Yard and Year Lists
Observations in 2018
Date
395
Ageleninae
(Typical Funnel Weavers)
(Typical Funnel Weavers)
13 Oct 2018
394
Phalangium opilio
(European Harvestman)
(European Harvestman)
8 Oct 2018
393
Ectemnius cephalotes
(Large Ectemnius)
(Large Ectemnius)
19 Sep 2018
392
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
(Cutworm Wasps)
19 Sep 2018
391
Ectemnius sp.
19 Sep 2018
Spruce stump
390
Melanoplus femurrubrum
(Red-legged Grasshopper)
(Red-legged Grasshopper)
19 Sep 2018
Female
389
Hylaeus sp.
18 Sep 2018
388
Isodontia sp.
(Grass-carrying Wasps)
(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.
387
Ancistrocerus sp.
18 Sep 2018
386
Castianeira sp.
(Ant-mimic Sac Spiders)
(Ant-mimic Sac Spiders)
17 Sep 2018
385
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.
384
Passaloecus sp.
(Picket-boring Aphid Wasps)
(Picket-boring Aphid Wasps)
15 Sep 2018
383
Braconinae
14 Sep 2018
size 1 cm
382
Ectemnius ruficornis
14 Sep 2018
Spruce stump
matthias22 matthias22: Female clypeus golden, tergum 1 with spots
381
Crabro sp.
(Shield-handed Wasps)
(Shield-handed Wasps)
14 Sep 2018
Bringing an insect back to the hole in the stump.
380
Ectemnius cephalotes
(Large Ectemnius)
(Large Ectemnius)
14 Sep 2018
Spruce stump
379
Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
(Furrow Bees)
14 Sep 2018
378
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
(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.
377
Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
(Spider Wasps)
14 Sep 2018
376
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
(European Paper Wasp)
14 Sep 2018
374
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
13 Sep 2018
Nesting at spruce stump
373
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
(Striped Sweat Bees)
13 Sep 2018
371
Sympetrum pallipes
(Striped Meadowhawk)
(Striped Meadowhawk)
4 Sep 2018
370
Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
(Furrow Bees)
31 Aug 2018
Associated Species: Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster)
369
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
25 Aug 2018
368
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
(Gray Hairstreak)
16 Aug 2018
367
Philanthus gibbosus
(Hump-backed Beewolf)
(Hump-backed Beewolf)
15 Aug 2018
366
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
(Western Honey Bee)
15 Aug 2018
365
Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
15 Aug 2018
364
Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
(Furrow Bees)
15 Aug 2018
363
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
(European Paper Wasp)
15 Aug 2018
362
Xestoleptura crassipes
14 Aug 2018
361
Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
(Prunus Miner Bee)
14 Aug 2018
360
Hylaeus sp.
13 Aug 2018
359
Tachytes sp.
(Sand-loving Wasps)
(Sand-loving Wasps)
13 Aug 2018
358
Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
(Common Compost Fly)
13 Aug 2018
357
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
11 Aug 2018
356
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
11 Aug 2018
354
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
9 Aug 2018
353
Chrysopa oculata
(Stink Lacewings)
(Stink Lacewings)
9 Aug 2018
352
Neurocolpus sp.
5 Aug 2018
351
Perithous scurra
4 Aug 2018
350
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
1 Aug 2018
349
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
(Darwin Wasps)
1 Aug 2018
Exploring the bark of an old silver maple tree
~ 10 mm
348
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
31 Jul 2018
Male
347
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
31 Jul 2018
346
Larinus curtus
(Yellow Starthistle Flower Weevil)
(Yellow Starthistle Flower Weevil)
31 Jul 2018
345
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
(Western Bumble Bee)
29 Jul 2018
Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)
344
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
29 Jul 2018
343
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
29 Jul 2018
342
Bombus vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
29 Jul 2018
341
Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
29 Jul 2018
340
Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
29 Jul 2018
339
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
(Cabbage White)
29 Jul 2018
338
Monodontomerus sp.
