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Category: Insecta

Operophtera occidentalis

December 18, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Last week I decided to start taking my Olympus TG5 to work with me, because sometimes I see interesting critters…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Operophtera occidentalis

Philolithus densicollis

November 21, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

It was surprising to me that this apparently relatively common Tenebrionid beetle was not represented on BugGuide from the state…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Philolithus, Species Profiles, Tenebrionidae

Scoliopteryx libatrix (Herald)

November 18, 2020 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

There are several genera of moths which overwinter, hibernating as adults. But I had never found any that were doing…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Scoliopteryx, Species Profiles Filed under: Herald Moth, Scoliopteryx libatrix

Tropidischia xanthostoma (Square- legged Camel Cricket)

November 17, 2020 Dan Nelson 7 Comments

Last Saturday, based on a tip from social media, my friend Craig Sondergaard and I mounted an expedition to the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Ensifera, Insecta, Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and their allies), Rhaphidophoridae, Species Profiles, Tropodischia Filed under: Square-legged Camel Cricket, Tropidischia xanthostoma

Ctenolepisma lineatum (Four-lined Silverfish)

October 31, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Usually the wingless insects in our apartment are just relocated without any attempt to identify them, since I have almost…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Ctenolepisma, Insecta, Lepismatidae, Species Profiles, Zygentoma Filed under: Ctenolepisma lineatum, Four-lined Silverfish

Vespula alascensis (Alaska Yellowjacket)

October 24, 2020 Dan Nelson 7 Comments

For many decades the Alaska Yellowjacket was considered to be the same species as the European Vespula vulgaris, although there…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Species Profiles, Vespidae, Vespula Filed under: Alaska Yellowjacket, Vespula alascensis

Vespula pensylvanica (Western Yellowjacket)

October 23, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Despite all of the bad press they garner with foraging forays into backyard barbecues, Vespula pensylvanica is a very useful…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Vespidae, Vespula Filed under: Vespula pensylvanica, Western Yellowjacket

Euschistus conspersus (Consperse Stink Bug)

October 20, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

If you spend much time actively looking for bugs in open brushy areas you will probably find these Consperse Stink…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Euschistus, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Pentatomidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Consperse Stink Bug, Euschistus conspersus

Sympetrum pallipes (Striped Meadowhawk)

October 13, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Striped Meadowhawks are very common, small (32-36mm) members of the skimmer family (Libellulidae). In shallow, weedy, stagnant ponds with low…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Libellulidae (Skimmers and their kin), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Striped Meadowhawk, Sympetrum pallipes

Amphipyra pyramidoides (Copper Underwing Moth)

October 9, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This was a fun moth to find today, about 14 months after finding my first Copper Underwing Moth, since I…

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Posted in: Amphipyra, Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Amphipyra pyramidoides, Copper Underwing

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