Yard and Year Lists
Observations in 2020
397 Mantis religiosa
(European Mantis)
25 Dec 2020
396 Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
19 Dec 2020
On my pillowcase
395 Harmonia axyridis
(Asian Lady Beetle)
8 Dec 2020
394 Dicyrtomina sp.
1 Dec 2020
On snow, ~ 3 mm, 2 deg C
393 Triphosa haesitata
(Tissue Moth)
19 Nov 2020
On wall in house
392 Triphosa haesitata
(Tissue Moth)
17 Nov 2020
On wall in bathroom
391 Raphidioptera
(Snakeflies)
27 Oct 2020
390 Sargus bipunctatus
12 Oct 2020
389 Vespula germanica
(German Yellowjacket)
12 Oct 2020
388 Vespula alascensis
(Alaska Yellowjacket)
12 Oct 2020
387 Phormia regina
12 Oct 2020
386 Syrphus opinator
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
12 Oct 2020
385 Eristalis tenax
(Common Drone Fly)
12 Oct 2020
384 Tachinidae
(Bristle Flies)
12 Oct 2020
383 Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
12 Oct 2020
382 Halyomorpha halys
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
12 Oct 2020
381 Chlorochroa sp.
Subgenus: Chlorochroa
12 Oct 2020
380 Mantis religiosa
(European Mantis)
12 Oct 2020
379 Vespula pensylvanica
(Western Yellowjacket)
7 Oct 2020
In compost
378 Pollenia vagabunda
(Vagabond Cluster Fly)
6 Oct 2020
377 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
6 Oct 2020
376 Tachinidae
(Bristle Flies)
5 Oct 2020
375 Apis mellifera
(Western Honey Bee)
4 Oct 2020
On Big Sage flowers
374 Syrphus opinator
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
4 Oct 2020
On big sage flowers
373 Niesthrea sp.
4 Oct 2020
372 Syrphus opinator
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
3 Oct 2020
On big sage flowers
371 Lygus sp.
3 Oct 2020
370 Sargus bipunctatus
1 Oct 2020
On compost
369 Dolichovespula maculata
(Bald-faced Hornet)
1 Oct 2020
368 Muscoidea
(Muscoid Flies)
1 Oct 2020
367 Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
1 Oct 2020
On compost
366 Eriosomatinae
(Woolly Aphids and Gall-making Aphids)
30 Sep 2020
365 Tripleurospermum inodorum
(Scentless Mayweed)
29 Sep 2020
364 Physiphora alceae
27 Sep 2020
363 Fieberiella florii
(Privet Leafhopper)
27 Sep 2020
362 Syrphini
27 Sep 2020
361 Mythimna unipuncta
(Armyworm Moth)
25 Sep 2020
360 Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
25 Sep 2020
9 deg C, length 22 mm, black light trap
359 Philaenus spumarius
(Meadow Spittlebug)
21 Sep 2020
358 Megalotomus quinquespinosus
(Lupine Bug)
21 Sep 2020
357 Eratigena agrestis
(Hobo Spider)
20 Sep 2020
Under brick, body length ~18 mm
356 Pyralis farinalis
(Meal Moth)
19 Sep 2020
On bathroom towel, 16 mm wingspan
355 Salticus scenicus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
18 Sep 2020
354 Lygus sp.
18 Sep 2020
353 Mantis religiosa
(European Mantis)
18 Sep 2020
352 Choreutis pariana
(Apple Leaf Skeletonizer Moth)
17 Sep 2020
351 Megachile angelarum
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
17 Sep 2020
Closing up nest with resin in bee hotel.
Seems to be using resin.