28 Jul 2018
Hanging out at the bee hotel
~ 3 mm
337
Gymnosporangium globosum
(Juniper-hawthorn Rust)
(Juniper-hawthorn Rust)
28 Jul 2018
On Douglas Hawthorn leaves
5 - 7 mm tall
336
Krombeinopyga pumila
28 Jul 2018
Captured leaving trap nest at bee hotel. Cooled, photographed, and released.
7 mm
334
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus: Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
Subgenus: Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
25 Jul 2018
Lurking at the bee hotel
333
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
25 Jul 2018
332
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
25 Jul 2018
331
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
(Western Bumble Bee)
25 Jul 2018
330
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
(Western Honey Bee)
25 Jul 2018
329
Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
(Spider Wasps)
25 Jul 2018
328
Bombus griseocollis
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
24 Jul 2018
On a Hollyhock flower
327
Harmonia axyridis
(Asian Lady Beetle)
(Asian Lady Beetle)
21 Jul 2018
326
Leucospis affinis
15 Jul 2018
325
Hoplitis albifrons
(White-fronted Small-Mason)
(White-fronted Small-Mason)
15 Jul 2018
Inspecting a drilled hole in a spruce stump
324
Megachile rotundata
(Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee)
(Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee)
15 Jul 2018
323
Exitianus exitiosus
(Gray Lawn Leafhopper)
(Gray Lawn Leafhopper)
15 Jul 2018
322
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
15 Jul 2018
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
321
Ancistrocerus sp.
15 Jul 2018
Nesting in hole in concrete of basement wall
320
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
15 Jul 2018
Nesting in cardboard yard sign
319
Heriades sp.
Subgenus: Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
Subgenus: Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
14 Jul 2018
Caught leaving small beetle(?) hole in spruce stump. Length 6 mm
318
Megachile pugnata
(Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
(Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
14 Jul 2018
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump. Length 17 mm
317
Megachile angelarum
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
14 Jul 2018
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.
Length 10 mm
316
Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus: Trypargilum
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!)
315
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
(Gray Hairstreak)
13 Jul 2018
314
Lepturobosca chrysocoma
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
12 Jul 2018
312
Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
11 Jul 2018
23 mm
311
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
11 Jul 2018
Mating pair
310
Macaria lorquinaria
(Lorquin's Angle)
(Lorquin's Angle)
9 Jul 2018
309
Archips argyrospila
(Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth)
(Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth)
9 Jul 2018
Length 11 mm
307
Forficula dentata
8 Jul 2018
Found on peach pit bought at the Farmers' Market
306
Neurocolpus sp.
7 Jul 2018
305
Epicauta puncticollis
(Burning Blister Beetles)
(Burning Blister Beetles)
7 Jul 2018
304
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
7 Jul 2018
Female
303
Phylloecus trimaculatus
(Rose Shoot Sawfly)
(Rose Shoot Sawfly)
6 Jul 2018
On raspberry bush
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1551452#2649127
302
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
6 Jul 2018
301
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
6 Jul 2018
300
Pristaulacus sp.
6 Jul 2018
Body length ~ 12 mm
299
Melanoplus sp.
(North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
(North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
6 Jul 2018
298
Bombus vancouverensis
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
5 Jul 2018
297
Lestica sp.
5 Jul 2018
Captured while leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.
296
Ectemnius sp.
Subgenus: Hypocrabro
Subgenus: Hypocrabro
5 Jul 2018
12 mm
295
Epicauta puncticollis
(Burning Blister Beetles)
(Burning Blister Beetles)
5 Jul 2018
10 mm
294
Papilio multicaudata
(Two-tailed Swallowtail)
(Two-tailed Swallowtail)
4 Jul 2018
293
Lachninae
(Giant Aphids)
(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.
292
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
(Western Bumble Bee)
4 Jul 2018
Collected from California Poppy
291
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
4 Jul 2018
290
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
4 Jul 2018
Caught returning to next in a rotting log. It had a small insect in its mouth.
