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Category: Coleoptera (Beetles)

Timarcha intricata 

September 7, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I found the first one of these leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) at my Temple of Ultraviolet Light during moth madness in…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Timarcha Filed under: Timarcha intricata

Coelocnemis dilaticollis (California Broad-necked Darkling Beetle)

August 31, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

When I first saw this darkling beetle (family Tenebrionidae) moving along the road I was walking to get between my…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coelocnemis, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Tenebrionidae Filed under: California Broad-necked Darkling Beetle, Coelocnemis dilaticollis

Monochamus obtusus

August 26, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

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

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

Tragosoma soror

August 15, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

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

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

Centrodera spurca

August 10, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is one of the beetles I mentioned finding in 3rd Night of Moth Week. I’ve probably seen Centrodera spurca before, most notably…

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

Judolia instabilis

July 17, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

When I found the first of these on my recent trip to Mt. Hood I was very excited, because I’m…

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

Clytus planifrons 

July 11, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

A couple days after I found the population of Ceanothus velutinus that I write of in that profile, I found some more…

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

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