Yard and Year Lists
Observations in 2018
423
Prociphilus sp.
17 October, 2018 4:07 pm
422
Agelenidae
(Funnel Weavers)
13 October, 2018 4:28 pm
421
Phalangium opilio
(European Harvestman)
8 October, 2018 2:18 pm
420
Ectemnius cephalotes
(Large Ectemnius)
19 September, 2018 11:34 am
419
Ectemnius sp.
19 September, 2018 11:33 am
418
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
19 September, 2018 11:30 am
417
Melanoplus femurrubrum
(Red-legged Grasshopper)
19 September, 2018 11:29 am
416
Ancistrocerus sp.
18 September, 2018 2:41 pm
415
Isodontia sp.
(Grass-carrying Wasps)
18 September, 2018 2:37 pm
Several of these grass-carrying wasp nests are in an old spruce stump in our yard.
414
Hylaeus sp.
18 September, 2018 12:32 pm
413
Thyanta sp.
18 September, 2018 10:40 am
412
Castianeira sp.
(Ant-mimic Sac Spiders)
17 September, 2018 2:18 pm
411
Ectemnius sp.
15 September, 2018 1:17 pm
These wasps flit about from hole to hole on a spruce stump, entering some and then leaving to inspect others.\r\n\r\n
BugGuide ID410
Passaloecus sp.
(Picket-boring Aphid Wasps)
15 September, 2018 1:16 pm
409
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
14 September, 2018 2:25 pm
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.\r\nBugGuide ID\r\nBee\'s Needs Blog: Insects of the Week: genus Isodontia ...
408
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
14 September, 2018 2:24 pm
407
Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
14 September, 2018 2:21 pm
406
Hylaeus sp.
14 September, 2018 2:21 pm
405
Braconinae
14 September, 2018 11:59 am
size 1 cm
404
Iphthiminus serratus
(Serrated Darkling Beetle)
14 September, 2018 11:50 am
403
Ectemnius ruficornis
14 September, 2018 11:48 am
402
Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
14 September, 2018 11:45 am
401
Crabro sp.
(Shield-handed Wasps)
14 September, 2018 11:44 am
400
Ectemnius cephalotes
(Large Ectemnius)
14 September, 2018 11:43 am
399
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
13 September, 2018 3:50 pm
398
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
13 September, 2018 2:24 pm
397
Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus: Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
13 September, 2018 2:18 pm
396
Sympetrum pallipes
(Striped Meadowhawk)
4 September, 2018 3:15 pm
395
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
16 August, 2018 4:24 pm
394
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
15 August, 2018 4:04 pm
393
Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
15 August, 2018 1:50 pm
392
Philanthus gibbosus
(Hump-backed Beewolf)
15 August, 2018 1:45 pm
391
Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
15 August, 2018 1:44 pm
390
Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
15 August, 2018 1:43 pm
389
Xestoleptura crassipes
14 August, 2018 5:25 pm
388
Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
14 August, 2018 5:25 pm
387
Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
13 August, 2018 3:21 pm
386
Hylaeus sp.
13 August, 2018 3:20 pm
385
Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
13 August, 2018 3:19 pm
384
Tachytes sp.
(Sand-loving Wasps)
13 August, 2018 3:00 pm
383
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
11 August, 2018 6:23 pm
382
Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
11 August, 2018 6:18 pm
381
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
9 August, 2018 10:48 am
380
Chrysopa oculata
(Stink Lacewings)
9 August, 2018 10:46 am
379
Villa sp.
9 August, 2018 10:44 am
378
Neurocolpus sp.
5 August, 2018 1:14 pm
377
Perithous scurra
4 August, 2018 4:36 pm
376
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
1 August, 2018 9:00 am
Exploring the bark of an old silver maple tree\n~ 1 cm
375
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
1 August, 2018 8:58 am
374
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
1 August, 2018 12:00 am
373
Larinus curtus
(Yellow Starthistle Flower Weevil)
31 July, 2018 12:28 pm
372
Forficula dentata
31 July, 2018 12:27 pm
371
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
31 July, 2018 12:25 pm
370
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
31 July, 2018 12:19 pm
369
Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
31 July, 2018 12:17 pm
Associated Species: Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster)
368
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
29 July, 2018 5:47 pm
367
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
29 July, 2018 5:44 pm
366
Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
29 July, 2018 5:38 pm
Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)
365
Bombus vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
29 July, 2018 5:33 pm
364
Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
29 July, 2018 5:31 pm
363
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
29 July, 2018 5:29 pm
362
Halictus rubicundus nearcticus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
29 July, 2018 5:27 pm
361
Coccinella septempunctata nearcticus
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
29 July, 2018 5:22 pm
360
Monodontomerus sp.
