Yard and Year Lists
Observations in 2022
432 Accipiter striatus
(Sharp-shinned Hawk)
1 Jan 2023
This hawk was on the ground in our backyard when I startled it.
It flew to a nearby tree, but then flew off before I could get a better picture. It was carrying some type of prey.
431 Spinus psaltria
(Lesser Goldfinch)
1 Jan 2023
Thistle seed feeder
430 Sturnus vulgaris
(European Starling)
1 Jan 2023
When I went into the back yard, I saw a sharp-shinned hawk and its prey.
It flew into a nearby tree with it's prey. These are the feathers at the scene.
429 Dryobates pubescens
(Downy Woodpecker)
1 Jan 2023
428 Sciurus niger
(Fox Squirrel)
1 Jan 2023
427 Sciaridae
(Dark-winged Fungus Gnats)
28 Dec 2022
In house. 2.5 mm
426 Ageleninae
(Typical Funnel Weavers)
21 Dec 2022
Found in garage trapped in a glass bowl
425 Sciaridae
(Dark-winged Fungus Gnats)
12 Nov 2022
On my desk inside house.
~ 1.5 mm
424 Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
8 Nov 2022
423 Erigone sp.
(Black Dwarf Spiders)
6 Nov 2022
Found in shed. ~ 2 mm
422 Mompha sp.
6 Nov 2022
Found in shed. ~ 4 mm.
421 Aphididae
(Aphids)
19 Oct 2022
1.5 mm, berlese funnel sample
420 Lepthyphantes sp.
18 Oct 2022
Fro compost
419 Philonthus cruentatus
17 Oct 2022
From compost, 7 mm
418 Leptoglossus occidentalis
17 Oct 2022
Found its way into the house, where it planned to spend the winter.
417 Blaniulidae
(Thin Snake Millipedes)
17 Oct 2022
Berlese funnel from compost
~ 10 mm
416 Entomobryomorpha
(Elongate Springtails)
17 Oct 2022
~ 3 mm, berlese funnel from compost
415 Bisnius sp.
16 Oct 2022
8 mm, in compost
414 Lepinotus reticulatus
16 Oct 2022
1 mm, in compost
413 Sminthurinus aureus
16 Oct 2022
412 Phanias sp.
15 Oct 2022
411 Mythimna unipuncta
(Armyworm Moth)
15 Oct 2022
410 Sargus bipunctatus
11 Oct 2022
409 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
11 Oct 2022
408 Agapostemon virescens
(Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee)
11 Oct 2022
On a Hollyhock flower
407 Araneus sp.
(Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers)
11 Oct 2022
Found this on a garbage can lid. Is this a female that laid her eggs and died?
406 Ageleninae
(Typical Funnel Weavers)
8 Oct 2022
On front porch, above front door.
Body length ~ 20 mm
405 Syrphus opinator
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
7 Oct 2022
On big sagebrush flowers
404 Halyomorpha halys
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
7 Oct 2022
403 Thyanta sp.
7 Oct 2022
402 Scaeva affinis
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
5 Oct 2022
On Big Sagebrush flowers
401 Syrphus opinator
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
5 Oct 2022
On big sage flowers
400 Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
30 Sep 2022
399 Fannia sp.
30 Sep 2022
398 Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
30 Sep 2022
397 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
30 Sep 2022
396 Exitianus exitiosus
(Gray Lawn Leafhopper)
30 Sep 2022
395 Phalangium opilio
(European Harvestman)
30 Sep 2022
394 Pelegrina sp.
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
28 Sep 2022
393 Halyomorpha halys
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
28 Sep 2022
392 Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula
(Hackberry Blister Gall Psyllid)
28 Sep 2022
391 Typhlocybini
28 Sep 2022
390 Lestes congener
(Spotted Spreadwing)
28 Sep 2022
389 Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula
(Hackberry Blister Gall Psyllid)
27 Sep 2022
388 Frankliniella sp.
26 Sep 2022
On Jessica's Aster flowers
~ 1 mm
387 Halyomorpha halys
(Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)
26 Sep 2022
386 Thripinae
26 Sep 2022
385 Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
24 Sep 2022
On Hollyhock flower
384 Phyciodes mylitta
(Mylitta Crescent)
24 Sep 2022
383 Scaeva affinis
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
23 Sep 2022
382 Pepsini
(Tarantula-hawk Wasps and Allies)
23 Sep 2022
381 Osbornellus borealis
23 Sep 2022
380 Eristalis flavipes
(Orange-legged Drone Fly)
22 Sep 2022
379 Cheiracanthium sp.
(Longlegged Sac Spiders)
22 Sep 2022
Found on leaf with egg sac on bottom of a Douglas Hawthorn leaf. ~ 6mm
378 Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula
(Hackberry Blister Gall Psyllid)
22 Sep 2022
This live specimen was obtained by opening a gall on a hackberry leaf.
