Elliott Gordon
@ripiphorus.bsky.social
Top Penstemon identifier on iNat (egordon88), nature photographer on IG (desert_pollinators), and amateur coleopterist specializing on Ripiphoridae
One of the oldest specimens encountered in my Ripiphorus loans. This came from the American Museum of Natural History.
May 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
One of the oldest specimens encountered in my Ripiphorus loans. This came from the American Museum of Natural History.
Poor practice or an innovative way to save pins? 70 year old series of male Ripiphorus diadasiae/sexdens (I have to look closer) from Southern California (Ripiphoridae, Coleoptera).
March 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Poor practice or an innovative way to save pins? 70 year old series of male Ripiphorus diadasiae/sexdens (I have to look closer) from Southern California (Ripiphoridae, Coleoptera).
Weed fabric - bad for ground nesting bees and wasps, bad for soil health, and doesn’t stop plant roots. Just say no!
March 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Weed fabric - bad for ground nesting bees and wasps, bad for soil health, and doesn’t stop plant roots. Just say no!
Kicking off my bluesky account with this female Ripiphorus near Belen, New Mexico (Coleoptera, Ripiphoridae)
March 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Kicking off my bluesky account with this female Ripiphorus near Belen, New Mexico (Coleoptera, Ripiphoridae)