Thursday is Butterfly Day and Insect Day Giveaway- Week 42

Hi everyone! Welcome to Thursday is Butterfly Day and Insect Day Giveaway- Week 42! We now have a Community and the name of it is Insect Pub. If you would like to join, please do the following:

1-Click on this link: https://beta.steemit.com/trending/hive-100514
2-Log in with your steem name and posting key.
3-Subscribe to Insect Pub.

Gather around the Insect Pub to see butterflies and other insects from around the world, and to make new friends. Post your butterfly and other insect photos, or art work for a chance to win Steem Basic Income units. A minimum of 2-SBI will be given away; 1-SBI -for photos and 1-SBI for art work. If no artwork is submitted, then 2-SBI will be given away for photos. Entries will not be judged and winners are chosen at random. You have 6 days for entries in this post and then a new one will begin. Thanks so much for your wonderful entries which I continue to enjoy. The winners for Week 41 are: @slwzl, @shasta, @annephilbrick, @melinda010100. Congratulations!

Here are the rules for the Giveaway.

1-One submission per person per week.
2-All photos and art work must be your own work. Photos and art work from the internet will not be accepted.
3-NEW: Use #hive-100514 as your first tag if you want your post to be listed in the community. Use #butterflyday or #insectpub as your second tag.
4-Important! You must put the link to your post in the comments below to be entered in the giveaway.
5-Upvotes to this post are NOT required.

I am looking forward to seeing your entries!

Here are my photos for today.

Is this a bee? No! It is a very large fly, 12-19 mm and it is called a Tiger Bee Fly, (Xenox tigrinus). It gets its name because of the black pattern on the transparent wings that resemble tiger stripes and because it resembles a bee; however, it is fly. Adults do not bite or sting, and they like to feed on nectar.

It is their larvae that do the damage. You have probably seen the round holes in the wood of your homes, patios or fence posts. That is the work of carpenter bees, and that is where carpenter bees lay their eggs. Along comes this adult tiger bee fly. It enters the nest of the carpenter bee and adds her eggs along with the carpenter bee eggs. When the tiger bee fly eggs hatch, they feed on the carpenter bee larvae.

Thanks for stopping by!

All photos are my own.

Information source: insectidentification.org, pestproapp.com

Proof of transfer.