350 Hylaeus sp.
17 Sep 2020
349 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
17 Sep 2020
348 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
17 Sep 2020
347 Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
17 Sep 2020
346 Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
17 Sep 2020
345 Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
17 Sep 2020
344 Lygus sp.
17 Sep 2020
343 Megachile angelarum
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
16 Sep 2020
Seems to be using resin to close nest in bee hotel
342 Formicinae
(Formicine Ants)
12 Sep 2020
341 Leucospis affinis
12 Sep 2020
On bee hotel
340 Calliphoridae
(Blow Flies)
12 Sep 2020
339 Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
12 Sep 2020
On California poppy
338 Melanoplus femurrubrum
(Red-legged Grasshopper)
12 Sep 2020
337 Villini
(Banded Bee Flies)
8 Sep 2020
336 Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
8 Sep 2020
335 Phyciodes mylitta
(Mylitta Crescent)
8 Sep 2020
334 Cylindromyia sp.
6 Sep 2020
333 Tharsalea helloides
(Purplish Copper)
6 Sep 2020
332 Prionyx sp.
6 Sep 2020
331 Anthidium manicatum
(European Woolcarder Bee)
6 Sep 2020
330 Staphylinini
4 Sep 2020
~ 10 mm
under weeds on paved driveway
329 Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
2 Sep 2020
328 Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
31 Aug 2020
327 Chrysidini
27 Aug 2020
326 Chalcophora angulicollis
(Western Sculptured Pine Borer)
25 Aug 2020
On spruce stump, ~ 30 mm
325 Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
25 Aug 2020
324 Megachile angelarum
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
25 Aug 2020
323 Bombus vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
25 Aug 2020
322 Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
25 Aug 2020
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
321 Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
25 Aug 2020
Bringing grass to the nest on the spruce stump
320 Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
25 Aug 2020
319 Vanessa cardui
(Painted Lady)
25 Aug 2020
318 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
25 Aug 2020
317 Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
24 Aug 2020
316 Villa sp.
23 Aug 2020
On a California Poppy
315 Anthophora urbana
(Urbane Digger Bee)
21 Aug 2020
On a hollyhock flower
314 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
21 Aug 2020
313 Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
21 Aug 2020
312 Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
21 Aug 2020
311 Dissosteira carolina
(Carolina Grasshopper)
21 Aug 2020
310 Coelioxys sp.
(Sharptail Bees)
13 Aug 2020
309 Lestes congener
(Spotted Spreadwing)
13 Aug 2020
308 Noctua pronuba
(Large Yellow Underwing)
8 Aug 2020
307 Larinus curtus
(Yellow Starthistle Flower Weevil)
5 Aug 2020
306 Harmostes sp.
5 Aug 2020
305 Megachile angelarum
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
5 Aug 2020
On spruce stump
304 Megachile angelarum
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
5 Aug 2020
Hanging out on a bee hotel
303 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
5 Aug 2020
302 Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus: Trypoxylon
5 Aug 2020
On raspberry leaf
301 Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
5 Aug 2020
300 Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
5 Aug 2020
Male?
If this is a male, it is the only adult male I have seen in the yard. The other 15 have ben females.
299 Lygus sp.
5 Aug 2020
298 Dissosteira carolina
(Carolina Grasshopper)
5 Aug 2020
297 Megachile angelarum
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
27 Jul 2020
Caught leaving hole in spruce stump
12 mm
296 Megachile angelarum
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
27 Jul 2020
295 Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus: Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
27 Jul 2020
Caught leaving hole in spruce stump
11 mm
294 Bombus nevadensis
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
26 Jul 2020
293 Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
26 Jul 2020
With honeybee prey and a couple of flies hanging around
292 Vanessa cardui
(Painted Lady)
26 Jul 2020
291 Medicago lupulina
(Black Medick)
19 Jul 2020
290 Ectemnius sp.
19 Jul 2020
289 Ancistrocerus sp.
19 Jul 2020
288 Carabini
19 Jul 2020
Found on sidewalk, 35 mm
287 Argia vivida
(Vivid Dancer)
