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Category: Arthropoda

Chalcoela iphitalis (Sooty-winged Chalcoela)

July 23, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Absolutely the coolest moth I found on the 1st Night of Moth Week  was this little orange and grey member of the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Chalcoela, Crambidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Chalcoela iphitalis, Sooty-winged Chalcoela

Drasteria adumbrata (Shadowy Arches)

July 22, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

It is always a joy to find Drasteria adumbrata (shadowy arches moths), with their interesting forewings and reniform spots that make me…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Drasteria adumbrata, Shadowy Arches

Euphilotes glaucon (Summit Blue)

July 21, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

As soon as I was sure that I was looking at masses of Eriogonum umbellatum (Sulphur-flower Buckwheat) on my first trip to Mt.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Euphilotes, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Lycaenidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Euphilotes glaucon, Summit Blue

Schinia suetus

July 19, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I got really lucky identifying these handsome little moths that were quite abundant on my recent trips to Mt. Hood.…

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

Judolia instabilis

July 17, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

When I found the first of these on my recent trip to Mt. Hood I was very excited, because I’m…

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

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

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