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)

Unknown bug

Caterpillar infestation in Village

Unusual Butterfly(?)

Flies all over Sand Point