Yard and Year Lists
Observations in 2018
393 Prociphilus sp.
17 Oct 2018
Swarms of these flying around today.
Body length ~ 3mm
BugGuide ID
392 Ageleninae
(Typical Funnel Weavers)
13 Oct 2018
391 Phalangium opilio
(European Harvestman)
8 Oct 2018
390 Ectemnius cephalotes
(Large Ectemnius)
19 Sep 2018
389 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
19 Sep 2018
388 Ectemnius sp.
19 Sep 2018
Spruce stump
387 Melanoplus femurrubrum
(Red-legged Grasshopper)
19 Sep 2018
Female
386 Hylaeus sp.
18 Sep 2018
385 Isodontia sp.
(Grass-carrying Wasps)
18 Sep 2018
Several of these grass-carrying wasp nests are in an old spruce stump in our yard.
Here is what the nest looks like when completed.
384 Ancistrocerus sp.
18 Sep 2018
383 Castianeira sp.
(Ant-mimic Sac Spiders)
17 Sep 2018
382 Ectemnius sp.
15 Sep 2018
These wasps flit about from hole to hole on a spruce stump, entering some and then leaving to inspect others.
BugGuide ID
381 Passaloecus sp.
(Picket-boring Aphid Wasps)
15 Sep 2018
380 Braconinae
14 Sep 2018
size 1 cm
379 Ectemnius ruficornis
14 Sep 2018
378 Crabro sp.
(Shield-handed Wasps)
14 Sep 2018
Bringing an insect back to the hole in the stump.
377 Ectemnius cephalotes
(Large Ectemnius)
14 Sep 2018
Spruce stump
376 Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
14 Sep 2018
375 Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
14 Sep 2018
Several of these have nested in on old spruce stump. I've seen them carrying grass to nest holes. There are six completed nests with grass sticking out of holes.
BugGuide ID
374 Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
14 Sep 2018
373 Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
14 Sep 2018
372 Iphthiminus serratus
(Serrated Darkling Beetle)
14 Sep 2018
371 Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
13 Sep 2018
Nesting at spruce stump
370 Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
13 Sep 2018
369 Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
13 Sep 2018
368 Sympetrum pallipes
(Striped Meadowhawk)
4 Sep 2018
367 Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
31 Aug 2018
Associated Species: Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster)
366 Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
25 Aug 2018
365 Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
16 Aug 2018
364 Philanthus gibbosus
(Hump-backed Beewolf)
15 Aug 2018
363 Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
15 Aug 2018
362 Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
15 Aug 2018
361 Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
15 Aug 2018
360 Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
15 Aug 2018
359 Xestoleptura crassipes
14 Aug 2018
358 Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
14 Aug 2018
357 Hylaeus sp.
13 Aug 2018
356 Tachytes sp.
(Sand-loving Wasps)
13 Aug 2018
355 Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
13 Aug 2018
354 Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
11 Aug 2018
353 Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
11 Aug 2018
352 Villa sp.
9 Aug 2018
351 Rhyparochromus vulgaris
9 Aug 2018
350 Chrysopa oculata
(Stink Lacewings)
9 Aug 2018
349 Neurocolpus sp.
5 Aug 2018
348 Perithous scurra
4 Aug 2018
347 Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
1 Aug 2018
346 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
1 Aug 2018
Exploring the bark of an old silver maple tree
~ 10 mm
345 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
31 Jul 2018
Male
344 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
31 Jul 2018
343 Larinus curtus
(Yellow Starthistle Flower Weevil)
31 Jul 2018
342 Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
29 Jul 2018
Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)
341 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
29 Jul 2018
340 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
29 Jul 2018
339 Bombus vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
29 Jul 2018
338 Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
29 Jul 2018
337 Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
29 Jul 2018
336 Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
29 Jul 2018
335 Monodontomerus sp.
28 Jul 2018
Hanging out at the bee hotel
~ 3 mm
334 Gymnosporangium globosum
(Juniper-hawthorn Rust)
28 Jul 2018
On Douglas Hawthorn leaves
5 - 7 mm tall
333 Krombeinopyga pumila
28 Jul 2018
Captured leaving trap nest at bee hotel. Cooled, photographed, and released.
