Even with a good nature guide, identifying insects is difficult

Thought I was taking photo of a bumble bee - now I think it's a mining bee Is this a bumble bee? - at least the tail is hairy Larvae of oakworm moth looking for a place to winter
Backlit clouded sulphur Tail pattern identifies dragonfly as variable darner Black swallowtail visits red clover
Chicory nector attracts hummingbird moth Red admiral guards lock and dam 15 Cast skin left by dragonfly nymph