This is the ‘lifer’ moth I talked about in 5th Night of Moth Week . This is an elegantly patterned geometer, and…
Euchromius ocellea is one of the few micromoths that I had previously made the effort to identify, primarily because they are,…
This is one of the moths that I found hanging out in the hot tub area that I talk about…
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…
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 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…









