Life On A Quarter Acre

Yard and Year Lists

2023 New Taxa

Date
79
Loxia curvirostra
(Red Crossbill)
29 December, 2023 11:54 am
78
Cyanocitta stelleri
(Steller's Jay)
31 October, 2023 1:49 pm
77
Liposcelis sp.
(Domestic Booklice)
22 September, 2023 10:05 am
From berlese funnel taken from soil under raspberries
76
Arhopalus asperatus
17 September, 2023 5:42 pm
27 mm, UV trap
75
Euxoa auxiliaris
(Army Cutworm Moth)
17 September, 2023 10:20 am
74
Limnephilidae
(Northern Caddisflies)
17 September, 2023 8:57 am
73
Caradrina montana
17 September, 2023 8:56 am
72
Nephelodes sp.
17 September, 2023 8:54 am
71
Catocala relicta
(White Underwing)
17 September, 2023 8:46 am
Forewing length ~ 40 mm
70
Euchromius ocellea
(Belted Grass-Veneer)
17 September, 2023 8:13 am
69
Sitta carolinensis
(White-breasted Nuthatch)
13 September, 2023 2:55 pm
68
Poecile gambeli
(Mountain Chickadee)
3 September, 2023 4:18 pm
67
Lasius sp.
26 August, 2023 5:11 pm
Malaise trap. 4 mm
66
Coenosia tigrina
(Tiger Flies)
26 August, 2023 5:02 pm
Malaise trap, 7 mm
65
Epyris sp.
26 August, 2023 3:07 pm
Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 23, \r\n6 mm
64
Caenochrysis sp.
(Caenochrysis)
26 August, 2023 1:42 pm
Malaise trap, 5 mm
63
Exochus sp.
(Exochus)
26 August, 2023 10:41 am
Malaise trap, 5 mm
62
Trichopria sp.
26 August, 2023 12:00 am
From Malaise trap, 26-27 Aug 2023. ~1.5 mm
61
Scelioninae
26 August, 2023 12:00 am

Malaise trap, 26 August 2023, ~ 3 mm.

60
Tolype distincta
(Tolype Moths)
13 August, 2023 8:27 am
59
Arhopalus productus
(New House Borer)
13 August, 2023 8:17 am
58
Oxalis corniculata
(Creeping Woodsorrel)
29 June, 2023 12:05 pm
57
Troglodytes aedon
(House Wren)
25 June, 2023 1:33 pm
56
Phyciodes cocyta
(Northern Crescent)
21 June, 2023 3:06 pm
55
Anthrax sp.
(Charcoal Bee Flies)
11 June, 2023 1:32 pm
54
Limenitis lorquini
(Lorquin's Admiral)
11 June, 2023 1:25 pm
53
Melipotis jucunda
(Merry Graphic Moth)
11 June, 2023 1:08 pm
52
Geum urbanum
(Wood Avens)
10 June, 2023 4:58 pm
51
Megachile frigida
(Frigid Leafcutter Bee)
8 June, 2023 7:43 pm
From Malaise trap.\n13 mm
50
Agapostemon subtilior
(Five Striped Sweat Bee)
8 June, 2023 7:30 pm
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\r\n~ 10 mm
49
Dacnusini
8 June, 2023 6:56 pm
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23.\r\n~ 2 mm
48
Ctenopelmatinae
8 June, 2023 2:39 pm
Malaise trap, 8 June 23\n10 mm
47
Myrmica sp.
(Furrowed Ants)
8 June, 2023 2:39 pm
Malaise trap: 8-10 June 23.\r\n~ 6 mm
46
Hypoponera sp.
(Crypt ants)
8 June, 2023 2:30 pm
From Malaise trap.\r\nSet June 6-8, 2023.\r\n~ 3,5 mm
45
Mesopsocus sp.
8 June, 2023 11:54 am
Malaise trap, 3 mm
44
Pimpla sanguinipes
8 June, 2023 11:25 am
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\n~ 9 mm
43
Tetramesa sp.
8 June, 2023 11:05 am
Malaise trap, ~2.5 mm
42
Mymaridae
(Fairy Wasps)
8 June, 2023 9:07 am
From Malaise Trap set June 8-20, 2023. Length ~ 0.7 mm
41
Dolichopus obcordatus
8 June, 2023 9:04 am
Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23\r\n~ 5 mm
40
Hylaeus sp.
Subgenus: Hylaeus
8 June, 2023 8:38 am
Malaise trap, 7 mm
39
Aclista sp.
8 June, 2023 12:00 am

Malaise trap 8 June 23

3 mm

38
Conura sp.
8 June, 2023 12:00 am

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~ 4 mm

37
Eucoilinae
8 June, 2023 12:00 am

Malaise trap, 8-10 Jun 23

~2.5 mm

36
Encyrtidae
8 June, 2023 12:00 am

From Malaise trap, 8-10 June 2023

~ 1 mm

Encyrtidae?

