Life On A Quarter Acre

Yard and Year Lists

2023 New Taxa

Date
80
Loxia curvirostra
(Red Crossbill)
29 Dec 2023
79
Cyanocitta stelleri
(Steller's Jay)
31 Oct 2023
78
Liposcelis sp.
(Domestic Booklice)
22 Sep 2023
From berlese funnel taken from soil under raspberries
77
Nephelodes sp.
17 Sep 2023
76
Arhopalus asperatus
17 Sep 2023
27 mm, UV trap
75
Catocala relicta
(White Underwing)
17 Sep 2023
Forewing length ~ 40 mm
74
Euxoa auxiliaris
(Army Cutworm Moth)
17 Sep 2023
73
Euchromius ocellea
(Belted Grass-Veneer)
17 Sep 2023
72
Limnephilidae
(Northern Caddisflies)
17 Sep 2023
71
Caradrina sp.
17 Sep 2023
70
Sitta carolinensis
(White-breasted Nuthatch)
13 Sep 2023
69
Poecile gambeli
(Mountain Chickadee)
3 Sep 2023
68
Coenosia tigrina
(Tiger Flies)
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap, 7 mm 26-28 Aug 23
67
Caenochrysis sp.
(Caenochrysis)
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap, 5mm
66
Exochus sp.
(Exochus)
26 Aug 2023

Malaise trap, 5 mm

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

65
Epyris sp.
26 Aug 2023
Malaise trap, 26-27 August 23, 6 mm
64
Trichopria sp.
26 Aug 2023
From Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 2023. ~1.5 mm
63
Lasius sp.
26 Aug 2023

Malaise trap. 4 mm

Set August 26-28, 2023

62
Scelioninae
26 Aug 2023

Malaise trap, 26 August 2023, ~ 3 mm.

61
Tolype sp.
(Tolype Moths)
13 Aug 2023
UV trap
60
Heliothis Apamea
13 Aug 2023
59
Arhopalus productus
(New House Borer)
13 Aug 2023
58
Oxalis corniculata
(Creeping Woodsorrel)
29 Jun 2023
57
Troglodytes aedon
(House Wren)
25 Jun 2023
56
Mordellinae
12 Jun 2023
55
Melipotis jucunda
(Merry Graphic Moth)
11 Jun 2023
54
Limenitis lorquini
(Lorquin's Admiral)
11 Jun 2023
53
Anthrax sp.
(Charcoal Bee Flies)
11 Jun 2023
52
Malachiinae
(Malachite Beetles)
10 Jun 2023
51
Aclista sp.
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap 8 June 23

3 mm

50
Mesopsocus sp.
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8-10 June 23, 3 mm

alexei_kouprianov commented: M laticeps (discoloured post mortem?)

49
Conura sp.
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~ 4 mm

48
Tetramesa sp.
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8 June 23 23

~2.5 mm

47
Myrmica sp.
(Furrowed Ants)
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap: 8-10 June 23.

~ 6 mm

46
Tryponini
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8 Jun 23

IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24

Female, 10 mm

45
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
8 Jun 2023

From Malaise trap.

Set June 6-8, 2023

~ 3.5 mm

44
Extenterini
8 Jun 2023
Malaise Trap, 8-10 June 2023 IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24 7 mm ...
43
Mymaridae
(Fairy Wasps)
8 Jun 2023

From Malaise Trap set June 8-20, 2023.

Length ~ 0.7 mm

42
Dacnusini
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8 June 2023

~ 2 mm

41
Ctenopelmatinae
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8 Jun 23

IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24

10 mm, female

40
Agapostemon subtilior
(Five Striped Sweat Bee)
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~ 10 mm

39
Andrena crataegi
(Hawthorn Mining Bee)
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap

10 mm

38
Odontocolon mellipes
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8 June 23

10 mm, female

IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum, 14 Jun 24

37
Dolichopus obcordatus
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~ 5 mm

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

36
Hylaeus sp.
Subgenus: Hylaeus
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap

7 mm

35
Pimpla sanguinipes
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~ 9 mm

34
Encyrtidae
8 Jun 2023

From Malaise trap, 8-10 June 2023

~ 1 mm

Encyrtidae?

33
Cryptini
8 Jun 2023
From a Malaise trap set on June 8-10, 2023. ...
32
Eucoilinae
8 Jun 2023

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~2.5 mm

31
Holcostethus sp.
26 May 2023
30
Ischnura cervula
(Pacific Forktail)
26 May 2023
29
Omalus sp.
(Omalus)
24 May 2023
28
Microchrysa sp.
22 May 2023
27
Fenusa sp.
17 May 2023
On ocean spray bush

Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)

26
Anasimyia sp.
(Drone Flies)
16 May 2023
On the snowberry bush.
25
Diplolepis sp.
16 May 2023

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.

24
Anatis rathvoni
(Flying Saucer Lady Beetle)
13 May 2023
23
Hoplocampa sp.
12 May 2023
Many of these were visiting saskatoon flowers
22
Ampedus phoenicopterus
4 May 2023
On spruce stump
21
Pityohyphantes sp.
2 May 2023
20
Abia americana
(Honeysuckle Sawflies and Allies)
2 May 2023
Swept from grass near snowberry bush. 9 mm
19
Amara aenea
(Common Sun Beetle)
1 May 2023
On ground. Length 7 mm.
18
Otiorhynchus meridionalis
(Lilac Root Weevil)
27 Apr 2023

(The beetle - not the ant)

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

17
Camponotus laevissimus
(Hairy Smooth Carpenter Ant)
27 Apr 2023

(Ant - not the beetle)

On spruce stump

8 mm

16
Hadrobregmus sp.
24 Apr 2023

On spruce stump

4 mm

15
Dolerus sp.
15 Apr 2023
~ 10 mm
14
Quedius sp.
10 Apr 2023
On compost bin
13
Chaetocnema sp.
(Stout Flea Beetles)
6 Apr 2023
Front porch. ~ 2.5 mm
12
Pullimosina sp.
31 Mar 2023
2.5 mm
11
Ceratopogonidae
(Biting Midges)
22 Mar 2023
Collected from the side of the shed. ~2.5 mm
10
Banasa sordida
18 Mar 2023
9
Diplocladius sp.
18 Mar 2023

4 mm. Front porch

A member of Subtribe Brillia group Brillia Group

IDed by zoology123

8
Diamesa sp.
11 Mar 2023

On the inside of the front door.

The third photo is after mounting.

Body length ~ 6 mm

7
Spelobia sp.
11 Feb 2023

Front porch, 4 deg C.

~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.

stalk + 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. It flew to a nearby tree, but then flew off before I could get a better picture. It was carrying some type of prey.