289
Harmonia axyridis
(Asian Lady Beetle)
(Asian Lady Beetle)
4 Jul 2018
288
Epicauta puncticollis
(Burning Blister Beetles)
(Burning Blister Beetles)
4 Jul 2018
287
Anthrenus verbasci
(Varied Carpet Beetle)
(Varied Carpet Beetle)
4 Jul 2018
286
Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
(Rough Stink Bugs)
4 Jul 2018
285
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
(Geometer Moths)
4 Jul 2018
284
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
(Four-spotted Moth)
3 Jul 2018
283
Macrosiphum rosae
(Rose Aphid)
(Rose Aphid)
3 Jul 2018
On a rose stem
282
Sceliphron caementarium
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
3 Jul 2018
281
Hypericum perforatum
(Common St. John's Wort)
(Common St. John's Wort)
2 Jul 2018
280
Chrysolina sp.
Subgenus: Hypericia
Subgenus: Hypericia
2 Jul 2018
279
Euodynerus foraminatus
1 Jul 2018
276
Condylostylus occidentalis
30 Jun 2018
275
Ancistrocerus sp.
30 Jun 2018
274
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
29 Jun 2018
273
Dermacentor sp.
(Dermacentor)
(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
272
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
27 Jun 2018
271
Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
27 Jun 2018
On a California Poppy
270
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
27 Jun 2018
269
Psenini
27 Jun 2018
268
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus: Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Subgenus: Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
27 Jun 2018
267
Bombyliini
27 Jun 2018
266
Lepturobosca chrysocoma nearcticus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
27 Jun 2018
265
Lacon sp.
27 Jun 2018
On spruce stump
264
Misumena vatia nearcticus
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
26 Jun 2018
With bee prey
263
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
(Mason Bees)
25 Jun 2018
262
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
(Striped Sweat Bees)
25 Jun 2018
261
Anastrangalia laetifica nearcticus
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
24 Jun 2018
260
Spilichneumon sp.
24 Jun 2018
259
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
(Cutworm Wasps)
24 Jun 2018
258
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
24 Jun 2018
256
Eristalis sp.
Subgenus: Eoseristalis
(Drone Flies)
Subgenus: Eoseristalis
(Drone Flies)
24 Jun 2018
Eristalis hirta or E. nemorum?
255
Lepturobosca chrysocoma nearcticus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
24 Jun 2018
254
Rhionaeschna multicolor nearcticus
(Blue-eyed Darner)
(Blue-eyed Darner)
23 Jun 2018
253
Okanagana sp.
(Whip Cicadas)
(Whip Cicadas)
22 Jun 2018
252
Argia vivida nearcticus
(Vivid Dancer)
(Vivid Dancer)
22 Jun 2018
251
Sceliphron caementarium nearcticus
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
22 Jun 2018
250
Pristaulacus sp.
22 Jun 2018
249
Parancistrocerus sp.
(Parancistrocerus)
(Parancistrocerus)
21 Jun 2018
248
Hemipenthes sp.
21 Jun 2018
247
Plutella xylostella nearcticus
(Diamondback Moth)
(Diamondback Moth)
21 Jun 2018
245
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus: Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
Subgenus: Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
21 Jun 2018
244
Pemphredonini
21 Jun 2018
243
Buprestidae
(Jewel Beetles)
(Jewel Beetles)
21 Jun 2018
242
Phalangium opilio nearcticus
(European Harvestman)
(European Harvestman)
21 Jun 2018
241
Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
(Common Whitetail)
21 Jun 2018
Adult female
240
Dendryphantini
20 Jun 2018
239
Dolichovespula maculata nearcticus
(Bald-faced Hornet)
(Bald-faced Hornet)
19 Jun 2018
237
Gasteruption sp.
