liamragan's Favorites
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Genus EphutaObserver
shawnb2Description
In dry needle litter beneath Arctostaphylos, about 10m above sea level, warm moderately sunny slope out of the wind. Two individuals observed. Looks close to E. coloradella (but nearest genus records are over 600 km away)
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Orca (Orcinus orca)Observer
liamraganDescription
Pair right at the shelf, will upload to HappyWhale
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Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus)Observer
liamraganPlace
Missing Location
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Cyamus cetiObserver
caritaDescription
Collected around the genital area from a dead juvenile gray whale... looked different from those inhabiting other areas of the body that were tentatively identified as C. scammoni
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Spiked Pea Gall Wasp (Diplolepis nervosa)Observer
earley_birdDescription
Reared from galls collected by @rebeccareaderlee in obs https://inaturalist.ca/observations/186204927
Observation date = collection date.
Reared in unheated shed in Victoria. Adults emerged in mid-late June 2024.
@mileszhang
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Glacier Bay Wolf Spider (Pardosa diuturna)Observer
liamraganDescription
Collected for the Royal BC Museum
Photos #1-4 taken by @dccopley for identification and uploaded at their request / with their permission
Photos #5-10 on are my own in the field. Individual was alive at time of photos being taken.
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Long-palped Ant-mimic Sac Spider (Castianeira longipalpus)Observer
chlorophilia
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liamraganDescription
Collected
Photos 1 and 3-6 taken by @shawnb2 and uploaded with his permission
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Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)Observer
stephbrulotDescription
Flew in from the west and landed with other gulls in the kelp beds on the east side of the point. Hung around for 30ish minutes before being chased away by two California gulls.
Seen with @liamragan
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Rock Eel (Xiphister mucosus)Observer
liamraganDescription
Maybe? Seemed quite large for a Penpoint but I don't know what else this could be
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Violet Rust (Puccinia violae)Observer
fmcgheeDescription
rust on Viola glabella
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Northwest Coast Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus ssp. perobscurus)Observer
randrudland
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Woollybear Gall Wasp (Atrusca trimaculosa)Observer
liamraganDescription
Uhhhh…. @earley_bird ?
Found an absolute whackload of these on one Garry Oak tree and one tree exactly
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Orache Leafminer Moth (Chrysoesthia sexguttella)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Leafminer on Atriplex, probably patula. If correct, 3rd iNat for British Columbia. @liamragan these were very prominent on a patch of Patula. Blackie Spit, Surrey, BC, Canada
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Mountain Owl's Clover (Orthocarpus imbricatus)Observer
savitaoDescription
1200m elevation. Alpine meadow. Location obscured as it is quite rare on the island.
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Green Spleenwort (Asplenium viride)Observer
shanebustapbjDescription
backcross?
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ericloprestiDescription
unliteral infestation of Leucania, presumably phalaenodectes (but I guess could be hippeoides?).
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Rusty Tussock Moth (Orgyia antiqua)Observer
shawnb2Description
Female is captive-bred, from a colony reared at the Pacific Forestry Centre. Males are wild, attracted to the female
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Mountain Owl's Clover (Orthocarpus imbricatus)Observer
shayn_mcDescription
1100m elevation, south aspect talus and subalpine meadow, apparently rare on southern Vancouver Island (so I have obscured the location of the exact site).
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
fmcgheeDescription
leafminer on Eurybia conspicua
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
fmcgheeDescription
leafminer on Betula occidentalis
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Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Family Gracillariidae)Observer
fmcgheeDescription
leafminer on Prunus virginianus
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Thistle Stem Gall Fly (Urophora cardui)Observer
shawnb2Description
Swept from area with lots of thistles
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
fmcgheeDescription
leafminer on Senecio integerrimus
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
fmcgheeDescription
leafminer on Suksdorfia ranunculifolia
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Genus LeptopaObserver
earley_birdDescription
Leafminer on false Solomon’s seal
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Raitt's Sand Lance (Ammodytes marinus)Observer
kaidenDescription
Not sure about ID looking for help in identification of the fish in this puffins bill. Juvenile Capelin?
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cgbcDescription
Lightning Lake, Manning Park. Photos taken from kayak.
Host: Shrubby Cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa
Sole rust known from this host from all I can find.
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Onion Leafminer (Phytomyza gymnostoma)Observer
ceisemanDescription
On walking onion.
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Vancouver Island Mink (Neogale vison ssp. evagor)Observer
liamraganDescription
Back of camera, will upload DSLR shots
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Common Bluecup (Githopsis specularioides)Observer
msanseveDescription
On Mt. Braden - the plateau to the east of the peak.
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Subalpine Fleabane (Erigeron glacialis)Observer
bigdakesDescription
Tentative ID
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Subalpine Fleabane (Erigeron glacialis)Observer
liamraganDescription
Very curious about this one, stood out from all the other Erigeron we saw on the trip
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Togwotee Harvestman (Togwoteeus biceps)Observer
liamraganDescription
Best guess, open to suggestions
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Boreal Laphria (Laphria posticata)Observer
bstarzomskiDescription
L. posticata?
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Vancouver Island White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura ssp. saxatilis)Observer
simoneleDescription
Pair observed with @liamragan and @bigdakes
