Scoliopteryx libatrix
(Herald Moth)
Landed on my wife (Carole's) arm while she was picking apples.
Sargus sp.
On inside window sill - dead.
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Associated Species: Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster)
Hylaeus sp.
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Melanoplus sp.
(North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
Coenonympha california
(Common Ringlet)
Prionyx sp.
On winter savory flowers
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
Megalotomus quinquespinosus
(Lupine Bug)
On a saskatoon leaf
Associated Species: Amelanchier alnifolia (Saskatoon)
Dissosteira carolina
(Carolina Grasshopper)
Prionyx sp.
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Isodontia sp.
(Grass-carrying Wasps)
Apoidea
(Bees and Apoid Wasps)
Tiny bee on a grape leaf
Coleoptera
(Beetles)
Tiny beetle on grape leaf
Prionyx sp.
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Vespula alascensis
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
On front porch. Hanging out near entrance to the nest.
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Brachymyrmex depilis
(Hairless Rover Ant)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Phyllobaenus sp.
Small beetle on a grape leaf
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Colletes sp.
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Hyles lineata
(White-lined Sphinx)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Sympetrum pallipes
(Striped Meadowhawk)
On grass stem in front yard.
Eupeodes fumipennis
(Western Aphideater)
Associated Species: Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce)
Vespula alascensis
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
An injured individual on the front porch
Vespula pensylvanica
(Western Yellowjacket)
With a bee prey item that it was processing on the driveway
Vanessa annabella
(West Coast Lady)
On common lanender
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Hyles lineata
(White-lined Sphinx)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Prionyx sp.
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Vespula pensylvanica
(Western Yellowjacket)
On front porch. Appeared to be eating an Alaska Yellowjacket just outside the front door in front of the nest entrance.
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
UV light trap
Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
UV light trap
Erebidae
(Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths)
UV light trap
Forficula dentata
UV light trap
Eudrepanulatrix sp.
UV light trap
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
UV light trap
Braconidae
(Braconid Wasps)
UV light trap
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
UV light trap
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
UV light trap
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
UV light trap
Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
UV light trap
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
UV light trap
Telenominae
Emerged from stink bug eggs on a tomato leaf.
The eggs were collected on 21 July 24 and the wasps emerged on (or a few days before) 5 Aug.
Length ~ 1.0 mm.
Associated Species: Enoclerus eximius
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Trapped between windows of front door.
When the windows were adjusted, she flew away - into the house. So she's somewhere inside the house now.
Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
UV light trap
Arhopalus productus
(New House Borer)
UV light trap
Acronicta sp.
UV light trap
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Glischrochilus fasciatus
(Picnic Beetle)
In compost
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Xestoleptura crassicornis
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Coelioxys sp.
(Sharptail Bees)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)
Hylaeus sp.
On bricks of keyhole garden
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Associated Species: Achillea filipendulina (Fern-leaf Yarrow)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Philanthus gibbosus
(Hump-backed Beewolf)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)
Philanthus gibbosus
(Hump-backed Beewolf)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Melanoplus bivittatus
(Two-striped Grasshopper)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Associated Species: Solidago canadensis (Canada Goldenrod)
Cercyonis pegala
(Common Wood-Nymph)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Xanthosarus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Dolichovespula arenaria
(Common Aerial Yellowjacket)
Sympetrum pallipes
(Striped Meadowhawk)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Pyrobombus
(Bumble Bees)
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Melanoplus bivittatus
(Two-striped Grasshopper)
On front porch rail
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Thecophora sp.
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Pentatominae
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes
(Forked Globetail)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Coccinellini
(Black-spotted Lady Beetles)
Pupa on goldenrod
Associated Species:
Fieberiella florii
(Privet Leafhopper)
This little nymph was sitting on a raspberry leaf waving its spiky tail up and down.
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
27 Jul 2024
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
On a raspberry leaf
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle)
Ammophilini
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Cercyonis pegala
(Common Wood-Nymph)
Mating pair
Chlorochroa sp.
On Douglas Hawthorn fruit
Associated Species: Crataegus douglasii (Douglas Hawthorn)
Hippodamia convergens
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
On honey locust leaves
Associated Species: Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust)
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Nesting again in the spruce stump
Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Mordellinae
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
On lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
On common yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
On fern-leaf yarrow leaves
Associated Species: Achillea filipendulina (Fern-leaf Yarrow)
Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
On fern-leaf yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea filipendulina (Fern-leaf Yarrow)
Dolichovespula maculata
(Bald-faced Hornet)
On the spruce stump
Dolichovespula arenaria
(Common Aerial Yellowjacket)
On spruce stump
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
On Globe Thistle
Associated Species:
Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On garden parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
On common yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On garden parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Bombus sp.
(Bumble Bees)
On globe thistle
Sympetrum pallipes
(Striped Meadowhawk)
Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
25 Jul 2024
On garden parsley
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
25 Jul 2024
On oregano
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
25 Jul 2024
On globe thistle
Associated Species:
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Xanthosarus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Buathra sp.
Several of these were flitting around on the globe thistles this morning.
Associated Species:
Coenosia sp.
(Tiger Flies)
Chalcidoidea
(Chalcidoid Wasps)
On front door of house.
~ 2.5 mm
Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Mordellinae
On garden parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Ceriana tridens
First of this species seen in the yard.
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Hemipenthes sp.
On bricks of keyhole garden
Ochlodes sp.
On brick of keyhole garden.
Mantis religiosa
(European Mantis)
On the side of the shed
Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
On a raspberry
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Pentatominae
22 eggs on the top of a tomato leaf. iNat suspects they have been parasitized by Scelionid wasps in the subfamily Telenominae. I'll put them in a container and see what emerges.
Egg diameter ~ 0.7 mm
Associated Species: Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato)
Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
21 Jul 2024
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Hylaeus sp.
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Thereva sp.
On ground next to compost
This female appeared to be ovipositing in the ground.
Telenominae
Emerged from stink bug eggs found on golden currant leaves on 27 July 2024.
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Myathropa florea
(Yellow-haired Sun Fly)
Visiting garden parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Xestoleptura crassipes
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Nezarini
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Coccinella trifasciata
(Three-banded Lady Beetle)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
On Common Lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Sceliphron caementarium
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
19 Jul 2024
Flitting about on the parsley flowers. Hunting for spiders?
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Bombus sp.
(Bumble Bees)
Visiting
Delphinium ajacis flowers
Associated Species: Delphinium ajacis (Doubtful Knight's-Spur)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
The Aphid wasps have found a new place to nest in the yard. For many years they nested in a brush pile on the north side of the house. Now it's in an old woodpile by the compost. There are dozens of holes with lots of sawdust on the ground to mark th ...
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
On Common Lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Visiting common lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Microgastrinae
On inside kitchen window,
3 mm
Collection #2895
Camponotus laevissimus
(Hairy Smooth Carpenter Ant)
On hollyhock buds
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
On a raspberry leaf
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
On raspberry plant
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Anastrangalia laetifica
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
On parsley flowers
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Agrilus cuprescens
(Rose Stem Girdler)
On a raspberry leaf
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
On a raspberry leaf
Male
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Vespula alascensis
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
Processing a food item on the deck before returning to the nest under the porch
Sceliphron caementarium
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
On east side of house. Searching for a place to make a nest maybe?
Aphidinae
(Giant Aphids)
On a tomato leaf
Associated Species: Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato)
Brachymeria sp.
~ 5 mm. On Douglas Hawthorn fruit.
Associated Species: Crataegus douglasii (Douglas Hawthorn)
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
4 Jul 2024
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
On
Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket) flowers
Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)
Sceliphron caementarium
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
On Golden Currant flowers
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Hylaeus sp.
On Parsley growing in front yeard.
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Andrenidae
(Miner, Fairy, Allied Panurgine, and Oxaeine Bees)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Anastrangalia laetifica
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
On ocean spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Gasteruption sp.
On ocean spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Dichrorampha sp.
On Common Yarrow flowers in south garden next to driveway
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Lasioglossum sp.
On Common Cat's Ear flower in front yard
Associated Species: Hypochaeris radicata (Common Cat's-Ear)
Papilio eurymedon
(Pale Swallowtail)
On Red Valerian
Associated Species: Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian)
Vespula alascensis
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
Nesting under porch
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
On Golden Currant
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Limenitis lorquini
(Lorquin's Admiral)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Chloropinae
(Grass Flies)
On outside wall
Mycterus sp.
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Mycterus sp.
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Hylaeus sp.
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Hylaeus sp.
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Hylaeus sp.
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Pentatominae
Eggs on golden currant leaf
Each egg ~ 1mm
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Hylaeus sp.
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
On ocean spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Anthrenus sp.
(Carpet Beetles)
On common yarrow flowers in front lawn
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Syrphini
On parsnipflower buckwheat flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Dolichovespula maculata
(Bald-faced Hornet)
25 Jun 2024
On spruce stump
Phasiinae
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Tipulinae
Subgenus Tipula
In our un-mowed front lawn
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
24 Jun 2024
On
Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Ichneumoninae
On hollyhock leaf, near raspberry patch
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Agrilus cuprescens
(Rose Stem Girdler)
24 Jun 2024
On raspberry leaf
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
On raspberry leaf
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Pimpla sp.
On Pacific Ninebark leaf
Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On Pacific Ninebark leaf
Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)
Crabro latipes
(Shield-handed Wasps)
On Pacific Ninebark leaf
Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)
Anastrangalia laetifica
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
For the last week or so, males have been flying madly patrolling for females. Well, at least one female arrived today, and a male found her.
The males are hard to photograph while they're searching for females. But while they are mating, they don' ...
