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Habrosyne scripta (Lettered Habrosyne)

August 12, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

 These striking moths used to be in the family Thyatiridae, but molecular studies have shown that that is more properly…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Drepanidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Habrosyne scripta, Lettered Habrosyne

Chamaenerion angustifolium (Fireweed)

August 11, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

This beautiful member of the family Onagraceae (willowherbs and evening primrose) is known as fireweed in most of western North…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Chamaenerion, Eudicots, Myrtales, Onagraceae (Willowherbs and Evening Primroses), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Chamaenerion angustifolium, Fireweed

Mecyna mustelinalis

August 10, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

There is a real lack of information available for this species of Crambid moth. This is the only one I’ve…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Crambidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Mecyna, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Mecyna mustelinalis

Holodiscus discolor

August 9, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This handsome shrub in the family Rosaceae is common to abundant in the Douglas fir dominated forests of our region.…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Holodiscus, Plants, Rosaceae, Rosales, Species Profiles Filed under: Creambush, Holodiscus discolor, Ironwood, Oceanspray

Neoterpes trianguliferata

August 8, 2021 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

The information on these wonderful Geometrid moths indicates that they are also found at lower elevations, but the only ones…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Neoterpes, Species Profiles Filed under: Canary Thorn, Neoterpes trianguliferata

Eriogonum compositum

August 7, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This member of the family Polygonaceae goes by the common names of arrowleaf buckwheat, heartleaf buckwheat, and northern buckwheat, and…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Caryophyllales, Eriogonum, Eudicots, Plants, Polygonaceae, Species Profiles Filed under: Arrowleaf Buckwheat, Eriogonum compositum, Heartleaf Buckwheat, Northern Buckwheat

Bombus melanopygus (Black-tailed Bumble Bee)

August 5, 2021 Dan Nelson 9 Comments

Please allow me to start off with a bit of pedantry. Bumble bee is two words, because they are, in…

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Posted in: Plants Filed under: Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Bombus melanopygus

Eriophyllum lanatum (Oregon Sunshine)

August 3, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I have heard people refer to this member of the family Asteraceae as wooly sunflowers, but that is more properly…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asteraceae (Sunflowers), Asterales, Eriophyllum, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Eriophyllum lanatum, Oregon Sunshine

Eucopina siskiyouana (Fir Cone Borer Moth)

August 2, 2021 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

The is a real lack of information about these sharply patterned little tortricid moths. Part of that is undoubtedly because…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Eucopina, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles, Tortricidae Filed under: Eucopina siskiyouana, Fir Cone Borer Moth

Campanula rotundifolia

August 1, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

These wonderful plants in the family Campanulaceae (bellflowers), which are native throughout the northern Northern Hemisphere, have many common names…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asterales, Campanula, Campanulaceae, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles

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