The Brown Angle Shades Moth is a fairly large, forest dwelling Noctuid that flies in late summer. It is mostly…
These are large (up to 3” wingspan) black and white butterflies with rusty orange wingtips. The only other butterfly in…
Woodland Skippers can be differentiated from the other tawny, late flying skippers, by virtue of their smaller size (roughly 2/3…
Eight-spotted Skimmers are one of our most common species of dragonfly, found almost everywhere there is still or slow moving…
This is a fairly good sized (13-17mm) True Bug (Hemiptera), mostly black with an orange border along the wings and…
This is a rarity for me, an easy to identify grasshopper, due to the fact that it is the only…
This is the only member of the family Uraniidae (Swallowtail Moths) in our region. Uraniidae, a family of mostly showy…
This is the largest (FW length 21-25mm) of our PNW Peros. Ironically there is one called P. gigantea, which flies…
This weevil is a member of the family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles), Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils). They are 6-11mm long,…
These are in Agyrtidae, the Primitive Carrion Beetles. They call them Flat Brown Scavenger Beetles, but most of the ones…