Yard and Year Lists
2021 New Taxa
42 Falco columbarius
(Merlin)
16 Dec 2021
I saw a merlin (maybe the same one) on a walk a few days ago.
This morning (16 December 21) I saw one while shoveling snow and managed to get a picture of it.
41 Ramazzottius sp.
9 Dec 2021
From moss on a log
40 Philodinidae
8 Dec 2021
In a backyard puddle
39 Scatella sp.
8 Nov 2021
~4 mm.
On basil plant in house.
38 Haematococcus lacustris
5 Nov 2021
37 Cephalobidae
28 Oct 2021
Birdbath/hay infusion
36 Nymphalis californica
(California Tortoiseshell)
23 Sep 2021
35 Nymphalis antiopa
(Mourning Cloak)
14 Aug 2021
34 Thecophora propinqua
8 Aug 2021
33 Bruchus pisorum
(Pea Weevil)
1 Jul 2021
32 Coleophora sp.
(Casebearers)
22 Jun 2021
On raspberry leaf
31 Doratura stylata
8 Jun 2021
30 Perithous scurra pleuralis
5 Jun 2021
29 Phanias sp.
27 May 2021
~ 9 mm
28 Platypezidae
(Flat-footed Flies)
22 May 2021
27 Eris militaris pleuralis
(Bronze Jumping Spider)
22 May 2021
26 Mallota sackeni pleuralis
(Brown-haltered Mimic Fly)
17 May 2021
25 Phasia sp.
17 May 2021
24 Ampedus behrensi pleuralis
15 May 2021
23 Osmia montana pleuralis
(Mason Bees)
13 May 2021
22 Pelegrina aeneola pleuralis
(Coppered White-cheeked Jumping Spider)
1 May 2021
On compost bin.
21 Carpophilinae
29 Apr 2021
On compost bin 3 mm
20 Phyllotreta sp.
28 Apr 2021
19 Listrus sp.
28 Apr 2021
18 Scatopsinae
26 Apr 2021
In compost ~ 3 mm
17 Tomocerinae
26 Apr 2021
In compost ~ 3 mm
16 Lacon rorulentus pleuralis
23 Apr 2021
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
15 Sepsidae
(Black Scavenger Flies)
16 Apr 2021
14 Glischrochilus fasciatus pleuralis
(Picnic Beetle)
3 Apr 2021
In compost pile, 7 mm
13 Hadrobregmini
2 Apr 2021
~ 3 mm, on side of compost bin
12 Eurygaster sp.
1 Apr 2021
10 mm
11 Cryptops sp.
(Cave Centipedes)
28 Mar 2021
20 mm long, 1.5 mm wide.
Under board on top of soil.
10 Chilocorus sp.
(Twice-stabbed Lady Beetles)
20 Mar 2021
under board
9 Deroceras laeve pleuralis
(Meadow Slug)
20 Mar 2021
Under board
8 Orchesella villosa pleuralis
20 Mar 2021
Under board
7 Blaniulidae
(Thin Snake Millipedes)
20 Mar 2021
Under log
6 Chironomus sp.
18 Mar 2021
5 Buteo jamaicensis pleuralis
(Red-tailed Hawk)
11 Mar 2021
4 Agelaius phoeniceus pleuralis
(Red-winged Blackbird)
2 Mar 2021
3 Alces alces pleuralis
(Moose)
20 Feb 2021
2 Saissetia coffeae pleuralis
(Hemispherical Scale)
1 Feb 2021
On a chokecherry stem
First iNat observation in Idaho
1 Haemorhous cassinii pleuralis
(Cassin's Finch)
28 Jan 2021