Can you guess what this is? Plus last week's answer and winner!
August 22, 2022
Monday Nature Mystery
We are pleased to announce the winner of our Monday Nature Mystery, Lisa Filipy. (Please email your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to [email protected].)
Congratulations to Lisa for correctly identifying the False Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus turcicus). The sunflower was one clue - this species primarily feeds on sunflowers and other asters, not milkweed like the small milkweed bug that they mimic. Another clue to identify them is to look for a v shape in parenthesis on their back instead of the heart shape a small milkweed bug has. This article from Birds Outside My Window has a good close-up comparison of the two species.
Each Monday we’ll post a new photo and identify the previous week’s winner. They’ll receive an ASNV hat or tote bag.
Be sure to post your answer on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under the Monday Mystery post...do not reply to this email with your guess! We only accept entries from our Facebook page, not via email.
Please remember to write the common name, being mindful of hyphens, uppercase and lowercase letters and always include the Latin name in parentheses. To learn more about bird names click here.
Photo: Brian Rice/Audubon Photography Awards
This week’s Mystery: What species is this fluffy youngster?
Post your guess (please list both common name and Latin name) on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under this week's Monday Nature Mystery. Remember, we only accept entries from our Facebook page, not via email!
Good luck!
-Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
Please note that we only accept entries on our Facebook page where they are date- and time-stamped. Remember that, if you need to correct your entry, you should make a new posting rather than correcting the old one so that we get a correct time stamp for your correction. Winners are limited to one prize every 90 days.
