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Category: Insecta

Stylurus olivaceus (Olive Clubtail)

September 15, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

These dragonflies are members of the family Gomphidae (clubtails), so called because the end of the abdomen widens into a…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Gomphidae, Insecta, Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Plants, Species Profiles, Stylurus Filed under: Olive Clubtail, Stylurus olivaceus

Phaneroptera nana (Mediterranean Katydid)

September 11, 2020 Dan Nelson 15 Comments

These are members of the family Tettigoniidae (katydids), a family which is superficially similar to grasshoppers but have much longer…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and their allies), Phaneroptera, Phaneropterinae, Plants, Species Profiles, Tettigoniidae Filed under: Mediterranean Katydid, Phaneroptera nana

Lestes congener (Spotted Spreadwing)

September 9, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is a very common medium sized (length 36-42mm) spreadwing damselfly which is found near slow moving or still waters…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lestes, Lestidae (Spreadwings), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Species Profiles, Zygoptera (Damselflies) Filed under: Lestes congener, Spotted Spreadwing

Xestoleptura crassipes

September 6, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is a Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) of forests and mixed woodlands. Their size range is 8mm (males) to 15mm (females).…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Species Profiles, Xestoleptura Filed under: Xestoleptura crassipes

Etorofus obliteratus

Dan Nelson 6 Comments

This is a common Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) of coniferous forests in our region. They range in size from 9mm (male)…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Etorofus, Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles

Cerastis gloriosa

September 5, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is a rarely collected Noctuid moth of springtime forests. It is medium sized (FW length 16-17mm) with a prominently…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cerastis, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Cerastis gloriosa

Anticlea vasiliata (Variable Carpet Moths)

September 4, 2020 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

They are not kidding when they call this the Variable Carpet Moth! But that only really applies to the coloring.…

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Posted in: Animals, Anticlea, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Anticlea vasiliata, Variable Carpet Moth

Egira crucialis (Crucialis Woodling Moth)

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This is a common, medium sized Noctuid which flies through the spring. It has elongated grey forewings, (FW length 16-20mm)…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Crucialis Woodling Moth, Egira crucialis

Feralia comstocki (Comstock’s Sallow)

Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Comstock’s Sallow is a medium sized Noctuid moth (FW 16-18mm) of coniferous forests, with a mostly green forewing that is…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Feralia comstocki

Thallophaga hyperborea

September 3, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is a medium sized (FW length 14-17mm) Geometer of coniferous forests. It is grayish tan with fine speckling, antemedial…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles, Thallophaga taylorata Filed under: Thallophaga hyperborea

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