Length 4 mm
377 Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
21 Sep 2022
On Goldenrod flowers
376 Lestes congener
(Spotted Spreadwing)
21 Sep 2022
375 Corimelaena sp.
20 Sep 2022
374 Megacyllene robiniae
(Locust Borer)
20 Sep 2022
On goldenrod flowers
373 Reduvius personatus
(Masked Hunter)
20 Sep 2022
372 Lucilia sp.
16 Sep 2022
371 Mantis religiosa
(European Mantis)
16 Sep 2022
370 Pepsini
(Tarantula-hawk Wasps and Allies)
15 Sep 2022
369 Fieberiella florii
(Privet Leafhopper)
15 Sep 2022
368 Leptoglossus occidentalis
11 Sep 2022
367 Epithemia sp.
9 Sep 2022
From bird bath
366 Hypotrichia
(Hypotrich)
9 Sep 2022
From bird bath
shanesmicroscope: I think this is probably in Oxytrichidae, but I'm not very good at distinguishing hypotrichs from each other.
365 Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
8 Sep 2022
11 mm
364 Caloplaca sp.
(Firedots)
8 Sep 2022
On north side of trunk of silver maple tree, ascus diameter 0.8 mm
363 Vorticellidae
(Vorticellidae)
7 Sep 2022
outside water dish
362 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
7 Sep 2022
361 Lucilia sp.
7 Sep 2022
360 Dendryphantini
4 Sep 2022
3 mm
359 Peleteria iterans
4 Sep 2022
358 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
4 Sep 2022
357 Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula
(Hackberry Blister Gall Psyllid)
2 Sep 2022
From neighbor's hackberry tree.
356 Colpodidae
1 Sep 2022
From compost infusion
355 Vorticellidae
(Vorticellidae)
31 Aug 2022
From a water bowl in the yard.
354 Hypotrichia
(Hypotrich)
31 Aug 2022
From a water bowl in the yard.
353 Haematococcus sp.
31 Aug 2022
From birdbath
352 Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
30 Aug 2022
351 Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
30 Aug 2022
350 Vanessa atalanta
(Red Admiral)
29 Aug 2022
349 Xestia c-nigrum
(Lesser Black-letter Dart)
29 Aug 2022
348 Hydropsychidae
(Net-spinning Caddisflies)
29 Aug 2022
Black light trap.
347 Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
29 Aug 2022
346 Spodoptera praefica
(Western Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth)
29 Aug 2022
345 Eriopygini
29 Aug 2022
344 Emmelina monodactyla
(Morning-glory Plume Moth)
29 Aug 2022
343 Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
29 Aug 2022
342 Gelechiini
29 Aug 2022
341 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
29 Aug 2022
340 Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
28 Aug 2022
339 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
28 Aug 2022
338 Lasioglossum sp.
28 Aug 2022
337 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
28 Aug 2022
336 Phyciodes mylitta
(Mylitta Crescent)
28 Aug 2022
335 Thripoidea
28 Aug 2022
Collected from a feverfew flower
Length ~ 1 mm
334 Thripinae
28 Aug 2022
Collected from a feverfew flower
Length ~ 1 mm
333 Tipulidae
(Large Crane Flies)
26 Aug 2022
332 Orius tristicolor
26 Aug 2022
Eating thrips
331 Megachile angelarum
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
25 Aug 2022
330 Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus: Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
25 Aug 2022
329 Melanophila sp.
24 Aug 2022
Found on asphalt driveway. 9 mm
328 Erythroneura ziczac
(Virginia Creeper Leafhopper)
24 Aug 2022
327 Ichneumoninae
24 Aug 2022
Caught this one while it was flying around the woodpile. Took me a half hour and a dozen tries with the net.
