This is a large (12” tall) brown (with black barring and speckles) woodpecker of forest edges and openings, with a…
This is the only member of the family Uraniidae (Swallowtail Moths) in our region. Uraniidae, a family of mostly showy…
This is the largest (FW length 21-25mm) of our PNW Peros. Ironically there is one called P. gigantea, which flies…
This weevil is a member of the family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles), Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils). They are 6-11mm long,…
These crustaceans are found on sandy beaches in the swash zone of the intertidal region. They burrow backwards into the…
These are in Agyrtidae, the Primitive Carrion Beetles. They call them Flat Brown Scavenger Beetles, but most of the ones…
With plumage befitting an Italian court jester (whose tricks or histrionics give this species its scientific names), the male Harlequin…
This is not a moth you particularly want to find in your home. The larvae of Meal Moths are consumers…
Arctia caja (Great Tiger Moth)This is a large (FW length 27-32mm), colorful, and strikingly patterned moth in the family Erebidae.…
Noctua comes is a fairly large (FW length 19-21mm) Noctuid that is native to Eurasia and arrived in British Columbia…