35
Exenterini
8 June, 2023 12:00 am
Malaise Trap, 8-10 June 2023 IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24 7 mm ...
34
Andrena crataegi
(Hawthorn Mining Bee)
8 June, 2023 12:00 am

Malaise trap

10 mm

33
Tryphonini
8 June, 2023 12:00 am

Malaise trap, 8 Jun 23

IDed by Nathaniel Green at Barr Museum on 14 June 24

Female, 10 mm

32
Ischnura cervula
(Pacific Forktail)
26 May, 2023 1:05 pm
31
Holcostethus sp.
26 May, 2023 11:15 am
30
Omalus sp.
(Omalus)
24 May, 2023 1:32 pm
29
Microchrysa sp.
22 May, 2023 3:01 pm
28
Platypezinae
17 May, 2023 3:02 pm
27
Fenusa sp.
17 May, 2023 11:42 am
On ocean spray bush

Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)

26
Diplolepis sp.
16 May, 2023 11:15 am
25
Anasimyia sp.
(Drone Flies)
16 May, 2023 11:05 am
On a snowberry bush.
24
Anatis rathvoni
(Flying Saucer Lady Beetle)
13 May, 2023 7:59 am
23
Hoplocampa sp.
12 May, 2023 7:14 pm
Many of these were visiting saskatoon flowers
22
Ampedus phoenicopterus
4 May, 2023 9:48 am
21
Abia americana
(Honeysuckle Sawflies and Allies)
2 May, 2023 6:48 pm
Swept from grass near snowberry bush. 9 mm
20
Pityohyphantes sp.
2 May, 2023 9:10 am
19
Amara aenea
(Common Sun Beetle)
1 May, 2023 1:13 pm
On ground. Length 7 mm.\n
18
Otiorhynchus meridionalis
(Lilac Root Weevil)
27 April, 2023 2:09 pm
(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.
17
Hadrobregmus sp.
24 April, 2023 11:13 am
On a spruce stump. \r\n\r\n4mm
16
Dolerus sp.
15 April, 2023 3:33 pm
~ 10 mm
15
Quedius sp.
10 April, 2023 2:24 pm
On compost bin
14
Chaetocnema sp.
(Stout Flea Beetles)
6 April, 2023 6:30 pm
Front porch. ~ 2.5 mm
13
Henrylygus sp.
6 April, 2023 2:37 pm
12
Pullimosina sp.
31 March, 2023 8:46 am
2.5 mm
11
Ceratopogonidae
(Biting Midges)
22 March, 2023 12:00 am
Collected from the side of the shed. ~2.5 mm
10
Accipiter cooperii
(Cooper's Hawk)
21 March, 2023 12:00 am
9
Diplocladius sp.
18 March, 2023 5:09 pm
4 mm. Front porch
8
Banasa sordida
18 March, 2023 3:01 pm
7
Spelobia sp.
11 February, 2023 1:13 pm
Front porch 4 deg C.\r\n~2.5 mm
6
Microlestes sp.
10 February, 2023 2:44 pm
Under a rock. 4 mm.
5
Oribatida
(Beetle Mites)
5 February, 2023 11:15 am
in the water drained from a potted orchid. ~ 0.4 mm
4
Syntrichia sp.
27 January, 2023 2:29 pm
On concrete wall. \nstalk + capsule ~ 1cm
3
Conomorium sp.
15 January, 2023 1:32 pm
On front porch, 7 deg C, ~ 2 mm
2
Evernia sp.
(Oakmoss Lichens)
2 January, 2023 2:51 pm
1
Accipiter striatus
(Sharp-shinned Hawk)
1 January, 2023 11:15 am
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.