richardbugs's Identifications
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Bumblebee-like Digger Bee (Anthophora bomboides)Observer
wendy5Description
Two similar bumble bees were pollinating the Yellow Sand Verbena. They had cream-colored non-fuzzy faces.
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Twospotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae)Observer
kurtsteinbachDescription
Insects were less than 1/32 inch. Eggs maybe 1/128 inch. They appear to have spun a very fine web and my have captured the gnat in the last photo. They were found on Salix alba leaves.
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Orange-rumped Bumble Bee (Bombus melanopygus)Observer
wendy5Description
Perhaps Bombus melanopygus (Black-tailed Bumble Bee) nectaring on Kalmia microphylla ssp. occidentalis?
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Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)Observer
wendy5Description
We counted 24 Pyrrharctia isabella (Banded woolly bear caterpillar) of these caterpillars this afternoon walking along the Elwha River road. This one had a very small midsection, different from most. I recently counted 180 of these caterpillars on a 12-mile bike ride.
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European Crane Fly (Tipula paludosa)Observer
kurtsteinbachDescription
The last photo shows the ventral eye separation distance as being substantially wider than the antenna base width.
Grid is 1/8 inch.
How to tell T paladosa and T oleracea apart: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/cranefly/printerpages/pf-Cfid.htm
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Striped Meadowhawk (Sympetrum pallipes)Observer
wendy5Description
This was the only Dragonfly species that would land for a photo, I think it's the Sympetrum pallipes (Striped Meadowhawk). There were dozens of larger blue dragonflies flying through the air, but never landing. These photos may be from two individuals.
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)Observer
wendy5Description
I think this is a Bombus vosnesenskii (Yellow-faced Bumble Bee) nectaring on Yarrow.
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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee (Bombus mixtus)Observer
wendy5Description
This Bumblebee was on Cakile maritima (Sea Rocket).
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Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Observer
wendy5Description
Amazing colors on this wasp-- Sphex ichneumoneus (Great Golden Digger Wasp)?
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)Observer
wendy5Description
My guess is Bombus insularis (Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee)?
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Yellow-Fronted Bumble Bee (Bombus flavifrons)Observer
wendy5Description
This Bumblebee with fuzzy legs and an orange band on its abdomen sometimes walked from one Yarrow to another, rather than always flying. My guess is Yellow-fronted Bumblebee?
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