Due to a tip from a friend, Craig Sondergaard and I went lace bug hunting at Powell Butte in Portland,…
There is a spot near Catherine Creek in the Columbia River Gorge where I go to find early season butterflies,…
Though they are presently the only species in the genus Passerculus, there are many different kinds of Savannah Sparrows! Depending on which…
This highly variable Geometer carries the prosaic but descriptive common names mottled grey carpet moth and yellow-lined forest looper. It…
To the best of my knowledge I had never seen a lace bug of any sort before last Saturday, and…
It is always one of the great joys of springtime to see the first California Tortoiseshells. I often begin hearing…
Western Fence Lizards are, by far, the lizard species I most frequently encounter. Although those encounters mostly consist of a…
Like all swallowtail butterflies Papilio zelicaon is beautiful to look at and graceful in flight. They light up a landscape…
This is an interesting little Buprestid (jewel beetles). This genus has an unusual structure where the elytra are fused in…
This is a festive looking Noctuid moth, with a simple but elegant pattern, and a simple 3 color palette. There…