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Polistes aurifer
(Golden Paper Wasp)
On
Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Ancistrocerus sp.
On Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Phyciodes cocyta
(Northern Crescent)
22 Jun 2024
On white clover flowers in front (un-mowed) yard.
Associated Species: Trifolium repens (White Clover)
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
On
Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Anastrangalia laetifica
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
On Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Male
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
On wall of front garden.
I've seen quite of few of these this year, though not as many as previous summers.
Plathemis lydia
(Common Whitetail)
On raspberry stalk
Adult female
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
On Red Valerian in front garden
Associated Species: Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian)
Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
On Gaillardia pulchella flowers
Associated Species: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
21 Jun 2024
On
Drymocallis arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)
Associated Species: Drymocallis arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
21 Jun 2024
On a lupine flower
Associated Species:
Hoplitis sp.
(Small Mason Bees)
On Phacelia heterophylla flowers.
These beautiful bees absolutely love this plant. Whenever the weather is nice, several of these bees are visiting these flowers.
Associated Species: Phacelia heterophylla (Virgate Scorpionweed)
Albuna pyramidalis
(Fireweed Clearwing Moth)
On
Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Coccinellini
(Black-spotted Lady Beetles)
On Golden Currant leaf.
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Pterostichus melanarius
(Rain Beetle)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On Pacific Ninebark flowers
Associated Species: Physocarpus capitus (Pacific Ninebark)
Phyciodes cocyta
(Northern Crescent)
On
Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Lygus sp.
Associated Species: Drymocallis arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)
Synanthedon tipuliformis
(Currant Clearwing Moth)
Phyciodes cocyta
(Northern Crescent)
Merodon equestris
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
Associated Species: Geranium sanguineum (Bloody Crane's-Bill)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
On Eriogonum heracleoides flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
On Phacelia heterophylla flowers
Associated Species: Phacelia heterophylla (Virgate Scorpionweed)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
On Eriogonum heracleoides flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Anthomyia sp.
On front porch, ~4mm
Anthrenus sp.
(Carpet Beetles)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Anthrenus sp.
(Carpet Beetles)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Conopidae
On Oregon Sunshine flowers
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On Oregon Sunshine flowers
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Chrysopini
On a blade of grass
Papilio sp.
Subgenus Pterourus
(Common Swallowtails)
On
Hesperis matronalis flowers
Associated Species: Hesperis matronalis (Dame's Rocket)
Ancistrocerus sp.
On
Eriogonum heracleoides flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Osmiini
On
Phacelia heterophyla flowers.
Associated Species: Phacelia heterophylla (Virgate Scorpionweed)
Tachinidae
(Bristle Flies)
On Parsnipflower Buckwheat (
Eriogonum heracleoides) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Ernobius sp.
Swept from grass, 4 mm
Phyciodes cocyta
(Northern Crescent)
On Parsnipflower Buckwheat
Confirmed by Merrill Peterson, the of Pacific Northwest Insects
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Limenitis lorquini
(Lorquin's Admiral)
Anoecia sp.
On sticky geranium (Geranium viscosissimum).
Looks like it has been trapped on the sticky hairs on the stem.
There are dozens of other small insects on this plant that appear to have died in the same way.
Protocarnivorous? ...
Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)
Macrosiphini
On a sticky germanium leaf - along with another dozen that appear to be stuck to the sticky hairs.
Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)
Gymnosoma sp.
On Parsnipflower Buckwheat (Eriogonum heracleoides) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Keroplatidae
(Predatory Fungus Gnats)
On front porch wall.
Synanthedon tipuliformis
(Currant Clearwing Moth)
On raspberry leaf
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Tachinidae
(Bristle Flies)
On buckwheat flower
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Toxomerus occidentalis
(Western Calligrapher)
On grass flower in front yard
Synanthedon tipuliformis
(Currant Clearwing Moth)
On raspberry leaf
daniel-gilbert corrected my ID on iNat. And since he specializes in clear-winged moths, I've changed my ID from Strawberry Crown Moth (Synanthedon bibionipennis).
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Pyralis farinalis
(Meal Moth)
7 Jun 2024
On kitchen wall
Coenonympha california
(Common Ringlet)
On east wall of the house,
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
On Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) flower
Associated Species: Hesperis matronalis (Dame's Rocket)
Larinus carlinae
(Canada Thistle Bud Weevil)
In front garden
Eristalis hirta
(Black-footed Drone Fly)
Pyralis farinalis
(Meal Moth)
In bathroom, 13 mm wingspan
Bombus insularis
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
On
Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Eupeodes fumipennis
(Western Aphideater)
On
Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower) flower
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Brymblia quadrimaculella
On spruce stump
Calliphoridae
(Blow Flies)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
On raspberry flower
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Vespula altropilosa
(Prairie Yellowjacket)
On inside window sill.
Argia vivida
(Vivid Dancer)
Anthomyia sp.
On Common Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum)
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Mesopsocus sp.
Front porch table, 3 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On a Common Woolly Sunflower (
Eriophyllum lanatum) flower.
Associated Species: Eriophyllum lanatum (Common Woolly Sunflower)
Halictus tripartitus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
On a sticky geranium flower
Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Captured from a Rydberg's penstemon flower in the north garden. Cooled and photographed. But it flew off before I could get a good photo.
Ampedus occidentalis
On front porch
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On Sticky Geranium flower
Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)
Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On Chokecherry flowers
Associated Species: Prunus virginiana (Chokecherry)
Myopinae
Several of these on Douglas Hawthorn this morning.
Associated Species: Crataegus douglasii (Douglas Hawthorn)
Eristalini
(Rat-tail Maggot Flies)
On Douglas Hawthorn flowers
Associated Species: Crataegus douglasii (Douglas Hawthorn)
Megatominae
Found in bathroom, 4 mm
Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Helicoverpa zea
(Corn Earworm Moth)
Found at the tip of a corn cob as it was being husked. ~ 15 mm
Habropoda cineraria
(Ashy Digger Bee)
Visiting golden currant flowers.
I thought it was a Common Digger Bee (Anthophora sp.), but was corrected by ahaw.
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Vespula alascensis
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
On kitchen counter, 16 mm
Polygonia satyrus
(Satyr Comma)
First butterfly of the year - at least that I've seen so far in the yard.
Gravenhorstiini
20 Apr 2024
The first ones I've seen this spring. There were quite a few flying just above the ground in the backyard raspberry patch.
I netted one, cooled it down, took some (bad) photos, and released it.
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
On Golden Currant
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Listrus sp.
On front porch window.
~3 mm
Bombylius major
(Greater Bee Fly)
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
On the side of the shed
Muscoidea
(Muscoid Flies)
On Dandelion flower, 6 mm
Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Ceroxys latiusculus
(Narrow-Banded Picture-Winged Fly)
Front porch
Ceroxys latiusculus
(Narrow-Banded Picture-Winged Fly)
On shovel handle next to compost.
Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Sciaroidea
(Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
Nematocera
(Nematoceran Flies)
Front porch, ~ 2.5 mm
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
On the inside of a window.
Female
Drosophilidae
(Vinegar and Fruit Flies)
From side of compost bin
~ 3 mm
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Alticini
(Flea Beetles)
On the side of the house.
2.5 mm
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
From a berlese funnel sample taken from soil under raspberries.
13 mm
Psocodea
(Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
From berlese funnel taken from soil under raspberries
Fieberiella florii
(Privet Leafhopper)
Chrysopini
Came to UV lighted sheet
Cerambycidae
(Longhorn Beetles)
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Xestia c-nigrum
(Lesser Black-letter Dart)
Euxoa auxiliaris
(Army Cutworm Moth)
Euxoa auxiliaris
(Army Cutworm Moth)
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
Euchromius ocellea
(Belted Grass-Veneer)
Acrobasis tricolorella
(Tricolored Acrobasis Moth)
Arhopalus asperatus
29 mm, UV trap
Catocala relicta
(White Underwing)
Forewing length ~ 40 mm
Limnephilidae
(Northern Caddisflies)
Culicomorpha
(Mosquitoes and Midges)
3 mm
Ceratopogonidae maybe?
Megalotomus quinquespinosus
(Lupine Bug)
Vanessa atalanta
(Red Admiral)
Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus Trypoxylon
From Malaise trap set on June 8-10, 2023.
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23.
6 mm
Formicidae
(Ants)
Collected in malaise trap. 3 mm
Halyomorpha halys
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
From Malaise trap set 26-28 June 23.
~ 4 mm
Caenochrysis sp.
(Caenochrysis)
Malaise trap, 5mm
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
Exochus sp.
(Exochus)
Malaise trap, 5 mm
This is the first iNat observation for the genus Exochus in the state of Idaho.
Epyris sp.
Malaise trap, 26-27 August 23, 6 mm
Aclista sp.
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23
~ 3 mm
Trichopria sp.
From Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 2023.
~1.5 mm
Scelioninae
Malaise trap 26-270 Aug 23
~ 3 mm
Agapostemon texanus
(Texas Striped Sweat Bee)
Malaise trap, 11 mm
Pompilinae
From Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23.
~ 8 mm
Coenosia tigrina
(Tiger Flies)
Malaise trap, 7 mm
26-28 Aug 23
Conura sp.
From 26-27 Aug 23 Malaise trap. ~ 4.5 mm
Eurytominae
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23
~2.5 mm
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
From Malaise trap
26-27 Aug 23
Length ~4.5 mm
Lasius sp.
Malaise trap. 4 mm
Set August 26-28, 2023
Nematocera
(Nematoceran Flies)
Malaise trap, ~1.5 mm
Nematocera
(Nematoceran Flies)
Malaise trap, length ~ 1.5 mm
Cecidomyiidae maybe?
