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Genus PeripsocusObserver
jimmooreDescription
New species for MBP and the first mid-Atlantic record on BugGuide!
Thanks to Diane Young at BugGuide.net for the ID: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2283676
Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Observer
jimmooreDescription
Thanks to Ken Wolgemuth at BugGuide.net for confirming the genus ID: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2341538#3747996
Banner's Overlook, Greenridge State Forest, Allegany County, Maryland; Paw Paw quad
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Dusky Blenny (Atrosalarias holomelas)Observer
jimmooreDescription
A. fuscus or A. holomelas? Is the latter a recent split? It is not in my books.
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Golden Spadefish (Platax boersii)Observer
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Papua Explorers Resort house reef & shallows, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia (Google, OSM)
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Common Snappers (Genus Lutjanus)Observer
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Papua Explorers Resort house reef & shallows, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia (Google, OSM)
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Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)Observer
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Walindi Plantation Resort, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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Clastoptera hypericiObserver
jimmooreDescription
Cranesville Swamp Natural Area, Garrett County, Maryland; Sang Run quad
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Yucca Flies (Genus Pseudocalliope)Observer
jimmooreDescription
Russell Rd., Garrett County, Maryland; Barton quad. Circa 2900 feet elevation.
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Genus SteganaObserver
jimmooreDescription
This looks like it might be in the S. coeloptera group given eye/head shape and orientation?
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Genus ThecophoraObserver
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Ten Mile Creek, Black Hill Regional Park, Montgomery Co., Maryland; Germantown quad
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Genus MycodrosophilaObserver
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Observer
jimmooreDescription
Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Common White-cheeked Jumping Spider (Pelegrina proterva)Observer
jimmooreDescription
Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Genus MycodrosophilaObserver
jimmooreDescription
Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)Observer
rborcheltDescription
Population is still hanging on here along Big Run, where it is partial to hemlock forest and uses Cardamine diphylla as a host plant.
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Genus ScaptomyzaObserver
jimmooreDescription
Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Sharpshooters (Subfamily Cicadellinae)Observer
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Asociacion para La Conservacion de Aves y La Biodiversidad Koepcke's Hermit, San Martin, Peru (Google, OSM)Description
Asociacion para La Conservacion de Aves y La Biodiversidad Koepcke's Hermit, San Martin, Peru
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Shoot Flies (Genus Atherigona)Observer
jimmooreDescription
Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Observer
jimmooreDescription
I think this is S. brevicornis. (BugGuide.net confirmed the genus but not the species).
Catoctin Mountain Park, Frederick County, Maryland; Blue Ridge Summit quad
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Minettia magnaObserver
jimmooreDescription
Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Observer
jimmooreDescription
In coniferous/deciduous forest near a brackish water marsh. maybe Orchestia grillus?
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Ctr., Queen Annes County, Maryland; Queenstown quad
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Swift Feather-legged Fly (Trichopoda pennipes)Observer
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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End Band Net-winged Beetle (Calopteron terminale)Observer
colinpurringtonDescription
Calopteron terminale because (1) transverse depression on elytra, (2) uniformity of ridge heights, and (3) blue tinge. I'm not sure how useful blue tinge characteristic is (from BugGuide page on species). In case useful for anyone else learning about this genus I took a stab at some visual ID tips (on pic #2):
The other two members of the genus in the United States and Canada are Calopteron reticulatum and Calopteron discrepans. I have a blog post with more pics.
Please also see the very similar Caenia dimidiata.
There are many more species (100+?) in Mexico, Central America, and South America but those species are not yet logged into iNaturalist. So if you have observed a Calopteron outside of the United States, keep your ID at the genus level even if it sort of looks like one of the three species in the United States.