28 July, 2018 6:05 pm
Hanging out at the bee hotel\r\n~ 3 mm
359
Krombeinopyga pumila nearcticus
28 July, 2018 2:43 pm
Captured leaving trap nest at bee hotel. Cooled, photographed, and released.\r\n7 mm
358
Gymnosporangium globosum nearcticus
(Juniper-hawthorn Rust)
28 July, 2018 1:51 pm
On Douglas Hawthorn leaves\r\n5 - 7 mm tall
357
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus: Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
26 July, 2018 9:15 am
356
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
25 July, 2018 5:28 pm
355
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
25 July, 2018 5:28 pm
354
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
25 July, 2018 5:26 pm
353
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
25 July, 2018 5:25 pm
352
Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
25 July, 2018 5:18 pm
351
Harmonia axyridis nearcticus
(Asian Lady Beetle)
25 July, 2018 9:36 am
350
Megachile sp.
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
25 July, 2018 9:32 am
349
Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus: Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
25 July, 2018 8:59 am
348
Bombus griseocollis nearcticus
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
24 July, 2018 3:56 pm
347
Harmonia axyridis nearcticus
(Asian Lady Beetle)
21 July, 2018 4:32 pm
346
Megachile rotundata nearcticus
(Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee)
15 July, 2018 5:02 pm
345
Hoplitis albifrons nearcticus
(White-fronted Small-Mason)
15 July, 2018 4:48 pm
Inspecting a drilled hole in a spruce stump
344
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
15 July, 2018 4:43 pm
Nesting in cardboard yard sign
343
Ancistrocerus sp.
15 July, 2018 2:56 pm
Nesting in hole in concrete of basement wall
342
Exitianus exitiosus nearcticus
(Gray Lawn Leafhopper)
15 July, 2018 2:45 pm
341
Leucospis affinis nearcticus
15 July, 2018 2:42 pm
340
Bombus appositus nearcticus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
15 July, 2018 9:02 am
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
339
Exitianus exitiosus nearcticus
(Gray Lawn Leafhopper)
15 July, 2018 12:00 am
338
Heriades sp.
Subgenus: Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
14 July, 2018 6:02 pm
Caught leaving small beetle(?) hole in spruce stump. Length 6 mm
337
Megachile angelarum nearcticus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
14 July, 2018 3:48 pm
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump. Length 10 mm
336
Megachile pugnata nearcticus
(Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
14 July, 2018 3:42 pm
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump. Length 17 mm
335
Chrysis sp.
(Chrysis)
14 July, 2018 3:28 pm
Captured on spruce stump, cooled and photographed. Length 9 mm
334
Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus: Trypargilum
14 July, 2018 12:59 pm
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!)
333
Bombus appositus nearcticus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
11 July, 2018 2:44 pm
23 mm
332
Wroughtonia sp.
11 July, 2018 10:18 am
331
Synanthedon bibionipennis nearcticus
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
11 July, 2018 10:07 am
330
Macaria lorquinaria nearcticus
(Lorquin's Angle)
9 July, 2018 5:30 pm
329
Archips argyrospila nearcticus
(Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth)
9 July, 2018 11:50 am
Length 11 mm
328
Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
9 July, 2018 11:44 am
327
Forficula dentata nearcticus
8 July, 2018 9:21 am
Found on peach pit bought at the Farmers\' Market
326
Neurocolpus sp.
7 July, 2018 1:59 pm
325
Synanthedon bibionipennis nearcticus
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
7 July, 2018 1:58 pm
324
Epicauta puncticollis nearcticus
(Burning Blister Beetles)
7 July, 2018 11:41 am
323
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
6 July, 2018 10:26 am
322
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
6 July, 2018 10:22 am
321
Melanoplus sp.
(North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
6 July, 2018 10:06 am
320
Phylloecus trimaculatus nearcticus
(Rose Shoot Sawfly)
6 July, 2018 10:01 am
319
Pristaulacus sp.
6 July, 2018 9:59 am
318
Pristaulacus sp.