Campopleginae
26 Aug 2023
Malaise Trap, 26 Aug 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
Female, 6 mm
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23
~ 5 mm
Arhopalus productus
(New House Borer)
25 mm
Arhopalus productus
(New House Borer)
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
Tolype sp.
(Tolype Moths)
UV trap
Epicauta puncticollis
(Burning Blister Beetles)
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Bombus griseocollis
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus griseocollis
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
Halyomorpha halys
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
Larinus curtus
(Yellow Starthistle Flower Weevil)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Plathemis lydia
(Common Whitetail)
Immature male
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
In raspberry patch
Medetera sp.
(Woodpecker Flies)
Carabus nemoralis
(Bronze Ground Beetle)
Length 22 mm
Plathemis lydia
(Common Whitetail)
Adult female
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Limenitis lorquini
(Lorquin's Admiral)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Tharsalea sp.
Subgenus Epidemia
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Megachile pugnata
(Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Condylostylus occidentalis
Condylostylus occidentalis
Plathemis lydia
(Common Whitetail)
Adult male
Coenagrionidae
(Narrow-winged Damselflies)
Crabro latipes
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
Anastrangalia laetifica
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
Anastrangalia laetifica
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
Harmonia axyridis
(Asian Lady Beetle)
Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
Tachytes sp.
(Sand-loving Wasps)
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
Melitaeini
(Checkerspots)
21 Jun 2023
Vanessa cardui
(Painted Lady)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
Eristalis sp.
(Drone Flies)
Tachinidae
(Bristle Flies)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Looks like centralis. Clear band across the centre of the thorax. (
beespeaker)
Anthomyiidae
(Root-maggot Flies)
Argia vivida
(Vivid Dancer)
Melanoplus sp.
(North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
Limenitis lorquini
(Lorquin's Admiral)
Melipotis jucunda
(Merry Graphic Moth)
Anthrax sp.
(Charcoal Bee Flies)
Anthidium manicatum
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Dolichovespula maculata
(Bald-faced Hornet)
Anthrenus scrophulariae
(Common Carpet Beetle)
Anthrenus sp.
(Carpet Beetles)
Agapostemon virescens
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Merodon equestris
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Malachiinae
(Malachite Beetles)
Gyponana sp.
Subgenus Gyponana
Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
Conura sp.
Collected from a malaise trap that was set from June 8 - 10. ~ 4 mm
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
Pimpla sanguinipes
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23
~ 9 mm
Tetramesa sp.
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23
~2.5 mm
Mymaridae
(Fairy Wasps)
From Malaise Trap set June 8-20, 2023.
Length ~ 0.7 mm
Myrmica sp.
(Furrowed Ants)
Malaise trap: 8-10 June 23.
~ 6 mm
Dolichopus obcordatus
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23
~ 5 mm
This is only the second from this species on iNat - and both are from Idaho!
Mesopsocus sp.
Malaise trap, 8-10 June 23, 3 mm
Braconidae
(Braconid Wasps)
Malaise trap, ~ 2.5 mm
8-10 Jun 23
Dacnusini
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23.
~ 2 mm
Cryptinae
Length ~ 13 mm
Malaise Trap, 8-10 Jun 23
Ichneumonini
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23
~ 11 mm
Aclista sp.
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23,
3 mm
Belytinae
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23.
~ 2.5 mm
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
From Malaise trap.
Set June 6-8, 2023
~ 3.5 mm
Mycetophilidae
(Fungus Gnats)
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23
~ 2 mm
Nematocera
(Nematoceran Flies)
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23,
~ 3 mm
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23
~ 8 mm
Eucoilinae
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23
~2.5 mm
Campopleginae
8 Jun 2023
From Malaise trap set on June 8-10, 2023.
IDed at Barr Museum by Nathaniel Green on 14 Jun 24
Female, 13 mm
Cryptini
Malaise trap, 8-10 June 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24.
Female, 15 mm
Extenterini
8 Jun 2023
Malaise Trap, 8-10 June 2023
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
7 mm
Odontocolon mellipes
Malaise trap, 8 June 23
10 mm, female
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum, 14 Jun 24
Tryphoninae
8 Jun 2023
Marlise Trap, 8 Jun 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 Jun 24
Female, 9 mm
Campopleginae
8 Jun 2023
Malaise Trap, 8 Jun 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
Female, 11 mm
Tryphoninae
8 Jun 2023
Malaise Trap, 8 Jun 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
Male?, 10 mm
Ctenopelmatinae
Malaise trap, 8 Jun 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
10 mm, female
Tryponini
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 8 Jun 23
IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24
Female, 10 mm
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Malaise trap, 8-10 June 23
5mm
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Malaise trap, ~ 7 mm
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23
~ 11 mm
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
From a Malaise trap set on June 8-10, 2023.
Condylostylus occidentalis
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Agrilus cuprescens
(Rose Stem Girdler)
mating on a raspberry leaf.
Agrilus cuprescens
(Rose Stem Girdler)
On raspberry leaf.
Eumenes sp.
(Typical Potter Wasps)
Symmorphus sp.
(Symmorphus)
Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
Tachinidae
(Bristle Flies)
Sarcophaga sp.
(Common Flesh Flies)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombus mixtus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
On Sticky Geranium
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
Sarcophaga sp.
(Common Flesh Flies)
Enoclerus eximius
On spruce stump
Papilio sp.
Subgenus Pterourus
(Common Swallowtails)
Ischnura cervula
(Pacific Forktail)
Rhionaeschna californica
(Calfornia Darner)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
On California Poppy flower
Sarcophagidae
(Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies)
Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
Eupeodes volucris
(Large-tailed Aphideater)
Eumenes sp.
(Typical Potter Wasps)
Hippodamia convergens
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
Fenusa sp.
On ocean spray bush
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Platypezidae
(Flat-footed Flies)
Anthomyiidae
(Root-maggot Flies)
Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Epalpus signifer
(Early Tachinid Fly)
Anasimyia sp.
(Drone Flies)
On the snowberry bush.
Apioninae
(Pear-shaped Weevils)
Found on inside of front door. 3 mm.
White clover weevil?
Diplolepis sp.
On an ocean spray bush in front yard.
This is the first Diplolepis that I've seen in the yard.
I've reared many from galls collected elsewhere but, this is the first wild one on our little lot.
Braconidae
(Braconid Wasps)
Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Chlorochroa sp.
Subgenus Chlorochroa
Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Anthomyiidae
(Root-maggot Flies)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Anatis rathvoni
(Flying Saucer Lady Beetle)
Hoplocampa sp.
Many of these were visiting saskatoon flowers
Platypezidae
(Flat-footed Flies)
Scathophaga stercoraria
(Golden Dung Fly)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Tipula sp.
Subgenus Tipula
(Common Crane Flies)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
On Dandelion flower
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
Dug up from a cutworm wasp (Podalonia) burrow. Length 35 mm.
Chrysidini
On a spruce stump.
Bombus mixtus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Eristalis sp.
(Drone Flies)
Ampedus phoenicopterus
On spruce stump
Camponotus modoc
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
Abia americana
(Honeysuckle Sawflies and Allies)
Swept from grass near snowberry bush. 9 mm
Dolerus sp.
On a snowberry plant.
Amara aenea
(Common Sun Beetle)
On ground. Length 7 mm.
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Vespula pensylvanica
(Western Yellowjacket)
Checking out our newspaper tube.
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Checking out an old barbeque for a nest site.
Anthophora pacifica
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Otiorhynchus meridionalis
(Lilac Root Weevil)
(The beetle - not the ant)
The two photos of the mounted specimen is the same individual that was being carried by the ant.
Camponotus laevissimus
(Hairy Smooth Carpenter Ant)
(Ant - not the beetle)
Eupeodes fumipennis
(Western Aphideater)
Ceroxys latiusculus
(Narrow-Banded Picture-Winged Fly)
On compost bin
Gravenhorstiini
On the earliest days of spring, our yard is covered with these Darwin Wasps - flitting about an just above the ground, rarely stopping long enough for a photo. Here's one that did today.
Bombylius sp.
(Greater Bee Flies)
Osmia lignaria
(Mason Bees)
Harmonia axyridis
(Asian Lady Beetle)
Philonthus sp.
On front porch
Frankliniella sp.
On a Daffodil flower.
1.0 mm
Chironominae
On a daffodil flower.
Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
On the compost
Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
On the front door.
Small ~ 5mm
Hippodamia convergens
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
Quedius sp.
On compost bin
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
First bee of the year in our yard.
Diachus auratus
Front porch. ~ 2.5 mm
Eumenes sp.
(Typical Potter Wasps)
Halyomorpha halys
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
Found in bathroom.
Neoneides muticus
Netted in backyard. 10mm
Ceratopogonidae
(Biting Midges)
Collected from the side of the shed. ~2.5 mm
Camponotus modoc
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Chrironomidae
(Non-biting Midges)
4 mm. Front porch
Muscidae
(House Flies and Allies)
On compost in the backyard
Muscidae
(House Flies and Allies)
Near the compost pile
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
On the compost
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
Under bark in the front garden.
Diamesa sp.
On the inside of the front door.
The third photo is after mounting.
Body length ~ 6 mm
Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
In bathroom
Body length 10mm
Spelobia sp.
Front porch, 4 deg C.
~2.5 mm
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Microlestes sp.
Under a rock. 4 mm.
Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
Under board in yard.
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
On kitchen window. ~ 7 mm
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Conomorium sp.