13 mm
326 Asemum nitidum
22 Aug 2022
Found at night on birch stump, 19 mm
325 Polystoechotes punctata
(Giant Lacewing)
22 Aug 2022
On birch stump painted with moth bait, 25 mm
324 Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
22 Aug 2022
323 Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
22 Aug 2022
322 Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
22 Aug 2022
321 Euxoa sp.
22 Aug 2022
320 Xestia xanthographa
(Square-spot Rustic)
22 Aug 2022
319 Xestia xanthographa
(Square-spot Rustic)
22 Aug 2022
318 Xestia xanthographa
(Square-spot Rustic)
22 Aug 2022
317 Spodoptera praefica
(Western Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth)
22 Aug 2022
316 Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
22 Aug 2022
315 Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
22 Aug 2022
314 Dargida procinctus
(Girdler Moth)
22 Aug 2022
UV Light trap
313 Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
22 Aug 2022
312 Macaria adonis
22 Aug 2022
311 Macaria adonis
22 Aug 2022
310 Achyra sp.
22 Aug 2022
309 Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
22 Aug 2022
308 Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
22 Aug 2022
307 Andrena prunorum
(Prunus Miner Bee)
21 Aug 2022
306 Eristalis arbustorum
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
21 Aug 2022
305 Gymnosoma sp.
21 Aug 2022
304 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
18 Aug 2022
303 Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
18 Aug 2022
Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)
302 Philodromidae
(Running Crab Spiders)
17 Aug 2022
301 Megalotomus quinquespinosus
(Lupine Bug)
17 Aug 2022
300 Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
13 Aug 2022
299 Hesperiini
13 Aug 2022
298 Araneus sp.
(Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers)
10 Aug 2022
297 Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
9 Aug 2022
296 Eris militaris
(Bronze Jumping Spider)
8 Aug 2022
295 Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
7 Aug 2022
294 Xestoleptura crassipes
7 Aug 2022
293 Idia sp.
6 Aug 2022
292 Colias sp.
(Clouded Yellows)
6 Aug 2022
291 Sympetrum pallipes
(Striped Meadowhawk)
6 Aug 2022
290 Chrysidini
2 Aug 2022
289 Upis ceramboides
(Roughened Darkling Beetle)
1 Aug 2022
288 Megalotomus quinquespinosus
(Lupine Bug)
1 Aug 2022
287 Okanagana sp.
(Whip Cicadas)
1 Aug 2022
286 Mantis religiosa
(European Mantis)
1 Aug 2022
285 Thamnophis elegans vagrans
(Western Terrestrial Garter Snake)
31 Jul 2022
284 Plathemis lydia vagrans
(Common Whitetail)
31 Jul 2022
Adult female
283 Cryptinae
30 Jul 2022
282 Krombeinopyga pumila vagrans
30 Jul 2022
281 Isodontia elegans vagrans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
30 Jul 2022
280 Sarcophaginae
(Typical Flesh Flies)
30 Jul 2022
279 Synanthedon bibionipennis vagrans
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
30 Jul 2022
278 Sympetrum pallipes vagrans
(Striped Meadowhawk)
30 Jul 2022
277 Chrironomidae
(Non-biting Midges)
27 Jul 2022
276 Chrironomidae
(Non-biting Midges)
27 Jul 2022
In UV light trap
275 Platycryptus californicus vagrans
27 Jul 2022
On a birch stump
274 Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
27 Jul 2022
In UV light trap
273 Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
27 Jul 2022
272 Plutella xylostella vagrans
(Diamondback Moth)
27 Jul 2022
In UV light trap
271 Acrobasis tricolorella vagrans
(Tricolored Acrobasis Moth)
27 Jul 2022
270 Archips argyrospila vagrans
(Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth)
27 Jul 2022
Caught in UV light trap
269 Cydia pomonella vagrans
(Codling Moth)
27 Jul 2022
In UV light trap
268 Chrysoperla sp.
(Common Green Lacewings)
27 Jul 2022
This little guy (~ 3 mm) bit me while I was outside at the picnic table.
267 Leptomantispa pulchella vagrans
(Beautiful Mantidfly)
27 Jul 2022
In UV light trap
266 Ancistrocerus sp.
26 Jul 2022
265 Toxomerus marginatus vagrans
(Margined Calligrapher)
24 Jul 2022
264 Pompilidae
(Spider Wasps)
24 Jul 2022
I watched this wasp dig a shallow nest in the sand. Then it immediately flew off and returned a few minutes later dragging a spider (Cat-faced Orbweaver?) back to her nest. Then she quickly covered up
263 Araneus gemmoides vagrans
(Cat-faced Orbweaver)
24 Jul 2022
262 Anastrangalia laetifica vagrans
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
24 Jul 2022
261 Cercyonis pegala vagrans
(Common Wood-Nymph)
24 Jul 2022
260 Lestes congener vagrans
(Spotted Spreadwing)
24 Jul 2022
259 Ichneumon cupitus vagrans
23 Jul 2022
Length 15 mm
Found next to hammock on 23 July 2022. Photographed and posted to iNat, then captured and pinned.