7 mm
332 Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus: Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
26 Jul 2018
331 Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus: Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
25 Jul 2018
Lurking at the bee hotel
330 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
25 Jul 2018
329 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
25 Jul 2018
328 Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
25 Jul 2018
327 Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
25 Jul 2018
326 Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
25 Jul 2018
325 Bombus griseocollis
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
24 Jul 2018
On a Hollyhock flower
324 Harmonia axyridis
(Asian Lady Beetle)
21 Jul 2018
323 Leucospis affinis
15 Jul 2018
322 Hoplitis albifrons
(White-fronted Small-Mason)
15 Jul 2018
Inspecting a drilled hole in a spruce stump
321 Megachile rotundata
(Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee)
15 Jul 2018
320 Exitianus exitiosus
(Gray Lawn Leafhopper)
15 Jul 2018
319 Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
15 Jul 2018
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
318 Ancistrocerus sp.
15 Jul 2018
Nesting in hole in concrete of basement wall
317 Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
15 Jul 2018
Nesting in cardboard yard sign
316 Heriades sp.
Subgenus: Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
14 Jul 2018
Caught leaving small beetle(?) hole in spruce stump. Length 6 mm
315 Megachile pugnata
(Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
14 Jul 2018
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump. Length 17 mm
314 Megachile angelarum
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
14 Jul 2018
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.
Length 10 mm
313 Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus: Trypargilum
14 Jul 2018
Caught when leaving a hole in a spruce stump. It had briefly inspected several holes before entering the one in which it was caught. Cooled, photographed, and released. (Before I could get enough pictures!)
312 Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
13 Jul 2018
311 Lepturobosca chrysocoma
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
12 Jul 2018
310 Wroughtonia sp.
11 Jul 2018
309 Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
11 Jul 2018
23 mm
308 Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
11 Jul 2018
Mating pair
307 Macaria lorquinaria
(Lorquin's Angle)
9 Jul 2018
306 Archips argyrospila
(Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth)
9 Jul 2018
Length 11 mm
305 Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
9 Jul 2018
304 Forficula dentata
8 Jul 2018
Found on peach pit bought at the Farmers' Market
303 Neurocolpus sp.
7 Jul 2018
302 Epicauta puncticollis
(Burning Blister Beetles)
7 Jul 2018
301 Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
7 Jul 2018
Female
300 Phylloecus trimaculatus
(Rose Shoot Sawfly)
6 Jul 2018
299 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
6 Jul 2018
298 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
6 Jul 2018
297 Pristaulacus sp.
6 Jul 2018
Female
296 Melanoplus sp.
(North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
6 Jul 2018
295 Bombus vancouverensis
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
5 Jul 2018
294 Lestica sp.
5 Jul 2018
Captured while leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.
293 Papilio multicaudata
(Two-tailed Swallowtail)
4 Jul 2018
292 Lachninae
(Giant Aphids)
4 Jul 2018
3 mm
I caught an aphid wasp (possibly Pemphredon) returning to its nest in a rotting log. This was its prey.
291 Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
4 Jul 2018
Collected from California Poppy
290 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
4 Jul 2018
289 Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
4 Jul 2018
Caught returning to next in a rotting log. It had a small insect in its mouth.
288 Harmonia axyridis
(Asian Lady Beetle)
4 Jul 2018
287 Epicauta puncticollis
(Burning Blister Beetles)
4 Jul 2018
286 Anthrenus verbasci
(Varied Carpet Beetle)
4 Jul 2018
285 Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
4 Jul 2018
284 Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
4 Jul 2018
283 Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
3 Jul 2018
282 Macrosiphum rosae
(Rose Aphid)
3 Jul 2018
On a rose stem
281 Sceliphron caementarium
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
3 Jul 2018
280 Hypericum perforatum
(Common St. John's Wort)
2 Jul 2018
279 Chrysolina sp.
Subgenus: Hypericia
2 Jul 2018
278 Euodynerus foraminatus
1 Jul 2018
277 Brachymeria sp.
30 Jun 2018
276 Systoechus sp.
(Woolly Bee Flies)
30 Jun 2018
275 Condylostylus occidentalis
30 Jun 2018
274 Ancistrocerus sp.
30 Jun 2018
273 Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
29 Jun 2018
272 Dermacentor sp.
(Dermacentor)
28 Jun 2018
5 mm
Probably picked up at the University of Idaho Arboretum when I visited today
BugGuide: prob. D. andersoni....BUT
need to see the spiracular plate to be sure
271 Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
27 Jun 2018
270 Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
27 Jun 2018
On a California Poppy
269 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
27 Jun 2018
268 Psenini
27 Jun 2018
267 Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus: Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
