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Furcula scolopendrina (Zigzag Furcula)

July 25, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

These Furcula scolopendrina (Zigzag Furcula) have to rank right up there with the cutest moths I’ve ever seen. The first time I…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Furcula, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Notodontidae (Prominents), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Furcula scolopendrina, Zigzag Furcula

Acossus populi (Aspen Carpenterworm Moth)

July 24, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

As I mentioned in ‘2nd Night of Moth Week ‘, I find these moths frequently when running lights amongst the cottonwoods…

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Posted in: Acossus, Animals, Arthropoda, Cossidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Acossus populi, Aspen Carpenterworm Moth

Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides (Tufted Thyatrin)

Dan Nelson 2 Comments

The Chalcoela iphitalis (Sooty-winged Chalcoela)  that I posted yesterday was definitely the most interesting moth of the first night, but…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Drepanidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides, Tufted Thyatrin

Chalcoela iphitalis (Sooty-winged Chalcoela)

July 23, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Absolutely the coolest moth I found on the 1st Night of Moth Week  was this little orange and grey member of the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Chalcoela, Crambidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Chalcoela iphitalis, Sooty-winged Chalcoela

Drasteria adumbrata (Shadowy Arches)

July 22, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

It is always a joy to find Drasteria adumbrata (shadowy arches moths), with their interesting forewings and reniform spots that make me…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Drasteria adumbrata, Shadowy Arches

Euphilotes glaucon (Summit Blue)

July 21, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

As soon as I was sure that I was looking at masses of Eriogonum umbellatum (Sulphur-flower Buckwheat) on my first trip to Mt.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Euphilotes, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Lycaenidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Euphilotes glaucon, Summit Blue

Eriogonum umbellatum (Sulphur-flower Buckwheat)

July 20, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I have been hoping to find Eriogonum umbellatum (sulphur-flower buckwheat) for some time now, but my timing was always wrong and I…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Caryophyllales, Eriogonum, Eudicots, Plants, Polygonaceae, Species Profiles Filed under: Eriogonum umbellatum, Sulphur-flower Buckwheat

Schinia suetus

July 19, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I got really lucky identifying these handsome little moths that were quite abundant on my recent trips to Mt. Hood.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Schinia, Species Profiles Filed under: Schinia suetus

Valeriana sitchensis 

July 18, 2023 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

I was a little surprised to find this Valeriana sitchensis (most commonly called Sitka valerian, though some books call it mountain valerian…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Caprifoliaceae, Dipsacales, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles, Valeriana Filed under: Valeriana sitchensis

Judolia instabilis

July 17, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

When I found the first of these on my recent trip to Mt. Hood I was very excited, because I’m…

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

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