Life On A Quarter Acre

Associated Species: Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Achillea filipendulina (Fern-leaf Yarrow)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

First of this species seen in the yard.

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

On ground next to compost

This female appeared to be ovipositing in the ground.

Visiting garden parsley flowers

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Geranium sanguineum (Bloody Crane's-Bill)

Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)

Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)

Associated Species: Crataegus douglasii (Douglas Hawthorn)

Associated Species: Crataegus douglasii (Douglas Hawthorn)

On side of house.

10 mm

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~ 5 mm

This is only the second from this species on iNat - and both are from Idaho!

Front porch, 4 deg C.

~2.5 mm

On Ocean Spray bush infected with Aphids.

20 mm

Comment from alisonnetta on this observation.

On window sill.

~ 8 mm

~4 mm.

On basil plant in house.

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

~ 10 mm

On California Poppy

please see FlyGuide for more information about how I distinguish this species. Happy Tuesday!

BugGuide ID

There were lots of these on Sticky Geranium flowers.

BugGuide ID

Female

~ 3 mm

On common chickweed flower

BugGuide ID

Found on wheelbarrow next to compost.

BugGuide ID Female

Tiny fly (~2 mm) on side of tomato garden

BugGuide ID

BugGuide ID

Female

There is some disagreement about this on iNat.

E. hirta or nemorum?

On Physocarpus malvaceus (Mallow-leaf Ninebark) flowers.

5 mm, female

Visiting Clarkia pulchella flowers

BugGuide ID

On Chickweed (Stellaria media) flower

BugGuide ID

male

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

BugGuide ID

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

On California Poppy flower

BugGuide ID

Associated Species: Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)

Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)

Small fly (~4 mm) darting around on surface of raspberry leaves

BugGuide ID

Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)

Associated Species: Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)