IDed on twitter with help from Davide Dal Pos, Nathaniel Green, and Brandon Claridge.
258 Sceliphron caementarium vagrans
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
22 Jul 2022
257 Harmonia axyridis vagrans
(Asian Lady Beetle)
22 Jul 2022
256 Leptomantispa pulchella vagrans
(Beautiful Mantidfly)
21 Jul 2022
Found on window sill. Captured and collected.
255 Medetera sp.
(Woodpecker Flies)
21 Jul 2022
On spruce stump.
254 Buprestis langii vagrans
20 Jul 2022
253 Lestes congener vagrans
(Spotted Spreadwing)
20 Jul 2022
252 Pseudotephritis sp.
19 Jul 2022
251 Synanthedon bibionipennis vagrans
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
18 Jul 2022
Male
250 Sympetrum pallipes vagrans
(Striped Meadowhawk)
18 Jul 2022
249 Platycryptus californicus vagrans
17 Jul 2022
Inside of window in the house. 10 mm
248 Hyperomyzus sp.
17 Jul 2022
247 Oxyopes scalaris vagrans
(Western Lynx Spider)
16 Jul 2022
246 Papilio rutulus vagrans
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
16 Jul 2022
245 Agrilus cuprescens vagrans
(Rose Stem Girdler)
15 Jul 2022
6 mm. On raspberry leaf.
244 Oxyopes scalaris vagrans
(Western Lynx Spider)
15 Jul 2022
243 Papilio rutulus vagrans
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
15 Jul 2022
242 Philaenus spumarius vagrans
(Meadow Spittlebug)
15 Jul 2022
241 Phylloecus sp.
14 Jul 2022
240 Phylloecus sp.
14 Jul 2022
Found in the raspberry patch.
239 Rhagoletis indifferens vagrans
(Western Cherry Fruit Fly)
14 Jul 2022
238 Adalia bipunctata vagrans
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
14 Jul 2022
237 Ceruchus punctatus vagrans
11 Jul 2022
Found this guy under the stump. I thought it was dead, but when I collected it, it moved.
This is the first stag beetle I've seen in the yard. I added it to the collection.
(Unfortunately, it lost a middle leg during the pinning process.) ...
236 Polygonia satyrus vagrans
(Satyr Comma)
10 Jul 2022
6mm. On wax currant (Ribes cereum) leaf.
I captured this one and put it in a petri dish. After examining it under a microscope, I'm pretty sure it's a third instar Satyr Comma larvae.
(I used "Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies" by David Ja ...
235 Scathophaga stercoraria vagrans
(Golden Dung Fly)
10 Jul 2022
234 Oxyopes scalaris vagrans
(Western Lynx Spider)
10 Jul 2022
233 Misumena vatia vagrans
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
10 Jul 2022
Male with larger, white female
232 Mecaphesa sp.
10 Jul 2022
231 Lepturobosca chrysocoma vagrans
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
10 Jul 2022
230 Fieberiella florii vagrans
(Privet Leafhopper)
10 Jul 2022
6 mm.
On Ocean Spray leaf.
229 Eudioctria sackeni vagrans
9 Jul 2022
228 Agaricales
(Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies)
9 Jul 2022
227 Condylostylus occidentalis vagrans
8 Jul 2022
226 Enallagma sp.
(Bluets)
8 Jul 2022
225 Papilio eurymedon vagrans
(Pale Swallowtail)
7 Jul 2022
224 Eudioctria sp.
7 Jul 2022
This is the first robber fly I've seen in the yard.
223 Condylostylus occidentalis vagrans
7 Jul 2022
222 Merodon equestris vagrans
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
7 Jul 2022
221 Anastrangalia laetifica vagrans
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
7 Jul 2022
220 Strymon melinus vagrans
(Gray Hairstreak)
7 Jul 2022
219 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
6 Jul 2022
218 Lepturobosca chrysocoma vagrans
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
6 Jul 2022
217 Enoclerus eximius vagrans
6 Jul 2022
216 Misumena vatia vagrans
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
5 Jul 2022
215 Reduvius personatus vagrans
(Masked Hunter)
5 Jul 2022
214 Megachile sp.
Subgenus: Xanthosarus
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
4 Jul 2022
213 Bombus mixtus vagrans
(Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee)
4 Jul 2022
212 Agapostemon sp.
(Striped Sweat Bees)
4 Jul 2022
211 Ancistrocerus sp.
4 Jul 2022
210 Syrphus opinator vagrans
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
4 Jul 2022
209 Syritta pipiens vagrans
(Common Compost Fly)
4 Jul 2022
208 Eristalis arbustorum vagrans
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
4 Jul 2022
207 Gymnosoma sp.
4 Jul 2022
See the discussion about Gymnosoma on the iNat observation.