On front porch, 7 deg C, ~ 2 mm
Sphaeroceridae
(Lesser Dung Flies)
On front porch, 4 deg C, ~ 2.5 mm
Sciaridae
(Dark-winged Fungus Gnats)
Just outside the door on the front porch, 5 deg C, ~2.5 mm
Dolichovespula arenaria
(Common Aerial Yellowjacket)
Sciaridae
(Dark-winged Fungus Gnats)
On kitchen counter. 3 mm
Sciaridae
(Dark-winged Fungus Gnats)
In house. 2.5 mm
Sciaridae
(Dark-winged Fungus Gnats)
On my desk inside house.
~ 1.5 mm
Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
Mompha sp.
Found in shed. ~ 4 mm.
Aphididae
(Aphids)
1.5 mm, berlese funnel sample
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Found its way into the house, where it planned to spend the winter.
Philonthus cruentatus
From compost, 7 mm
Bisnius sp.
8 mm, in compost
Lepinotus reticulatus
1 mm, in compost
Mythimna unipuncta
(Armyworm Moth)
Agapostemon virescens
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
On a Hollyhock flower
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Syrphus opinator
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
On big sagebrush flowers
Halyomorpha halys
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
Scaeva affinis
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
On Big Sagebrush flowers
Syrphus opinator
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
On big sage flowers
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Exitianus exitiosus
(Gray Lawn Leafhopper)
Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula
(Hackberry Blister Gall Psyllid)
Lestes congener
(Spotted Spreadwing)
Halyomorpha halys
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula
(Hackberry Blister Gall Psyllid)
Halyomorpha halys
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
Frankliniella sp.
On Jessica's Aster flowers
~ 1 mm
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
On Hollyhock flower
Phyciodes mylitta
(Mylitta Crescent)
Pepsini
(Tarantula-hawk Wasps and Allies)
Scaeva affinis
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
Eristalis flavipes
(Orange-legged Drone Fly)
Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula
(Hackberry Blister Gall Psyllid)
This live specimen was obtained by opening a gall on a hackberry leaf.
Length 4 mm
Lestes congener
(Spotted Spreadwing)
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
On Goldenrod flowers
Megacyllene robiniae
(Locust Borer)
On goldenrod flowers
Reduvius personatus
(Masked Hunter)
Mantis religiosa
(European Mantis)
Fieberiella florii
(Privet Leafhopper)
Pepsini
(Tarantula-hawk Wasps and Allies)
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
11 mm
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula
(Hackberry Blister Gall Psyllid)
From neighbor's hackberry tree.
Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Spodoptera praefica
(Western Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth)
Emmelina monodactyla
(Morning-glory Plume Moth)
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
Vanessa atalanta
(Red Admiral)
Xestia c-nigrum
(Lesser Black-letter Dart)
Hydropsychidae
(Net-spinning Caddisflies)
Black light trap.
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Thripoidea
Collected from a feverfew flower
Length ~ 1 mm
Thripinae
Collected from a feverfew flower
Length ~ 1 mm
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Phyciodes mylitta
(Mylitta Crescent)
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Tipulidae
(Large Crane Flies)
Orius tristicolor
Eating thrips
Megachile angelarum
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Melanophila sp.
Found on asphalt driveway. 9 mm
Erythroneura ziczac
(Virginia Creeper Leafhopper)
Ichneumoninae
Caught this one while it was flying around the woodpile. Took me a half hour and a dozen tries with the net.
13 mm
Asemum nitidum
Found at night on birch stump, 19 mm
Polystoechotes punctata
(Giant Lacewing)
On birch stump painted with moth bait, 25 mm
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Xestia xanthographa
(Square-spot Rustic)
Xestia xanthographa
(Square-spot Rustic)
Xestia xanthographa
(Square-spot Rustic)
Spodoptera praefica
(Western Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth)
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
Dargida procinctus
(Girdler Moth)
UV Light trap
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Megalotomus quinquespinosus
(Lupine Bug)
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Colias sp.
(Clouded Yellows)
Sympetrum pallipes
(Striped Meadowhawk)
Upis ceramboides
(Roughened Darkling Beetle)
Megalotomus quinquespinosus
(Lupine Bug)
Okanagana sp.
(Whip Cicadas)
Mantis religiosa
(European Mantis)
Plathemis lydia
(Common Whitetail)
Adult female
Sympetrum pallipes
(Striped Meadowhawk)
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Sarcophaginae
(Typical Flesh Flies)
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Chrironomidae
(Non-biting Midges)
Chrironomidae
(Non-biting Midges)
In UV light trap
Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
This little guy (~ 3 mm) bit me while I was outside at the picnic table.
Leptomantispa pulchella
(Beautiful Mantidfly)
In UV light trap
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
In UV light trap
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
Plutella xylostella
(Diamondback Moth)
In UV light trap
Acrobasis tricolorella
(Tricolored Acrobasis Moth)
Archips argyrospila
(Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth)
Caught in UV light trap
Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
In UV light trap
Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
I watched this wasp dig a shallow nest in the sand. Then it immediately flew off and returned a few minutes later dragging a spider (Cat-faced Orbweaver?) back to her nest. Then she quickly covered up
Anastrangalia laetifica
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
Cercyonis pegala
(Common Wood-Nymph)
Toxomerus marginatus
(Margined Calligrapher)
Lestes congener
(Spotted Spreadwing)
Ichneumon cupitus
Length 15 mm
Found next to hammock on 23 July 2022. Photographed and posted to iNat, then captured and pinned.
IDed on twitter with help from Davide Dal Pos, Nathaniel Green, and Brandon Claridge.
Sceliphron caementarium
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
Harmonia axyridis
(Asian Lady Beetle)
Leptomantispa pulchella
(Beautiful Mantidfly)
Found on window sill. Captured and collected.
Medetera sp.
(Woodpecker Flies)
On spruce stump.
Lestes congener
(Spotted Spreadwing)
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Male
Sympetrum pallipes
(Striped Meadowhawk)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Agrilus cuprescens
(Rose Stem Girdler)
6 mm. On raspberry leaf.
Philaenus spumarius
(Meadow Spittlebug)
Rhagoletis indifferens
(Western Cherry Fruit Fly)
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
Phylloecus sp.
Found in the raspberry patch.
Ceruchus punctatus
Found this guy under the stump. I thought it was dead, but when I collected it, it moved.
This is the first stag beetle I've seen in the yard. I added it to the collection.
(Unfortunately, it lost a middle leg during the pinning process.) ...
Polygonia satyrus
(Satyr Comma)
6mm. On wax currant (Ribes cereum) leaf.
I captured this one and put it in a petri dish. After examining it under a microscope, I'm pretty sure it's a third instar Satyr Comma larvae.
(I used "Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies" by David Ja ...
Fieberiella florii
(Privet Leafhopper)
6 mm.
On Ocean Spray leaf.
Scathophaga stercoraria
(Golden Dung Fly)
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
Condylostylus occidentalis
Merodon equestris
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
Anastrangalia laetifica
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Papilio eurymedon
(Pale Swallowtail)
Eudioctria sp.
This is the first robber fly I've seen in the yard.
Condylostylus occidentalis
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
Reduvius personatus
(Masked Hunter)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Syrphus opinator
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Gymnosoma sp.
See the discussion about Gymnosoma on the iNat observation.
Tachinidae
(Bristle Flies)
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Xanthosarus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus mixtus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Papilio multicaudata
(Two-tailed Swallowtail)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
These three have been at it for the last 15 minutes or so.
Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Colladonus montanus
(Mountain Leafhopper)
Sympetrum pallipes
(Striped Meadowhawk)
Eupeodes fumipennis
(Western Aphideater)
Eupeodes fumipennis
(Western Aphideater)
Eupeodes sp.
(Aphideaters)
Scaeva affinis
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
Scaeva affinis
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
Andrena angustitarsata
(Narrow-legged Miner Bee)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Plathemis lydia
(Common Whitetail)
Immature male
Plathemis lydia
(Common Whitetail)
Adult female
Plathemis lydia
(Common Whitetail)
Adult male
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus Trypoxylon
Sarcophaga sp.
(Common Flesh Flies)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Okanagana sp.
(Whip Cicadas)
Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Platypezidae
(Flat-footed Flies)
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
Female
Crabro latipes
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Tachinidae
(Bristle Flies)
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Merodon equestris
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
Calliphoridae
(Blow Flies)
Syrphus opinator
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
Merodon equestris
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
Scaeva affinis
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
This adult emerged from a pupa that formed from a larva that I collected from an aphid-infested Ocean Spray bush.
Larva
Pupa ...
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Sarcophagidae
(Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies)
Merodon equestris
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
Muscidae
(House Flies and Allies)
Magdalis subincta
Based on the apparent 'horns'/squareness at the front of pronotum.
Sciaroidea
(Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Scaeva affinis
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
This pupa formed from
this larva. I'm keeping it to see what emerges.
Epistrophe xanthostoma
(Emarginate Smoothtail)
Megalonotus sabulicola
(Introduced Dirt-colored Seed Bug)
Camponotus sp.
Subgenus Myrmentoma
(Carpenter Ants)
Eupeodes fumipennis
(Western Aphideater)
Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Scathophaga stercoraria
(Golden Dung Fly)
Epalpus signifer
(Early Tachinid Fly)
Hippodamia convergens
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
Female
Scaeva affinis
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
On Ocean Spray bush infected with Aphids.
20 mm
Aphis sp.
On the growing stems of an ocean spray (Holodiscus discolor).
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Pieris sp.
(Garden Whites)
Chlorochroa sp.
