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Orthosia transparens (Transparent Quaker Moth)

February 3, 2022 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

This handsome Noctuid moth is coming soon to a light source near you. Orthosia transparens is a very early flier and will…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Orthosia, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Orthosia transparens, Transparent Quaker Moth

Stereum hirsutum

February 2, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

Prior to this winter I would surely have (and probably did with other specimens of this species) called this fungus…

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Posted in: Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi, Russulales, Species Profiles, Stereaceae, Stereaceae, Stereum

Agapostemon texanus (Texas Striped Sweat Bee)

February 1, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

One hot day last August I was walking through the local cemetery looking for bugs and I saw several good…

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Posted in: Agapostemon, Animals, Arthropoda, Halictidae, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Agapostemon texanus, Texas Striped Sweat Bee

Trametopsis cervina

January 31, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I didn’t have a clue as to what this interesting fungi was when I found it on a conifer log…

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Posted in: Fungi, Irpicaceae, Polyporales, Species Profiles, Trametopsis Filed under: Trametopsis cervina

Melospiza melodia (Song Sparrow)

January 30, 2022 Dan Nelson 7 Comments

A dozen or so years ago, when I was a beginning birder, I really struggled with identifying the sparrows (and…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Mesospiza, Passerellidae, Passeriformes, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Melospiza melodia, Song Sparrow

Polypodium amorphum

January 29, 2022 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

Thanks to a tip from Ash Gill, who kindly provided not only excellent directions complete with distances and verifiable landmarks…

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Posted in: Plants, Polypodiaceae, Polypodiophyta, Polypodiopsida, Polypodium, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Polypodium amorphum

Behrensia conchiformis

January 28, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

This member of the family Noctuidae is a common and beautiful moth of springtime forests and woodlands in the Pacific…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Behrensia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Behrensia conchiformis

Melanelexia glabratula

January 27, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I have been reluctant to profile any of the former members of the clade ‘Parmelia section Melanoparmelia’ because it is…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Lecanorales, Melanelixia, Parmeliaceae, Species Profiles Filed under: Melanelixia glabratula, Polished Camouflage

Nola minna (Ceanothus Nola Moth)

January 26, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

It turns out that I had photos of about 225 different species that I hadn’t profiled, although for many of…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Nola, Nolidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Ceanothus Nola Moth, Nola minna

Ulex europaeus (Gorse)

January 25, 2022 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

I have finally finished organizing the photos I’ve taken over the last few years. Well, that is not an accurate…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Plants, Species Profiles, Ulex

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