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Drosera rotundifolia (Roundleaf Sundew)

August 24, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

I’ve recently profiled moths with predaceous caterpillars (Cosmia calami (American Dun-bar Moth), and moths whose larvae are parasitoids of wasp…

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

Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura)

August 23, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Who doesn’t love mourning doves, with their subtle beauty, melancholy call, distinctive silhouette, and seemingly gentle ways? I’ve wanted to…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Columbidae, Columbiformes, Columbiformes, Plants, Species Profiles, Zenaida Filed under: Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura

Autographa californica (Alfalfa Looper)

August 22, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

During a recent attempt to disabuse someone on Facebook of the notion that they had found Autographa gamma (silver y moth), a…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Autographa, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Alfalfa Looper, Autographa californica

Cosmia calami (American Dun-bar Moth)

August 21, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This is the coolest moth I have found thus far while doing the mothing I describe in ‘Housesitting’, and I…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cosmia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: American Dun-bar Moth, Cosmia calami

Aeshna interrupta (Variable Darner)

August 20, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is the lifer dragonfly that I mentioned in A Trip to Mt. Adams . It is not an uncommon dragonfly in…

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Posted in: Aeshna, Aeshnidae, Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Aeshna interrupta, Variable Darner

Hemyda aurata

August 19, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

My very first thought when I saw this at my UV lights in Portland, Oregon (an adventure I talk about…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Diptera (Flies), Hemyda, Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Tachinidae Filed under: Hemyda aurata

Xestia oblata (Rosy Dart Moth)

August 18, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

 The first one of these Noctuid moths that I found on the excursion I described in ‘A Trip to Mt.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles, Xestia Filed under: Rosy Dart Moth, Xestia oblata

Phellopsis porcata

August 17, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

As I mentioned in A Trip to Mt. Adams, I found this cool looking and interesting beetle in the family Zopheridae crawling…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Phellopsis, Species Profiles, Zopheridae Filed under: Phellopsis porcata

Phyciodes pulchella (Field Crescent)

August 16, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

As I mentioned in ‘A Trip to Mt. Adams’ this was a common species of butterfly in the Cascade Creek burn.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Nymphalidae, Phyciodes, Species Profiles Filed under: Field Crescent, Phyciodes pulchella

Pedicularis racemosa

August 15, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

The first and only time I had previously found this member of the family Orobanchaceae (which goes by the common…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Pedicularis, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Pedicularis racemosa

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