27 Jun 2018
266 Bombyliini
27 Jun 2018
265 Lepturobosca chrysocoma nearcticus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
27 Jun 2018
264 Lacon sp.
27 Jun 2018
On spruce stump
263 Misumena vatia nearcticus
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
26 Jun 2018
With bee prey
262 Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
25 Jun 2018
261 Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
25 Jun 2018
260 Anastrangalia laetifica nearcticus
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
24 Jun 2018
259 Spilichneumon sp.
24 Jun 2018
258 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
24 Jun 2018
257 Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
24 Jun 2018
256 Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
24 Jun 2018
255 Eristalis sp.
Subgenus: Eoseristalis
(Drone Flies)
24 Jun 2018
Eristalis hirta or E. nemorum?
254 Lepturobosca chrysocoma nearcticus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
24 Jun 2018
253 Rhionaeschna multicolor nearcticus
(Blue-eyed Darner)
23 Jun 2018
252 Okanagana sp.
(Whip Cicadas)
22 Jun 2018
251 Argia vivida nearcticus
(Vivid Dancer)
22 Jun 2018
250 Sceliphron caementarium nearcticus
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
22 Jun 2018
249 Pristaulacus sp.
22 Jun 2018
248 Parancistrocerus sp.
(Parancistrocerus)
21 Jun 2018
247 Hemipenthes sp.
21 Jun 2018
246 Plutella xylostella nearcticus
(Diamondback Moth)
21 Jun 2018
245 Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
21 Jun 2018
244 Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus: Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
21 Jun 2018
243 Pemphredonini
21 Jun 2018
242 Buprestidae
(Jewel Beetles)
21 Jun 2018
241 Phalangium opilio nearcticus
(European Harvestman)
21 Jun 2018
240 Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
21 Jun 2018
Adult female
239 Dendryphantini
20 Jun 2018
238 Dolichovespula maculata nearcticus
(Bald-faced Hornet)
19 Jun 2018
237 Pristaulacus sp.
19 Jun 2018
236 Gasteruption sp.
19 Jun 2018
235 Phymatodes dimidiatus nearcticus
19 Jun 2018
234 Perithous scurra neomexicanus
19 Jun 2018
233 Vespula pensylvanica neomexicanus
(Western Yellowjacket)
19 Jun 2018
232 Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
19 Jun 2018
231 Muscoidea
(Muscoid Flies)
19 Jun 2018
Blowing bubbles
230 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
19 Jun 2018
229 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
19 Jun 2018
228 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
19 Jun 2018
227 Xorides sp.
17 Jun 2018
226 Perithous scurra neomexicanus
17 Jun 2018
Body length ~ 13 mm
"This is likely Perithous scurra neomexicanus, the western subspecies. The host is an aphid wasp in the genus Pemphredon. BugGuide
That makes sense since these wasps are hanging out around several Pemphredon tunnels in an ol ...
225 Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
17 Jun 2018
224 Harmonia axyridis neomexicanus
(Asian Lady Beetle)
17 Jun 2018
223 Psenini
15 Jun 2018
~12 mm
Entered hole in an old log. Captured as it was leaving. Cooled and photographed.
222 Gasteruption sp.
15 Jun 2018
~ 13 mm
Patrolling spruce stump. Caught, cooled, and photographed.
BugGuide ID: Gasteruption assectator or kirbii
221 Chrysis sp.
(Chrysis)
14 Jun 2018
Captured on spruce stump, cooled and photographed.
Length 9 mm
220 Ectemnius sp.
13 Jun 2018
219 Ancistrocerus sp.
13 Jun 2018
218 Noctua pronuba neomexicanus
(Large Yellow Underwing)
13 Jun 2018
217 Gyponana sp.
Subgenus: Gyponana
12 Jun 2018
216 Osmia sp.
Subgenus: Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
12 Jun 2018
215 Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus: Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
12 Jun 2018
10 mm
Captured leaving hole in a log
214 Bombus vancouverensis neomexicanus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
12 Jun 2018
213 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
12 Jun 2018
212 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
12 Jun 2018
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
211 Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
12 Jun 2018
210 Sarcophagidae
(Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies)
12 Jun 2018
209 Epicauta puncticollis neomexicanus
(Burning Blister Beetles)
12 Jun 2018
208 Papilio rutulus neomexicanus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
12 Jun 2018
207 Coenonympha california neomexicanus
(Common Ringlet)
