owenstrickland's Favourites
Photos / Sounds
What
Lesser Scaup × Ring-necked Duck (Aythya affinis × collaris)Observer
jean_sebastien_chartier_dumais
Photos / Sounds
What
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)Observer
kentrossDescription
It was pretty amazing to see this fly-by in Toronto. A lifer for me.
With @blakemross
Photos / Sounds
What
Red-spotted Admiral × Viceroy (Limenitis arthemis x archippus)Observer
karenlandersonDescription
Viceroy/White Admiral Intergrade.
Photos / Sounds
What
Saulcy's Beach Tiger Beetle (Habroscelimorpha dorsalis ssp. saulcyi)Observer
rileywalsh
Photos / Sounds
What
Mangrove Kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides)Observer
dbeadleDescription
Mangrove Kingfisher. Photographed at Fish Eagle Point, Tanga, Tanzania on 10 November 2021. Subspecies ranivorus.
Photos / Sounds
What
Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)Observer
sharkstewardDescription
A shrimper pulled up the first Goblin shark observed in the Gulf of Mexico since 2010. The length was estimated to be about 15 feet. Location approximate from news reports.
Photos / Sounds
What
Yellow-horned Flower Longhorn Beetle (Strangalia luteicornis)Observer
dbeadleDescription
Strangalia luteicornis (Yellow-horned Flower Longhorn Beetle). Photographed near St. Williams, Norfolk County, Ontario on 17 July 2020.
Photos / Sounds
What
Plochionus timidusObserver
dbeadleDescription
Plochionus timidus (Ground Beetles). Photographed at Yarmouth Gardens, Toronto, Ontario on 27 June 2020.
Photos / Sounds
What
Pyrgotella chagnoniObserver
dbeadleDescription
Pyrgotella chagnoni (Scarab Pursuing Flies). Photographed at High Park, Toronto, Ontario on 9 June 2020.
Photos / Sounds
What
Stropenron hamataObserver
dbeadleDescription
Pseudanostirus hamatus (Click Beetles). Photographed at Portage Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario on 20 June 2020. I think - the pattern is not as bold as on most examples I've looked at online, but seems to be similar...
Photos / Sounds
Observer
dbeadleDescription
Xylopinus saperdoides (Darkling Beetles). Photographed at High Park, Toronto, Ontario on 23 July 2020.
Photos / Sounds
What
Rhyssella humidaObserver
dbeadleDescription
Female Rhyssella humida (Ichneumonid Wasps). Photographed at High Park, Toronto, Ontario on 23 July 2020.
Photos / Sounds
What
Penthe obliquataObserver
dbeadleDescription
Penthe obliquata (Polypore Fungus Beetles). Photographed at Portage Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario on 20 June 2020.
Photos / Sounds
What
Genus OgcodesObserver
dbeadleDescription
Ogcodes (Small-headed Flies). Photographed at High Park, Toronto, Ontario on 2 July 2020. Wonderfully strange...
Photos / Sounds
What
Taiga Bluet (Coenagrion resolutum)Observer
dbeadleDescription
Male Coenagrion resolutum (Taiga Bluet). Photographed at High Park, Toronto, Ontario on 14 June 2020.
Photos / Sounds
What
Florida Worm Lizard (Rhineura floridana)Observer
floridensisDescription
NOTE: Dead on a sidewalk in our neighborhood. Gnarly but awesome.
GEOPRIVACY NOTE:
All my observations are posted with “obscured” geoprivacy. This means the exact location for each observation is masked somewhat within the red box that shows up on the standard browser viewer. I’m happy to provide more habitat description if requested — as the map may not be too precise in the public view.
A REQUEST:
When recommending an identification, please adhere to current standards of taxonomy as deployed by iNaturalist at this time — as opposed to identifying and classifying organisms based on personal beliefs about what taxonomy can, should, or of right ought to be in opposition to iNaturalist’s current taxonomy. Comments noting such taxonomic disagreements, however, are welcomed and encouraged. I prefer my observations to be inline with current taxonomic standards as deployed by iNaturalist (as opposed to my personal beliefs) so that this and other observations are readily accessible to iNaturalist users with greater efficiency and usability. This has been an issue in the past with some folks in the herpetological circles. Thanks!
If you have any questions regarding this observation, feel free to contact me or leave a comment below!
Janson Jones,
http://floridensis.com.
Photos / Sounds
Observer
rileywalshDescription
With Habronattus decorus prey
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60888319
Found in a sand pit in residential area
Photos / Sounds
What
Yellow-throated Meadow Fly (Chrysotoxum pubescens)Observer
birds_bugs_botanyDescription
Managed to escape before I got a clear photo, but proepimeron is clearly yellow
Photos / Sounds
What
Virginia Giant Hover Fly (Milesia virginiensis)Observer
birds_bugs_botanyDescription
Visiting Alisma in wooded stream
Photos / Sounds
What
Hooked Silver Y Moth (Syngrapha alias)Observer
dbeadleDescription
Syngrapha alias (Hooked Silver Y). Photographed at High Park (West of Grenadier Pond), Toronto, Ontario on 8 August 2020.
Photos / Sounds
What
Mixta Xestia Moth (Xestia mixta)Observer
dbeadleDescription
Xestia mixta. Photographed along Road 634 a few km. south of Fraserdale, Cochrane District, Ontario on 26 July 2020. One of our better finds up here... Observed with Michael King.
Photos / Sounds
What
Striped Slant-faced Grasshopper (Amphitornus coloradus)Observer
bridgetspencer
Photos / Sounds
What
Spatterdock Darner (Rhionaeschna mutata)Observer
rileywalshDescription
Downsview produces yet another great ode for the city
