I'm an artist from Cincinnati, OH. I work in a variety of media, and Arthropod photography is an important influence on my artistic practice. This virtual bug collection is a way for me to learn about entomology, taxonomy, and the ecology of places I have lived and visited.

European Earwig: Forficula auricularia

June 21, 2016

Buttercup Valley Nature Preserve, Cincinnati, OH.

Marsh Fly: Euthycera arcuata

June 19, 2016

Buttercup Valley Nature Preserve, Cincinnati, OH.

Three-lined Potato Beetle: Lema daturaphila

June 12, 2016

Hauck Botanical Gardens, Cincinnati, OH.

Ironweed Weevil: Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus

June 01, 2016

Buttercup Valley Nature Preserve, Cincinnati, OH.

Nursery Web Spider: Pisaurina dubia

May 22, 2016

Buttercup Valley Nature Preserve, Cincinnati, OH.

Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle: Cicindela sexguttata

May 22, 2016

Buttercup Valley Nature Preserve, Cincinnati, OH.

Crab Spider: Synema parvulum

May 18, 2016

Mt. Airy Forest Arboretum, Cincinnati, OH.

Red Flat Bark Beetle: Cucujus clavipes

April 24, 2016

Buttercup Valley Nature Preserve, Cincinnati, OH.

Green Stink Bug: Chinavia hilaris

July 24, 2015

Buttercup Valley Nature Preserve, Cincinnati, OH.

Arrowhead Spider: Verrucosa arenata

July 16, 2015

A female. Buttercup Valley Nature Preserve, Cincinnati, OH.

Jumping Spider: Platycryptus undatus

May 28, 2015

Northside, Cincinnati, OH.

Greenhouse Millipede: Oxidus gracilis

May 26, 2015

Northside, Cincinnati, OH.

Spider: Theridula opulenta

May 22, 2015

Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH.

Jumping Spider: Colonus sylvanus

May 12, 2015

Buttercup Valley Nature Preserve, Cincinnati, OH.

Golden-backed Snipe Fly: Chrysopilus thoracicus

June 06, 2014

Mitchell Memorial Forest, Cleves, OH.

Metallic Crab Spider: Philodromus marxi

June 05, 2014

Mitchell Memorial Forest, Cleves, OH.