Subgenus Chlorochroa
Tipulomorpha
(Crane Flies)
Sitona lineatus
(Pea Weevil)
On outside door frame. ~ 3 mm
Glischrochilus quadrisignatus
(Four-spotted Sap Beetle)
In grass cuttings by compost
Xorides californicus
Male Xorides with a box elder bug in the background.
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Anthophora pacifica nearcticus
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Priocnemis oregona nearcticus
13 mm
I'm not sure if I see the row of teeth on the hind tibia. But other than that, it looks like Priocnemis oregona to me.
(IDed by bugeric on iNat on11 Mar 24.)
Anthophora pacifica nearcticus
(Pacific Digger Bee)
Orsodacne atra nearcticus
Gravenhorstiini
Length 18 mm
Bombylius major nearcticus
(Greater Bee Fly)
Eupeodes fumipennis nearcticus
(Western Aphideater)
Eupeodes fumipennis nearcticus
(Western Aphideater)
Orsodacne atra nearcticus
Halictus tripartitus nearcticus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
7 mm
Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
Xorides californicus nearcticus
Bibio sp.
(March Flies)
8 mm
Scaeva affinis nearcticus
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
Tetramorium immigrans nearcticus
(Immigrant Pavement Ant)
4 mm. Under rock in backyard.
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
6 mm. On dandelion
Adalia bipunctata nearcticus
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
Enoclerus eximius nearcticus
On spruce stump
Gelis sp.
Emerged today from spider egg sac that I found on March 9. This male mated with one of the female Gelis wasps in the plastic bag that contained the sample.
Gelis sp.
Female Gelis wasp that emerged today from spider eggs sacs that I collected from my yard on March 9.
6 mm
Gelis sp.
On March 9 I collected some spider egg sacs that I found under a rock in our yard. I put them in a bag to see what would come out.
Today about a dozen Gelis wasps emerged, mostly females. This is a female on an egg sac.
Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
Eupeodes sp.
Subgenus Metasyrphus
(Aphideaters)
Epalpus signifer nearcticus
(Early Tachinid Fly)
Bitoma crenata nearcticus
(Crenate Cylindrical Bark Beetle)
On birch stump. 3 mm
Colopterus truncatus nearcticus
Osmia lignaria nearcticus
(Mason Bees)
It looks like he has a load of mites around his waist.
Rhyparochromus vulgaris nearcticus
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Ceroxys latiusculus nearcticus
(Narrow-Banded Picture-Winged Fly)
On shovel handle next to compost bin.
Bombus huntii nearcticus
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Pieris rapae nearcticus
(Cabbage White)
On the side of the shed. 17 mm
Lygaeus kalmii nearcticus
(Small Milkweed Bug)
Priocnemis oregona nearcticus
Running around on ground.
Dahlica sp.
Moving slowly on a spruce stump. ~ 5 mm.
Three-sided in cross section and sand-covered.
Ref. Charley Eiseman and Noah Carney's Tracks & Signs of Insects, p.250
Ceratagallia sp.
On front porch. 3 mm
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
4.5 mm
Tetramorium immigrans nearcticus
(Immigrant Pavement Ant)
On ground at the base of a spruce stump. 4 mm
Mycetophilidae
(Fungus Gnats)
length 5 mm
Polistes dominula nearcticus
(European Paper Wasp)
First one I've seen this year.
17 mm
Muscidae
(House Flies and Allies)
Mompha sp.
Wing length ~ 6 mm
Captured near lamp in bedroom
BugGuide ID
Mycetophilidae
(Fungus Gnats)
On compost
Mycetophilidae
(Fungus Gnats)
On compost bin. ~ 4 mm
It's warmed up a bit and has been raining lately. Lots of small flies around the compost. Here's one that I found today that I think is a new family in the yard. Looks like a fungus gnat to me (Mycetophilidae), but I could b ...
Psychodidae
(Moth Flies)
1 Mar 2022
From compost pile
Mycetophilidae
(Fungus Gnats)
On compost
Phormia regina nearcticus
First observation on spruce stump this year.
Reduvius personatus nearcticus
(Masked Hunter)
On the ground at the base of spruce stump. ~ 4 mm
Sciaridae
(Dark-winged Fungus Gnats)
Captured in the kitchen. Cooled in the fridge, then (a bit too long) in the freezer.
~ 2.5 mm
Gryllus veletis nearcticus
(Spring Field Cricket)
Found under a rock after snow melt.
20 mm
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Scatella sp.
~4 mm.
On basil plant in house.
Halyomorpha halys nearcticus
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
Nymphalis californica nearcticus
(California Tortoiseshell)
Leptoglossus occidentalis nearcticus
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Nymphalis antiopa nearcticus
(Mourning Cloak)
Thecophora propinqua nearcticus
Mantis religiosa nearcticus
(European Mantis)
Kleidocerys resedae nearcticus
(Birch Catkin Bug)
Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
Synanthedon bibionipennis nearcticus
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Cosmopepla intergressa nearcticus
Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
Bruchus pisorum nearcticus
(Pea Weevil)
On pea pod.
Epicauta puncticollis nearcticus
(Burning Blister Beetles)
Glischrochilus fasciatus nearcticus
(Picnic Beetle)
Looks like a bunch of mites are on this guy.
Bruchus pisorum nearcticus
(Pea Weevil)
Condylostylus occidentalis nearcticus
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Okanagana sp.
(Whip Cicadas)
Doratura stylata nearcticus
~ 3 mm, on grass lawn
Coleophora sp.
(Casebearers)
On raspberry leaf
Leucospis affinis nearcticus
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Leucospis affinis nearcticus
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
Adult female
Okanagana sp.
(Whip Cicadas)
Doratura stylata nearcticus
Chrysis sp.
(Chrysis)
~ 10 mm
Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
Argia vivida nearcticus
(Vivid Dancer)
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
Perithous scurra pleuralis
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Crabro latipes pleuralis
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Syritta pipiens pleuralis
(Common Compost Fly)
Papilio rutulus pleuralis
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Plathemis lydia pleuralis
(Common Whitetail)
Immature male
Perithous scurra pleuralis
Ampedus behrensi pleuralis
On the spruce stump
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
Female
Bombus centralis pleuralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus nevadensis pleuralis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Andrena prunorum pleuralis
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Dasysyrphus sp.
Complex Dasysyrphus intrudens
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Hippodamia convergens pleuralis
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
Female
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
Platypezidae
(Flat-footed Flies)
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Cephalosmia
(Mason Bees)
On spruce stump
Eristalis arbustorum pleuralis
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Mallota sackeni pleuralis
(Brown-haltered Mimic Fly)
Ampedus behrensi pleuralis
Osmia montana pleuralis
(Mason Bees)
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
Cycloneda polita pleuralis
(Western Polished Lady Beetle)
Emmelina monodactyla pleuralis
(Morning-glory Plume Moth)
26 mm wingspan
Carpophilinae
On compost bin 3 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On a raspberry bush
Scatopsinae
In compost ~ 3 mm
Gelis sp.
~ 7 mm, female
Caught on spruce stump, cooled and photographed.
BugGuide ID
Eristalis arbustorum pleuralis
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
On a Dandelion flower
Lacon rorulentus pleuralis
I caught one, cooled it down, and took a picture of it's ventral side.
I thought it was dead since it didn't move at all - and then it clicked into the air and got away.
length 14 mm
Bombus centralis pleuralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Sepsidae
(Black Scavenger Flies)
On compost pile, ~ 3 mm
Coenosiini
~ 8 mm, on compost
Sepsidae
(Black Scavenger Flies)
Temnoscheila chlorodia pleuralis
(Pine Trogossitid Beetle)
On spruce stump
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Scathophaga stercoraria pleuralis
(Golden Dung Fly)
Blowing bubble while mating
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
On a Dandelion flower
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Mason Bees)
Glischrochilus fasciatus propinqua
(Picnic Beetle)
In compost pile, 7 mm
Hadrobregmini
~ 3 mm, on side of compost bin
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Agonopterix alstroemeriana propinqua
(Poison Hemlock Moth)
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Rhyparochromus vulgaris propinqua
Epalpus signifer propinqua
(Early Tachinid Fly)
Pterostichus melanarius propinqua
(Rain Beetle)
under board, near compost pile
Aphaenogaster occidentalis propinqua
(Spine-waisted Ants)
Under board, near compost pile.
Hippodamia sp.
(Oblong Lady Beetles)
under board
Chilocorus sp.
(Twice-stabbed Lady Beetles)
under board
Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
Neoneides muticus propinqua
Coccinella septempunctata propinqua
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
Calliphoridae
(Blow Flies)
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
Boisea rubrolineata propinqua
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Hippodamia convergens propinqua
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
Saissetia coffeae propinqua
(Hemispherical Scale)
On a chokecherry stem
First iNat observation in Idaho
Rhyparochromus vulgaris propinqua
Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
On closet wall
Mantis religiosa propinqua
(European Mantis)
Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
On my pillowcase
Harmonia axyridis propinqua
(Asian Lady Beetle)
Triphosa haesitata propinqua
(Tissue Moth)
On wall in house
Triphosa haesitata propinqua
(Tissue Moth)
On wall in bathroom
Raphidioptera
(Snakeflies)
Chlorochroa sp.
