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Category: Arthropoda

Cyclophora pendulinaria (Pearly- grey Wave)

June 15, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

There were at least 3 of these handsome little geometrid moths that visited my lights last Tuesday. They are a…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cyclophora, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Cyclophora pendulinaria, Pearly- grey Wave, Sweetfern moth

Hypena bijugalis (Dimorphic Bomolocha Moth)

June 13, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Oddly, since it is apparently quite a common moth, and its primary larval host of Cornus sericea (red-osier dogwood) is also a…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Hypena, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Dimorphic Bomolocha Moth, Hypena bijugalis

Sinodendron rugosum (Rugose Stag Beetle)

June 11, 2023 Dan Nelson 8 Comments

As I mentioned in ‘A Trip to Canyon Creek’  I had no idea of what this was when I encountered it.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Lucanidae, Sinodendron, Species Profiles Filed under: Rugose Stag Beetle, Sinodendron rugosum

Zosteropoda hirtipes (V-lined Quaker moth

June 9, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

As I mentioned in ‘A Trip to Canyon Creek’, this handsome little noctuid moth with the fun to say appellation…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles, Zosteropoda Filed under: V-lined Quaker Moth, Zosteropoda hirtipes

Cheiracanthium mildei

June 7, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

As I mentioned in ‘First mothing trip of the year’, there were several of these spiders prowling the area on…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Cheiracanthium, Miturgidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Cheiracanthium mildei

Dysstroma citrata (Dark Marbled Carpet Moth)

June 5, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is the pretty, colorful geometrid moth I mentioned in ‘First mothing trip of the year, Dysstroma citrata (the dark marbled carpet…

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Posted in: Animals, Dysstroma, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Dark Marbled Carpet Moth, Dysstroma citrata, Northern Marbled Carpet Moth

Podabrus conspiratus

June 3, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is the handsome soldier beetle that I mentioned coming to my lights in the blog ‘First Mothing Trip of…

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Posted in: Animals, Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Podabrus, Species Profiles Filed under: Podabrus conspiratus

Plathemis lydia (Common Whitetail)

May 30, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

As I mentioned in ‘Evolution of a Recreational Naturalist – 10,000 Things of the Pacific Northwest ‘, it was finding a…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Insecta, Libellulidae (Skimmers and their kin), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Common Whitetail, Plathemis lydia (Common Whitetail)

Raglius alboacuminatus

May 28, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This small, handsome member of the family Rhyparochromidae (dirt-colored seed bugs) is apparently sometimes called a tuxedo bug, which seems…

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Posted in: Animals, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Plants, Raglius, Rhyparochromidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Raglius alboacuminatus, Tuxedo Bug

Cychrus tuberculatus (Tuberculate Rare Snail-eating Beetle)

May 26, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This carabid beetle was yet another great find by my grandson Lee on our trip to the confluence of the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Carabidae, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Cychrus tuberculatus, Tuberculate Rare Snail-eating Beetle

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