19 Jul 2020
286 Phylloecus sp.
17 Jul 2020
285 Krombeinopyga pumila
17 Jul 2020
Examining holes in a spruce stump
~ 10 mm
284 Burnsius communis
(New World Checkered-Skippers)
16 Jul 2020
283 Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
13 Jul 2020
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
282 Cosmopepla intergressa
13 Jul 2020
281 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
12 Jul 2020
280 Limax maximus
(Leopard Slug)
10 Jul 2020
279 Eupeodes sp.
(Aphideaters)
10 Jul 2020
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
278 Pseudacris regilla
(Pacific Chorus Frog)
10 Jul 2020
277 Epicauta puncticollis
(Burning Blister Beetles)
9 Jul 2020
276 Pseudomalus auratus
8 Jul 2020
275 Condylostylus occidentalis
8 Jul 2020
274 Scaeva affinis
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
8 Jul 2020
273 Crabro latipes
(Shield-handed Wasps)
8 Jul 2020
272 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
8 Jul 2020
271 Rhopalapion longirostre
(Hollyhock Weevil)
8 Jul 2020
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
270 Argia vivida
(Vivid Dancer)
6 Jul 2020
269 Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
3 Jul 2020
268 Bombus flavidus flavidus
(Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
3 Jul 2020
267 Hemipenthes sp.
2 Jul 2020
On California Poppy
266 Eupeodes fumipennis flavidus
(Western Aphideater)
2 Jul 2020
On California Poppy flower
265 Crabro latipes flavidus
(Shield-handed Wasps)
2 Jul 2020
264 Eristalis tenax flavidus
(Common Drone Fly)
2 Jul 2020
263 Syrphini
2 Jul 2020
262 Lepturobosca chrysocoma flavidus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
2 Jul 2020
261 Rhopalapion longirostre flavidus
(Hollyhock Weevil)
2 Jul 2020
Associated Species: Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
260 Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
2 Jul 2020
259 Phalangium opilio flavidus
(European Harvestman)
2 Jul 2020
258 Hesperia juba flavidus
(Juba Skipper)
1 Jul 2020
257 Lucilia sp.
1 Jul 2020
256 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
1 Jul 2020
255 Leucophora sp.
28 Jun 2020
254 Polygonum aviculare flavidus
(Prostrate Knotweed)
27 Jun 2020
253 Elampini
27 Jun 2020
252 Condylostylus occidentalis flavidus
27 Jun 2020
251 Condylostylus occidentalis flavidus
27 Jun 2020
250 Agapostemon virescens flavidus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
27 Jun 2020
249 Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
27 Jun 2020
248 Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
27 Jun 2020
247 Oxyopes scalaris flavidus
(Western Lynx Spider)
27 Jun 2020
246 Salticus scenicus flavidus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
27 Jun 2020
245 Syritta pipiens flavidus
(Common Compost Fly)
27 Jun 2020
244 Eristalis arbustorum flavidus
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
27 Jun 2020
243 Plathemis lydia flavidus
(Common Whitetail)
27 Jun 2020
Immature male
242 Xorides sp.
26 Jun 2020
Ovipositing on spruce stump
241 Hemipenthes sp.
26 Jun 2020
~ 10 mm
On California Poppy
240 Eupeodes volucris flavidus
(Large-tailed Aphideater)
26 Jun 2020
On Lewis Flax (Linum lewisii)
239 Anthidium manicatum flavidus
(European Woolcarder Bee)
26 Jun 2020
238 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
26 Jun 2020
On a Lewis Flax flower
237 Papilio rutulus flavidus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
26 Jun 2020
236 Forficula dentata flavidus
25 Jun 2020
235 Braconidae
(Braconid Wasps)
25 Jun 2020
234 Strymon melinus flavidus
(Gray Hairstreak)
25 Jun 2020
233 Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
24 Jun 2020
232 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
24 Jun 2020
17 mm
231 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
23 Jun 2020
230 Euodynerus sp.
23 Jun 2020
229 Lepturobosca chrysocoma flavidus
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
23 Jun 2020
228 Crioceris duodecimpunctata flavidus
(Spotted Asparagus Beetle)
22 Jun 2020
227 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
22 Jun 2020
226 Papilio rutulus flavidus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
21 Jun 2020
225 Bombus occidentalis flavidus
(Western Bumble Bee)
20 Jun 2020
On California Poppy
224 Symmorphus sp.
(Symmorphus)
18 Jun 2020
223 Chloropinae
(Grass Flies)
18 Jun 2020
222 Molorchus ongicollis flavidus
18 Jun 2020
On Mallow-leaf Ninebark leaf. I caught it in a vial, cooled it down in the fridge, and photographed and posted it on iNaturalist.