19 Jun 2018
236
Phymatodes dimidiatus nearcticus
19 Jun 2018
235
Perithous scurra neomexicanus
19 Jun 2018
234
Vespula pensylvanica neomexicanus
(Western Yellowjacket)
(Western Yellowjacket)
19 Jun 2018
233
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
19 Jun 2018
https://www.inaturalist.org/people/matthias22: Stenodynerus or Parancistrocerus
232
Muscoidea
(Muscoid Flies)
(Muscoid Flies)
19 Jun 2018
Blowing bubbles
231
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
(Darwin Wasps)
19 Jun 2018
230
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
(Darwin Wasps)
19 Jun 2018
229
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
(Darwin Wasps)
19 Jun 2018
228
Xorides sp.
17 Jun 2018
227
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 ...
226
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
17 Jun 2018
225
Harmonia axyridis neomexicanus
(Asian Lady Beetle)
(Asian Lady Beetle)
17 Jun 2018
224
Psenini
15 Jun 2018
~12 mm
Entered hole in an old log. Captured as it was leaving. Cooled and photographed.
223
Gasteruption sp.
15 Jun 2018
~ 13 mm
Patrolling spruce stump. Caught, cooled, and photographed.
BugGuide ID: Gasteruption assectator or kirbii
222
Chrysis sp.
(Chrysis)
(Chrysis)
14 Jun 2018
Captured on spruce stump, cooled and photographed.
Length 9 mm
221
Ectemnius sp.
13 Jun 2018
220
Ancistrocerus sp.
13 Jun 2018
219
Noctua pronuba neomexicanus
(Large Yellow Underwing)
(Large Yellow Underwing)
13 Jun 2018
218
Gyponana sp.
Subgenus: Gyponana
Subgenus: Gyponana
12 Jun 2018
217
Osmia sp.
Subgenus: Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Subgenus: Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
12 Jun 2018
216
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus: Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
Subgenus: Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
12 Jun 2018
10 mm
Captured leaving hole in a log
215
Bombus vancouverensis neomexicanus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
12 Jun 2018
214
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
12 Jun 2018
213
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
12 Jun 2018
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
212
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
(Nomad Bees)
12 Jun 2018
211
Sarcophagidae
(Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies)
(Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies)
12 Jun 2018
210
Epicauta puncticollis neomexicanus
(Burning Blister Beetles)
(Burning Blister Beetles)
12 Jun 2018
209
Papilio rutulus neomexicanus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
12 Jun 2018
208
Coenonympha california neomexicanus
(Common Ringlet)
(Common Ringlet)
11 Jun 2018
207
Bombus centralis neomexicanus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
11 Jun 2018
206
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
11 Jun 2018
205
Ectemnius sp.
11 Jun 2018
204
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
11 Jun 2018
12 mm
202
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
11 Jun 2018
On the spruce stump
201
Syritta pipiens neomexicanus
(Common Compost Fly)
(Common Compost Fly)
11 Jun 2018
200
Eristalis tenax neomexicanus
(Common Drone Fly)
(Common Drone Fly)
11 Jun 2018
199
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
(Darwin Wasps)
11 Jun 2018
198
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
8 Jun 2018
197
Gymnosoma sp.
8 Jun 2018
196
Ichneumoninae
8 Jun 2018
Malaise Trap, 8 June 2023
11 mm
195
Enallagma carunculatum nearcticus
(Tule Bluet)
(Tule Bluet)
7 Jun 2018
Male
194
Armadillidium vulgare nearcticus
(Common Pill Woodlouse)
(Common Pill Woodlouse)
7 Jun 2018
193
Dactylis glomerata nearcticus
(Orchard Grass)
(Orchard Grass)
7 Jun 2018
192
Camponotus modoc nearcticus
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
7 Jun 2018
191
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
7 Jun 2018
190
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
(Nomad Bees)
7 Jun 2018
189
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
Subgenus: Dialictus
7 Jun 2018
188
Anthomyiidae
(Root-maggot Flies)
(Root-maggot Flies)
7 Jun 2018
187
Syritta pipiens nearcticus
(Common Compost Fly)
(Common Compost Fly)
7 Jun 2018
186
Brymblia quadrimaculella nearcticus
7 Jun 2018
185
Aedes sierrensis nearcticus
(Western Treehole Mosquito)
(Western Treehole Mosquito)
6 Jun 2018
184
Xorides californicus nearcticus
6 Jun 2018
183
Salticus scenicus nearcticus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
6 Jun 2018
On the spruce stump
182
Alaus melanops nearcticus
(Western Eyed Click Beetle)
(Western Eyed Click Beetle)
6 Jun 2018
On the spruce stump
181
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.)
