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Category: Animals

Panthea virginarius (Cascades Panthea)

August 28, 2020 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

Panthea virginarius is a large black/white/gray Noctuid moth that flies in late spring and summer in coniferous forests. Specimens found…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Panthea, Species Profiles Filed under: Cascades Panthea, Panthea virginarius

Macaria lorquinaria (Lorquin’s Angle Moth)

August 27, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Macaria lorquinaria is a medium sized, simply patterned Geometrid. Its forewing varies from yellowish brown to gray. The antemedial line…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Macaria, Species Profiles Filed under: Macaria lorquinaria

Malacosoma californicum (Western Tent Caterpillar Moth)

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These medium sized moths of the family Lasiocampidae exhibit sexual dimorphism, with the males being smaller with stubbier forewings. The…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lasiocampidae, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Malacosoma, Species Profiles Filed under: Malacosoma californicum

Ipimorpha nanaimo

August 26, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Ipimorpha nanaimo is a medium sized, light yellow orange Noctuid moth with large orbicular, reniform, and claviform spots which are…

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

Phlogophora periculosa (Brown Angle Shades Moth)

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The Brown Angle Shades Moth is a fairly large, forest dwelling Noctuid that flies in late summer. It is mostly…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Phlogophora, Species Profiles Filed under: Brown Angle Shades Moth, Phlogophora periculosa

Limenitis lorquini (Lorquin’s Admiral)

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These are large (up to 3” wingspan) black and white butterflies with rusty orange wingtips. The only other butterfly in…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Limenitis, Nymphalidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Limenitis lorquini

Ochlodes sylvanoides (Woodland Skipper)

August 14, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Woodland Skippers can be differentiated from the other tawny, late flying skippers, by virtue of their smaller size (roughly 2/3…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hesperiidae (Skippers), Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Ochlodes Filed under: Ochlodes sylvanoides, Woodland Skipper

Libellula forensis (Eight-spotted Skimmer)

August 12, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Eight-spotted Skimmers are one of our most common species of dragonfly, found almost everywhere there is still or slow moving…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Libellula, Libellulidae (Skimmers and their kin), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) Filed under: Eight-spotted Skimmer, Libellula forensis

Largus cinctus

August 10, 2020 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

This is a fairly good sized (13-17mm) True Bug (Hemiptera), mostly black with an orange border along the wings and…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Largidae (Bordered Plant Bugs), Largus Filed under: Bordered Plant Bugs, Largus cinctus

Dissosteira carolina (Carolina Grasshopper)

August 9, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is a rarity for me, an easy to identify grasshopper, due to the fact that it is the only…

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Posted in: Acrididae (Grasshoppers and their kin), Animals, Arthropoda, Dissosteira, Insecta, Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and their allies) Filed under: Carolina Grasshopper, Dissosteira carolina

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