Subgenus Chlorochroa
Mantis religiosa propinqua
(European Mantis)
Sargus bipunctatus propinqua
Vespula germanica propinqua
(German Yellowjacket)
Vespula alascensis propinqua
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
Syrphus opinator propinqua
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
Eristalis tenax propinqua
(Common Drone Fly)
Tachinidae
(Bristle Flies)
Coccinella septempunctata propinqua
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
Halyomorpha halys propinqua
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
In compost
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Pollenia vagabunda propinqua
(Vagabond Cluster Fly)
Tachinidae
(Bristle Flies)
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
On Big Sage flowers
Syrphus opinator propinqua
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
On big sage flowers
Syrphus opinator propinqua
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
On big sage flowers
Dolichovespula maculata propinqua
(Bald-faced Hornet)
Syritta pipiens propinqua
(Common Compost Fly)
On compost
Sargus bipunctatus propinqua
On compost
Eriosomatinae
(Woolly Aphids and Gall-making Aphids)
Physiphora alceae propinqua
Fieberiella florii propinqua
(Privet Leafhopper)
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
9 deg C, length 22 mm, black light trap
Mythimna unipuncta propinqua
(Armyworm Moth)
Philaenus spumarius propinqua
(Meadow Spittlebug)
Megalotomus quinquespinosus propinqua
(Lupine Bug)
Pyralis farinalis propinqua
(Meal Moth)
On bathroom towel, 16 mm wingspan
Mantis religiosa propinqua
(European Mantis)
Choreutis pariana propinqua
(Apple Leaf Skeletonizer Moth)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Closing up nest with resin in bee hotel.
Seems to be using resin.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
Eristalis arbustorum propinqua
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Seems to be using resin to close nest in bee hotel
Formicinae
(Formicine Ants)
Melanoplus femurrubrum propinqua
(Red-legged Grasshopper)
Leucospis affinis propinqua
On bee hotel
Calliphoridae
(Blow Flies)
Eristalis arbustorum propinqua
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
On California poppy
Villini
(Banded Bee Flies)
Eristalis arbustorum propinqua
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Phyciodes mylitta propinqua
(Mylitta Crescent)
Tharsalea helloides propinqua
(Purplish Copper)
Anthidium manicatum propinqua
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Staphylinini
~ 10 mm
under weeds on paved driveway
Anthophora urbana propinqua
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Ochlodes sylvanoides propinqua
(Woodland Skipper)
Chalcophora angulicollis propinqua
(Western Sculptured Pine Borer)
On spruce stump, ~ 30 mm
Anthophora urbana propinqua
(Urbane Digger Bee)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Bombus vagans propinqua
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Bombus appositus propinqua
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Isodontia elegans propinqua
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Bringing grass to the nest on the spruce stump
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Vanessa cardui propinqua
(Painted Lady)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Tyta luctuosa propinqua
(Four-spotted Moth)
Villa sp.
On a California Poppy
Halictus rubicundus propinqua
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Strymon melinus propinqua
(Gray Hairstreak)
Anthophora urbana propinqua
(Urbane Digger Bee)
On a hollyhock flower
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Dissosteira carolina propinqua
(Carolina Grasshopper)
Lestes congener propinqua
(Spotted Spreadwing)
Coelioxys sp.
(Sharptail Bees)
Noctua pronuba propinqua
(Large Yellow Underwing)
Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus Trypoxylon
On raspberry leaf
Halictus rubicundus propinqua
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Larinus curtus propinqua
(Yellow Starthistle Flower Weevil)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
On spruce stump
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Hanging out on a bee hotel
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
Male?
If this is a male, it is the only adult male I have seen in the yard. The other 15 have ben females.
Dissosteira carolina propinqua
(Carolina Grasshopper)
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Caught leaving hole in spruce stump
12 mm
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Caught leaving hole in spruce stump
11 mm
Bombus nevadensis propinqua
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Vanessa cardui propinqua
(Painted Lady)
Carabini
Found on sidewalk, 35 mm
Argia vivida propinqua
(Vivid Dancer)
Krombeinopyga pumila propinqua
Examining holes in a spruce stump
~ 10 mm
Burnsius communis propinqua
(New World Checkered-Skippers)
Cosmopepla intergressa propinqua
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Eupeodes sp.
(Aphideaters)
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Epicauta puncticollis propinqua
(Burning Blister Beetles)
Crabro latipes propinqua
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Rhopalapion longirostre propinqua
(Hollyhock Weevil)
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Pseudomalus auratus propinqua
Condylostylus occidentalis propinqua
Scaeva affinis propinqua
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
Argia vivida propinqua
(Vivid Dancer)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
Crabro latipes flavidus
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Eristalis tenax flavidus
(Common Drone Fly)
Lepturobosca chrysocoma flavidus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
Rhopalapion longirostre flavidus
(Hollyhock Weevil)
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Hemipenthes sp.
On California Poppy
Eupeodes fumipennis flavidus
(Western Aphideater)
On California Poppy flower
Hesperia juba flavidus
(Juba Skipper)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Agapostemon virescens flavidus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Syritta pipiens flavidus
(Common Compost Fly)
Eristalis arbustorum flavidus
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Condylostylus occidentalis flavidus
Condylostylus occidentalis flavidus
Plathemis lydia flavidus
(Common Whitetail)
Immature male
Papilio rutulus flavidus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Xorides sp.
Ovipositing on spruce stump
Hemipenthes sp.
~ 10 mm
On California Poppy
Eupeodes volucris flavidus
(Large-tailed Aphideater)
On Lewis Flax (Linum lewisii)
Anthidium manicatum flavidus
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On a Lewis Flax flower
Forficula dentata flavidus
Braconidae
(Braconid Wasps)
Strymon melinus flavidus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
17 mm
Lepturobosca chrysocoma flavidus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Crioceris duodecimpunctata flavidus
(Spotted Asparagus Beetle)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Papilio rutulus flavidus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Bombus occidentalis flavidus
(Western Bumble Bee)
On California Poppy
Symmorphus sp.
(Symmorphus)
Molorchus ongicollis flavidus
On Mallow-leaf Ninebark leaf. I caught it in a vial, cooled it down in the fridge, and photographed and posted it on iNaturalist.
It was IDed that night by Merrill Peterson (author of Pacific Northwest Insects ).
Eupeodes fumipennis flavidus
(Western Aphideater)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Syrphus opinator nearcticus
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
Syritta pipiens nearcticus
(Common Compost Fly)
Leucospis affinis nearcticus
On spruce stump
Bombus mixtus nearcticus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
Megatominae
Found in old tennis shoe in storage
Ancistrocerus sp.
On a Lewis Flax flower
Adalia bipunctata nearcticus
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
James Bailey: This is a variant of the "multi-spotted" pattern, I suppose. Usually the spots in this form are not combined.
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
On Sticky Geranium flower
Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)
Eulonchus tristis nearcticus
(Dusky Sapphire)
A Jeweled Spider Fly in subfamily Panopinae (tarantula flies)
Identified by Merrill Peterson, author of Pacific Northwest Insects
ZooKeys: Jewelled spider flies of North America (Diptera, Acroceridae)
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Neoclytus muricatulus nearcticus
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
On a California Poppy
Chrysoteuchia topiarius nearcticus
(Topiary Grass-Veneer)
On grass in lawn. length ~ 1 cm
Perithous scurra nearcticus
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Sphaerophoria contigua nearcticus
(Tufted Globetail)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus insularis nearcticus
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Cosmopepla intergressa nearcticus
Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
Adult female
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
Crabro latipes nearcticus
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Callopistromyia annulipes nearcticus
(Peacock Fly)
Agapostemon virescens nearcticus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
Perizoma costiguttata nearcticus
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Eupeodes volucris nearcticus
(Large-tailed Aphideater)
Female
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Formica obscuripes nearcticus
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
Xorides californicus nearcticus
Camponotus sp.
Subgenus Camponotus
(Carpenter Ants)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Camponotus sp.
(Carpenter Ants)
Cosmopepla uhleri nearcticus
~ 5 mm
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes nearcticus
(Forked Globetail)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Tenthredinini
(Tenthredinini)
Tenthredinini
(Tenthredinini)
Crabro latipes nearcticus
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
Female
Tetramorium immigrans nearcticus
(Immigrant Pavement Ant)
length 4 mm
Syrphus opinator nearcticus
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
Cycloneda polita nearcticus
(Western Polished Lady Beetle)
Noctua pronuba nearcticus
(Large Yellow Underwing)
Injured while mowing the lawn
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
Female
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Bibio sp.
(March Flies)
On a parsley plant, ~ 10 mm
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Muscoidea
(Muscoid Flies)
On compost bin
Anthomyiidae
(Root-maggot Flies)
Syrphus opinator nearcticus
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
Mantis religiosa nearcticus
(European Mantis)
Callibaetis ferrugineus hageni
(Red Speckled Dun)
Anthrenus verbasci hageni
(Varied Carpet Beetle)
Inside the house. 4 mm
Rhionaeschna californica hageni
(Calfornia Darner)
Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
Andrena prunorum hageni
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
Netted from snowberry bush
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Mantis religiosa hageni
(European Mantis)
Eggs in the ootheca that I found on a maple tree on March 17 have finally hatched.
Metopiinae
Netted from snowberry bush.
Length 8 mm
Cosmopepla intergressa hageni
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
Female
Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
Eupeodes volucris hageni
(Large-tailed Aphideater)
Bombylius sp.
(Greater Bee Flies)
Platycheirus sp.
(Sedgesitters)
Andrena prunorum hageni
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Netted on a lilac bush, cooled, photographed, and released.
12 mm
Associated Species: Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac)
Vespula pensylvanica hageni
(Western Yellowjacket)
In house
Halictus rubicundus hageni
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Staphylinini
On side of compost
Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
Anthaxia sp.
Subgenus Melanthaxia
Syritta pipiens hageni
(Common Compost Fly)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
Halictus rubicundus hageni
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Camponotus sp.
Subgenus Camponotus
(Carpenter Ants)
Lots of big flying ants today. First I've seen this spring.
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Camponotus sp.
