These were unquestionably the moths of the night on my trip to the McKenzie River, having never seen Sphinx chersis…
When I was at Mike and Sue’s, in the midst of the charred landscape of the Holiday Farm fire, they…
There is a spot near Catherine Creek in the Columbia River Gorge where I go to find early season butterflies,…
This highly variable Geometer carries the prosaic but descriptive common names mottled grey carpet moth and yellow-lined forest looper. It…
It is always one of the great joys of springtime to see the first California Tortoiseshells. I often begin hearing…
Like all swallowtail butterflies Papilio zelicaon is beautiful to look at and graceful in flight. They light up a landscape…
This is a festive looking Noctuid moth, with a simple but elegant pattern, and a simple 3 color palette. There…
Nameless Pinions are a common Noctuid moth in the spring and fall. How weird to have an accepted common name…
Cerastis enigmatica is a small but striking Noctuid that flies in early spring. It can be very common in areas…
Friday, after being fortunate enough to receive our second dose of the COVID 19 vaccine, Pam and I headed up…