Weatherbee Courtney Weatherbee 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Labor Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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Yellow Bear Notes:

Photo by: Courtney Larson Parasitoid Wasp of blue orchard bee Photo by: Mario Pinilla-Gallego Monodontomerus obscurus Westwood Hymenoptera: Torymidae

October 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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Columbus Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

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29 30 31 Virginia Ctenucha Cecropia Moth

Halloween Photo by: Mario Pinilla-Gallego

Large Milkweed Bug Notes:

Photo by: Photo by: Colin O’Neil Dan Gibson Monarch Photo by: Heather Leach Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus) Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae

November 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Monarch 1 2 3 4

Photo by: Dan Gibson 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Veteran's Day Observed 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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Thanksgiving 26 27 28 29 30 Ochre Dagger Moth

Spotted Tussock Moth Notes:

Photo by: Paul Charland Photo by: Paul Charland Gulf Fritillary caterpillar Photo by: Rachel Osborn Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus) Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae December 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Marsh Dagger Moth Hickory Tussock Moth 1 2

Photo by: Gina Sari Photo by: Kristin Poley 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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Christmas 31 Gulf Fritillary Notes:

Photo by: New Year's Eve Dan Gibson The Immature Insects 2017 Calendar is brought to you by the students in ENT 838: of Immature Insects, during the Fall Semester ofCredits 2016 at Michigan State University.

Course Members:

Joseph Bigirimana Paul Charland Dan Gibson Gabriel King Danielle Kirkpatrick Courtney Larson Heather Leach Andrew Myers Colin O’Neil Rachel Osborn Paul Owen-Smith Mario Pinilla-Gallego Kristin Poley Gina Sari Rebecca Vinit Courtney Weatherbee

Instructor: Gary Parsons Teaching Assistant: Charles Coslor

Green Lacewing and Milkweed Aphids Photo by Dan Gibson Neuroptera: Chrysopidae Hemiptera: Aphididae