Specimen #2076
The small, darkened areas on the forewing appear to be a kind of scale or membrane damage, not elements of a wing pattern.
A couple of weeks earlier, there was just a single gall on this morning glory: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133034858
Found inside a grocery store, could have been shipped from somewhere else to here.
Typical appearance on Arbutus menziesii (madrone) leaves.
References and info:
Newly described (2012) foliar blight on Arbutus menziesii (Phacidiopycnis washingtonensis):
https://ppo.puyallup.wsu.edu/madrone/about/diseases/foliar-blight/
Low certainty. Could not get any closer to host lonicera sempervirens because of greenbrier.
Salmon Creek Falls . Growing on damp wall in sun with maiden hair fern
Note thickly furred ears, compact dark gray-brown body & short legs, well-furred feet, very short grayish-ochre tail
ID confirmed by Dr. Miranda Crowell, who researches S. idahoensis
Darting among big sage, with 4-5 individuals seen at this site (a well-known study locality for S. idahoensis) in a single morning!
the prey
Carnivorous (!) mouse scavening on roadkill with fairly short, blunt, white-tipped tail (see photo 2) and fairly robust muzzle
Also note different ear shape (narrower) vs. Peromyscus sonoriensis
Interestingly, there seemed to be an explosion of Onychomys in this area this year; in addition to this individual, I saw 6 roadkills (a pity...)
This is a picture of a Papaipema furcata on a building along Ritchie Highway in Arnold, Maryland.
This small bee-like fly was persistently on the rotting wood protruding from a sawed tree stump.
Located w/ thermal, roosting in goldenrod. Illuminated w/ flashlight to observe plumage details and obtain photos. Bold almost complete eyering recalling CONW, but throat and supraloral area yellowish, and lacking the distinct hood. From COYE by more substantial bill, green head and upperparts (rather than olive brown of COYE) extending down onto breast sides in partial collar, and completely yellow underparts w/ throat noticeably paler than adjacent areas of breast (cf throat usually the most intensely yellow area on COYE). Thanks Jared for the early morning consult!
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New genus/species candidate for MBP!
Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide:
Deep water fish that we caught during a tilefishing trip. I was told it was a streamer bass
Found with Sargassum offshore w/CMWWRC
@billhubick @drkilmer @jimbrighton New MBP species candidate! Verified by John F. Carr - Bug Guide.net - https://bugguide.net/node/view/2285485
Seen at American Chestnut Land Trust flower Gardens. Very relaxed about being photographed.
Beyond the shelf break, approx. 86 miles SE of Ocean City MD
4th or 5th rescued from this spot
Located w/ thermal, perched in small cedar in open area w/ lots of goldenrod. View partly obscured, but blue-gray hood, pale yellow underparts, olive green upperparts, and bold, complete white eyering visible when illuminated w/ flashlight. Obtained a gnarly doc shot. Attempted maneuvering for a less obstructed view, but the bird dropped down and could not relocate.
on rock in the open; underside white; no soredia or isidia; many white maculae; cortex K+ yellow; medulla white and K- (next to last photo shows piece of thallus with large patch of cortex removed in lower left; last photo same after application of K to region with cortex (yellow spot) and to exposed medulla ( no reaction)
this interesting and colorful wasp was digging a burrow in the sand at the start of the Fremont Peak trail. I know nothing about the i.d. of wasps but chose this one because the swollen abdomen was red with just a black splotch, instead of mostly black. Please correct me if i chose incorrectly. Thanks
Thread-waisted Wasp, large, about 1 inch long, with silvery-gray thorax and a long slender reddish-orange abdomen with black splotch at terminal end.
There are 9 confirmed species of Thread-waisted Wasps in California on INat (as of 9/15/24): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=14&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=83951&view=species
There 3 possible species of Thread-waisted Sand Wasps in Monterey County on INat (as of 9/15/24): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=1921&subview=map&taxon_id=83951&view=species
Field Guide to California Insects, by Kip Will, J. Gross, D. Rubinoff , J. Powell, 2nd ed., 2020, pp. 19, 461, figure 680.
Abert's Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila aberti) is a long, narrow, stinging wasp in the Thread-waisted Wasps (Sphecidae) family. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammophila_aberti
BugGuide: https://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Ammophila%20aberti
BugGuide: Arthropods: Photos of Insects, Spiders & Their Kin (US & Canada), clickable categories or use search bar (scientific name): https://bugguide.net/node/view/3/bgpage
Found on Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti). Compare with https://bugguide.net/node/view/712587 and https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/banded-winged-whitefly. Adults approx 1.5 mm from head to wingtip; pupae (photo #2) 0.7 mm.
(Arhopalus obsoletus) North Tara Road, Dorchester County, Maryland. August 28, 2019. At UV light.
This is a picture of Callirhytis favosa on an oak leaf at the Montpelier House Museum in Laurel, Maryland.
This is an undescribed species