It was IDed that night by Merrill Peterson (author of Pacific Northwest Insects ).
221 Hemipenthes sp.
18 Jun 2020
220 Eupeodes fumipennis flavidus
(Western Aphideater)
18 Jun 2020
219 Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
18 Jun 2020
218 Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
18 Jun 2020
217 Ancistrocerus sp.
18 Jun 2020
216 Ancistrocerus sp.
18 Jun 2020
215 Syrphus opinator nearcticus
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
18 Jun 2020
214 Syritta pipiens nearcticus
(Common Compost Fly)
18 Jun 2020
213 Leucospis affinis nearcticus
17 Jun 2020
On spruce stump
212 Bombus mixtus nearcticus
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
16 Jun 2020
211 Megatominae
14 Jun 2020
Found in old tennis shoe in storage
210 Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
12 Jun 2020
209 Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
12 Jun 2020
On Sticky Geranium flower
Associated Species: Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)
208 Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
12 Jun 2020
207 Ancistrocerus sp.
12 Jun 2020
On a Lewis Flax flower
206 Adalia bipunctata nearcticus
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
12 Jun 2020
James Bailey: This is a variant of the "multi-spotted" pattern, I suppose. Usually the spots in this form are not combined.
205 Eulonchus tristis nearcticus
(Dusky Sapphire)
11 Jun 2020
A Jeweled Spider Fly in subfamily Panopinae (tarantula flies)
Identified by Merrill Peterson, author of Pacific Northwest Insects
ZooKeys: Jewelled spider flies of North America (Diptera, Acroceridae)
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204 Neoclytus muricatulus nearcticus
11 Jun 2020
203 Bombus rufocinctus nearcticus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
11 Jun 2020
On a California Poppy
202 Platycryptus californicus nearcticus
11 Jun 2020
201 Chrysoteuchia topiarius nearcticus
(Topiary Grass-Veneer)
10 Jun 2020
On grass in lawn. length ~ 1 cm
200 Oxyopes scalaris nearcticus
(Western Lynx Spider)
10 Jun 2020
199 Linum lewisii nearcticus
(Lewis Flax)
6 Jun 2020
198 Perithous scurra nearcticus
5 Jun 2020
197 Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
5 Jun 2020
196 Sphaerophoria contigua nearcticus
(Tufted Globetail)
4 Jun 2020
195 Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
4 Jun 2020
194 Bombus insularis nearcticus
(Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)
3 Jun 2020
193 Halictini
3 Jun 2020
192 Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
3 Jun 2020
191 Oxyopes scalaris nearcticus
(Western Lynx Spider)
3 Jun 2020
190 Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
3 Jun 2020
189 Tachinini
3 Jun 2020
188 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
3 Jun 2020
187 Cosmopepla intergressa nearcticus
3 Jun 2020
186 Plathemis lydia nearcticus
(Common Whitetail)
