#insect identification

me: *doing my job*

moth, entering stage left like it's drunk: *flaps wings*

me: oh my gosh! *tries and fails to take pictures of it because it's really flying like it's totally black out drunk*

moth: *does a lowkey sick downward spiral, then darts directly over my head*

coworker who is walking by watching me squint at the darkness: what is it?

me, enthused: a moth!

coworker: *leaves*

moth: *plops on the ground long enough for me to see it but not to take a picture like a bastard*

me: oh come on!

moth: *flies away into the night*

me, longingly: goodbye moth...

i then proceeded to identify it on memory alone because these are the pics i got

Beautiful moth on my back door!

Bug of the day! Recent bumblebee sightings <3

Not sure what species these guys are! But here’s my guesses-

1. McKay’s Western bumblebee (not sure if this is a subspecies of the normal western bumblebee or its own thing, whoops). It has the distinct black and yellow bands all the way around the body, with no white or red on the abdomen.

2. ….Central bumblebee? Maybe? I agonized over this one for SO LONG ;w; but it has the black spot on the thorax and red-to black abdomen coloration?? It’s the only red-and-black tailed bumblebee I’ve been able to find that has those black markings on the side of the abdomen AND no yellow band on the tail, so I’m chalking that in for my final answer. The thing giving me trouble is that my location is super West AND North of this bee’s usual range, from what I can tell. It could also be a weirdly yellow and pale yellow headed bumblebee, or a forest bumblebee, or frigid bumblebee. Somebody said Hunt’s bumblebee but it doesn’t have a yellow tail band :(

what are the chances someone could ID this bug based offa only this photo?

it's very small

the thing that looks like a proboscis is actually an antenna, the other one accidentally broke off while moving the body