Margined Blister Beetles

Epicauta Funebris in the Meloidae family of beetles.  We saw a whole bunch of these devouring a plant at the Dutch Gap Conservation Area.

Long Beetle on Flower

Ugly Beetle Larvae

Black and yellow beetle [Carrion Beetle)

 beetle with a bee mimic coloring and can bend its"head" down 90 degrees!  little smaller than a dime (1/2")
I looked up this beetle and it is an American Carrion Beetle Necrophila americana

Bee Mimic Hummingbird Moth

notice the spiral proboscis in one of these pics. Only moths and butterflies have them.

Great Close-up of a Damsel Fly

Another butterfly

Cool Black and White Wasp or Hornet

at the gardens in rockwood park

Bee Mimic Moth

This is a beautiful bee-mimic moth at Maymont Park. photo by Claudia Schulze.

Big Bug-eyed Black Fly

This black fly is about 1" long.
Biggest fly I ever saw. 
This was at Three Lakes Park in Henrico County in 2013.