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Corn Earworm Moth (Helicoverpa zea)Observer
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on lavender
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Hooded Antlike Flower Beetles (Genus Notoxus)Observer
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on Lewis' mock orange
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Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)Observer
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feeding on streambank globemallow (Iliamna rivularis)
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European Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)Observer
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harvesting fibers from common yarrow
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Life (Life)Observer
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I'm trying to identify the long, slender protrusion coming from this fly. Presently my best guess is that it is the fruiting body of a fungal infection.
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7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)Observer
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On Munro's globemallow.
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Genus ZicronaObserver
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On Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides).
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Genus XylenaObserver
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Found it inside the house. Xylena cineritia?
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Leptochilus Wasps (Genus Leptochilus)Observer
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This individual appeared to be collecting something from a hole in the side of a Munro's globemallow bud. In one of the images, something in its mouth is visible. It stayed in this location for quite some time, sticking its head into the hole.
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Furrow Bees (Genus Halictus)Observer
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On butterfly milkweed.
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Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees (Genus Megachile)Observer
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She was utilizing a piece of flexible irrigation tubing (approx. 0.5" ID x 8" long) that was inserted vertically into the ground. White pedals were her choice of material.
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American Sand Wasp (Bembix americana)Observer
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Digging her burrow in a sandy loam bed.
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Wide-legged Sweat Bee (Agapostemon femoratus)Observer
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On hoary aster (Dieteria canescens).
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Steel-blue Cricket-hunter Wasp (Chlorion aerarium)Observer
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Running amazingly fast through the gravel looking for prey in the crevices.
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Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)Observer
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On common yarrow. There were multiple individuals. See also observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139172084.
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Poplar-and-Willow Borer (Cryptorhynchus lapathi)Observer
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I found this on some russian olive on the banks Columbia River.
It tucked it's snout when I flipped it over.
The photos are not very good quality because I didn't have my macro lens with me unfortunately.
