Life On A Quarter Acre

Yard and Year Lists

2026 New Taxa

Date
24
Digrammia neptaria
11 May, 2026 7:55 am
UV light trap
23
Halidamia affinis
6 May, 2026 8:30 pm
Malaise trap, 5 mm
22
Pactopus horni
6 May, 2026 5:17 pm
Malaise trap, 4 mm
21
Deraeocoris sp.
6 May, 2026 1:38 pm
Malaise trap, 4 mm
20
Phora sp.
6 May, 2026 11:20 am
Malaise Trap. length 2 mm.
19
Ceraphronidae
6 May, 2026 9:11 am
Malaise trap, ~1.5 mm
18
Negha sp.
28 April, 2026 10:19 pm
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 4:58 pm
On front porch
16
Trichomma sp.
20 April, 2026 5:35 pm
15
Tegenaria domestica
(Barn Funnel Weaver)
16 April, 2026 4:09 pm
Found in bathtub. Body length 8 mm
14
Claytonia rubra
6 April, 2026 11:44 am
13
Calopus angustus
6 April, 2026 8:28 am
UV light trap
12
Zale minerea
6 April, 2026 8:23 am
11
Orthosia hibisci
6 April, 2026 8:20 am
10
Hypena sp.
5 April, 2026 11:02 pm
9
Cardamine hirsuta
3 April, 2026 1:34 pm
8
Lapposyrphus lapponicus
3 April, 2026 11:49 am
7
Brachycarenus sp.
19 March, 2026 2:20 pm
Front porch
6
Phaonia sp.
26 February, 2026 2:20 pm
5
Hemerobius stigma
11 February, 2026 4:48 pm
On side of shed
4
Boletina sp.
29 January, 2026 11:48 am
On side of shed. 5 mm.
3
Lachnum sp.
14 January, 2026 2:34 pm
On bark of firewood. Diameter of cup ~ 0.5 mm.
2
Collybia brunneocephala
10 January, 2026 3:08 pm
12 cm diameter. Ice on top.
1
Phylum: Marchantiophyta
(Liverworts)
10 January, 2026 2:48 pm
Total width 4 mm.\nOn a decomposing apple leaf.