3 Jun 2020
Adult female
185 Agapostemon virescens nearcticus
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
2 Jun 2020
184 Perizoma costiguttata nearcticus
2 Jun 2020
183 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
2 Jun 2020
182 Panurginus sp.
2 Jun 2020
Associated Species: Drymocallis Sp
181 Crabronini
2 Jun 2020
180 Crabro latipes nearcticus
(Shield-handed Wasps)
2 Jun 2020
179 Chloropinae
(Grass Flies)
2 Jun 2020
178 Callopistromyia annulipes nearcticus
(Peacock Fly)
2 Jun 2020
177 Eupeodes volucris nearcticus
(Large-tailed Aphideater)
1 Jun 2020
Female
176 Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
1 Jun 2020
175 Formica obscuripes nearcticus
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
30 May 2020
174 Spizella passerina nearcticus
(Chipping Sparrow)
29 May 2020
173 Xorides californicus nearcticus
29 May 2020
172 Agaricineae
29 May 2020
Cap diameter 8.5 cm
171 Hemipenthes sp.
29 May 2020
~ 10 mm
170 Camponotus sp.
Subgenus: Camponotus
(Carpenter Ants)
29 May 2020
169 Misumena vatia nearcticus
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
29 May 2020
168 Cosmopepla uhleri nearcticus
28 May 2020
~ 5 mm
167 Veronica arvensis nearcticus
(Corn Speedwell)
28 May 2020
166 Sphaerophoria sulphuripes nearcticus
(Forked Globetail)
28 May 2020
165 Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
28 May 2020
164 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
28 May 2020
163 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
28 May 2020
162 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
28 May 2020
161 Camponotus sp.
(Carpenter Ants)
28 May 2020
160 Ancistrocerus sp.
28 May 2020
159 Coriarachnini
28 May 2020
158 Tenthredinini
(Tenthredinini)
27 May 2020
157 Tenthredinini
(Tenthredinini)
27 May 2020
156 Crabro latipes nearcticus
(Shield-handed Wasps)
27 May 2020
155 Aedes sp.
27 May 2020
154 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
27 May 2020
153 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
27 May 2020
152 Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
27 May 2020
151 Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
27 May 2020
150 Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
27 May 2020
Female
149 Tetramorium immigrans nearcticus
(Immigrant Pavement Ant)
26 May 2020
length 4 mm
148 Baridini
24 May 2020
147 Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
24 May 2020
146 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
24 May 2020
145 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
24 May 2020
144 Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
24 May 2020
143 Oxyopes scalaris nearcticus
(Western Lynx Spider)
24 May 2020
142 Syrphus opinator nearcticus
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
24 May 2020
141 Merodon equestris nearcticus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
24 May 2020
140 Cycloneda polita nearcticus
(Western Polished Lady Beetle)
24 May 2020
139 Noctua pronuba nearcticus
(Large Yellow Underwing)
24 May 2020
Injured while mowing the lawn
138 Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
24 May 2020
Female
137 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
24 May 2020
136 Bibio sp.
(March Flies)
23 May 2020
On a parsley plant, ~ 10 mm
135 Phidippus audax nearcticus
(Bold Jumping Spider)
23 May 2020
134 Andrena prunorum nearcticus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
23 May 2020
133 Muscoidea
(Muscoid Flies)
23 May 2020
On compost bin
132 Anthomyiidae
(Root-maggot Flies)
23 May 2020
131 Pardosa sp.
(Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)
23 May 2020
With eggs
130 Pelegrina sp.
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
23 May 2020
129 Chloropinae
(Grass Flies)
23 May 2020
128 Syrphus opinator nearcticus
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
23 May 2020
127 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
23 May 2020
126 Agrocybe acericola nearcticus
22 May 2020
125 Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
17 May 2020
124 Enallagma sp.
(Bluets)
17 May 2020
123 Mantis religiosa nearcticus
(European Mantis)
17 May 2020
122 Callibaetis ferrugineus hageni
(Red Speckled Dun)
16 May 2020
121 Lygus sp.
16 May 2020
120 Metopiinae
15 May 2020
119 Anthrenus verbasci hageni
(Varied Carpet Beetle)
15 May 2020
Inside the house. 4 mm
118 Taraxacum officinale hageni
(Common Dandelion)
15 May 2020
117 Hesperis matronalis hageni
(Dame's Rocket)
15 May 2020
116 Rhionaeschna californica hageni
(Calfornia Darner)
15 May 2020
115 Andrena prunorum hageni
(Prunus Miner Bee)
11 May 2020
114 Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
11 May 2020
113 Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
11 May 2020
112 Spinus tristis hageni
(American Goldfinch)
11 May 2020
111 Metopiinae
10 May 2020
Netted from snowberry bush.
