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Category: Insecta

Andropolia aedon

October 13, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This handsome noctuid moth was a new one for me, although I’m slightly surprised that I hadn’t seen it before…

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

Aphrophora sp., subgenus Plesiommata

October 11, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This spittlebug showed up at my lights when I was camping near a wet meadow in Skamania County, Washington. I…

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Posted in: Animals, Aphrophora, Aphrophoridae, Arthropoda, Auchenorrhyncha, Hemiptera, Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Aphrophora sp., subgenus Plesiommata

Sirex varipes

October 7, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

When I first saw this wasp resting on a Western Hemlock (which I might not have even noticed if I…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Plants, Sirex, Siricidae, Species Profiles

Vanessa virginiensis (American Lady)

October 3, 2022 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

I am very thrilled to have finally found this butterfly, although when I finally sighted one near the crest of…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Nymphalidae, Species Profiles, Vanessa Filed under: American Lady, Vanessa virginiensis

Gabriola dyari (Dyar’s Looper)

September 29, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Those of you who read the ‘eaten by’ section of these profiles may have noticed that Gabriola dyari has been in every…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Gabriola, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Dyar's Looper, Gabriola dyari

Scudderia furcata (Fork-tailed Bush Katydid)

September 25, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Ever since I found the invasive bush katydid Phaneroptera nana I’ve been on the lookout for these native Scudderia, but until a few weeks…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and their allies), Phaneropterinae, Scudderia, Species Profiles, Tettigoniidae Filed under: Fork-tailed Bush Katydid, Scudderia furcata

Chlorochroa rossiana

September 21, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Back in mid-August, as I was ascending the stairs to our apartment, I spotted a green stinkbug on one of…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Chlorochroa, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Pentatomidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Chlorochroa rossiana

Zacotus matthewsii

September 17, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

It’s really too bad that the common name listed for this carabid beetle in Pacific Northwest Insects does not appear…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Carabidae, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Species Profiles, Zacotus Filed under: Zacotus matthewsii

Cyphoderris monstrosa (Great Grig)

September 13, 2022 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

I should have been expecting to find these hump-winged crickets (family Prophalangopsidae) when I set up my lights in a wet…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cyphoderris, Insecta, Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and their allies), Prophalangopsidae, Species Profiles, Tettigoniidae Filed under: Cyphoderris monstrosa, Female Cyphoderris monstrosa, Great Grig

Aeshna canadensis (Canada Darner)

September 9, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

The only time I had previously seen a Canada Darner was a little over 5 years ago on a little…

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

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