Subgenus Camponotus
(Carpenter Ants)
Orussus thoracicus hageni
(Orussus)
Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
Bombylius major hageni
(Greater Bee Fly)
Agonopterix alstroemeriana hageni
(Poison Hemlock Moth)
Pachypsylla sp.
(Hackberry Gall Psyllids)
3 mm. On screen door.
Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
On a birch stump. We cut down a dying tree a few weeks ago, but left an 8 foot stump.
Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Andrena sp.
Subgenus Melandrena
(Mining Bees)
Gravenhorstiini
Length ~ 20 mm
Mating pair observed in garden for a few minutes. Then they flew off onto the car. Then back to the garden where I lost track of them.
BugGuide IDAutographa californica hageni
(Alfalfa Looper)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Strymon melinus hageni
(Gray Hairstreak)
Bombylius sp.
(Greater Bee Flies)
On golden currant flower
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Scathophaga stercoraria hageni
(Golden Dung Fly)
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Polistes dominula hageni
(European Paper Wasp)
Goniini
On Dandelion flower
Xerophloea peltata hageni
~ 8 mm
Bombus centralis hageni
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Halictus rubicundus hageni
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Polistes dominula hageni
(European Paper Wasp)
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Osmia lignaria hageni
(Mason Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Boisea rubrolineata hageni
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Boisea rubrolineata hageni
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Epalpus signifer hageni
(Early Tachinid Fly)
Xorides sp.
On spruce stump. 25 mm. 11 deg C.
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
On Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) flowers
Rhyparochromus vulgaris hageni
Captured running around on spruce stump.
Cooled and photographed, 8 mm
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
Ant dragging a western boxelder bug(?)
Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
In house, 10 mm
Melanoplus sp.
(North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Calliphoridae
(Blow Flies)
Syrphus opinator hageni
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
On big sage flowers
Syrphus opinator hageni
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
On California poppy flower
Adalia bipunctata hageni
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
Harmonia axyridis hageni
(Asian Lady Beetle)
Hippodamia convergens hageni
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
Cycloneda polita hageni
(Western Polished Lady Beetle)
Vespula pensylvanica hageni
(Western Yellowjacket)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
11 mm
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Harmonia axyridis hageni
(Asian Lady Beetle)
Temnoscheila chlorodia hageni
(Pine Trogossitid Beetle)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
14 mm
Eupeodes fumipennis hageni
(Western Aphideater)
Pterostichus melanarius hageni
(Rain Beetle)
20 mm
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Melangyna sp.
(Halfbands)
On Big Sage flowers
Scaeva affinis hageni
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
On Big Sagebrush
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Apis mellifera hageni
(Western Honey Bee)
On Big Sage flowers
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
On a Hollyhock flower
Syrphus opinator hageni
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
Boisea rubrolineata hageni
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Megacyllene robiniae hageni
(Locust Borer)
Achyra rantalis hageni
(Garden Webworm Moth)
Dianthidium sp.
Subgenus Dianthidium
(Pebble Bees)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Rhopalapion longirostre hageni
(Hollyhock Weevil)
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Euodynerus sp.
On Goldenrod flowers
Bombus rufocinctus hageni
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Male
Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Megachile angelarum hageni
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Tyta luctuosa hageni
(Four-spotted Moth)
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Halictus ligatus hageni
(Furrow Bees)
Syritta pipiens hageni
(Common Compost Fly)
Epicauta puncticollis hageni
(Burning Blister Beetles)
Strymon melinus hageni
(Gray Hairstreak)
Halyomorpha halys hageni
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
Eristalis arbustorum hageni
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Rhopalapion longirostre hageni
(Hollyhock Weevil)
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
~17 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
On sticky geranium flower
Melanoplus bivittatus hageni
(Two-striped Grasshopper)
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Apis mellifera hageni
(Western Honey Bee)
Halictus rubicundus hageni
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus rubicundus hageni
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
This wasp spent ten minutes or so digging a burrow in the sand. Then she spent a minute or two covering the entrance with large boulders (some with diameters greater than t the length of her thorax). After she was finished there was no trace of her n ...
Eristalis arbustorum hageni
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Eristalis arbustorum hageni
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
Larinus curtus hageni
(Yellow Starthistle Flower Weevil)
Ochlodes sylvanoides hageni
(Woodland Skipper)
Strymon melinus hageni
(Gray Hairstreak)
Anthidium manicatum hageni
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Pieris rapae hageni
(Cabbage White)
Melanoplus bivittatus hageni
(Two-striped Grasshopper)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus hageni
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus hageni
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Male
Bombus occidentalis hageni
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis hageni
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis hageni
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis hageni
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis hageni
(Western Bumble Bee)
Male
Bombus vagans hageni
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Strymon melinus hageni
(Gray Hairstreak)
Papilio rutulus hageni
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Vanessa cardui hageni
(Painted Lady)
Vespula consobrina hageni
(Blackjacket)
Rhagoletis indifferens hageni
(Western Cherry Fruit Fly)
Landed on my wife while she was picking cherries.
Anthidium manicatum hageni
(European Woolcarder Bee)
Epicauta puncticollis hageni
(Burning Blister Beetles)
Bombus appositus hageni
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Delphinium ajacis (Doubtful Knight's-Spur)
Sceliphron caementarium hageni
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
25 mm
Sapyga sp.
Caught leaving Osmia lignaria nest in bee hotel
15 mm
Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
11 mm
Entered an Osmia lignaria nest at bee hotel.
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
Female
Scathophaga stercoraria hageni
(Golden Dung Fly)
Blowing bubble
Vespula pensylvanica hageni
(Western Yellowjacket)
Spent the night in a bee hotel.
Hole size 14 mm
Osmia lignaria hageni
(Mason Bees)
First bee in bee hotel.
Seems to have started 6 adjacent nests, with an end plug in each. Spent the night in the middle of one of the holes with her head facing the plug.
Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
Female
Ceraleptus denticulatus hageni
Apis mellifera hageni
(Western Honey Bee)
Gryllus veletis hageni
(Spring Field Cricket)
~ 18 mm
Nymph spring field cricket Gryllus veletus?
Cecidomyiidae
(Gall and Forest Midges)
These little guys (~ 2mm) have been covering the leaves of Penstemon plants in my garden for the last few days. They seem to be stuck on the leaves, unable to fly. Most have died; the one on the left is one of the few still alive, but seems unable to ...
Eupeodes fumipennis hageni
(Western Aphideater)
please see FlyGuide for more information about how I distinguish this species. Happy Tuesday!
Syrphus opinator hageni
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
Cecidomyiidae
(Gall and Forest Midges)
Tiny midge-like insects all over Penstemon leaves
Celastrina asheri hageni
(Asher's Blue)
Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
With lots of mites
Rhyparochromus vulgaris hageni
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Priocnemis oregona nearcticus
Priocnemis oregona nearcticus
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
On spruce stump
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
9 deg C
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Polistes dominula nearcticus
(European Paper Wasp)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Mason Bees)
Bombus centralis propinqua
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Scathophaga stercoraria propinqua
(Golden Dung Fly)
Epermenia sp.
Captured in house
7 mm
Campopleginae
About a dozen of these emerged from a Trichiosoma pupa collected on March 31 from a Douglas Hawthorn twig.
8 mm
I took them to the Barr Entomological Museum at the University of Idaho for identification. ...
Xorides sp.
Spruce stump, 7 deg C
body length 25 mm
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
On spruce stump
6 deg C, ~ 22 mm
Megachile sp.
Subgenus Chelostomoides
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Mason Bees)
Exited a 7 mm diameter drilled hole in spruce stump.
He poked his head out for a few minutes, then went back in for a few more. Then he came out, walked around a bit, and flew away.
Harmonia axyridis propinqua
(Asian Lady Beetle)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
First bee in yard this year
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
Tenebrionidae
(Darkling Beetles)
2.3 mm, on spruce stump
Rhyparochromus vulgaris propinqua
Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
Boisea rubrolineata propinqua
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Hundreds of these at the base of maple tree.
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Backed out of drilled hole in spruce stump, 5 deg C
Calliphoridae
(Blow Flies)
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
Coccinella septempunctata propinqua
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
Lacon sp.
On spruce stump, 13 mm, 4 C
Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
Found on a wall inside the house.
Coccinella septempunctata propinqua
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
Iphthiminus serratus propinqua
(Serrated Darkling Beetle)
23 mm
Prociphilus sp.
Swarms of these flying around today.
Body length ~ 3mm
BugGuide ID
Melanoplus femurrubrum propinqua
(Red-legged Grasshopper)
Female
Ectemnius sp.
Spruce stump
Ectemnius cephalotes propinqua
(Large Ectemnius)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Isodontia sp.
(Grass-carrying Wasps)
Several of these grass-carrying wasp nests are in an old spruce stump in our yard.
Here is what the nest looks like when completed.
Ectemnius sp.
These wasps flit about from hole to hole on a spruce stump, entering some and then leaving to inspect others.
BugGuide ID
Passaloecus sp.
(Picket-boring Aphid Wasps)
Ectemnius ruficornis propinqua
Crabro sp.
(Shield-handed Wasps)
Bringing an insect back to the hole in the stump.
Ectemnius cephalotes propinqua
(Large Ectemnius)
Spruce stump
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Isodontia elegans propinqua
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Several of these have nested in on old spruce stump. I've seen them carrying grass to nest holes. There are six completed nests with grass sticking out of holes.
