Yard and Year Lists
2020 New Taxa
Date
58
Dicyrtomina sp.
1 Dec 2020
On snow, ~ 3 mm, 2 deg C
57
Triphosa haesitata
(Tissue Moth)
(Tissue Moth)
17 Nov 2020
On wall in bathroom
56
Chlorochroa sp.
Subgenus: Chlorochroa
Subgenus: Chlorochroa
12 Oct 2020
55
Pollenia vagabunda
(Vagabond Cluster Fly)
(Vagabond Cluster Fly)
6 Oct 2020
54
Niesthrea sp.
4 Oct 2020
53
Tripleurospermum inodorum
(Scentless Mayweed)
(Scentless Mayweed)
29 Sep 2020
52
Fieberiella florii
(Privet Leafhopper)
(Privet Leafhopper)
27 Sep 2020
50
Mythimna unipuncta
(Armyworm Moth)
(Armyworm Moth)
25 Sep 2020
48
Pyralis farinalis
(Meal Moth)
(Meal Moth)
19 Sep 2020
On bathroom towel, 16 mm wingspan
47
Choreutis pariana
(Apple Leaf Skeletonizer Moth)
(Apple Leaf Skeletonizer Moth)
17 Sep 2020
46
Cylindromyia sp.
6 Sep 2020
45
Prionyx sp.
6 Sep 2020
44
Tharsalea helloides
(Purplish Copper)
(Purplish Copper)
6 Sep 2020
43
Chalcophora angulicollis
(Western Sculptured Pine Borer)
(Western Sculptured Pine Borer)
25 Aug 2020
On spruce stump, ~ 30 mm
42
Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
(Urbane Digger Bee)
21 Aug 2020
On a hollyhock flower
40
Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus: Trypoxylon
Subgenus: Trypoxylon
5 Aug 2020
On raspberry leaf
39
Medicago lupulina
(Black Medick)
(Black Medick)
19 Jul 2020
38
Burnsius communis
(New World Checkered-Skippers)
(New World Checkered-Skippers)
16 Jul 2020
37
Pseudomalus auratus
8 Jul 2020
36
Hesperia juba
(Juba Skipper)
(Juba Skipper)
1 Jul 2020
35
Polygonum aviculare
(Prostrate Knotweed)
(Prostrate Knotweed)
27 Jun 2020
34
Lambdina sp.
24 Jun 2020
33
Crioceris duodecimpunctata
(Spotted Asparagus Beetle)
(Spotted Asparagus Beetle)
22 Jun 2020
32
Symmorphus sp.
(Symmorphus)
(Symmorphus)
18 Jun 2020
31
Molorchus ongicollis
18 Jun 2020
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 ).
30
Eulonchus tristis
(Dusky Sapphire)
(Dusky Sapphire)
11 Jun 2020
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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28
Chrysoteuchia topiarius
(Topiary Grass-Veneer)
(Topiary Grass-Veneer)
10 Jun 2020
On grass in lawn. length ~ 1 cm
27
Sphaerophoria contigua
(Tufted Globetail)
(Tufted Globetail)
4 Jun 2020
26
Bombus insularis
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
3 Jun 2020
25
Agapostemon virescens
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
2 Jun 2020
23
Formica obscuripes
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
30 May 2020
22
Spizella passerina
(Chipping Sparrow)
(Chipping Sparrow)
29 May 2020
21
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes
(Forked Globetail)
(Forked Globetail)
28 May 2020
20
Veronica arvensis
(Corn Speedwell)
(Corn Speedwell)
28 May 2020
19
Cosmopepla uhleri
28 May 2020
~ 5 mm
18
Crabro latipes
(Shield-handed Wasps)
(Shield-handed Wasps)
27 May 2020
16
Bibio sp.
(March Flies)
(March Flies)
23 May 2020
On a parsley plant, ~ 10 mm
15
Chloropinae
(Grass Flies)
(Grass Flies)
23 May 2020
13
Agrocybe acericola
22 May 2020
11
Cosmopepla intergressa hageni
9 May 2020
10
Eupeodes volucris hageni
(Large-tailed Aphideater)
(Large-tailed Aphideater)
7 May 2020
9
Sturnus vulgaris hageni
(European Starling)
(European Starling)
4 May 2020
8
Anthaxia sp.
Subgenus: Melanthaxia
Subgenus: Melanthaxia
2 May 2020
7
Orussus thoracicus hageni
(Orussus)
(Orussus)
28 Apr 2020
6
Agonopterix alstroemeriana hageni
(Poison Hemlock Moth)
(Poison Hemlock Moth)
26 Apr 2020
5
Lamium amplexicaule hageni
(Henbit Deadnettle)
(Henbit Deadnettle)
24 Apr 2020
4
Andrena sp.
Subgenus: Melandrena
(Mining Bees)
Subgenus: Melandrena
(Mining Bees)
21 Apr 2020
3
Ypsolopha sp.
17 Apr 2020
2
Xerophloea peltata hageni
6 Apr 2020
~ 8 mm
1
Sylvilagus sp.
(Cottontail Rabbits)
(Cottontail Rabbits)
6 Jan 2020