6 July, 2018 12:00 am
Body length ~ 12 mm
317
Ceraleptus sp.
5 July, 2018 6:10 pm
316
Lestica sp.
5 July, 2018 5:30 pm
Captured while leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.
315
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
5 July, 2018 3:31 pm
314
Epicauta puncticollis nearcticus
(Burning Blister Beetles)
5 July, 2018 1:28 pm
10 mm
313
Ectemnius sp.
5 July, 2018 8:05 am
12 mm
312
Ectemnius sp.
Subgenus: Hypocrabro
5 July, 2018 12:00 am
311
Epicauta puncticollis nearcticus
(Burning Blister Beetles)
4 July, 2018 6:46 pm
310
Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
4 July, 2018 6:45 pm
309
Harmonia axyridis nearcticus
(Asian Lady Beetle)
4 July, 2018 5:54 pm
308
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
4 July, 2018 4:52 pm
307
Papilio multicaudata nearcticus
(Two-tailed Swallowtail)
4 July, 2018 4:27 pm
306
Lachninae
(Giant Aphids)
4 July, 2018 2:52 pm
3 mm\r\nI caught an aphid wasp (possibly Pemphredon) returning to its nest in a rotting log. This was its prey.
305
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
4 July, 2018 2:48 pm
Caught returning to next in a rotting log. It had a small insect in its mouth. (See previous observation.)
304
Bombus occidentalis nearcticus
(Western Bumble Bee)
4 July, 2018 12:23 pm
Collected from California Poppy
303
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
4 July, 2018 11:42 am
302
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
4 July, 2018 11:37 am
301
Anthrenus verbasci nearcticus
(Varied Carpet Beetle)
4 July, 2018 11:37 am
300
Tyta luctuosa nearcticus
(Four-spotted Moth)
3 July, 2018 12:16 pm
299
Macrosiphum rosae nearcticus
(Rose Aphid)
3 July, 2018 11:04 am
On a rose stem
298
Sceliphron caementarium nearcticus
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
3 July, 2018 10:41 am
297
Hypericum perforatum nearcticus
(Common St. John's Wort)
2 July, 2018 10:54 am
296
Chrysolina sp.
Subgenus: Hypericia
2 July, 2018 10:53 am
295
Euodynerus foraminatus nearcticus
1 July, 2018 12:09 pm
294
Macrosiphini
1 July, 2018 9:29 am
Many of these were on the tips of new buds of a rose bush (Rose Aphid -Macrosiphum rosae?)\n
293
Brachymeria sp.
30 June, 2018 3:19 pm
292
Condylostylus occidentalis nearcticus
30 June, 2018 3:19 pm
291
Systoechus sp.
(Woolly Bee Flies)
30 June, 2018 12:44 pm
290
Ancistrocerus sp.
30 June, 2018 9:15 am
289
Condylostylus occidentalis nearcticus
30 June, 2018 12:00 am
288
Dermacentor sp.
(Dermacentor)
28 June, 2018 5:19 pm
5 mm\r\nProbably picked up at the University of Idaho Arboretum when I visited today
287
Lacon sp.
27 June, 2018 4:48 pm
286
Psenini
27 June, 2018 4:46 pm
285
Agapostemon virescens nearcticus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
27 June, 2018 12:21 pm
284
Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
27 June, 2018 12:18 pm
283
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
27 June, 2018 12:17 pm
282
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
27 June, 2018 12:11 pm
281
Lepturobosca chrysocoma nearcticus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
27 June, 2018 12:09 pm
280
Bombyliini
27 June, 2018 12:02 pm
279
Misumena vatia nearcticus
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
26 June, 2018 12:00 am
With bee prey
278
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
25 June, 2018 10:30 am
277
Agapostemon virescens nearcticus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
25 June, 2018 10:25 am
276
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
24 June, 2018 3:34 pm
275
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
24 June, 2018 3:32 pm
274
Anastrangalia laetifica nearcticus
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
24 June, 2018 3:30 pm
273
Lepturobosca chrysocoma nearcticus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
24 June, 2018 3:28 pm
272
Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
24 June, 2018 3:26 pm
271
Enallagma sp.
(Bluets)
24 June, 2018 3:22 pm
270
Eristalis hirta nearcticus
(Black-footed Drone Fly)
24 June, 2018 3:21 pm
269
Spilichneumon sp.