11 Jun 2018
206 Bombus centralis neomexicanus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
11 Jun 2018
205 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
11 Jun 2018
204 Ectemnius sp.
11 Jun 2018
203 Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
11 Jun 2018
12 mm
202 Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
11 Jun 2018
201 Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
11 Jun 2018
On the spruce stump
200 Syritta pipiens neomexicanus
(Common Compost Fly)
11 Jun 2018
199 Eristalis tenax neomexicanus
(Common Drone Fly)
11 Jun 2018
198 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
11 Jun 2018
197 Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
8 Jun 2018
196 Gymnosoma sp.
8 Jun 2018
195 Ichneumoninae
8 Jun 2018
Malaise Trap, 7-8 June 2018
11 mm
194 Enallagma carunculatum nearcticus
(Tule Bluet)
7 Jun 2018
Male
193 Armadillidium vulgare nearcticus
(Common Pill Woodlouse)
7 Jun 2018
192 Dactylis glomerata nearcticus
(Orchard Grass)
7 Jun 2018
191 Camponotus modoc nearcticus
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
7 Jun 2018
190 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
7 Jun 2018
189 Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
7 Jun 2018
188 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
7 Jun 2018
187 Anthomyiidae
(Root-maggot Flies)
7 Jun 2018
186 Syritta pipiens nearcticus
(Common Compost Fly)
7 Jun 2018
185 Brymblia quadrimaculella nearcticus
7 Jun 2018
184 Aedes sierrensis nearcticus
(Western Treehole Mosquito)
6 Jun 2018
183 Xorides californicus nearcticus
6 Jun 2018
182 Salticus scenicus nearcticus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
6 Jun 2018
On the spruce stump
181 Alaus melanops nearcticus
(Western Eyed Click Beetle)
6 Jun 2018
On the spruce stump
180 Xorides sp.
4 Jun 2018
Three females were on the spruce stump today at the same time, two smaller ones with a mostly red abdomen and red hind legs, and a larger one with black hind legs and black abdomen. (See third photo which includes each type.)
179 Xorides sp.
4 Jun 2018
This is the larger of the two female species (?) that were on the spruce stump today. This one has a black abdomen and black legs; the other two individuals were smaller with mostly red abdomens and hind legs.
178 Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
4 Jun 2018
~ 16 mm
177 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
4 Jun 2018
176 Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
4 Jun 2018
175 Phalangium opilio nearcticus
(European Harvestman)
4 Jun 2018
Body length ~ 5 mm
174 Tipula sp.
(Common Crane Flies)
3 Jun 2018
173 Megachile melanophaea nearcticus
(Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee)
1 Jun 2018
172 Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
1 Jun 2018
171 Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
1 Jun 2018
170 Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
1 Jun 2018
12 mm, around brush pile
169 Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
1 Jun 2018
On Sticky Geranium flower
168 Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
1 Jun 2018
167 Brymblia quadrimaculella nearcticus
31 May 2018
166 Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
31 May 2018
15 mm
165 Xorides sp.
30 May 2018
Female
164 Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
30 May 2018
163 Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
30 May 2018
On a California Poppy
162 Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
30 May 2018
161 Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
30 May 2018
160 Tachinini
30 May 2018
159 Autographa californica nearcticus
(Alfalfa Looper)
30 May 2018
158 Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
29 May 2018
157 Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
29 May 2018
On Sticky Geranium flower
156 Ceraleptus denticulatus nearcticus
28 May 2018
155 Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
28 May 2018
Adult female
154 Hesperis matronalis nearcticus
(Dame's Rocket)
28 May 2018
153 Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
28 May 2018
152 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
28 May 2018
151 Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
28 May 2018
150 Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
28 May 2018
5 mm
149 Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
28 May 2018
148 Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
28 May 2018
Immature male
147 Andrena sp.
Subgenus: Trachandrena
(Mining Bees)
27 May 2018
146 Panurginus sp.
27 May 2018
Associated Species: Drymocallis Sp
145 Melecta sp.
Subgenus: Melecta
(Mourning Bees)
27 May 2018
144 Agaricales
(Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies)
27 May 2018
143 Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus: Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
27 May 2018
5 mm
142 Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
27 May 2018
141 Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
27 May 2018
140 Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
27 May 2018
139 Bombus nevadensis nearcticus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
25 May 2018
138 Bombylius major nearcticus
(Greater Bee Fly)
25 May 2018
137 Alaus melanops nearcticus
(Western Eyed Click Beetle)
25 May 2018
136 Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
25 May 2018
135 Sphaerophoria sp.
(Globetails)
25 May 2018
134 Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
25 May 2018
Captured after entering hole in stump. Cooled, photographed, and released.
