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Author: Dan Nelson

Funaria hygrometrica

May 12, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

In early May, about 8 months after the initial conflagration, I made my first trip into the devastation wrought by…

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Posted in: Bryophyta (Mosses), Bryopsida, Funaria, Funariaceae, Funariales, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Bonfire Moss, Common Cord Moss, Funaria hygrometrica

Polydrusus impressifrons (Pale Green Weevil)

May 11, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

The first time I saw one of these Pale Green Weevils I managed to get a photo, but couldn’t collect…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coleoptera (Beetles), Curculionidae (True Weevils), Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils), Insecta, Polydrusus, Species Profiles Filed under: Pale Green Weevil, Polydrusus impressifrons

Corythucha salicata

May 5, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Due to a tip from a friend, Craig Sondergaard and I went lace bug hunting at Powell Butte in Portland,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Corythucha, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Tingidae Filed under: Corythucha salicata

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)

May 4, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This is an interesting and important genus, especially in some coastal areas. There are over 60 species in North America,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Arctostaphylos, Ericaceae (Heathers), Ericales, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Kinnikinnick

Erynnis propertius (Propertius Duskywing)

April 28, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

There is a spot near Catherine Creek in the Columbia River Gorge where I go to find early season butterflies,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erynnis, Hesperiidae (Skippers), Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Erynnis propertius, Propertius Duskywing

Passerculus sandwichensis (Savannah Sparrow)

April 27, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Though they are presently the only species in the genus Passerculus, there are many different kinds of Savannah Sparrows! Depending on which…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Passerellidae, Passeriformes, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Passerculus sandwichensis, Savannah Sparrow

Lomatium utriculatum

April 26, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This cheerful little member of the family Apiaceae (carrots, parsleys) often goes by the common names spring gold, common biscuit…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Apiaceae (Parsley), Apiales, Eudicots, Lomatium, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Lomatium utriculatum

Cladara limitaria

April 25, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This highly variable Geometer carries the prosaic but descriptive common names mottled grey carpet moth and yellow-lined forest looper. It…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cladara, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Cladara limitaria, Mottled Grey Carpet Moth

Viola adunca

April 24, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

These beautiful little members of Violaceae have many common names, including sand violet, Cascades early blue violet, early blue violet,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Malpighiales, Plants, Species Profiles, Viola, Violaceae Filed under: Early Blue Violet, Hooked Spur Violet, Sand Violet, Viola adunca, Western Dog Violet

Corythucha pergandei (Alder Lace Bug)

April 21, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

To the best of my knowledge I had never seen a lace bug of any sort before last Saturday, and…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Corythucha, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Species Profiles, Tingidae Filed under: Alder Lace Bug, Corythucha pergandei

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