Life On A Quarter Acre

Yard and Year Lists

2023 New Taxa

Date
78
Loxia curvirostra
(Red Crossbill)
29 Dec 2023
77
Cyanocitta stelleri
(Steller's Jay)
31 Oct 2023
76
Liposcelis sp.
(Domestic Booklice)
22 Sep 2023
From berlese funnel taken from soil under raspberries
75
Caradrina sp.
17 Sep 2023
74
Arhopalus asperatus
17 Sep 2023
27 mm, UV trap
73
Catocala relicta
(White Underwing)
17 Sep 2023
Forewing length ~ 40 mm
72
Euxoa auxiliaris
(Army Cutworm Moth)
17 Sep 2023
71
Euchromius ocellea
(Belted Grass-Veneer)
17 Sep 2023
70
Limnephilidae
(Northern Caddisflies)
17 Sep 2023
69
Nephelodes sp.
17 Sep 2023
68
Sitta carolinensis
(White-breasted Nuthatch)
13 Sep 2023
67
Poecile gambeli
(Mountain Chickadee)
3 Sep 2023
66
Coenosia tigrina
(Tiger Flies)
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap, 7 mm
65
Caenochrysis sp.
(Caenochrysis)
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap, 5 mm
64
Exochus sp.
(Exochus)
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap, 5 mm
63
Epyris sp.
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23, \r\n6 mm
62
Trichopria sp.
26 Aug 2023
From Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 2023. ~1.5 mm
61
Lasius sp.
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap. 4 mm
60
Scelioninae
26 Aug 2023

Malaise trap, 26 August 2023, ~ 3 mm.

59
Arhopalus productus
(New House Borer)
13 Aug 2023
58
Tolype sp.
(Tolype Moths)
13 Aug 2023
57
Apamea sp.
13 Aug 2023
56
Oxalis corniculata
(Creeping Woodsorrel)
29 Jun 2023
55
Troglodytes aedon
(House Wren)
25 Jun 2023
54
Phyciodes cocyta
(Northern Crescent)
21 Jun 2023
53
Anthrax sp.
(Charcoal Bee Flies)
11 Jun 2023
52
Melipotis jucunda
(Merry Graphic Moth)
11 Jun 2023
51
Limenitis lorquini
(Lorquin's Admiral)
11 Jun 2023
50
Tryponini
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8 Jun 23

IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24

Female, 10 mm

49
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
8 Jun 2023
From Malaise trap.\r\nSet June 6-8, 2023.\r\n~ 3,5 mm
48
Mesopsocus sp.
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 3 mm
47
Myrmica sp.
(Furrowed Ants)
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap: 8-10 June 23.\r\n~ 6 mm
46
Tetramesa sp.
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, ~2.5 mm
45
Conura sp.
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~ 4 mm

44
Aclista sp.
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap 8 June 23

3 mm

43
Extenterini
8 Jun 2023
Malaise Trap, 8-10 June 2023 IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24 7 mm ...
42
Encyrtidae
8 Jun 2023

From Malaise trap, 8-10 June 2023

~ 1 mm

Encyrtidae?

41
Dacnusini
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23.\r\n~ 2 mm
40
Ctenopelmatinae
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 8 June 23\n10 mm
39
Andrena crataegi
(Hawthorn Mining Bee)
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 10 mm
38
Megachile frigida
(Frigid Leafcutter Bee)
8 Jun 2023
From Malaise trap.\n13 mm
37
Agapostemon subtilior
(Five Striped Sweat Bee)
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\r\n~ 10 mm
36
Hylaeus sp.
Subgenus: Hylaeus
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 7 mm
35
Dolichopus obcordatus
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\r\n~ 5 mm
34
Mymaridae
(Fairy Wasps)
8 Jun 2023
From Malaise Trap set June 8-20, 2023. Length ~ 0.7 mm
33
Exenterini
8 Jun 2023
Malaise Trap, 8-10 June 2023\n7 mm
32
Eucoilinae
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\r\n~2.5 mm
31
Pimpla sanguinipes
8 Jun 2023
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\n~ 9 mm
30
Ischnura cervula
(Pacific Forktail)
26 May 2023
29
Holcostethus sp.
26 May 2023
28
Omalus sp.
(Omalus)
24 May 2023
27
Microchrysa sp.
22 May 2023
26
Fenusa sp.
17 May 2023
On ocean spray bush

Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)

25
Platypezinae
17 May 2023
24
Anasimyia sp.
(Drone Flies)
16 May 2023
On a snowberry bush.
23
Diplolepis sp.
16 May 2023
22
Anatis rathvoni
(Flying Saucer Lady Beetle)
13 May 2023
21
Hoplocampa sp.
12 May 2023
Many of these were visiting saskatoon flowers
20
Ampedus phoenicopterus
4 May 2023
19
Pityohyphantes sp.
2 May 2023
18
Abia americana
(Honeysuckle Sawflies and Allies)
2 May 2023
Swept from grass near snowberry bush. 9 mm
17
Amara aenea
(Common Sun Beetle)
1 May 2023
On ground. Length 7 mm.\n
16
Otiorhynchus meridionalis
(Lilac Root Weevil)
27 Apr 2023
(The beetle - not the ant)\r\n\r\nThe two photos of the mounted specimen is the same individual that was being carried by the ant.
15
Hadrobregmus sp.
24 Apr 2023
On a spruce stump. \r\n\r\n4mm
14
Dolerus sp.
15 Apr 2023
~ 10 mm
13
Quedius sp.
10 Apr 2023
On compost bin
12
Chaetocnema sp.
(Stout Flea Beetles)
6 Apr 2023
Front porch. ~ 2.5 mm
11
Pullimosina sp.
31 Mar 2023
2.5 mm
10
Ceratopogonidae
(Biting Midges)
22 Mar 2023
Collected from the side of the shed. ~2.5 mm
9
Banasa sordida
18 Mar 2023
8
Diplocladius sp.
18 Mar 2023
4 mm. Front porch
7
Spelobia sp.
11 Feb 2023
Front porch 4 deg C.\r\n~2.5 mm
6
Microlestes sp.
10 Feb 2023
Under a rock. 4 mm.
5
Oribatida
(Beetle Mites)
5 Feb 2023
in the water drained from a potted orchid. ~ 0.4 mm
4
Syntrichia sp.
27 Jan 2023
On concrete wall. \nstalk + capsule ~ 1cm
3
Conomorium sp.
15 Jan 2023
On front porch, 7 deg C, ~ 2 mm
2
Evernia sp.
(Oakmoss Lichens)
2 Jan 2023
1
Accipiter striatus
(Sharp-shinned Hawk)
1 Jan 2023
This hawk was on the ground in our backyard when I startled it. \r\nIt flew to a nearby tree, but then flew off before I could get a better picture. It was carrying some type of prey.