BugGuide ID
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Iphthiminus serratus propinqua
(Serrated Darkling Beetle)
Isodontia elegans propinqua
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Nesting at spruce stump
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
Sympetrum pallipes propinqua
(Striped Meadowhawk)
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Associated Species: Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster)
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Strymon melinus propinqua
(Gray Hairstreak)
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Halictus rubicundus propinqua
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus ligatus propinqua
(Furrow Bees)
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
Philanthus gibbosus propinqua
(Hump-backed Beewolf)
Xestoleptura crassipes propinqua
Andrena prunorum propinqua
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Tachytes sp.
(Sand-loving Wasps)
Syritta pipiens propinqua
(Common Compost Fly)
Bombus huntii propinqua
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Bombus huntii propinqua
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
Rhyparochromus vulgaris propinqua
Chrysopa oculata propinqua
(Stink Lacewings)
Perithous scurra propinqua
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Exploring the bark of an old silver maple tree
~ 10 mm
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Male
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Larinus curtus propinqua
(Yellow Starthistle Flower Weevil)
Halictus rubicundus propinqua
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Coccinella septempunctata propinqua
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
Pieris rapae propinqua
(Cabbage White)
Bombus occidentalis propinqua
(Western Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus vagans propinqua
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
Monodontomerus sp.
Hanging out at the bee hotel
~ 3 mm
Krombeinopyga pumila propinqua
Captured leaving trap nest at bee hotel. Cooled, photographed, and released.
7 mm
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Lurking at the bee hotel
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus occidentalis propinqua
(Western Bumble Bee)
Apis mellifera propinqua
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus griseocollis propinqua
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
On a Hollyhock flower
Harmonia axyridis propinqua
(Asian Lady Beetle)
Ancistrocerus sp.
Nesting in hole in concrete of basement wall
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
Nesting in cardboard yard sign
Leucospis affinis propinqua
Hoplitis albifrons propinqua
(White-fronted Small-Mason)
Inspecting a drilled hole in a spruce stump
Megachile rotundata propinqua
(Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee)
Exitianus exitiosus propinqua
(Gray Lawn Leafhopper)
Bombus appositus propinqua
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Heriades sp.
Subgenus Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
Caught leaving small beetle(?) hole in spruce stump. Length 6 mm
Megachile pugnata propinqua
(Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump. Length 17 mm
Megachile angelarum propinqua
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.
Length 10 mm
Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus Trypargilum
Caught when leaving a hole in a spruce stump. It had briefly inspected several holes before entering the one in which it was caught. Cooled, photographed, and released. (Before I could get enough pictures!)
Strymon melinus propinqua
(Gray Hairstreak)
Lepturobosca chrysocoma propinqua
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
Bombus appositus propinqua
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
23 mm
Synanthedon bibionipennis propinqua
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Mating pair
Macaria lorquinaria propinqua
(Lorquin's Angle)
Archips argyrospila propinqua
(Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth)
Length 11 mm
Forficula dentata propinqua
Found on peach pit bought at the Farmers' Market
Epicauta puncticollis propinqua
(Burning Blister Beetles)
Synanthedon bibionipennis propinqua
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Female
Pristaulacus sp.
6 Jul 2018
Female
Melanoplus sp.
(North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
Phylloecus trimaculatus propinqua
(Rose Shoot Sawfly)
Bombus sp.
Subgenus Cullumanobombus
(Bumble Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus vancouverensis propinqua
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Lestica sp.
Captured while leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Caught returning to next in a rotting log. It had a small insect in its mouth.
Harmonia axyridis propinqua
(Asian Lady Beetle)
Epicauta puncticollis propinqua
(Burning Blister Beetles)
Anthrenus verbasci propinqua
(Varied Carpet Beetle)
Papilio multicaudata propinqua
(Two-tailed Swallowtail)
Lachninae
(Giant Aphids)
3 mm
I caught an aphid wasp (possibly Pemphredon) returning to its nest in a rotting log. This was its prey.
Bombus occidentalis propinqua
(Western Bumble Bee)
Collected from California Poppy
Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
Sceliphron caementarium propinqua
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
Tyta luctuosa propinqua
(Four-spotted Moth)
Macrosiphum rosae propinqua
(Rose Aphid)
On a rose stem
Chrysolina sp.
Subgenus Hypericia
Euodynerus foraminatus propinqua
Systoechus sp.
(Woolly Bee Flies)
Condylostylus occidentalis propinqua
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
On a California Poppy
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Lepturobosca chrysocoma nearcticus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Anastrangalia laetifica nearcticus
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
Eristalis sp.
Subgenus Eoseristalis
(Drone Flies)
Eristalis hirta or E. nemorum?
Lepturobosca chrysocoma nearcticus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
Rhionaeschna multicolor nearcticus
(Blue-eyed Darner)
Okanagana sp.
(Whip Cicadas)
Argia vivida nearcticus
(Vivid Dancer)
Sceliphron caementarium nearcticus
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
Buprestidae
(Jewel Beetles)
Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
Adult female
Parancistrocerus sp.
(Parancistrocerus)
Plutella xylostella nearcticus
(Diamondback Moth)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
Dolichovespula maculata nearcticus
(Bald-faced Hornet)
Phymatodes dimidiatus nearcticus
Perithous scurra neomexicanus
Vespula pensylvanica neomexicanus
(Western Yellowjacket)
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
Muscoidea
(Muscoid Flies)
Blowing bubbles
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Perithous scurra neomexicanus
Body length ~ 13 mm
"This is likely Perithous scurra neomexicanus, the western subspecies. The host is an aphid wasp in the genus Pemphredon. BugGuide
That makes sense since these wasps are hanging out around several Pemphredon tunnels in an ol ...
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
Harmonia axyridis neomexicanus
(Asian Lady Beetle)
Gasteruption sp.
~ 13 mm
Patrolling spruce stump. Caught, cooled, and photographed.
BugGuide ID: Gasteruption assectator or kirbii
Psenini
~12 mm
Entered hole in an old log. Captured as it was leaving. Cooled and photographed.
Chrysis sp.
(Chrysis)
Captured on spruce stump, cooled and photographed.
Length 9 mm
Noctua pronuba neomexicanus
(Large Yellow Underwing)
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Sarcophagidae
(Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies)
Epicauta puncticollis neomexicanus
(Burning Blister Beetles)
Papilio rutulus neomexicanus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Gyponana sp.
Subgenus Gyponana
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
10 mm
Captured leaving hole in a log
Bombus vancouverensis neomexicanus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Coenonympha california neomexicanus
(Common Ringlet)
Bombus centralis neomexicanus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
12 mm
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
On the spruce stump
Syritta pipiens neomexicanus
(Common Compost Fly)
Eristalis tenax neomexicanus
(Common Drone Fly)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Ichneumoninae
8 Jun 2018
Malaise Trap, 7-8 June 2018
11 mm
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Anthomyiidae
(Root-maggot Flies)
Syritta pipiens nearcticus
(Common Compost Fly)
Brymblia quadrimaculella nearcticus
Enallagma carunculatum nearcticus
(Tule Bluet)
Male
Camponotus modoc nearcticus
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
Aedes sierrensis nearcticus
(Western Treehole Mosquito)
Xorides californicus nearcticus
Alaus melanops nearcticus
(Western Eyed Click Beetle)
On the spruce stump
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Xorides sp.
Three females were on the spruce stump today at the same time, two smaller ones with a mostly red abdomen and red hind legs, and a larger one with black hind legs and black abdomen. (See third photo which includes each type.)
Xorides sp.
This is the larger of the two female species (?) that were on the spruce stump today. This one has a black abdomen and black legs; the other two individuals were smaller with mostly red abdomens and hind legs.
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
~ 16 mm
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Tipula sp.
(Common Crane Flies)
Megachile melanophaea nearcticus
(Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee)
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
12 mm, around brush pile
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
On Sticky Geranium flower
Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Brymblia quadrimaculella nearcticus
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
15 mm
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
On a California Poppy
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Autographa californica nearcticus
(Alfalfa Looper)
Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
On Sticky Geranium flower
Ceraleptus denticulatus nearcticus
Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
Adult female
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
Immature male
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
Halictus sp.
Subgenus Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
5 mm
Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Andrena sp.
Subgenus Trachandrena
(Mining Bees)
Melecta sp.
Subgenus Melecta
(Mourning Bees)
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
5 mm
Bombus nevadensis nearcticus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
Bombylius major nearcticus
(Greater Bee Fly)
Alaus melanops nearcticus
(Western Eyed Click Beetle)
Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
Sphaerophoria sp.
(Globetails)
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
Captured after entering hole in stump. Cooled, photographed, and released.
Nomada crotchii nearcticus
(Crotch's Nomad)
Temnoscheila chlorodia nearcticus
(Pine Trogossitid Beetle)
On spruce stump
An encounter with an Osmia bee leaving its nest
Brymblia quadrimaculella nearcticus
7 mm
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus Dialictus
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
On a Lewis Flax flower
: virescens or less likely coloradinus
Xorides californicus nearcticus
Female ovipositing in a spruce stump. The whole process took about 90 minutes.
Xorides sp.
Male hanging out near ovipositing female
Xorides sp.
male (right) and female (left) -- the same ones as in the previous two observations
Camponotus modoc nearcticus
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
Lygaeus kalmii nearcticus
(Small Milkweed Bug)
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
Noctua pronuba nearcticus
(Large Yellow Underwing)
Vespula altropilosa nearcticus
(Prairie Yellowjacket)
Trapped inside house
Osmia sp.
Subgenus Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
4 mm
Polochrum sp.
Hanging out on an old spruce stump entering blue orchard bee nest holes
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
Cutting a piece of a leaf off of a Douglas Hawthorne
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
Female
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
Lepturobosca chrysocoma nearcticus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
On sticky geranium flower
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
Female
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)