Yard and Year ListsTaxa seen in 2018
184 Prociphilus sp.
17 Oct 2018
Swarms of these flying around today.
Body length ~ 3mm
BugGuide ID
183 Ageleninae
(Typical Funnel Weavers)
13 Oct 2018
182 Phalangium opilio
(European Harvestman)
8 Oct 2018
181 Melanoplus femurrubrum
(Red-legged Grasshopper)
19 Sep 2018
Female
180 Ectemnius cephalotes
(Large Ectemnius)
19 Sep 2018
179 Ancistrocerus sp.
18 Sep 2018
178 Hylaeus sp.
18 Sep 2018
177 Castianeira sp.
(Ant-mimic Sac Spiders)
17 Sep 2018
176 Passaloecus sp.
(Picket-boring Aphid Wasps)
15 Sep 2018
175 Braconinae
14 Sep 2018
size 1 cm
174 Iphthiminus serratus
(Serrated Darkling Beetle)
14 Sep 2018
173 Crabro sp.
(Shield-handed Wasps)
14 Sep 2018
Bringing an insect back to the hole in the stump.
172 Ectemnius ruficornis
14 Sep 2018
171 Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
14 Sep 2018
170 Halictus ligatus
(Furrow Bees)
14 Sep 2018
169 Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
13 Sep 2018
168 Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
13 Sep 2018
Nesting at spruce stump
167 Sympetrum pallipes
(Striped Meadowhawk)
4 Sep 2018
166 Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
16 Aug 2018
165 Philanthus gibbosus
(Hump-backed Beewolf)
15 Aug 2018
164 Halictus rubicundus
(Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
15 Aug 2018
163 Xestoleptura crassipes
14 Aug 2018
162 Syritta pipiens
(Common Compost Fly)
13 Aug 2018
161 Tachytes sp.
(Sand-loving Wasps)
13 Aug 2018
160 Bombus huntii
(Hunt's Bumble Bee)
11 Aug 2018
159 Villa sp.
9 Aug 2018
158 Rhyparochromus vulgaris
9 Aug 2018
157 Chrysopa oculata
(Stink Lacewings)
9 Aug 2018
156 Bombus rufocinctus
(Red-belted Bumble Bee)
31 Jul 2018
Male
155 Larinus curtus
(Yellow Starthistle Flower Weevil)
31 Jul 2018
154 Bombus vagans
(Half-black Bumble Bee)
29 Jul 2018
153 Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
29 Jul 2018
152 Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
29 Jul 2018
151 Bombus occidentalis
(Western Bumble Bee)
29 Jul 2018
Associated Species: Echinops Sp (Globe Thistles)
150 Monodontomerus sp.
28 Jul 2018
Hanging out at the bee hotel
~ 3 mm
149 Krombeinopyga pumila
28 Jul 2018
Captured leaving trap nest at bee hotel. Cooled, photographed, and released.
7 mm
148 Gymnosporangium globosum
(Juniper-hawthorn Rust)
28 Jul 2018
On Douglas Hawthorn leaves
5 - 7 mm tall
147 Coelioxys sp.
Subgenus: Cyrtocoelioxys
(Sharptail Bees)
26 Jul 2018
146 Bombus griseocollis
(Brown-belted Bumble Bee)
24 Jul 2018
On a Hollyhock flower
145 Megachile rotundata
(Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee)
15 Jul 2018
144 Hoplitis albifrons
(White-fronted Small-Mason)
15 Jul 2018
Inspecting a drilled hole in a spruce stump
143 Exitianus exitiosus
(Gray Lawn Leafhopper)
15 Jul 2018
142 Leucospis affinis
15 Jul 2018
141 Heriades sp.
Subgenus: Neotrypetes
(Armored-Resin Bees)
14 Jul 2018
Caught leaving small beetle(?) hole in spruce stump. Length 6 mm
140 Megachile pugnata
(Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee)
14 Jul 2018
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump. Length 17 mm
139 Trypoxylon sp.
Subgenus: Trypargilum
14 Jul 2018
Caught when leaving a hole in a spruce stump. It had briefly inspected several holes before entering the one in which it was caught. Cooled, photographed, and released. (Before I could get enough pictures!)