24 June, 2018 10:48 am
268
Rhionaeschna multicolor nearcticus
(Blue-eyed Darner)
23 June, 2018 9:08 am
267
Argia vivida nearcticus
(Vivid Dancer)
22 June, 2018 3:10 pm
266
Sceliphron caementarium nearcticus
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
22 June, 2018 2:10 pm
265
Pristaulacus sp.
22 June, 2018 2:08 pm
264
Okanagana sp.
(Whip Cicadas)
22 June, 2018 1:24 pm
263
Plutella xylostella nearcticus
(Diamondback Moth)
21 June, 2018 5:32 pm
262
Buprestidae
(Jewel Beetles)
21 June, 2018 3:51 pm
261
Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
21 June, 2018 1:51 pm
260
Hemipenthes sp.
21 June, 2018 1:48 pm
259
Parancistrocerus sp.
(Parancistrocerus)
21 June, 2018 1:42 pm
258
Phalangium opilio nearcticus
(European Harvestman)
21 June, 2018 1:37 pm
257
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus: Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
21 June, 2018 1:34 pm
256
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
21 June, 2018 12:51 pm
255
Pemphredonini
21 June, 2018 8:21 am
254
Dendryphantini
20 June, 2018 2:08 pm
253
Pristaulacus sp.
19 June, 2018 6:02 pm
252
Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
19 June, 2018 5:55 pm
251
Perithous scurra neomexicanus
19 June, 2018 5:51 pm
250
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
19 June, 2018 3:13 pm
249
Gasteruption sp.
19 June, 2018 3:09 pm
248
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
19 June, 2018 3:06 pm
247
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
19 June, 2018 3:05 pm
246
Dolichovespula maculata neomexicanus
(Bald-faced Hornet)
19 June, 2018 3:04 pm
245
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
19 June, 2018 3:03 pm
244
Phymatodes dimidiatus neomexicanus
19 June, 2018 3:01 pm
243
Muscoidea
(Muscoid Flies)
19 June, 2018 11:28 am
242
Perithous scurra neomexicanus
17 June, 2018 4:22 pm
body length ~ 13 mm\r\n\r\n\"This is likely Perithous s. neomexicanus, the western subspecies. The host is an aphid wasp in the genus Pemphredon. See reference here.\" BugGuide\r\n\r\nThat makes sense since these ichneumon wasps are hanging out aroun ...
241
Harmonia axyridis neomexicanus
(Asian Lady Beetle)
17 June, 2018 2:55 pm
240
Xorides sp.
17 June, 2018 2:47 pm
239
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
17 June, 2018 9:50 am
On an old log. 12 mm\r\nThis male (?) was hanging around the hole in the log for a half an hour or so waiting for the other wasp to leave. When it finally left, the waiting wasp pounced on it. The other wasp flew away without an mating (maybe it was ...
238
Gasteruption sp.
15 June, 2018 5:41 pm
~ 13 mm\r\nPatrolling spruce stump. Caught, cooled, and photographed.
237
Psenini
15 June, 2018 3:26 pm
~12 mm\r\nEntered hole in an old log. Captured as it was leaving. Cooled and photographed.\r\n
236
Ectemnius sp.
13 June, 2018 2:09 pm
235
Ancistrocerus sp.
13 June, 2018 2:07 pm
234
Strymon melinus neomexicanus
(Gray Hairstreak)
13 June, 2018 11:45 am
233
Tortricidae
(Tortricid Leafroller Moths)
13 June, 2018 11:40 am
232
Noctua pronuba neomexicanus
(Large Yellow Underwing)
13 June, 2018 10:21 am
231
Bombus rufocinctus neomexicanus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
12 June, 2018 5:44 pm
230
Gyponana sp.
Subgenus: Gyponana
12 June, 2018 5:42 pm
229
Epicauta puncticollis neomexicanus
(Burning Blister Beetles)
12 June, 2018 2:21 pm
228
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus: Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
12 June, 2018 1:06 pm
10 mm\nCaptured leaving hole in a log
227
Sarcophagidae
(Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies)
12 June, 2018 12:26 pm
~ 6 mm
226
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
12 June, 2018 12:21 pm
225
Papilio rutulus neomexicanus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
12 June, 2018 12:14 pm
224
Osmia sp.
