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Category: Insecta

Cosmia calami (American Dun-bar Moth)

August 21, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This is the coolest moth I have found thus far while doing the mothing I describe in ‘Housesitting’, and I…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cosmia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: American Dun-bar Moth, Cosmia calami

Aeshna interrupta (Variable Darner)

August 20, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is the lifer dragonfly that I mentioned in A Trip to Mt. Adams . It is not an uncommon dragonfly in…

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Posted in: Aeshna, Aeshnidae, Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Aeshna interrupta, Variable Darner

Hemyda aurata

August 19, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

My very first thought when I saw this at my UV lights in Portland, Oregon (an adventure I talk about…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Diptera (Flies), Hemyda, Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Tachinidae Filed under: Hemyda aurata

Xestia oblata (Rosy Dart Moth)

August 18, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

 The first one of these Noctuid moths that I found on the excursion I described in ‘A Trip to Mt.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles, Xestia Filed under: Rosy Dart Moth, Xestia oblata

Phellopsis porcata

August 17, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

As I mentioned in A Trip to Mt. Adams, I found this cool looking and interesting beetle in the family Zopheridae crawling…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Phellopsis, Species Profiles, Zopheridae Filed under: Phellopsis porcata

Phyciodes pulchella (Field Crescent)

August 16, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

As I mentioned in ‘A Trip to Mt. Adams’ this was a common species of butterfly in the Cascade Creek burn.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Nymphalidae, Phyciodes, Species Profiles Filed under: Field Crescent, Phyciodes pulchella

Tragosoma soror

August 15, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

So, this was a very cool bit of serendipity. As I described in the blog Mt. Adams, I went mothing…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Tragosoma Filed under: Tragosoma soror

Mythimna unipuncta (Armyworm Moth)

August 14, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This was one of the three large Noctuids I found at the bug zapper on the 3rd Night of Moth Week.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Mythimna, Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Armyworm Moth, Mythimna unipuncta

Trichoferus campestris (Velvet Longhorn Beetle)

August 13, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This is one of the beetles that visited my lights during the 3rd Night of Moth Week . Although it was nondescript,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Species Profiles, Trichoferus Filed under: Trichoferus campestris, Velvet Longhorn Beetle

Tragosoma harrisii

August 12, 2023 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

The first time I found one of these Tragosoma  beetles was last September while running lights at Lost Creek, up in the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Tragosoma Filed under: Tragosoma harrisii

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