138 Megachile angelarum
(Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees)
14 Jul 2018
Caught leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.
Length 10 mm
137 Lepturobosca chrysocoma
(Yellow Velvet Beetle)
12 Jul 2018
136 Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
11 Jul 2018
Mating pair
135 Bombus appositus
(White-shouldered Bumble Bee)
11 Jul 2018
23 mm
134 Wroughtonia sp.
11 Jul 2018
133 Macaria lorquinaria
(Lorquin's Angle)
9 Jul 2018
132 Archips argyrospila
(Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth)
9 Jul 2018
Length 11 mm
131 Xysticus sp.
(Ground Crab Spiders)
9 Jul 2018
130 Forficula dentata
8 Jul 2018
Found on peach pit bought at the Farmers' Market
129 Epicauta puncticollis
(Burning Blister Beetles)
7 Jul 2018
128 Neurocolpus sp.
7 Jul 2018
127 Phylloecus trimaculatus
(Rose Shoot Sawfly)
6 Jul 2018
126 Lestica sp.
5 Jul 2018
Captured while leaving drilled hole in spruce stump.
125 Papilio multicaudata
(Two-tailed Swallowtail)
4 Jul 2018
124 Lachninae
(Giant Aphids)
4 Jul 2018
3 mm
I caught an aphid wasp (possibly Pemphredon) returning to its nest in a rotting log. This was its prey.
123 Anthrenus verbasci
(Varied Carpet Beetle)
4 Jul 2018
122 Brochymena sp.
(Rough Stink Bugs)
4 Jul 2018
121 Harmonia axyridis
(Asian Lady Beetle)
4 Jul 2018
120 Macrosiphum rosae
(Rose Aphid)
3 Jul 2018
On a rose stem
119 Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
3 Jul 2018
118 Sceliphron caementarium
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
3 Jul 2018
117 Chrysolina sp.
Subgenus: Hypericia
2 Jul 2018
116 Hypericum perforatum
(Common St. John's Wort)
2 Jul 2018
115 Euodynerus foraminatus
1 Jul 2018
114 Systoechus sp.
(Woolly Bee Flies)
30 Jun 2018
113 Condylostylus occidentalis
30 Jun 2018
112 Brachymeria sp.
30 Jun 2018
111 Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus
(Vancouver Bumble Bee)
29 Jun 2018
110 Dermacentor sp.
(Dermacentor)
28 Jun 2018
5 mm
Probably picked up at the University of Idaho Arboretum when I visited today
BugGuide: prob. D. andersoni....BUT
need to see the spiracular plate to be sure
109 Bombus vosnesenskii nearcticus
(Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)
27 Jun 2018
On a California Poppy
108 Bombus centralis nearcticus
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
27 Jun 2018
107 Lacon sp.
27 Jun 2018
On spruce stump
106 Agapostemon sp.
Subgenus: Agapostemon
(Striped Sweat Bees)
27 Jun 2018
105 Misumena vatia nearcticus
(Goldenrod Crab Spider)
26 Jun 2018
With bee prey
104 Spilichneumon sp.
24 Jun 2018
103 Eristalis sp.
Subgenus: Eoseristalis
(Drone Flies)
24 Jun 2018
Eristalis hirta or E. nemorum?
102 Anastrangalia laetifica nearcticus
(Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
24 Jun 2018
101 Cerceris sp.
(Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies)
24 Jun 2018
100 Rhionaeschna multicolor nearcticus
(Blue-eyed Darner)
23 Jun 2018
99 Argia vivida nearcticus
(Vivid Dancer)
22 Jun 2018
98 Okanagana sp.
(Whip Cicadas)
22 Jun 2018
97 Hemipenthes sp.
21 Jun 2018
96 Pemphredon sp.
(Typical Aphid Wasps)
21 Jun 2018
95 Buprestidae
(Jewel Beetles)