Subgenus: Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
12 June, 2018 12:12 pm
223
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
12 June, 2018 12:09 pm
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
222
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
12 June, 2018 12:05 pm
221
Lepturobosca chrysocoma neomexicanus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
12 June, 2018 12:00 pm
220
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
12 June, 2018 9:42 am
219
Syritta pipiens nearcticus
(Common Compost Fly)
11 June, 2018 5:13 pm
218
Coenonympha california nearcticus
(Common Ringlet)
11 June, 2018 5:12 pm
217
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
11 June, 2018 4:41 pm
12 mm
216
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
11 June, 2018 2:36 pm
215
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
11 June, 2018 2:33 pm
214
Ectemnius sp.
11 June, 2018 2:27 pm
213
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
11 June, 2018 11:56 am
212
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
11 June, 2018 11:53 am
211
Eristalis tenax nearcticus
(Common Drone Fly)
11 June, 2018 11:45 am
210
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
11 June, 2018 11:44 am
209
Gymnosoma sp.
8 June, 2018 12:20 pm
208
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
8 June, 2018 7:37 am
207
Ichneumoninae
8 June, 2018 12:00 am
Malaise Trap, 8 June 2023
11 mm
206
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
7 June, 2018 3:16 pm
205
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
7 June, 2018 3:03 pm
204
Syritta pipiens nearcticus
(Common Compost Fly)
7 June, 2018 3:00 pm
203
Enallagma carunculatum nearcticus
(Tule Bluet)
7 June, 2018 2:58 pm
202
Armadillidium vulgare nearcticus
(Common Pill Woodlouse)
7 June, 2018 2:50 pm
201
Dactylis glomerata nearcticus
(Orchard Grass)
7 June, 2018 10:12 am
200
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
7 June, 2018 9:35 am
199
Camponotus modoc nearcticus
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
7 June, 2018 9:31 am
198
Brymblia quadrimaculella nearcticus
7 June, 2018 9:29 am
197
Anthomyiidae
(Root-maggot Flies)
7 June, 2018 9:18 am
196
Alaus melanops nearcticus
(Western Eyed Click Beetle)
6 June, 2018 6:20 pm
195
Xorides californicus nearcticus
6 June, 2018 5:24 pm
194
Salticus scenicus nearcticus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
6 June, 2018 5:23 pm
193
Aedes sierrensis nearcticus
(Western Treehole Mosquito)
6 June, 2018 5:17 pm
192
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
4 June, 2018 11:59 am
191
Xorides sp.
4 June, 2018 11:46 am
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.
190
Xorides sp.
4 June, 2018 11:44 am
189
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
4 June, 2018 11:43 am
188
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
4 June, 2018 10:26 am
~ 16 mm
187
Phalangium opilio nearcticus
(European Harvestman)
4 June, 2018 9:48 am
body length ~ 5 mm
186
Tipula sp.
(Common Crane Flies)
3 June, 2018 12:13 pm
185
Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
1 June, 2018 5:08 pm
12 mm, around brush pile
184
Ichneumonoidea
(Ichneumonid and Braconid Wasps)
1 June, 2018 3:23 pm
183
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
1 June, 2018 1:29 pm
182
Agapostemon virescens nearcticus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
1 June, 2018 12:26 pm
181
Apis mellifera nearcticus
(Western Honey Bee)
1 June, 2018 11:11 am
180
Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
1 June, 2018 10:29 am
179
Megachile melanophaea nearcticus
(Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee)
1 June, 2018 10:25 am
178
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
31 May, 2018 10:39 am
15 mm
177
Brymblia quadrimaculella nearcticus
31 May, 2018 7:01 am
176
Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
31 May, 2018 6:57 am
175
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
30 May, 2018 1:28 pm
174
Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
30 May, 2018 11:56 am
173
Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
30 May, 2018 11:53 am
172
Tachinini
30 May, 2018 10:00 am
171
Xorides sp.
30 May, 2018 9:57 am
170
Autographa californica nearcticus
(Alfalfa Looper)
30 May, 2018 9:53 am
169
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
30 May, 2018 8:34 am
168
Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
29 May, 2018 7:39 am
167
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
29 May, 2018 7:35 am
166
Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
28 May, 2018 5:23 pm
~ 14 mm
165
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
28 May, 2018 3:07 pm
164
Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
28 May, 2018 2:58 pm
163
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
28 May, 2018 2:52 pm
162
Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
28 May, 2018 2:17 pm
161
Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
28 May, 2018 11:11 am
5 mm
160
Ceraleptus denticulatus nearcticus
28 May, 2018 10:34 am
159
Hesperis matronalis nearcticus
(Dame's Rocket)
28 May, 2018 9:14 am
158
Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
28 May, 2018 8:44 am
157
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
28 May, 2018 7:50 am
156
Melecta sp.
