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Sitting on nest on the back corner of the house.
Many blooming in the north or "main" prairie dog town.
Seen near Soddie Road by Audie Brinkmeier, Vivian Masters & school kids!
Denver (residential area above the city proper), Denver/Boulder? County, Colorado, USA
June 11, 2003
Collected at lights nr. gas station
11 June 2003
Coll. S.A.M. Bailey
Picture number 2 compares the "Denver cecropia" (left) with a H. gloveri (right) from Conifer, a few miles west of Denver.
This specimen of Colorado "cecropia moth" exhibits traits seen in both H. cecropia & gloveri and is very likely a HYBRID or backcross between the two. The distinctive red postmedial scaling is a trait typical and diagnostic of cecropia (not so for gloveri). Given locality, it would not be unlikely to encounter Hyalophora specimens with "cecropia/gloveri" influence - esp. since both taxa are known to occur in this area.
Hyalophora cecropia populations occupy suitable habitats across parts of eastern Colorado and extend to the Rockies where they are typically replaced by H. gloveri at higher elevations.
In the Denver area, H. cecropia has been collected on a number of occasions; however, whether cecropia moths are native locally or have been introduced into the Denver metro area is still in question.
For details on Hyalophora Hybrids & regions of introgression, refer to the following:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/522270
Found inside empty mussel shells in mud next to a pond
Found barely alive on the bottom of a slow moving creek
Found in the rocks of a slow moving creek
Found this little guy besides a creek on the sandy sediment on Table Mesa west of Broadway. Not sure of what it could be... Maybe a larval form of some Gastropod?
If anyone has an idea, or knows, it would be greatly appreciated!!!
Temperature was in the high 40's and overcast.
Small, shrimp like body. Many small legs and large eyes. Grayish-green color with a small forked tail.
Small, thin, and translucent with a pinkish tone. Digestive tract dark and easy to see. About an inch in length.
Thin and translucent worm, found buried in algae on the underside of a rock. About an inch and a half in length
Found this Annelid beside a creek at Martin Park which is just off of Broadway in Boulder, CO.
Temperature outside was 49 degrees and overcast.
15:56, Partial sun, Air temp 83.1°F. Unsure of i.d.
I know it is not the invasive New Zealand mud snail as this snail is right handed instead of left handed.
15:56, Partial sun, Air temp 83.1°F.
these chewed up crustacea bits were found near the creek. I didn't recognize what creature they were from. any guesses?
15:56, Partial sun, Air temp 83.1°F. Unsure of i.d.
15:17, cloudy, anoxic sediment, Air temp 73.2°F. Unsure of i.d.
15:17, cloudy, anoxic sediment, Air temp 73.2°F. Unsure of i.d. (diptera- bloodworm midge larvae?)
15:17, Cloudy, anoxic sediment,
Air temp 73.2°F. Unsure of i.d. (fresh water clams?)
14:20, sunny, air temp=82.2°F. Unsure if correct i.d. (Oligochaete)
14:20, sunny, air temp=82.2°F. Unsure if correct i.d.
14:20, sunny, air temp=82.2°F. Unsure if correct i.d.
14:20, sunny, air temp=82.2°F. Unsure if correct i.d.
14:20, sunny, air temp=82.2°F. I think it is Archaeognatha but unsure.
14:20, sunny, air temp=82.2°F. Looks like an annelid species but I am unsure.
I could only find half shells. I think it is Anodonta grandis. I found one shell that still had the posterior adductor. The water was wavy due to the wind. It was sunny but the water was about 7 degree C.
They were abundant and bigger in size than the other ones I have found in other bodies of water. Also known as asiatic clams.
The shell was too broken up to be able to identify it. It was the only shell I could find. it was probably a native mussel. The water was cold, about 4 degree C. It was starting to snow. There was a lot or rocks and gravel.
The creek was closed due to the invasive snails. I didn't actually see any.
I found a claw and a leg. I could not find the whole species of the crayfish. It was along the shore or in shallow waters. The color was blue.
The water's edge was muddy.
Many shells were abundant along the shore and in the water. I was able to find two that were alive. The water was about 6 degree C. There was signs of human disturbance, like trash and dogs.
Found curled up in lead litter along the waterline of Bluff Lake.
Found near the waterline of Bluff Lake. Exact classification unknown.
Found in a crevasse of a partially submerged log.
Classification uncertain, based on size, color, and nest appearance.
Unknown larva, possibly Lepidoptera or Coleoptera.
Found in huge abundance, multiple specimens per square meter. Would occasionally skitter across the water surface