180
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.
179
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
4 Jun 2018
~ 16 mm
178
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
4 Jun 2018
177
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
(Blood Bees)
4 Jun 2018
176
Phalangium opilio nearcticus
(European Harvestman)
(European Harvestman)
4 Jun 2018
Body length ~ 5 mm
175
Tipula sp.
(Common Crane Flies)
(Common Crane Flies)
3 Jun 2018
174
Megachile melanophaea nearcticus
(Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee)
(Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee)
1 Jun 2018
173
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
(Western Honey Bee)
1 Jun 2018
172
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
1 Jun 2018
171
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
1 Jun 2018
12 mm, around brush pile
170
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
(Striped Sweat Bees)
1 Jun 2018
On Sticky Geranium flower
169
Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
1 Jun 2018
167
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
31 May 2018
15 mm
166
Xorides sp.
30 May 2018
Female
165
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
30 May 2018
164
Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
30 May 2018
On a California Poppy
163
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
(Nomad Bees)
30 May 2018
162
Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
30 May 2018
161
Tachinini
30 May 2018
160
Autographa californica nearcticus
(Alfalfa Looper)
(Alfalfa Looper)
30 May 2018
159
Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
29 May 2018
158
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
29 May 2018
On Sticky Geranium flower
157
Ceraleptus denticulatus nearcticus
28 May 2018
156
Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
(Common Whitetail)
28 May 2018
Adult female
155
Hesperis matronalis nearcticus
(Dame's Rocket)
(Dame's Rocket)
28 May 2018
154
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
28 May 2018
153
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
Subgenus: Dialictus
28 May 2018
152
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
(Blood Bees)
28 May 2018
151
Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
28 May 2018
5 mm
150
Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
28 May 2018
149
Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
(Common Whitetail)
28 May 2018
Immature male
148
Andrena sp.
Subgenus: Trachandrena
(Mining Bees)
Subgenus: Trachandrena
(Mining Bees)
27 May 2018
147
Panurginus sp.
27 May 2018
Associated Species: Drymocallis Sp
146
Melecta sp.
Subgenus: Melecta
(Mourning Bees)
Subgenus: Melecta
(Mourning Bees)
27 May 2018
145
Agaricales
(Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies)
(Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies)
27 May 2018
144
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus: Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
Subgenus: Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
27 May 2018
5 mm
143
Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
(Striped Sweat Bees)
27 May 2018
142
Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
(Ground Crab Spiders)
27 May 2018
141
Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
27 May 2018
140
Bombus nevadensis nearcticus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
25 May 2018
139
Bombylius major nearcticus
(Greater Bee Fly)
(Greater Bee Fly)
25 May 2018
138
Alaus melanops nearcticus
(Western Eyed Click Beetle)
(Western Eyed Click Beetle)
25 May 2018
137
Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
(Brown Stink Bugs)
25 May 2018
136
Sphaerophoria sp.
(Globetails)
(Globetails)
25 May 2018
135
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
(Mason Bees)
25 May 2018
Captured after entering hole in stump. Cooled, photographed, and released.