206 Gymnosoma sp.
4 Jul 2022
205 Tachinidae
(Bristle Flies)
4 Jul 2022
204 Misumena vatia vagrans
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
4 Jul 2022
203 Clytus canadensis vagrans
2 Jul 2022
202 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
2 Jul 2022
201 Papilio multicaudata vagrans
(Two-tailed Swallowtail)
1 Jul 2022
200 Hemipenthes sp.
30 Jun 2022
199 Eupeodes fumipennis vagrans
(Western Aphideater)
30 Jun 2022
198 Eupeodes fumipennis vagrans
(Western Aphideater)
30 Jun 2022
197 Eupeodes sp.
(Aphideaters)
30 Jun 2022
196 Scaeva affinis vagrans
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
30 Jun 2022
195 Scaeva affinis vagrans
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
30 Jun 2022
194 Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
30 Jun 2022
These three have been at it for the last 15 minutes or so.
193 Lasioglossum sp.
30 Jun 2022
192 Eristalis arbustorum vagrans
(Eurasian Drone Fly)
30 Jun 2022
191 Colladonus montanus vagrans
(Mountain Leafhopper)
30 Jun 2022
190 Sympetrum pallipes vagrans
(Striped Meadowhawk)
30 Jun 2022
189 Xorides californicus vagrans
29 Jun 2022
188 Chrysis sp.
(Chrysis)
29 Jun 2022
187 Andrena angustitarsata vagrans
(Narrow-legged Miner Bee)
29 Jun 2022
186 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
29 Jun 2022
185 Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
29 Jun 2022
184 Plathemis lydia vagrans
(Common Whitetail)
28 Jun 2022
Immature male
183 Plathemis lydia vagrans
(Common Whitetail)
28 Jun 2022
Adult female
182 Plathemis lydia vagrans
(Common Whitetail)
28 Jun 2022
Adult male
181 Enallagma sp.
(Bluets)
28 Jun 2022
180 Bombus centralis vagrans
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
27 Jun 2022
179 Cryptinae
24 Jun 2022
178 Ancistrocerus sp.
24 Jun 2022
177 Bromus tectorum vagrans
(Cheatgrass)
23 Jun 2022
176 Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
23 Jun 2022
175 Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
23 Jun 2022
174 Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
23 Jun 2022
173 Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus: Trypoxylon
23 Jun 2022
172 Euodynerus foraminatus vagrans
23 Jun 2022
171 Euodynerus foraminatus vagrans
23 Jun 2022
170 Sarcophaga sp.
(Common Flesh Flies)
23 Jun 2022
169 Bromus diandrus vagrans
(Ripgut Brome)
22 Jun 2022
168 Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
22 Jun 2022
167 Okanagana sp.
(Whip Cicadas)
22 Jun 2022
166 Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
21 Jun 2022
165 Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
21 Jun 2022
164 Halictini
21 Jun 2022
163 Sergiolus sp.
21 Jun 2022
162 Platypezidae
(Flat-footed Flies)
18 Jun 2022
161 Crabro latipes vagrans
(Shield-handed Wasps)
17 Jun 2022
160 Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
17 Jun 2022
159 Tachinidae
(Bristle Flies)
17 Jun 2022
158 Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
17 Jun 2022
Female
157 Nabis sp.
17 Jun 2022
156 Osmia sp.
Subgenus: Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
15 Jun 2022
155 Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
15 Jun 2022
154 Merodon equestris vagrans
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
15 Jun 2022
153 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
15 Jun 2022
152 Orthocladiinae
12 Jun 2022
151 Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
12 Jun 2022
150 Nomada sp.
(Nomad Bees)
12 Jun 2022
149 Apis mellifera vagrans
(Western Honey Bee)
12 Jun 2022
148 Calliphoridae
(Blow Flies)
12 Jun 2022
147 Syrphus opinator vagrans
(Black-margined Flower Fly)
12 Jun 2022
146 Merodon equestris vagrans
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
12 Jun 2022
145 Tachininae
12 Jun 2022
144 Adalia bipunctata vagrans
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
12 Jun 2022
143 Ichneumonidae
(Darwin Wasps)
12 Jun 2022
142 Lycogala epidendrum vagrans
(Wolf's Milk)
9 Jun 2022
141 Aphididae
(Aphids)
9 Jun 2022
140 Armadillidium vulgare vagrans
(Common Pill Woodlouse)
9 Jun 2022
139 Scaeva affinis vagrans
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
8 Jun 2022
This adult emerged from a pupa that formed from a larva that I collected from an aphid-infested Ocean Spray bush.
