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Author: Dan Nelson

Monochamus obtusus

August 26, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

It is somewhat ironic to me that the first time I have found this interesting longhorn beetle, one that one…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Monochamus, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Monochamus obtusus

Lygephila victoria 

August 25, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I was excited when this moth came to my lights on the trip to Mt. Adams, because I knew I’d…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Lygephila, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Lygephila victoria

Drosera anglica

August 24, 2023 Dan Nelson 11 Comments

It is interesting that they say that Drosera anglica (which goes by the common names English sundew, great sundew, and…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Caryophyllales, Drosera, Droseraceae, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Drosera anglica

Drosera rotundifolia (Roundleaf Sundew)

Dan Nelson 5 Comments

I’ve recently profiled moths with predaceous caterpillars (Cosmia calami (American Dun-bar Moth), and moths whose larvae are parasitoids of wasp…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Caryophyllales, Drosera, Droseraceae, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Drosera rotundifolia, Roundleaf Sundew

Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura)

August 23, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Who doesn’t love mourning doves, with their subtle beauty, melancholy call, distinctive silhouette, and seemingly gentle ways? I’ve wanted to…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Columbidae, Columbiformes, Columbiformes, Plants, Species Profiles, Zenaida Filed under: Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura

Autographa californica (Alfalfa Looper)

August 22, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

During a recent attempt to disabuse someone on Facebook of the notion that they had found Autographa gamma (silver y moth), a…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Autographa, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Alfalfa Looper, Autographa californica

Cosmia calami (American Dun-bar Moth)

August 21, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This is the coolest moth I have found thus far while doing the mothing I describe in ‘Housesitting’, and I…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cosmia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: American Dun-bar Moth, Cosmia calami

House Sitting

August 20, 2023 Dan Nelson 9 Comments

Because Pam’s sister and brother-in-law are on a trip to Europe, we have spent the last week house sitting their…

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Posted in: Blogs Filed under: House sitting

Aeshna interrupta (Variable Darner)

Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is the lifer dragonfly that I mentioned in A Trip to Mt. Adams . It is not an uncommon dragonfly in…

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Posted in: Aeshna, Aeshnidae, Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Aeshna interrupta, Variable Darner

Hemyda aurata

August 19, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

My very first thought when I saw this at my UV lights in Portland, Oregon (an adventure I talk about…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Diptera (Flies), Hemyda, Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Tachinidae Filed under: Hemyda aurata

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