133 Nomada crotchii nearcticus
(Crotch's Nomad)
25 May 2018
132 Oxyopes scalaris nearcticus
(Western Lynx Spider)
25 May 2018
131 Misumena vatia nearcticus
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
25 May 2018
130 Temnoscheila chlorodia nearcticus
(Pine Trogossitid Beetle)
25 May 2018
On spruce stump
An encounter with an Osmia bee leaving its nest
129 Brymblia quadrimaculella nearcticus
25 May 2018
7 mm
128 Xorides californicus nearcticus
24 May 2018
Female ovipositing in a spruce stump. The whole process took about 90 minutes.
127 Xorides sp.
24 May 2018
Male hanging out near ovipositing female
126 Xorides sp.
24 May 2018
male (right) and female (left) -- the same ones as in the previous two observations
125 Camponotus modoc nearcticus
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
24 May 2018
124 Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
24 May 2018
123 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
24 May 2018
122 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
24 May 2018
121 Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus: Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
24 May 2018
On a Lewis Flax flower
: virescens or less likely coloradinus
120 Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
23 May 2018
119 Lygaeus kalmii nearcticus
(Small Milkweed Bug)
23 May 2018
118 Xorides sp.
23 May 2018
117 Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
23 May 2018
116 Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
23 May 2018
115 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
23 May 2018
114 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
23 May 2018
113 Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
23 May 2018
112 Noctua pronuba nearcticus
(Large Yellow Underwing)
23 May 2018
111 Vespula altropilosa nearcticus
(Prairie Yellowjacket)
22 May 2018
Trapped inside house
110 Osmia sp.
Subgenus: Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
22 May 2018
4 mm
109 Polochrum sp.
22 May 2018
Hanging out on an old spruce stump entering blue orchard bee nest holes
108 Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
22 May 2018
Cutting a piece of a leaf off of a Douglas Hawthorne
107 Salticus scenicus nearcticus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
22 May 2018
106 Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
22 May 2018
Female
105 Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
21 May 2018
104 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
21 May 2018
103 Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
21 May 2018
102 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
21 May 2018
101 Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
21 May 2018
100 Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
21 May 2018
99 Oxyopes scalaris nearcticus
(Western Lynx Spider)
21 May 2018
6 mm, front screen porch door
98 Lepturobosca chrysocoma nearcticus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
21 May 2018
On sticky geranium flower
97 Xorides sp.
20 May 2018
96 Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
20 May 2018
Female
95 Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
20 May 2018
Male
94 Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
20 May 2018
93 Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
20 May 2018
92 Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
20 May 2018
91 Sapyga sp.
20 May 2018
90 Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
20 May 2018
89 Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
20 May 2018
88 Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
20 May 2018
87 Salticus scenicus nearcticus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
20 May 2018
86 Blera scitula nearcticus
(Western Wood Fly)
20 May 2018
85 Misumena vatia nearcticus
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
19 May 2018
with prey
84 Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
17 May 2018
83 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
17 May 2018
82 Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
16 May 2018
81 Adalia bipunctata nearcticus
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
16 May 2018
80 Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
15 May 2018
79 Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Mason Bees)
15 May 2018
78 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
13 May 2018
77 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
13 May 2018
76 Pterophoridae
(Plume Moths)
13 May 2018
75 Neoneides muticus propinqua
13 May 2018
74 Rhamphomyia sp.
12 May 2018
There were lots of these on Sticky Geranium flowers.
BugGuide ID
Female
73 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
12 May 2018
72 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
12 May 2018
On sticky geranium flower
71 Philodromus sp.
(Running Crab Spiders)
12 May 2018
70 Empididae
(Dance Flies)
12 May 2018
On sticky geranium flower
69 Neoneides muticus propinqua
12 May 2018
68 Neoneides muticus propinqua
10 May 2018
67 Deroceras reticulatum propinqua
(Milky Slug)
10 May 2018
66 Xorides sp.
8 May 2018
Large body and long ovipositor, each about 4 cm.
