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Antrodiaetus pugnax

September 2, 2023 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

My grandson Lee, who, as I mentioned in A Trip to the confluence of the NF Toutle and Green Rivers,  was the…

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Posted in: Animals, Antrodiaetidae, Antrodiaetus, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Mygalomorphae, Plants, Species Profiles

Monadenia fidelis (Pacific Sideband Snail)

September 1, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

These are the snails I found under the ground cover of my set up during the excursion I talk about…

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Posted in: Animals, Gastropoda, Mollusca, Monadenia, Plants, Species Profiles, Stylommatophora, Xanthonychidae Filed under: Monadenia fidelis, Pacific Sideband Snail

Coelocnemis dilaticollis (California Broad-necked Darkling Beetle)

August 31, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

When I first saw this darkling beetle (family Tenebrionidae) moving along the road I was walking to get between my…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coelocnemis, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Tenebrionidae Filed under: California Broad-necked Darkling Beetle, Coelocnemis dilaticollis

Aeshna palmata (Paddle-tailed Darner)

August 30, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

When I netted this dragonfly along the shoreline of South Prairie Lake, I immediately recognized it as a paddle-tailed darner…

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Posted in: Aeshna, Aeshnidae, Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Aeshna palmata, Paddle-tailed Darner

Neophasia menapia (Pine White)

August 29, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I hope you’ll forgive me for indulging in a bit of synesthesia here, but to my mind the delightful flight…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Neophasia, Pieridae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Neophasia menapia, Pine White

Plebejus anna (Anna’s Blue)

August 28, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

This was the second most common butterfly I found on the flanks of Mt. Adams, right behind the Phyciodes pulchella (Field…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Lycaenidae, Plants, Plebejus, Species Profiles Filed under: Anna’s Blue, Plebejus anna

Idia americalis (American Idia Moth)

August 27, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

These very pretty little moths in the family Erebidae are common, but, at least in my experience, seldom abundant. By…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Idia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: American Idia Moth, Idia americalis

Monochamus obtusus

August 26, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

It is somewhat ironic to me that the first time I have found this interesting longhorn beetle, one that one…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Monochamus, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Monochamus obtusus

Lygephila victoria 

August 25, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I was excited when this moth came to my lights on the trip to Mt. Adams, because I knew I’d…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Lygephila, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Lygephila victoria

Drosera anglica

August 24, 2023 Dan Nelson 11 Comments

It is interesting that they say that Drosera anglica (which goes by the common names English sundew, great sundew, and…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Caryophyllales, Drosera, Droseraceae, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Drosera anglica

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