21 Jun 2018
94 Parancistrocerus sp.
(Parancistrocerus)
21 Jun 2018
93 Plutella xylostella nearcticus
(Diamondback Moth)
21 Jun 2018
92 Dolichovespula maculata nearcticus
(Bald-faced Hornet)
19 Jun 2018
91 Vespula pensylvanica nearcticus
(Western Yellowjacket)
19 Jun 2018
90 Gasteruption sp.
19 Jun 2018
89 Perithous scurra neomexicanus
19 Jun 2018
88 Phymatodes dimidiatus neomexicanus
19 Jun 2018
87 Pristaulacus sp.
19 Jun 2018
86 Psenini
15 Jun 2018
~12 mm
Entered hole in an old log. Captured as it was leaving. Cooled and photographed.
85 Chrysis sp.
(Chrysis)
14 Jun 2018
Captured on spruce stump, cooled and photographed.
Length 9 mm
84 Noctua pronuba neomexicanus
(Large Yellow Underwing)
13 Jun 2018
83 Sarcophagidae
(Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies)
12 Jun 2018
82 Gyponana sp.
Subgenus: Gyponana
12 Jun 2018
81 Papilio rutulus neomexicanus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
12 Jun 2018
80 Eristalis tenax neomexicanus
(Common Drone Fly)
11 Jun 2018
79 Coenonympha california neomexicanus
(Common Ringlet)
11 Jun 2018
78 Gymnosoma sp.
8 Jun 2018
77 Lasioglossum sp.
Subgenus: Dialictus
7 Jun 2018
76 Armadillidium vulgare neomexicanus
(Common Pill Woodlouse)
7 Jun 2018
75 Dactylis glomerata neomexicanus
(Orchard Grass)
7 Jun 2018
74 Enallagma carunculatum neomexicanus
(Tule Bluet)
7 Jun 2018
Male
73 Salticus scenicus neomexicanus
(Zebra Jumping Spider)
6 Jun 2018
On the spruce stump
72 Aedes sierrensis neomexicanus
(Western Treehole Mosquito)
6 Jun 2018
71 Ceratina sp.
Subgenus: Zadontomerus
(Small Carpenter Bees)
4 Jun 2018
70 Sphecodes sp.
(Blood Bees)
4 Jun 2018
69 Tipula sp.
(Common Crane Flies)
3 Jun 2018
68 Megachile melanophaea neomexicanus
(Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee)
1 Jun 2018
67 Apis mellifera neomexicanus
(Western Honey Bee)
1 Jun 2018
66 Brymblia quadrimaculella neomexicanus
31 May 2018
65 Autographa californica neomexicanus
(Alfalfa Looper)
30 May 2018
64 Merodon equestris neomexicanus
(Narcissus Bulb Fly)
29 May 2018
63 Ceraleptus denticulatus neomexicanus
28 May 2018
62 Plathemis lydia neomexicanus
(Common Whitetail)
28 May 2018
Adult female
61 Hesperis matronalis neomexicanus
(Dame's Rocket)
28 May 2018
60 Panurginus sp.
27 May 2018
59 Agaricales
(Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies)
27 May 2018
58 Melecta sp.
Subgenus: Melecta
(Mourning Bees)
27 May 2018
57 Andrena sp.
Subgenus: Trachandrena
(Mining Bees)
27 May 2018
56 Alaus melanops neomexicanus
(Western Eyed Click Beetle)
25 May 2018
55 Bombus nevadensis neomexicanus
(Nevada Bumble Bee)
25 May 2018
54 Bombylius major neomexicanus
(Greater Bee Fly)
25 May 2018
53 Sphaerophoria sp.
(Globetails)
25 May 2018
52 Oxyopes scalaris neomexicanus
(Western Lynx Spider)
25 May 2018
51 Euschistus sp.
(Brown Stink Bugs)
25 May 2018
50 Xorides californicus neomexicanus
24 May 2018
Female ovipositing in a spruce stump. The whole process took about 90 minutes.