Larva
Pupa ...
138 Halictus sp.
(Furrow Bees)
8 Jun 2022
137 Leucophora sp.
8 Jun 2022
136 Anthomyia procellaris vagrans
8 Jun 2022
135 Oxyopes scalaris vagrans
(Western Lynx Spider)
8 Jun 2022
134 Chrysomyinae
8 Jun 2022
133 Sarcophagidae
(Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies)
8 Jun 2022
132 Philodromidae
(Running Crab Spiders)
7 Jun 2022
On a Lewis Flax flower
131 Merodon equestris vagrans
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
7 Jun 2022
130 Magdalis subincta vagrans
5 Jun 2022
Based on the apparent 'horns'/squareness at the front of pronotum.
129 Sciaroidea
(Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
5 Jun 2022
128 Muscidae
(House Flies and Allies)
5 Jun 2022
127 Pelegrina aeneola vagrans
(Coppered White-cheeked Jumping Spider)
5 Jun 2022
126 Tachininae
5 Jun 2022
125 Buteo jamaicensis vagrans
(Red-tailed Hawk)
5 Jun 2022
124 Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
31 May 2022
123 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
31 May 2022
122 Oxyopes scalaris vagrans
(Western Lynx Spider)
31 May 2022
121 Oxyopes scalaris vagrans
(Western Lynx Spider)
31 May 2022
120 Misumena vatia vagrans
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
31 May 2022
On sticky geranium
119 Neoneides muticus vagrans
31 May 2022
118 Scaeva affinis vagrans
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
29 May 2022
This pupa formed from
this larva. I'm keeping it to see what emerges.
117 Callipepla californica vagrans
(California Quail)
28 May 2022
116 Epistrophe xanthostoma vagrans
(Emarginate Smoothtail)
26 May 2022
115 Megalonotus sabulicola vagrans
(Introduced Dirt-colored Seed Bug)
26 May 2022
114 Araniella displicata vagrans
(Six-spotted Orbweaver)
26 May 2022
113 Anthriscus caucalis vagrans
(Bur Parsley)
26 May 2022
112 Camponotus sp.
Subgenus: Myrmentoma
(Carpenter Ants)
26 May 2022
111 Eupeodes fumipennis vagrans
(Western Aphideater)
26 May 2022
110 Ceratina sp.
(Small Carpenter Bees)
26 May 2022
109 Scathophaga stercoraria vagrans
(Golden Dung Fly)
26 May 2022
108 Oxyopes scalaris vagrans
(Western Lynx Spider)
26 May 2022
On an ocean spray leaf.
107 Epalpus signifer vagrans
(Early Tachinid Fly)
26 May 2022
106 Hippodamia convergens vagrans
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
26 May 2022
105 Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
26 May 2022
Female
104 Agaricales
(Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies)
26 May 2022
103 Scaeva affinis vagrans
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
25 May 2022
On Ocean Spray bush infected with Aphids.
20 mm
102 Eumerus sp.
24 May 2022
101 Aphis sp.
24 May 2022
On the growing stems of an ocean spray (Holodiscus discolor).
100 Anthophorini
(Digger Bees)
24 May 2022
99 Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
24 May 2022
98 Eumerus sp.
24 May 2022
97 Aphididae
(Aphids)
24 May 2022
96 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
23 May 2022
95 Pardosa sp.
(Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)
23 May 2022
94 Pieris sp.
(Garden Whites)
23 May 2022
93 Chlorochroa sp.
Subgenus: Chlorochroa
21 May 2022
92 Tipulomorpha
(Crane Flies)
20 May 2022
91 Osmia sp.
(Mason Bees)
5 May 2022
90 Sitona lineatus vagrans
(Pea Weevil)
4 May 2022
On outside door frame. ~ 3 mm
89 Glischrochilus quadrisignatus vagrans
(Four-spotted Sap Beetle)
4 May 2022
In grass cuttings by compost
88 Xorides californicus vagrans
4 May 2022
Male Xorides with a box elder bug in the background.
87 Andrena sp.
(Mining Bees)
4 May 2022
86 Lacon sp.
4 May 2022
On spruce stump
85 Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
3 May 2022
84 Polyxenus lagurus nearcticus
(Bristly Millipede)
28 Apr 2022
Found under a rotting board.
