I was a little surprised to learn that Parabagrotis sulinaris as a distinct species wasn’t described until 1998. Until then, when Don…
I’m always happy to get some of these little tiger moths (family Erebidae) visiting my lights. The only common name…
My grandson Lee, who, as I mentioned in A Trip to the confluence of the NF Toutle and Green Rivers, was the…
These are the snails I found under the ground cover of my set up during the excursion I talk about…
Written on August 29, 2023, more or less in real time: Since the first time I visited this area on…
When I first saw this darkling beetle (family Tenebrionidae) moving along the road I was walking to get between my…
When I netted this dragonfly along the shoreline of South Prairie Lake, I immediately recognized it as a paddle-tailed darner…
I hope you’ll forgive me for indulging in a bit of synesthesia here, but to my mind the delightful flight…
This was the second most common butterfly I found on the flanks of Mt. Adams, right behind the Phyciodes pulchella (Field…
These very pretty little moths in the family Erebidae are common, but, at least in my experience, seldom abundant. By…