134
Nomada crotchii nearcticus
(Crotch's Nomad)
(Crotch's Nomad)
25 May 2018
133
Oxyopes scalaris nearcticus
(Western Lynx Spider)
(Western Lynx Spider)
25 May 2018
131
Temnoscheila chlorodia nearcticus
(Pine Trogossitid Beetle)
(Pine Trogossitid Beetle)
25 May 2018
On spruce stump
An encounter with an Osmia bee leaving its nest
130
Brymblia quadrimaculella nearcticus
25 May 2018
7 mm
129
Xorides californicus nearcticus
24 May 2018
Female ovipositing in a spruce stump. The whole process took about 90 minutes.
128
Xorides sp.
24 May 2018
Male hanging out near ovipositing female
127
Xorides sp.
24 May 2018
male (right) and female (left) -- the same ones as in the previous two observations
126
Camponotus modoc nearcticus
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
24 May 2018
125
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
24 May 2018
124
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
24 May 2018
123
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
Subgenus: Dialictus
24 May 2018
122
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus: Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
Subgenus: Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
24 May 2018
121
Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
(Chrysura)
23 May 2018
120
Lygaeus kalmii nearcticus
(Small Milkweed Bug)
(Small Milkweed Bug)
23 May 2018
119
Xorides sp.
23 May 2018
118
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
(Digger Bees)
23 May 2018
117
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
23 May 2018
116
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
23 May 2018
115
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
23 May 2018
114
Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
23 May 2018
113
Noctua pronuba nearcticus
(Large Yellow Underwing)
(Large Yellow Underwing)
23 May 2018
112
Vespula atropilosa nearcticus
(Prairie Yellowjacket)
(Prairie Yellowjacket)
22 May 2018
Trapped inside house
111
Osmia sp.
Subgenus: Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
Subgenus: Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
22 May 2018
4 mm
110
Polochrum sp.
22 May 2018
Hanging out on an old spruce stump entering blue orchard bee nest holes
109
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
(Mason Bees)
22 May 2018
Cutting a piece of a leaf off of a Douglas Hawthorne
108
Salticus scenicus nearcticus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
22 May 2018
107
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
(Common Snakeflies)
22 May 2018
Female
106
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
21 May 2018
105
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
21 May 2018
104
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
(Prunus Miner Bee)
21 May 2018
103
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
21 May 2018
102
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
21 May 2018
6 mm
On the spruce stump
101
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
21 May 2018
100
Oxyopes scalaris nearcticus
(Western Lynx Spider)
(Western Lynx Spider)
21 May 2018
6 mm, front screen porch door
99
Lepturobosca chrysocoma nearcticus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
21 May 2018
On sticky geranium flower
98
Xorides sp.
20 May 2018
97
Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
(Orussus)
20 May 2018
Female
96
Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
(Orussus)
20 May 2018
Male
95
Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
(Chrysura)
20 May 2018
94
Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
(Chrysura)
20 May 2018
93
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
20 May 2018
92
Sapyga sp.
20 May 2018
91
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
(Mason Bees)
20 May 2018
90
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
(Prunus Miner Bee)
20 May 2018
89
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
(Blood Bees)
20 May 2018
88
Salticus scenicus nearcticus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
20 May 2018
86
Misumena vatia nearcticus
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
19 May 2018
with prey
85
Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
(Orussus)
17 May 2018
84
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
(Darwin Wasps)
17 May 2018
83
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
(Prunus Miner Bee)
16 May 2018
82
Adalia bipunctata nearcticus
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
16 May 2018
80
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
(Blue Orchard Bee)
15 May 2018
78
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
13 May 2018
77
Pterophoridae
(Plume Moths)
(Plume Moths)
13 May 2018
76
Neoneides muticus propinqua
13 May 2018
75
Lasioglossum sp.
13 May 2018
73
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
12 May 2018
72
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
12 May 2018
On sticky geranium flower
71
Philodromus sp.
