Last year there was a large infestation of caterpillars in the area, wondering if that is why we have all the moths this spring
Early butterfly observed south of the Kaiyuh Mountains along the west bank of the Yukon River.
Spring is approaching but it still seems too cold for this little guy.
A bright little unknown beetle in the middle of my kitchen.
A big emphasis in the last few years has been updating and adding to the list of species known to occur in the Yukon. This past year, a whopping 1,973 species of plants, insects and animals have been added.
"A decade after the “Save the Rainforest” movement captured the world’s imagination, Cargill and other food giants are pushing deeper into the wilderness."
Furry caterpillar in November.
Inside of a couch shipping box.
Unusually rainy year for Lower Kalskag this year.
In Southcentral Alaska, wasps seem to be everywhere. One Anchorage clinic has seen more than 250 sting patients this year.
Rare monarch caterpillar-butterfly (Danaus plexippus) seen in five years.
Bumblebees (bombus polaris), moths, butterflies, mosquitoes (Culicidae) and gnats (Nematocera) are still here.
Unknown butterfly observed in southwest Alaska.
A unique insect?
Interesting wasp is black with neon stripes
Loads of Yellow Jackets (Vespidae)
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