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Nettle Pouch Gall Midge (Dasineura urticae)Observer
aruejohnsDescription
Could just be leaf discoloration, but seems to match description. Hand for focus, not touching!
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Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana var. garryana)Observer
eralversonDescription
Vickery County Park. The ancient one managed to survive the January 2024 ice storm. See also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/24242948
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Genus FeronObserver
dwirtalaDescription
syn.Andricus pedicellatus on Quercus garryana
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Plate Gall Wasp (Feron pattersonae)Observer
dwirtalaDescription
on Quercus garryana
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Genus FeronObserver
augustjacksonDescription
Likely sexgen gall of this genus. Similar to Feron pattersonae, but agamic galls of that species are not present in the region. Possibly the sexgen of our undescribed plate gall.
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Chokecherry Midge (Contarinia virginianiae)Observer
erikamitchellDescription
On Prunus virginiana
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Taphrina confusaObserver
guidingguidaDescription
Fungal gall on Chokecherry flowers
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Red Nail Gall Mite (Eriophyes tiliae)Observer
sedgequeenDescription
On what may be leaves of Tilia x europea.
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Fimbriate Gall Wasp (Andricus opertus)Observer
dwirtalaDescription
on Queicus garryana
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Pacific Dune-Digger (Habropoda miserabilis)Observer
bradmoonDescription
With phoretic nest parasite beetles, which have their own observation here
For more information about this species, see articles here, here, and here.
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Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle (Hippodamia tredecimpunctata)Observer
velella_velella
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Genus NeolasiopteraObserver
james_arthuraDescription
This is the first year I have ever noticed these galls forming. I have seen them on a majority of Stachys observed in the region as of August 2023. These galls were not present in the last 3-4 years since I have been observing Stachys.
https://www.gallformers.org/gall/3020
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88781124#identification-6040c2b0-f087-4622-9032-6382a68a1560
@cosmopterix
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Aceria kiefferiObserver
cjurnesDescription
Something was growing on these spent yarrow flowers!
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Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)Observer
evgeniy_marinkinDescription
Небольшая стая
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Hairy Earthtongue (Trichoglossum hirsutum)Observer
danmortonDescription
Fruitbodies 3.3 - 5.5 cm tall. Head 7 - 16 mm tall, 3 - 7 mm wide. Growing in the soil under Western Redcedar and Sitka Spruce. Asci with 8 spores, 243 - 263 x 21 - 22.5 µm, tips amyloid. Paraphyses with swollen tips. Setae mostly in the range of 220 - 320 x 6.3 - 9.5 µm. Spores 13 - 15 septate, 125 - 161 x 5 - 6.3 µm.
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Western Sweet Coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus var. palmatus)Observer
therainbowwillow
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Grasswidow (Olsynium douglasii)Observer
adamschneiderDescription
Coolest GW coloration I've seen yet.
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Scarlet Fritillary (Fritillaria recurva)Observer
kathryn489Description
Skycrest Loop
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Life (Life)Observer
meravDescription
Galls on mustard - dry stem galls. There were a few of them on the vegetation, at least one looked like a mistletoe (all growing near oaks, with some mistletoe)
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Life (Life)Observer
meravDescription
Galls on mustard - dry stem galls. There were a few of them on the vegetation, at least one looked like a mistletoe (all growing near oaks, with some mistletoe)
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Oregon Fetid Adderstongue (Scoliopus hallii)Observer
poultrypalaceDescription
Lots in area. Some in bud, some in bloom.
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Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)Observer
smellyturkeyDescription
Was entering and exiting nest
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Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)Observer
smellyturkeyDescription
@veltkamp I had no idea this is what they looked like when fruiting
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California Sagebrush Gall Mite (Aceria paracalifornica)Observer
meravDescription
On California sagebrush