65 Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
8 May 2018
Queen
64 Strymon melinus propinqua
(Gray Hairstreak)
8 May 2018
63 Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Mason Bees)
7 May 2018
62 Platycryptus californicus propinqua
6 May 2018
61 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
6 May 2018
60 Carabus nemoralis propinqua
(Bronze Ground Beetle)
6 May 2018
59 Banchus sp.
5 May 2018
BugGuide, Male
First Banchus iNat observation in Idaho
58 Nomada crotchii propinqua
(Crotch's Nomad)
5 May 2018
57 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
5 May 2018
Digging a nest in my sand garden
56 Vespula germanica propinqua
(German Yellowjacket)
5 May 2018
55 Erodium cicutarium propinqua
(Redstem Stork's-Bill)
3 May 2018
54 Orussus occidentalis propinqua
(Orussus)
3 May 2018
53 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
3 May 2018
52 Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
3 May 2018
51 Priocnemis oregona propinqua
3 May 2018
50 Capsella bursa-pastoris propinqua
(Shepherd's-Purse)
2 May 2018
49 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
2 May 2018
I watched this wasp moving the caterpillar, taking occasional breaks, maybe to find a place to dig its nest. (Bug Eric says cutworm wasps paralyze their prey and then dig a burrow to bury it in.) When I came back an hour or so later, the caterpillar ...
48 Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
2 May 2018
Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee) - John Ascher
Or Anthophora pacifica (Pacific Digger Bee) - BugGuide ID
47 Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Mason Bees)
2 May 2018
46 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
2 May 2018
45 Xorides sp.
1 May 2018
Body length ~ 25 mm
44 Lithobiidae
30 Apr 2018
~30 mm
43 Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
29 Apr 2018
Temp 11 C
42 Eupeodes sp.
(Aphideaters)
29 Apr 2018
On Tall Oregon Grape leaf
41 Ophion sp.
27 Apr 2018
40 Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Mason Bees)
27 Apr 2018
39 Gravenhorstiini
27 Apr 2018
38 Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
27 Apr 2018
37 Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Mason Bees)
27 Apr 2018
36 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
27 Apr 2018
35 Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
27 Apr 2018
34 Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
27 Apr 2018
33 Camponotus sp.
(Carpenter Ants)
27 Apr 2018
Raiding an Osmia nest
32 Leucophora sp.
27 Apr 2018
31 Philodromus sp.
(Running Crab Spiders)
27 Apr 2018
30 Temnoscheila chlorodia propinqua
(Pine Trogossitid Beetle)
26 Apr 2018
29 Camponotus modoc propinqua
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
26 Apr 2018
28 Hippodamia convergens propinqua
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
25 Apr 2018
27 Chrironomidae
(Non-biting Midges)
25 Apr 2018
26 Nematocera
(Nematoceran Flies)
25 Apr 2018
3 mm, on Golden Currant flower
25 Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
25 Apr 2018
24 Harpalinae
24 Apr 2018
23 Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
24 Apr 2018
22 Armadillidium vulgare propinqua
(Common Pill Woodlouse)
24 Apr 2018
21 Bombylius major propinqua
(Greater Bee Fly)
23 Apr 2018
20 Pelegrina sp.
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
23 Apr 2018
19 Pelegrina sp.
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
23 Apr 2018
18 Halictus confusus propinqua
(Confusing Furrow Bee)
20 Apr 2018
17 Polygonia satyrus propinqua
(Satyr Comma)
19 Apr 2018
16 Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
19 Apr 2018
15 Gonia sp.
(Cutworm Flies)
11 Apr 2018
14 Lasioglossum sp.
11 Apr 2018
On Common Chickweed flower
13 Lasioglossum sp.
9 Apr 2018
On Common Chickweed flower
12 Priocnemis oregona propinqua
9 Apr 2018
11 Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
9 Apr 2018
On common chickweed flowers
10 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
9 Apr 2018
9 Cathartes aura propinqua
(Turkey Vulture)
5 Apr 2018
This is the only Turkey Vulture that I've seen here.
A dead Fox Squirrel was run over and this guy was feasting on it.
8 Psilopa sp.
29 Mar 2018
7 Epalpus signifer propinqua
(Early Tachinid Fly)
29 Mar 2018
On Common Chickweed flowers
6 Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
20 Mar 2018
5 Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
20 Mar 2018
4 Thyanta sp.
18 Jan 2018
3 Spinus pinus propinqua
(Pine Siskin)
17 Jan 2018
2 Kleidocerys resedae propinqua
(Birch Catkin Bug)
12 Jan 2018
5 degrees C, length ~4 mm, on moss at base of birch tree
1 Bombus rufocinctus propinqua
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
12 Jan 2018