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Category: Insecta

Phlogophora periculosa (Brown Angle Shades Moth)

August 26, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

The Brown Angle Shades Moth is a fairly large, forest dwelling Noctuid that flies in late summer. It is mostly…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Phlogophora, Species Profiles Filed under: Brown Angle Shades Moth, Phlogophora periculosa

Limenitis lorquini (Lorquin’s Admiral)

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

These are large (up to 3” wingspan) black and white butterflies with rusty orange wingtips. The only other butterfly in…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Limenitis, Nymphalidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Limenitis lorquini

Ochlodes sylvanoides (Woodland Skipper)

August 14, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Woodland Skippers can be differentiated from the other tawny, late flying skippers, by virtue of their smaller size (roughly 2/3…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hesperiidae (Skippers), Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Ochlodes Filed under: Ochlodes sylvanoides, Woodland Skipper

Libellula forensis (Eight-spotted Skimmer)

August 12, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Eight-spotted Skimmers are one of our most common species of dragonfly, found almost everywhere there is still or slow moving…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Libellula, Libellulidae (Skimmers and their kin), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) Filed under: Eight-spotted Skimmer, Libellula forensis

Largus cinctus

August 10, 2020 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

This is a fairly good sized (13-17mm) True Bug (Hemiptera), mostly black with an orange border along the wings and…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Largidae (Bordered Plant Bugs), Largus Filed under: Bordered Plant Bugs, Largus cinctus

Dissosteira carolina (Carolina Grasshopper)

August 9, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is a rarity for me, an easy to identify grasshopper, due to the fact that it is the only…

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Posted in: Acrididae (Grasshoppers and their kin), Animals, Arthropoda, Dissosteira, Insecta, Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and their allies) Filed under: Carolina Grasshopper, Dissosteira carolina

Callizzia amorata (Gray Scoopwing Moth)

August 8, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This is the only member of the family Uraniidae (Swallowtail Moths) in our region. Uraniidae, a family of mostly showy…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Callizzia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Uraniidae Filed under: Callizzia amorata, Gray Scoopwing Moth

Pero Mizon

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This is the largest (FW length 21-25mm) of our PNW Peros. Ironically there is one called P. gigantea, which flies…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Pero Filed under: Pero mizon

Panscopus gemmatus

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This weevil is a member of the family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles), Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils). They are 6-11mm long,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coleoptera (Beetles), Curculionidae (True Weevils), Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils), Insecta, Panscopus Filed under: Panscopus gemmatus

Necrophilus hydrophiloides (Flat Brown Scavenger Beetle)

Dan Nelson 6 Comments

These are in Agyrtidae, the Primitive Carrion Beetles. They call them Flat Brown Scavenger Beetles, but most of the ones…

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Posted in: Agyrtidae (Primitive Carrion Beetles), Animals, Arthropoda, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Necrophilus Filed under: Flat Brown Scavenger Beetle, Necrophilus hydrophiloides

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