Life on a Quarter Acre

2023 LQA Big Year

  1. Frankliniella A common thrip- April 22
  2. Non-biting midge (Chironominae) - April 22
  3. Cottontail Rabbit (Genus Sylvilagus) - April 22
  4. Rough Stink Bug (Brochymena sp.) - April 16
  5. Violet (Viola sp.) - April 15
  6. Milky Slug (Deroceras reticulatum sp.) - April 15
  7. Dolerus sp. (Common Sawflies - Tenthredinidae) - April 15
  8. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - April 12
  9. Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) - April 12
  10. Great Basin Bumble Bee (Bombus centralis) - April 10
  11. Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) - April 10
  12. Two-spotted Lady Beetle (Adalia bipunctata))- April 10
  13. Zebra Jumping Spider (Salticus scenicus) - April 9
  14. Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) - April 8
  15. Flea beetle (Chrysomelidae: Alticini) - April 7
  16. Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)- April 5
  17. Gray lawn Leafhopper (Exitianus exitiosus) - Mar 31
  18. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) - Mar 26
  19. Cassin's Finch (Haemorhous cassinii) - Mar 25
  20. Pentatomidae: Banasa sordida - Mar 23
  21. Biting midge (Ceratopogonidae) - Mar 22
  22. Neoneides muticus (stilt bug) - Mar 22
  23. Western Carpenter Ant (Camponotus modoc - Mar 21
  24. Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) - Mar 21
  25. Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans) - Mar 21
  26. Yellow Underwings (Noctua sp.) - Mar 12
  27. Diamesa sp. (Winter midge) - Mar 11
  28. Chrysoperla sp. (Common Green Lacewing) - Mar 2
  29. Subfamily Limosininae - Feb 15
  30. Microlestes sp. (a Ground beetle) - Feb 10
  31. Pollenia sp. (Cluster Fly) - Feb 10
  32. Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spotted Lady Beetle) - Feb 6
  33. Suborder Oribatida (Beetle mite) - Feb 5
  34. Rhyparochromus vulgaris (Bright-spotted Ground Bug) - Feb 5
  35. Sphaeroceridae (Small Dung Flies) - Jan 15
  36. Conomorium sp. (family Pteromalidae) - Jan 15
  37. Typical Funnelweaver (Ageleninae) - Jan 14
  38. Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare) - Jan 13
  39. Earthworm (Lumbricidae) - Jan 13
  40. Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) - Jan 6
  41. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) - Jan 6
  42. Common bird's nest fungi (Crucibulum laeve) Jan 5.
  43. Sergiolus sp. (Gnaphosidae) - Jan 4
  44. Dark-winged fungus gnat (Sciaridae) - Jan 3
  45. Orthotrichaceae - Jan 2
  46. Parmelia sp. (Shield Lichen) - Jan 2
  47. Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) - Jan 1
  48. Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) - Jan 1
  49. Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) - Jan 1
  50. American Robin (Turdus migratorius) - Jan 1
  51. Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) - Jan 1