Subgenus: Melecta
(Mourning Bees)
27 May, 2018 4:17 pm
155
Papilio rutulus nearcticus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
27 May, 2018 3:37 pm
154
Ichneumonoidea
(Ichneumonid and Braconid Wasps)
27 May, 2018 3:34 pm
153
Hoplitis sp.
Subgenus: Alcidamea
(Small Mason Bees)
27 May, 2018 2:50 pm
5 mm
152
Andrena sp.
Subgenus: Trachandrena
(Mining Bees)
27 May, 2018 12:54 pm
151
Agaricus campestris nearcticus
(Meadow Mushroom)
27 May, 2018 12:52 pm
150
Panurginus sp.
27 May, 2018 12:49 pm
Associated Species: Drymocallis Sp
149
Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
27 May, 2018 12:46 pm
148
Agapostemon virescens nearcticus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
27 May, 2018 12:42 pm
147
Bombus nevadensis nearcticus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
25 May, 2018 3:50 pm
146
Temnoscheila chlorodia nearcticus
(Pine Trogossitid Beetle)
25 May, 2018 3:44 pm
An encounter with an Osmia bee leaving its nest
145
Bombylius major nearcticus
(Greater Bee Fly)
25 May, 2018 3:43 pm
144
Nomada crotchii nearcticus
(Crotch's Nomad)
25 May, 2018 3:40 pm
143
Oxyopes scalaris nearcticus
(Western Lynx Spider)
25 May, 2018 2:40 pm
142
Osmia montana nearcticus
(Mason Bees)
25 May, 2018 12:57 pm
Captured after entering hole in stump. Cooled, photographed, and released.
141
Misumena vatia nearcticus
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
25 May, 2018 11:08 am
140
Alaus melanops nearcticus
(Western Eyed Click Beetle)
25 May, 2018 11:06 am
139
Sphaerophoria sp.
(Globetails)
25 May, 2018 9:54 am
138
Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
25 May, 2018 9:52 am
137
Cercopoidea
(Spittlebugs and Froghoppers)
25 May, 2018 9:08 am
~ 3 mm\nMeadow Spittlebug?
136
Brymblia quadrimaculella nearcticus
25 May, 2018 7:18 am
7 mm
135
Xorides sp.
24 May, 2018 5:20 pm
Female ovipositing in a spruce stump. The whole process took about 90 minutes.
134
Xorides sp.
24 May, 2018 4:44 pm
male (right) and female (left) -- the same ones as in the previous two observations
133
Camponotus modoc nearcticus
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
24 May, 2018 4:27 pm
132
Xorides sp.
24 May, 2018 4:24 pm
Male hanging out near ovipositing female
131
Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
24 May, 2018 11:15 am
130
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
24 May, 2018 11:05 am
129
Agapostemon virescens nearcticus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
24 May, 2018 10:39 am
128
Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
24 May, 2018 10:32 am
127
Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
23 May, 2018 3:38 pm
126
Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
23 May, 2018 3:36 pm
125
Lygaeus kalmii nearcticus
(Small Milkweed Bug)
23 May, 2018 3:25 pm
124
Noctua pronuba nearcticus
(Large Yellow Underwing)
23 May, 2018 1:43 pm
123
Xorides sp.
23 May, 2018 1:01 pm
122
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
23 May, 2018 11:43 am
121
Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
23 May, 2018 11:42 am
120
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
23 May, 2018 11:35 am
119
Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
23 May, 2018 9:55 am
118
Osmia sp.
Subgenus: Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
22 May, 2018 4:02 pm
4 mm
117
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
22 May, 2018 11:10 am
Cutting a piece of a leaf off of a Douglas Hawthorne
116
Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
22 May, 2018 11:06 am
115
Polochrum sp.
