Computer Bug

I didn't have to walk to find today's Backyard Bug of the Day. It landed right on my computer screen.

Backyard Bug of the Day:

 Moth fly, which is a tiny species of fly.

 I think I prefer this picture, backlit by the computer screen instead of lit by the camera's light.

 I know it's a pest, but I think Japanese beetles are cool. I have noticed that there are not very many of them lately.

I assume these next two are nymphs of the same species, and one is more developed than the other:

 They were tiny, as I think you can see from this picture.

 Cricket

Aphids

 I learned in my online class about why some aphids have wings while the rest don't, but I am chagrined to say I don't remember why.

 Wasp

 I think this is Brood 3 of the milkweed tussock moth caterpillars. They have moved as a group to a new plant. They look like ugly 1970s carpeting.

 The vibrant blue background of this picture is my husband's shirt.

The black swallowtail caterpillars continue to develop:

 Can you see a couple of looper caterpillars, too?

 There's a looper in this shot, too.

 The uncooperative dragonfly was back today, on the same rock.

Primrose moth