(Running Crab Spiders)
(Running Crab Spiders)
12 May 2018
70
Empididae
(Dance Flies)
(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)
(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)
(Western Yellowjacket)
8 May 2018
Queen
64
Strymon melinus propinqua
(Gray Hairstreak)
(Gray Hairstreak)
8 May 2018
63
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
(Blue Orchard Bee)
7 May 2018
61
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
(Cutworm Wasps)
6 May 2018
60
Carabus nemoralis propinqua
(Bronze Ground Beetle)
(Bronze Ground Beetle)
6 May 2018
58
Nomada crotchii propinqua
(Crotch's Nomad)
(Crotch's Nomad)
5 May 2018
57
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
(Cutworm Wasps)
5 May 2018
Digging a nest in my sand garden
56
Vespula germanica propinqua
(German Yellowjacket)
(German Yellowjacket)
5 May 2018
55
Erodium cicutarium propinqua
(Redstem Stork's-Bill)
(Redstem Stork's-Bill)
3 May 2018
53
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
3 May 2018
52
Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
3 May 2018
51
Priocnemis oregona propinqua
3 May 2018
50
Capsella bursa-pastoris propinqua
(Shepherd's-Purse)
(Shepherd's-Purse)
2 May 2018
49
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
(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)
(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
(Blue Orchard Bee)
(Blue Orchard Bee)
2 May 2018
46
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(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)
(Common Digger Bees)
29 Apr 2018
Temp 11 C
42
Eupeodes sp.
(Aphideaters)
(Aphideaters)
29 Apr 2018
On Tall Oregon Grape leaf
40
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
(Blue Orchard Bee)
27 Apr 2018
38
Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
(Club-horned Wasps)
27 Apr 2018
37
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
(Blue Orchard Bee)
27 Apr 2018
36
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
(Mining Bees)
27 Apr 2018
35
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
(Nomad Bees)
27 Apr 2018
34
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
(Blood Bees)
27 Apr 2018
33
Camponotus sp.
(Carpenter Ants)
(Carpenter Ants)
27 Apr 2018
Raiding an Osmia nest
32
Leucophora sp.
27 Apr 2018
31
Philodromus sp.
(Running Crab Spiders)
(Running Crab Spiders)
27 Apr 2018
29
Camponotus modoc propinqua
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
26 Apr 2018
28
Hippodamia convergens propinqua
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
25 Apr 2018
27
Chrironomidae
(Non-biting Midges)
(Non-biting Midges)
25 Apr 2018
26
Nematocera
(Nematoceran Flies)
(Nematoceran Flies)
25 Apr 2018
3 mm, on Golden Currant flower
25
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
(European Paper Wasp)
25 Apr 2018
24
Harpalinae
24 Apr 2018
23
Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
24 Apr 2018
22
Armadillidium vulgare propinqua
(Common Pill Woodlouse)
(Common Pill Woodlouse)
24 Apr 2018
21
Bombylius major propinqua
(Greater Bee Fly)
(Greater Bee Fly)
23 Apr 2018
20
Pelegrina sp.
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
23 Apr 2018
19
Pelegrina sp.
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
23 Apr 2018
18
Halictus confusus propinqua
(Confusing Furrow Bee)
(Confusing Furrow Bee)
20 Apr 2018
17
Polygonia satyrus propinqua
(Satyr Comma)
(Satyr Comma)
19 Apr 2018
16
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
(European Paper Wasp)
19 Apr 2018
15
Gonia sp.
(Cutworm Flies)
(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)
(Cluster Flies)
9 Apr 2018
On common chickweed flowers
10
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
(Darwin Wasps)
9 Apr 2018
9
Cathartes aura propinqua
(Turkey Vulture)
(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.
7
Epalpus signifer propinqua
(Early Tachinid Fly)
(Early Tachinid Fly)
29 Mar 2018
On Common Chickweed flowers
6
Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
(Western Yellowjacket)
20 Mar 2018
5
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
(Cluster Flies)
20 Mar 2018
4
Thyanta sp.
18 Jan 2018
3
Spinus pinus propinqua
(Pine Siskin)
(Pine Siskin)
17 Jan 2018
2
Kleidocerys resedae propinqua
(Birch Catkin Bug)
(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)
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
12 Jan 2018
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