Length 8 mm
110 Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
10 May 2020
Netted from snowberry bush
109 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
10 May 2020
108 Mantis religiosa hageni
(European Mantis)
10 May 2020
Eggs in the ootheca that I found on a maple tree on March 17 have finally hatched.
107 Cosmopepla intergressa hageni
9 May 2020
106 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
9 May 2020
105 Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
9 May 2020
104 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
9 May 2020
103 Muscoidea
(Muscoid Flies)
9 May 2020
102 Platycryptus californicus hageni
9 May 2020
On outside wall of house
101 Dendryphantini
9 May 2020
100 Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
9 May 2020
Female
99 Enallagma sp.
(Bluets)
9 May 2020
98 Enallagma sp.
(Bluets)
9 May 2020
97 Enallagma sp.
(Bluets)
9 May 2020
96 Misumena vatia hageni
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
8 May 2020
With large fly prey
95 Pelegrina sp.
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
8 May 2020
94 Eupeodes volucris hageni
(Large-tailed Aphideater)
7 May 2020
93 Bombylius sp.
(Greater Bee Flies)
7 May 2020
92 Platycheirus sp.
(Sedgesitters)
7 May 2020
91 Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
7 May 2020
90 Misumena vatia hageni
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
7 May 2020
Subadult male
89 Andrena prunorum hageni
(Prunus Miner Bee)
5 May 2020
Netted on a lilac bush, cooled, photographed, and released.
12 mm
Associated Species: Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac)
88 Vespula pensylvanica hageni
(Western Yellowjacket)
5 May 2020
In house
87 Staphylinini
4 May 2020
On side of compost
86 Sturnus vulgaris hageni
(European Starling)
4 May 2020
85 Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
4 May 2020
84 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
4 May 2020
83 Halictus rubicundus hageni
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
4 May 2020
82 Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
4 May 2020
81 Misumena vatia hageni
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
4 May 2020
On a raspberry leaf
80 Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
4 May 2020
79 Gymnosoma sp.
4 May 2020
78 Anthaxia sp.
Subgenus: Melanthaxia
2 May 2020
77 Syritta pipiens hageni
(Common Compost Fly)
2 May 2020
76 Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
2 May 2020
75 Halictus rubicundus hageni
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
1 May 2020
74 Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
1 May 2020
73 Misumena vatia hageni
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
1 May 2020
72 Camponotus sp.
Subgenus: Camponotus
(Carpenter Ants)
29 Apr 2020
Lots of big flying ants today. First I've seen this spring.
71 Zonotrichia leucophrys hageni
(White-crowned Sparrow)
29 Apr 2020
70 Orussus thoracicus hageni
(Orussus)
28 Apr 2020
69 Sapygidae
(Club-horned Wasps)
28 Apr 2020
68 Bombylius major hageni
(Greater Bee Fly)
28 Apr 2020
67 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
28 Apr 2020
66 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
28 Apr 2020
65 Camponotus sp.
Subgenus: Camponotus
(Carpenter Ants)
28 Apr 2020
64 Agonopterix alstroemeriana hageni
(Poison Hemlock Moth)
26 Apr 2020
63 Pachypsylla sp.
(Hackberry Gall Psyllids)
26 Apr 2020
3 mm. On screen door.
62 Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
26 Apr 2020
On a birch stump. We cut down a dying tree a few weeks ago, but left an 8 foot stump.
61 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
26 Apr 2020
60 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
26 Apr 2020
59 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
26 Apr 2020
58 Bryopsida
(Joint-toothed Mosses)
26 Apr 2020
On a brick pathway. ~ 25 mm patch
57 Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
26 Apr 2020
56 Lamium amplexicaule hageni
(Henbit Deadnettle)
24 Apr 2020
55 Deroceras reticulatum hageni
(Milky Slug)
24 Apr 2020
54 Armadillidium vulgare hageni
(Common Pill Woodlouse)
24 Apr 2020
53 Thamnophis elegans vagrans
(Western Terrestrial Garter Snake)
22 Apr 2020
These two have been sticking their heads out of their hole in my yard all morning.
