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Category: Arthropoda

Clogmia albipunctata

September 28, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

First off, I apologize to anyone who wondered what happened to me for the past 2 weeks. I have been…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Clogmia, Diptera (Flies), Insecta, Psychodidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Clogmia albipunctata

Gazoryctra mathewi (Mathew’s Ghost Moth)

September 11, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Getting dressed for work one morning last week I spied my TG 5 camera on the edge of my dresser,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Gazoryctra, Hepialidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Gazoryctra mathewi, Mathew's Ghost Moth

Xestia xanthographa (Square-spot Rustic Moth)

September 4, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

This distinctive and handsome Noctuid moth is a Eurasian import that was first found in North America in the Portland,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles, Xestia Filed under: Square-spot Rustic Moth, Xestia xanthographa

Bembix americana

September 1, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Proving the adage that habitat is where you find it, I found these very cool members of the wasp family…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Bembix, Crabronidae, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Species Profiles Filed under: Bembix americana

Scutigera coleoptrata (House Centipede)

August 27, 2021 Dan Nelson 8 Comments

If one doesn’t like bugs in their home, the one bug they should love is Scutigera coleoptrata! Before I write…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Chilopoda (Centipedes), Scutigera, Scutigeridae, Scutigeromorpha, Species Profiles Filed under: House Centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata

Rhagoletis completa (Walnut Husk Fly)

August 25, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This is a striking and colorful member of the family Tephritidae, the true fruit flies, as opposed to the tiny…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Diptera (Flies), Rhagoletis, Species Profiles, Tephritidae (True Fruit Flies) Filed under: Rhagoletis completa, Walnut Husk Fly

Rhagonycha fulva (Common Red Soldier Beetle)

August 18, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

These beautiful and striking bugs are members of the family Cantharidae (soldier beetles). Since this is my first profile of…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Plants, Rhagonycha, Species Profiles Filed under: Common Red Soldier Beetle, Rhagonycha fulva

Chrysotoxum flavifrons (Blackshield Meadow Fly)

August 15, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

I am not positive that this Syrphid fly is Chrysotoxum flavifrons. The fact that the last segment of the antenna…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Chrysotoxum, Diptera (Flies), Insecta, Species Profiles, Syrphidae (Flower Flies, Hover Flies) Filed under: Chrysotoxum flavifrons, Chrysotoxum flavifrons (Blackshield Meadow Fly)

Habrosyne scripta (Lettered Habrosyne)

August 12, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

 These striking moths used to be in the family Thyatiridae, but molecular studies have shown that that is more properly…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Drepanidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Habrosyne scripta, Lettered Habrosyne

Mecyna mustelinalis

August 10, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

There is a real lack of information available for this species of Crambid moth. This is the only one I’ve…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Crambidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Mecyna, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Mecyna mustelinalis

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