2 mm
83 Anthophora pacifica nearcticus
(Pacific Digger Bee)
28 Apr 2022
82 Armadillidium vulgare nearcticus
(Common Pill Woodlouse)
27 Apr 2022
Under a rotting piece of wood.
Length ~ 2 mm.
81 Priocnemis oregona nearcticus
25 Apr 2022
13 mm
I'm not sure if I see the row of teeth on the hind tibia. But other than that, it looks like Priocnemis oregona to me.
(IDed by bugeric on iNat on11 Mar 24.)
80 Anthophora pacifica nearcticus
(Pacific Digger Bee)
24 Apr 2022
79 Orsodacne atra nearcticus
24 Apr 2022
78 Gravenhorstiini
24 Apr 2022
Length 18 mm
77 Bombylius major nearcticus
(Greater Bee Fly)
24 Apr 2022
76 Eupeodes fumipennis nearcticus
(Western Aphideater)
24 Apr 2022
75 Eupeodes fumipennis nearcticus
(Western Aphideater)
24 Apr 2022
74 Orsodacne atra nearcticus
24 Apr 2022
73 Xorides californicus nearcticus
23 Apr 2022
72 Bibio sp.
(March Flies)
23 Apr 2022
8 mm
71 Halictus tripartitus nearcticus
(Tripartite Sweat Bee)
23 Apr 2022
7 mm
70 Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
23 Apr 2022
69 Zenaida macroura nearcticus
(Mourning Dove)
23 Apr 2022
68 Scaeva affinis nearcticus
(White-bowed Smoothwing)
22 Apr 2022
67 Myopa vicaria nearcticus
22 Apr 2022
66 Oxyopes scalaris nearcticus
(Western Lynx Spider)
22 Apr 2022
65 Thomisidae
(Crab Spiders)
22 Apr 2022
64 Phidippus audax nearcticus
(Bold Jumping Spider)
22 Apr 2022
Hanging out with a garter snake
63 Tetramorium immigrans nearcticus
(Immigrant Pavement Ant)
21 Apr 2022
4 mm. Under rock in backyard.
62 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
21 Apr 2022
6 mm. On dandelion
61 Blaniulidae
(Thin Snake Millipedes)
21 Apr 2022
Length 20 mm
60 Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
17 Apr 2022
On outside wall of house. body length 4 mm.
jlr2018: Three pair of spines on ventral side of tibia I, pointy (rather than spatulate) setae on abdomen.
59 Syrphini
15 Apr 2022
58 Enoclerus eximius nearcticus
8 Apr 2022
On spruce stump
57 Adalia bipunctata nearcticus
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
8 Apr 2022
56 Gelis sp.
4 Apr 2022
Emerged today from spider egg sac that I found on March 9. This male mated with one of the female Gelis wasps in the plastic bag that contained the sample.
55 Gelis sp.
4 Apr 2022
Female Gelis wasp that emerged today from spider eggs sacs that I collected from my yard on March 9.
6 mm
54 Gelis sp.
4 Apr 2022
On March 9 I collected some spider egg sacs that I found under a rock in our yard. I put them in a bag to see what would come out.
Today about a dozen Gelis wasps emerged, mostly females. This is a female on an egg sac.
53 Bassaniana sp.
3 Apr 2022
On wall of house. ~ 4 mm body length
52 Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
1 Apr 2022
51 Eupeodes sp.
Subgenus: Metasyrphus
(Aphideaters)
31 Mar 2022
50 Sergiolus sp.
30 Mar 2022
Found on wall inside house. Body length 9 mm
49 Epalpus signifer nearcticus
(Early Tachinid Fly)
30 Mar 2022
48 Bitoma crenata nearcticus
(Crenate Cylindrical Bark Beetle)
29 Mar 2022
On birch stump. 3 mm
47 Colopterus truncatus nearcticus
28 Mar 2022
46 Osmia lignaria nearcticus
(Mason Bees)
27 Mar 2022
It looks like he has a load of mites around his waist.
45 Halictus sp.
Subgenus: Seladonia
(Furrow Bees)
27 Mar 2022
44 Scathophaga sp.
27 Mar 2022
43 Ceroxys latiusculus nearcticus
(Narrow-Banded Picture-Winged Fly)
27 Mar 2022
On shovel handle next to compost bin.
