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Author: Dan Nelson

Xestia oblata (Rosy Dart Moth)

August 18, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

 The first one of these Noctuid moths that I found on the excursion I described in ‘A Trip to Mt.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles, Xestia Filed under: Rosy Dart Moth, Xestia oblata

Phellopsis porcata

August 17, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

As I mentioned in A Trip to Mt. Adams, I found this cool looking and interesting beetle in the family Zopheridae crawling…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Phellopsis, Species Profiles, Zopheridae Filed under: Phellopsis porcata

Phyciodes pulchella (Field Crescent)

August 16, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

As I mentioned in ‘A Trip to Mt. Adams’ this was a common species of butterfly in the Cascade Creek burn.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Nymphalidae, Phyciodes, Species Profiles Filed under: Field Crescent, Phyciodes pulchella

Pedicularis racemosa

August 15, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

The first and only time I had previously found this member of the family Orobanchaceae (which goes by the common…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Pedicularis, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Pedicularis racemosa

Tragosoma soror

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So, this was a very cool bit of serendipity. As I described in the blog Mt. Adams, I went mothing…

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

A Trip to Mt. Adams

August 14, 2023 Dan Nelson 10 Comments

I’ve made two trips recently to the south side of Mt. Adams, in the area where the Cascade Creek fire…

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Posted in: Blogs Filed under: . Adams, Cascade Creek Burn, Mt

Mythimna unipuncta (Armyworm Moth)

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This was one of the three large Noctuids I found at the bug zapper on the 3rd Night of Moth Week.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Mythimna, Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Armyworm Moth, Mythimna unipuncta

Trichoferus campestris (Velvet Longhorn Beetle)

August 13, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This is one of the beetles that visited my lights during the 3rd Night of Moth Week . Although it was nondescript,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Species Profiles, Trichoferus Filed under: Trichoferus campestris, Velvet Longhorn Beetle

Tragosoma harrisii

August 12, 2023 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

The first time I found one of these Tragosoma  beetles was last September while running lights at Lost Creek, up in the…

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

Populus tremuloides (Quaking Aspen)

August 11, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

I was very surprised to encounter this small stand of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) on the south flank of Mt.…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Malpighiales, Plants, Populus, Salicaceae, Species Profiles Filed under: Populus tremuloides, Quaking Aspen

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