Life On A Quarter Acre

Associated Species: Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce)

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)

Visiting garden parsley flowers

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

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

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)

Associated Species: Crataegus douglasii (Douglas Hawthorn)

On Ocean Spray bush infected with Aphids.

20 mm

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

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

BugGuide ID

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)

On California Poppy flower

BugGuide ID

Associated Species: Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)