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Author: Dan Nelson

Colaptes auratus (Northern Flicker)

August 9, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This is a large (12” tall) brown (with black barring and speckles) woodpecker of forest edges and openings, with a…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Picidae (Woodpeckers and their allies), Piciformes Filed under: Colaptes auratus, Northern Flicker

Lathyrus latifolius ( Everlasting Pea)

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This large, sprawling, yet often bushy and very common wildflower is easily identifiable by its large and showy white, pink,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Lathyrus (Peavines), Plants Filed under: Everlasting Pea, Lathyrus latifolius

Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s Lace)

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The common name of this plant is derived from the, probably apocryphal, story that Queen Anne (which could be Anne,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Apiaceae (Parsley), Apiales, Daucus, Eudicots, Plants Filed under: Daucus carota

Callizzia amorata (Gray Scoopwing Moth)

August 8, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This is the only member of the family Uraniidae (Swallowtail Moths) in our region. Uraniidae, a family of mostly showy…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Callizzia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Uraniidae Filed under: Callizzia amorata, Gray Scoopwing Moth

Pero Mizon

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This is the largest (FW length 21-25mm) of our PNW Peros. Ironically there is one called P. gigantea, which flies…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Pero Filed under: Pero mizon

Panscopus gemmatus

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This weevil is a member of the family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles), Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils). They are 6-11mm long,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coleoptera (Beetles), Curculionidae (True Weevils), Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils), Insecta, Panscopus Filed under: Panscopus gemmatus

Hemitomes congestum (Gnome Plant)

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Hemitomes is a monotypic genus of monotropoids in the eudicotic family Ericaceae, containing only the parasitic plant Hemitomes congestum. These…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Ericaceae (Heathers), Ericales, Eudicots, Hemitomes, Plants Filed under: Gnome Plant, Hemitomes congestum

Emerita analoga (Pacific Sand Crab or Pacific Mole Crab

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These crustaceans are found on sandy beaches in the swash zone of the intertidal region. They burrow backwards into the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Crustaceans, Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, shrimp etc), Emerita, Hippidae (Mole Crabs), Malacostraca (Crabs, shrimp, lobsters etc) Filed under: Emerita analoga, Pacific Mole Crab, Pacific Sand Crab

Necrophilus hydrophiloides (Flat Brown Scavenger Beetle)

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These are in Agyrtidae, the Primitive Carrion Beetles. They call them Flat Brown Scavenger Beetles, but most of the ones…

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Posted in: Agyrtidae (Primitive Carrion Beetles), Animals, Arthropoda, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Necrophilus Filed under: Flat Brown Scavenger Beetle, Necrophilus hydrophiloides

Histrionicus histrionicus (Harlequin Duck)

August 7, 2020 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

With plumage befitting an Italian court jester (whose tricks or histrionics give this species its scientific names), the male Harlequin…

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Posted in: Anatidae, Animals, Anseriformes, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Histrionicus Filed under: Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus

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