22 May, 2018 9:57 am
hanging out on an old spruce stump entering blue orchard bee nest holes
114
Salticus scenicus nearcticus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
22 May, 2018 9:57 am
113
Vespula atropilosa nearcticus
(Prairie Yellowjacket)
22 May, 2018 8:21 am
Trapped inside house
112
Lepturobosca chrysocoma nearcticus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
21 May, 2018 7:06 pm
111
Bombus flavifrons nearcticus
(Bumble Bees)
21 May, 2018 6:32 pm
~ 13 mm
110
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
21 May, 2018 4:35 pm
6 mm\r\nFound on an old spruce stump with many blue orchard bee nests
109
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
21 May, 2018 1:42 pm
108
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
21 May, 2018 1:41 pm
107
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
21 May, 2018 1:38 pm
106
Eumeninae
(Potter and Mason Wasps)
21 May, 2018 1:37 pm
105
Oxyopes scalaris nearcticus
(Western Lynx Spider)
21 May, 2018 11:05 am
6 mm, front screen porch door
104
Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
20 May, 2018 4:04 pm
103
Xorides sp.
20 May, 2018 3:57 pm
102
Salticus scenicus nearcticus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
20 May, 2018 2:15 pm
101
Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
20 May, 2018 2:13 pm
100
Sapyga sp.
20 May, 2018 2:13 pm
99
Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
20 May, 2018 2:10 pm
98
Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
20 May, 2018 2:08 pm
97
Blera scitula nearcticus
(Western Wood Fly)
20 May, 2018 2:05 pm
96
Peleteria sp.
20 May, 2018 2:02 pm
95
Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
20 May, 2018 2:01 pm
94
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
20 May, 2018 2:00 pm
93
Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
20 May, 2018 1:59 pm
92
Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
20 May, 2018 12:00 am
91
Misumena vatia nearcticus
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
19 May, 2018 12:00 am
with prey
90
Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
17 May, 2018 2:10 pm
89
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
17 May, 2018 12:29 pm
88
Adalia bipunctata nearcticus
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
16 May, 2018 11:24 am
87
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
16 May, 2018 11:19 am
86
Andrena prunorum propinqua
(Prunus Miner Bee)
16 May, 2018 11:16 am
85
Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
15 May, 2018 3:49 pm
84
Amblyptilia sp.
13 May, 2018 6:28 pm
83
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
13 May, 2018 3:06 pm
82
Lasioglossum sp.
13 May, 2018 3:03 pm
81
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
13 May, 2018 2:54 pm
80
Neoneides muticus propinqua
13 May, 2018 2:53 pm
79
Rhamphomyia sp.
12 May, 2018 6:30 pm
78
Neoneides muticus propinqua
12 May, 2018 6:22 pm
77
Empididae
(Dance Flies)
12 May, 2018 3:14 pm
76
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
12 May, 2018 12:14 pm
75
Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
12 May, 2018 12:05 pm
74
Philodromus sp.
(Running Crab Spiders)
12 May, 2018 11:53 am
73
Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
12 May, 2018 10:42 am
72
Deroceras reticulatum propinqua
(Milky Slug)
10 May, 2018 8:44 am
71
Neoneides muticus propinqua
10 May, 2018 7:47 am
70
Xorides sp.
8 May, 2018 3:09 pm
Large body and long ovipositor, each about 4 cm.
69
Strymon melinus propinqua
(Gray Hairstreak)
8 May, 2018 10:41 am
68
Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
8 May, 2018 8:12 am
67
Platycryptus californicus propinqua
(California Flattened Jumping Spider)
6 May, 2018 12:28 pm
66
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
6 May, 2018 10:51 am
65
Carabus nemoralis propinqua
(Bronze Ground Beetle)
6 May, 2018 8:55 am
64
Platycryptus californicus propinqua
(California Flattened Jumping Spider)
6 May, 2018 12:00 am
63
Banchus sp.
5 May, 2018 1:16 pm
62
Nomada crotchii propinqua
(Crotch's Nomad)
5 May, 2018 1:06 pm
61
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
5 May, 2018 1:01 pm
Digging a nest in my sand garden
60
Vespula germanica propinqua
(German Yellowjacket)
5 May, 2018 11:38 am
59
Orussus occidentalis propinqua
(Orussus)
3 May, 2018 12:36 pm
58
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
3 May, 2018 10:46 am
57
Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
3 May, 2018 10:42 am
56
Erodium cicutarium propinqua
(Redstem Stork's-Bill)
3 May, 2018 9:34 am
55
Priocnemis oregona propinqua
3 May, 2018 9:29 am
Asata?
