These Furcula scolopendrina (Zigzag Furcula) have to rank right up there with the cutest moths I’ve ever seen. The first time I…
As I mentioned in ‘2nd Night of Moth Week ‘, I find these moths frequently when running lights amongst the cottonwoods…
The Chalcoela iphitalis (Sooty-winged Chalcoela) that I posted yesterday was definitely the most interesting moth of the first night, but…
Absolutely the coolest moth I found on the 1st Night of Moth Week was this little orange and grey member of the…
It is always a joy to find Drasteria adumbrata (shadowy arches moths), with their interesting forewings and reniform spots that make me…
As soon as I was sure that I was looking at masses of Eriogonum umbellatum (Sulphur-flower Buckwheat) on my first trip to Mt.…
I have been hoping to find Eriogonum umbellatum (sulphur-flower buckwheat) for some time now, but my timing was always wrong and I…
I got really lucky identifying these handsome little moths that were quite abundant on my recent trips to Mt. Hood.…
I was a little surprised to find this Valeriana sitchensis (most commonly called Sitka valerian, though some books call it mountain valerian…
When I found the first of these on my recent trip to Mt. Hood I was very excited, because I’m…