49 Chrysura sp.
(Chrysura)
23 May 2018
48 Lygaeus kalmii neomexicanus
(Small Milkweed Bug)
23 May 2018
47 Agulla sp.
(Common Snakeflies)
22 May 2018
Female
46 Polochrum sp.
22 May 2018
Hanging out on an old spruce stump entering blue orchard bee nest holes
45 Osmia sp.
Subgenus: Melanosmia
(Mason Bees)
22 May 2018
4 mm
44 Vespula altropilosa neomexicanus
(Prairie Yellowjacket)
22 May 2018
Trapped inside house
43 Sapyga sp.
20 May 2018
42 Blera scitula neomexicanus
(Western Wood Fly)
20 May 2018
41 Formica sp.
(Wood, Mound, and Field Ants)
20 May 2018
40 Andrena prunorum neomexicanus
(Prunus Miner Bee)
16 May 2018
39 Adalia bipunctata neomexicanus
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
16 May 2018
38 Pterophoridae
(Plume Moths)
13 May 2018
37 Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
13 May 2018
36 Rhamphomyia sp.
12 May 2018
There were lots of these on Sticky Geranium flowers.
BugGuide ID
Female
35 Philodromus sp.
(Running Crab Spiders)
12 May 2018
34 Neoneides muticus neomexicanus
10 May 2018
33 Deroceras reticulatum neomexicanus
(Milky Slug)
10 May 2018
32 Platycryptus californicus neomexicanus
6 May 2018
31 Carabus nemoralis neomexicanus
(Bronze Ground Beetle)
6 May 2018
30 Nomada crotchii neomexicanus
(Crotch's Nomad)
5 May 2018
29 Vespula germanica neomexicanus
(German Yellowjacket)
5 May 2018
28 Banchus sp.
5 May 2018
BugGuide, Male
First Banchus iNat observation in Idaho
27 Orussus occidentalis neomexicanus
(Orussus)
3 May 2018
26 Erodium cicutarium neomexicanus
(Redstem Stork's-Bill)
3 May 2018
25 Capsella bursa-pastoris neomexicanus
(Shepherd's-Purse)
2 May 2018
24 Lithobiidae
30 Apr 2018
~30 mm
23 Anthophora sp.
(Common Digger Bees)
29 Apr 2018
Temp 11 C
22 Eupeodes sp.
(Aphideaters)
29 Apr 2018
On Tall Oregon Grape leaf
21 Gravenhorstiini
27 Apr 2018
20 Ophion sp.
27 Apr 2018
19 Osmia lignaria propinqua
(Mason Bees)
27 Apr 2018
18 Leucophora sp.
27 Apr 2018
17 Camponotus modoc propinqua
(Western Black Carpenter Ant)
26 Apr 2018
16 Temnoscheila chlorodia propinqua
(Pine Trogossitid Beetle)
26 Apr 2018
15 Hippodamia convergens propinqua
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
25 Apr 2018
14 Chrironomidae
(Non-biting Midges)
25 Apr 2018
13 Harpalinae
24 Apr 2018
12 Pelegrina sp.
(White-cheeked Jumping Spiders)
23 Apr 2018
11 Halictus confusus propinqua
(Confusing Furrow Bee)
20 Apr 2018
10 Polygonia satyrus propinqua
(Satyr Comma)
19 Apr 2018
9 Gonia sp.
(Cutworm Flies)
11 Apr 2018
8 Priocnemis oregona propinqua
9 Apr 2018
7 Pollenia sp.
(Cluster Flies)
9 Apr 2018
On common chickweed flowers
6 Cathartes aura propinqua
(Turkey Vulture)
5 Apr 2018
This is the only Turkey Vulture that I've seen here.
A dead Fox Squirrel was run over and this guy was feasting on it.
5 Epalpus signifer propinqua
(Early Tachinid Fly)
29 Mar 2018
On Common Chickweed flowers
4 Psilopa sp.
29 Mar 2018
3 Thyanta sp.
18 Jan 2018
2 Spinus pinus propinqua
(Pine Siskin)
17 Jan 2018
1 Kleidocerys resedae propinqua
(Birch Catkin Bug)
12 Jan 2018
5 degrees C, length ~4 mm, on moss at base of birch tree