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Category: Insecta

Schinia vacciniae

July 15, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

On both of my recent trips to Mt. Hood I saw a few dozen of these pretty little noctuid moths,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Schinia, Species Profiles Filed under: Schinia vacciniae

Synanthedon chrysidipennis

July 13, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Some of the bugs that I was most disappointed in not being able to net during the trip I talk…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Sesiidae, Species Profiles, Synanthedon Filed under: Synanthedon chrysidipennis

Clytus planifrons 

July 11, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

A couple days after I found the population of Ceanothus velutinus that I write of in that profile, I found some more…

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

Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Silvery Blue)

July 9, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

There are only a few blues that I can identify on sight, without having to go through David Droppers’ excellent…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Glaucopsyche, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Lycaenidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Glaucopsyche lygdamus, Silvery Blue

Lepturobosca chrysocoma

July 7, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

The most exciting find on the afternoon I encountered the  Ceanothus velutinus  was this spectacular Lepturobosca chrysocoma beetle. I’ve been trying to photograph one…

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

Cordulia shurtleffii (American Emerald)

July 5, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I always enjoy watching American Emeralds patrolling an area, because the bronzy thorax and bright green eyes almost glow in…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Cordulia, Corduliidae, Insecta, Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: American Emerald, Cordulia shurtleffii

Icaricia saepiolus (Greenish Blue)

July 3, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

The first time I ever found these pretty little blues was on a Father’s Day weekend camping trip to Big…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Icaricia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Lycaenidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Greenish Blue, Icaricia saepiolus

Libellula quadrimaculata ( Four-spotted Skimmer)

July 1, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

People who call Four-spotted skimmers dull colored have obviously never seen fresh ones. They are not flashy, but they are…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Libellula, Libellulidae (Skimmers and their kin), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Four-spotted Skimmer, Libellula quadrimaculata

Stenotus binotatus (Two-spotted Grass Bug)

June 29, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

When I was sitting on my stool alongside the Burnt Bridge Creek trail trying to identify the Phacelia nemoralis that I recently…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Miridae, Plants, Species Profiles, Stenotus Filed under: Stenotus binotatus, Two-spotted Grass Bug

Caenurgina erechtea (Forage Looper Moth)

June 27, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I found this handsome member of the family Erebidae on the same trip to the Vancouver Lake bottoms that I…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Caenurgina, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Caenurgina erechtea, Forage Looper Moth

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