52 Andrena sp.
Subgenus: Melandrena
(Mining Bees)
21 Apr 2020
51 Gravenhorstiini
21 Apr 2020
Length ~ 20 mm
Mating pair observed in garden for a few minutes. Then they flew off onto the car. Then back to the garden where I lost track of them.
BugGuide ID50 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
21 Apr 2020
49 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
21 Apr 2020
48 Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
19 Apr 2020
47 Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
19 Apr 2020
46 Platycryptus californicus vagrans
19 Apr 2020
45 Autographa californica vagrans
(Alfalfa Looper)
19 Apr 2020
44 Ypsolopha sp.
17 Apr 2020
43 Bombylius sp.
(Greater Bee Flies)
17 Apr 2020
On golden currant flower
42 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
17 Apr 2020
41 Araneus gemmoides vagrans
(Cat-faced Orbweaver)
17 Apr 2020
40 Strymon melinus vagrans
(Gray Hairstreak)
17 Apr 2020
39 Xorides sp.
16 Apr 2020
38 Orussus sp.
(Orussus)
16 Apr 2020
37 Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
16 Apr 2020
36 Leucophora sp.
15 Apr 2020
35 Ageleninae
(Typical Funnel Weavers)
14 Apr 2020
In bathtub, 4 mm
34 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
13 Apr 2020
33 Scathophaga stercoraria vagrans
(Golden Dung Fly)
13 Apr 2020
32 Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
10 Apr 2020
31 Xorides sp.
8 Apr 2020
30 Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
8 Apr 2020
29 Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
8 Apr 2020
28 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
8 Apr 2020
27 Thamnophis elegans vagrans
(Western Terrestrial Garter Snake)
8 Apr 2020
26 Polistes dominula vagrans
(European Paper Wasp)
8 Apr 2020
25 Bassaniana sp.
8 Apr 2020
24 Goniini
8 Apr 2020
On Dandelion flower
23 Anomaloninae
7 Apr 2020
22 Xerophloea peltata vagrans
6 Apr 2020
~ 8 mm
21 Xorides sp.
6 Apr 2020
20 Bombus centralis vagrans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
6 Apr 2020
19 Halictus rubicundus vagrans
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
6 Apr 2020
18 Polistes dominula vagrans
(European Paper Wasp)
6 Apr 2020
17 Salticus scenicus vagrans
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
4 Apr 2020
16 Osmia lignaria vagrans
(Mason Bees)
4 Apr 2020
15 Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
4 Apr 2020
14 Epalpus sp.
4 Apr 2020
13 Gastrodontoidea
3 Apr 2020
Under firewood. ~ 5mm
12 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
22 Mar 2020
11 Boisea rubrolineata vagrans
(Western Boxelder Bug)
22 Mar 2020
10 Boisea rubrolineata vagrans
(Western Boxelder Bug)
22 Mar 2020
9 Epalpus signifer vagrans
(Early Tachinid Fly)
21 Mar 2020
8 Xorides sp.
21 Mar 2020
On spruce stump. 25 mm. 11 deg C.
7 Xorides sp.
21 Mar 2020
6 Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
21 Mar 2020
On Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) flowers
5 Thryomanes bewickii vagrans
(Bewick's Wren)
19 Mar 2020
4 Rhyparochromus vulgaris vagrans
19 Mar 2020
Captured running around on spruce stump.
Cooled and photographed, 8 mm
3 Lycosidae
(Wolf Spiders)
11 Mar 2020
~ 6 mm, found in bath tub
2 Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
9 Mar 2020
Ant dragging a western boxelder bug(?)
1 Sylvilagus sp.
(Cottontail Rabbits)
6 Jan 2020