42 Rhyparochromus vulgaris nearcticus
27 Mar 2022
41 Empis sp.
26 Mar 2022
40 Bombus huntii nearcticus
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
26 Mar 2022
39 Pieris rapae nearcticus
(Cabbage White)
25 Mar 2022
On the side of the shed. 17 mm
38 Lygaeus kalmii nearcticus
(Small Milkweed Bug)
25 Mar 2022
37 Accipiter cooperii nearcticus
(Cooper's Hawk)
25 Mar 2022
36 Priocnemis oregona nearcticus
24 Mar 2022
Running around on ground.
35 Dahlica sp.
24 Mar 2022
Moving slowly on a spruce stump. ~ 5 mm.
Three-sided in cross section and sand-covered.
Ref. Charley Eiseman and Noah Carney's Tracks & Signs of Insects, p.250
34 Ceratagallia sp.
24 Mar 2022
On front porch. 3 mm
33 Salticus scenicus nearcticus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
24 Mar 2022
32 Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
23 Mar 2022
4.5 mm
31 Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
23 Mar 2022
On front porch. ~ 5 mm
30 Oxyopes scalaris nearcticus
(Western Lynx Spider)
22 Mar 2022
On front porch wall. ~ 7 mm
29 Tetramorium immigrans nearcticus
(Immigrant Pavement Ant)
18 Mar 2022
On ground at the base of a spruce stump. 4 mm
28 Pardosa sp.
(Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)
18 Mar 2022
On spruce stump
27 Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
18 Mar 2022
At the base of the spruce stump. 4 mm
26 Mycetophilidae
(Fungus Gnats)
17 Mar 2022
length 5 mm
25 Polistes dominula nearcticus
(European Paper Wasp)
16 Mar 2022
First one I've seen this year.
17 mm
24 Muscidae
(House Flies and Allies)
16 Mar 2022
23 Mompha sp.
14 Mar 2022
Wing length ~ 6 mm
Captured near lamp in bedroom
BugGuide ID
22 Crucibulum laeve nearcticus
(Common Bird's Nest Fungus)
13 Mar 2022
Cup ~ 5 mm diameter
On an old wood chip in yard
21 Phidippus audax nearcticus
(Bold Jumping Spider)
7 Mar 2022
The Bold Jumper that I saw yesterday has found a meal. Black Blow Fly maybe?
20 Phidippus audax nearcticus
(Bold Jumping Spider)
6 Mar 2022
19 Mycetophilidae
(Fungus Gnats)
5 Mar 2022
On compost
18 Mycetophilidae
(Fungus Gnats)
2 Mar 2022
On compost bin. ~ 4 mm
It's warmed up a bit and has been raining lately. Lots of small flies around the compost. Here's one that I found today that I think is a new family in the yard. Looks like a fungus gnat to me (Mycetophilidae), but I could b ...
17 Psychodidae
(Moth Flies)
1 Mar 2022
From compost pile
16 Mycetophilidae
(Fungus Gnats)
1 Mar 2022
On compost
15 Lacon sp.
1 Mar 2022
On spruce stump
14 Corvus corax nearcticus
(Common Raven)
25 Feb 2022
13 Buteo jamaicensis nearcticus
(Red-tailed Hawk)
25 Feb 2022
12 Accipiter cooperii nearcticus
(Cooper's Hawk)
22 Feb 2022
11 Pardosa sp.
(Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)
18 Feb 2022
Front porch, 9 deg C, 7 mm.
10 Dacrymyces stillatus nearcticus
15 Feb 2022
Noticed after rain on old spruce stump. ~ 3 mm
9 Pardosa sp.
(Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)
10 Feb 2022
Found on wall by front porch.
~ 5 deg C. Length 7 mm.
8 Phormia regina nearcticus
9 Feb 2022
First observation on spruce stump this year.
7 Reduvius personatus nearcticus
(Masked Hunter)
18 Jan 2022
On the ground at the base of spruce stump. ~ 4 mm
6 Sciaridae
(Dark-winged Fungus Gnats)
16 Jan 2022
Captured in the kitchen. Cooled in the fridge, then (a bit too long) in the freezer.
~ 2.5 mm
5 Polycauliona sp.
14 Jan 2022
On concrete blocks facing east.
Shrubby sunburst lichen (Polycauliona candelaria) maybe?
4 Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
13 Jan 2022
3 Gryllus veletis nearcticus
(Spring Field Cricket)
13 Jan 2022
Found under a rock after snow melt.
20 mm
2 Steatoda sp.
(False Widow Spiders)
5 Jan 2022
Found under the bark of a dead cherry tree.
Body length ~4 mm
1 Spinus psaltria nearcticus
(Lesser Goldfinch)
2 Jan 2022