54
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
2 May, 2018 1:12 pm
53
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
2 May, 2018 12:44 pm
52
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
2 May, 2018 12:42 pm
51
Capsella bursa-pastoris propinqua
(Shepherd's-Purse)
2 May, 2018 9:55 am
50
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
2 May, 2018 9:01 am
49
Xorides sp.
1 May, 2018 10:54 am
Body length ~ 25 mm
48
Pentatomomorpha
(Pentatomomorph Bugs)
30 April, 2018 8:42 pm
Inside house ~ 9mm
47
Lithobiidae
30 April, 2018 4:33 pm
~ 30 mm
46
Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
29 April, 2018 10:36 am
Temp 11 C
45
Eupeodes sp.
(Aphideaters)
29 April, 2018 10:30 am
44
Leucophora sp.
27 April, 2018 6:18 pm
43
Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
27 April, 2018 6:11 pm
42
Ophion sp.
27 April, 2018 5:56 pm
41
Gravenhorstiini
27 April, 2018 5:41 pm
40
Philodromus dispar propinqua
(Eurasian Running Crab Spider)
27 April, 2018 5:36 pm
39
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
27 April, 2018 5:20 pm
38
Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
27 April, 2018 2:57 pm
37
Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
27 April, 2018 2:49 pm
36
Camponotus sp.
(Carpenter Ants)
27 April, 2018 2:19 pm
Raiding an Osmia nest
35
Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Blue Orchard Bee)
27 April, 2018 2:16 pm
34
Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
27 April, 2018 11:19 am
33
Temnoscheila chlorodia propinqua
(Pine Trogossitid Beetle)
26 April, 2018 4:21 pm
32
Camponotus modoc propinqua
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
26 April, 2018 3:53 pm
31
Ephemeroptera
(Mayflies)
26 April, 2018 3:53 pm
30
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
25 April, 2018 1:07 pm
29
Chironomidae
25 April, 2018 12:40 pm
28
Cecidomyiidae
(Gall and Forest Midges)
25 April, 2018 9:42 am
~ 3 mm, on Golden Currant inflorescence
27
Hippodamia convergens propinqua
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
25 April, 2018 9:06 am
26
Harpalinae
24 April, 2018 12:25 pm
25
Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
24 April, 2018 10:42 am
24
Armadillidium vulgare propinqua
(Common Pill Woodlouse)
24 April, 2018 8:43 am
23
Pelegrina sp.
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
23 April, 2018 1:18 pm
22
Bombylius major propinqua
(Greater Bee Fly)
23 April, 2018 9:10 am
21
Pelegrina sp.
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
23 April, 2018 12:00 am
20
Osmia sp.
Subgenus: Osmia
(Mason Bees)
22 April, 2018 3:18 pm
19
Halictus confusus propinqua
(Confusing Furrow Bee)
20 April, 2018 11:44 am
~ 6 mm, on outside wall
18
Rhopalinae
20 April, 2018 11:23 am
~ 9mm, on outside of front door screen
17
Polygonia satyrus propinqua
(Satyr Comma)
19 April, 2018 12:50 pm
16
Polistes dominula propinqua
(European Paper Wasp)
19 April, 2018 10:31 am
15
Lasioglossum sp.
11 April, 2018 1:30 pm
14
Gonia sp.
(Cutworm Flies)
11 April, 2018 10:54 am
13
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
9 April, 2018 1:18 pm
12
Lasioglossum sp.
9 April, 2018 1:16 pm
11
Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
9 April, 2018 1:05 pm
10
Priocnemis oregona propinqua
9 April, 2018 12:59 pm
9
Cathartes aura propinqua
(Turkey Vulture)
5 April, 2018 9:14 am
8
Psilopa sp.
29 March, 2018 2:21 pm
7
Epalpus signifer propinqua
(Early Tachinid Fly)
29 March, 2018 2:18 pm
6
Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
20 March, 2018 11:17 am
5
Vespula pensylvanica propinqua
(Western Yellowjacket)
20 March, 2018 11:16 am
4
Spinus pinus propinqua
(Pine Siskin)
17 January, 2018 1:11 pm
3
Kleidocerys resedae propinqua
(Birch Catkin Bug)
12 January, 2018 11:18 am
5 degrees C, length ~4 mm, on moss at base of birch tree
2
Sciurus niger propinqua
(Fox Squirrel)
1 January, 2018 11:51 am
1
Spinus psaltria propinqua
(Lesser Goldfinch)
1 January, 2018 10:59 am