Life On A Quarter Acre

On the side of the shed

~10 mm

Identified by Brandon Claridge on iNat.

On shed door.

~ 4 mm

On dining room table.

~ 4.5 mm body length.

Thallus ~ 15 mm diameter

On the bark of a honey locust tree

Associated Species: Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust)

Found dead in garage.

~ 3 mm

On an apple tree branch.

Apothecia ~ 1 mm diameter.

On horizontal side of a concrete block of the front garden. ~ 3.5 cm diameter

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)

First of this species seen in the yard.

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

On ground next to compost

This female appeared to be ovipositing in the ground.

Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)

Visiting garden parsley flowers

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

On inside kitchen window,

3 mm

Collection #2895

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

On Parsnipflower Buckwheat

Confirmed by Merrill Peterson, the of Pacific Northwest Insects

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)

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)

A new species for the yard!

male

4 mm

On spruce stump

Under a brick in front of the spruce stump. 8 mm

This is the first live snail that I've seen in the yard, though I have seen a few empty shells laying around.

Malaise trap. 4 mm

Set August 26-28, 2023

Malaise trap, 5 mm

This is the first iNat observation for the genus Exochus in the state of Idaho.

Malaise trap, 26 August 2023, ~ 3 mm.

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~ 10 mm

Malaise trap

10 mm

Malaise trap

13 mm

Malaise trap, 8 June 23

10 mm, female

IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum, 14 Jun 24

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~ 5 mm

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

Malaise trap, 8 Jun 23

IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24

10 mm, female

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~2.5 mm

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~ 9 mm

From Malaise trap.

Set June 6-8, 2023

~ 3.5 mm

Malaise trap, 8 Jun 23

IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24

Female, 10 mm

Malaise trap

7 mm

Malaise trap 8 June 23

3 mm

From Malaise Trap set June 8-20, 2023.

Length ~ 0.7 mm

From Malaise trap, 8-10 June 2023

~ 1 mm

Encyrtidae?

Malaise trap, 8-10 June 23, 3 mm

alexei_kouprianov commented: M laticeps (discoloured post mortem?)

Malaise trap: 8-10 June 23.

~ 6 mm

Malaise trap, 8 June 23 23

~2.5 mm

Malaise trap, 8 June 2023

~ 2 mm

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~ 4 mm

Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)

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.

(The beetle - not the ant)

The two photos of the mounted specimen is the same individual that was being carried by the ant.

(Ant - not the beetle)

On spruce stump

8 mm

On spruce stump

4 mm

4 mm. Front porch

A member of Subtribe Brillia group Brillia Group

IDed by zoology123

On the inside of the front door.

The third photo is after mounting.

Body length ~ 6 mm

Front porch, 4 deg C.

~2.5 mm

In the water drained from a potted orchid.

~ 0.4 mm

On concrete wall.

stalk + capsule ~ 1cm

On Jessica's Aster flowers

~ 1 mm

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.

4 mm

Found under a rotting board.

2 mm

Comment from alisonnetta on this observation.

3 mm. On compost bin

BugGuide ID

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

Wing length ~ 6 mm

Captured near lamp in bedroom

BugGuide ID

~4 mm.

On basil plant in house.

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

20 mm long, 1.5 mm wide.

Under board on top of soil.

On a chokecherry stem

First iNat observation in Idaho

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 ).

On Spruce stump.

BugGuide

~ 18 mm

Nymph spring field cricket Gryllus veletus?

Swarms of these flying around today.

Body length ~ 3mm

BugGuide ID

Spruce stump

matthias22 matthias22: Female clypeus golden, tergum 1 with spots

BugGuide ID

Captured leaving trap nest at bee hotel. Cooled, photographed, and released.

7 mm

Hanging out at the bee hotel

~ 3 mm

Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.

Length 10 mm

12 mm

3 mm

I caught an aphid wasp (possibly Pemphredon) returning to its nest in a rotting log. This was its prey.

~ 13 mm

Patrolling spruce stump. Caught, cooled, and photographed.

BugGuide ID: Gasteruption assectator or kirbii

~12 mm

Entered hole in an old log. Captured as it was leaving. Cooled and photographed.

Captured on spruce stump, cooled and photographed.

Length 9 mm

Associated Species: Drymocallis Sp

BugGuide ID

There were lots of these on Sticky Geranium flowers.

BugGuide ID

Female

BugGuide, Male

First Banchus iNat observation in Idaho

~ 3 mm

On common chickweed flower

BugGuide ID

Found on wheelbarrow next to compost.

BugGuide ID Female

Female

BugGuide

BugGuide ID

Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)

Associated Species: Lavandula Sp (Lavenders)

Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)

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

BugGuide ID

BugGuide Id

On a Lewis Flax flower

BugGuide ID

BugGuide ID

Female

There is some disagreement about this on iNat.

E. hirta or nemorum?

On Physocarpus malvaceus (Mallow-leaf Ninebark) flowers.

5 mm, female

Visiting Clarkia pulchella flowers

BugGuide ID

Found in yard while mowing lawn.

cap diameter 15 cm, stem length 12 cm

Gills liquified into black goo after spore ring was made

4 mm

Found under mushroom while making spore ring

Female

BugGuide

First and only iNat observation

23 mm wingspan

On west side of house

~ 6 mm

Netted from a swarm in backyard

BugGuide ID left at Anisopodidae

~ 25 mm

On front porch. 10 deg C, cloudy and windy

On Chickweed (Stellaria media) flower

BugGuide ID

male

Length: 3 mm

The first photo was taken live on inside of window. The second was after I put it in the freezer for a half hour.

Associated Species: Pinus aristata (Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine)

Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)

Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)