Life On A Quarter Acre

Yard and Year Lists

2026 New Taxa

Date
29
Clarkia rhomboidea
(Clarikias)
27 June, 2026
28
Hedriodiscus binotatus
23 June, 2026
27
Tinea pellionella
7 June, 2026
On inside of window. 7 mm
26
Xeris indecisus
28 May, 2026
On a dead or dying spruce tree
25
Megarhyssa nortoni nortoni
23 May, 2026
24
Digrammia neptaria nortoni
11 May, 2026
UV light trap
23
Halidamia affinis nortoni
6 May, 2026
Malaise trap, 5 mm
22
Pactopus horni nortoni
6 May, 2026
Malaise trap, 4 mm
21
Deraeocoris sp.
6 May, 2026
Malaise trap, 4 mm
20
Phora sp.
6 May, 2026
Malaise Trap. length 2 mm.
19
Ceraphronidae
6 May, 2026
Malaise trap, ~1.5 mm
18
Negha sp.
28 April, 2026
On April 9, I found a piece of a log on the ground with what looked like a Tiger Swallowtail pupa on it. I put it in an aquarium to see what might emerge. (iNat obs)\r\n\r\nOn May 28, I noticed this square-headed snakefly in the aquarium. It seems to ...
17
Tipula sp.
Subgenus: Yamatotipula
(Common Crane Flies)
27 April, 2026
On front porch
16
Trichomma sp.
20 April, 2026
15
Tegenaria domestica nortoni
(Barn Funnel Weaver)
16 April, 2026
Found in bathtub. Body length 8 mm
14
Claytonia rubra nortoni
6 April, 2026
13
Calopus angustus nortoni
6 April, 2026
UV light trap
12
Zale minerea nortoni
6 April, 2026
11
Orthosia hibisci nortoni
6 April, 2026
10
Hypena sp.
5 April, 2026
9
Cardamine hirsuta nortoni
3 April, 2026
8
Lapposyrphus lapponicus nortoni
3 April, 2026
7
Brachycarenus sp.
19 March, 2026
Front porch
6
Phaonia sp.
26 February, 2026
5
Hemerobius stigma nortoni
11 February, 2026
On side of shed
4
Boletina sp.
29 January, 2026
On side of shed. 5 mm.
3
Lachnum sp.
14 January, 2026
On bark of firewood. Diameter of cup ~ 0.5 mm.
2
Collybia brunneocephala nortoni
10 January, 2026
12 cm diameter. Ice on top.
1
Phylum: Marchantiophyta
(Liverworts)
10 January, 2026
Total width 4 mm.\nOn a decomposing apple leaf.