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Observation	Helpful Info
Photos / Sounds What Tipula lunata Observer thierry_roy Date May 17, 2022 03:33 PM CEST Place La Trétoire, France (Google, OSM) Date Added May 21, 2022 12:01 PM CEST 2 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Splay-footed Carpenter (Xylocopa valga) Observer jacques_hallot Date January 16, 2024 02:57 PM CET Place 83460 Les Arcs, France (Google, OSM) Date Added January 17, 2024 08:44 AM CET Description X. valga ou X. violacea - Taille ~30-35 mm 11 comments 9 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Common Flower Flies (Genus Syrphus) Observer andreacala Date April 30, 2023 11:02 AM CEST Place Strasen, Wesenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (Google, OSM) Date Added May 4, 2023 11:03 AM CEST 3 comments 3 IDs Needs ID View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Petty Spurge (Euphorbia peplus) Observer andreacala Date December 1, 2022 12:12 PM CET Place Wolfratshausen, Bavaria, Germany (Google, OSM) Date Added December 4, 2022 08:27 AM CET 1 comment 3 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 5 photos What Pardoxia graellsii Observer andreacala Date October 25, 2022 12:44 PM CEST Place Canal du Rhône à Sète, Aigues-Mortes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (Google, OSM) Date Added October 29, 2022 09:50 AM CEST Description I saw five of these larvae on a patch of Mallow leaves. When I looked through the possibilities, I got stuck with https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80279758 for a while, a Cucullia caninae. But the details didn't add up, in particular the head section and host plant. Thanks for any and all help!! 2 comments 3 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) Observer andreacala Date October 24, 2022 02:06 PM CEST Place Canal du Rhône à Sète, Aigues-Mortes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (Google, OSM) Date Added October 28, 2022 09:05 AM CEST Description On Diplotaxis erucoides, White Wall-Rocket. 1 comment 4 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds What Moon Snails (Family Naticidae) Observer andreacala Date October 19, 2022 01:17 PM CEST Place La Grande-Motte, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (Google, OSM) Date Added October 21, 2022 08:48 AM CEST Description So many of the shells on this beach came with Octopus drill holes... 1 comment 2 IDs Needs ID View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Solander's Trivia (Pusula solandri) Observer redrovertracy Date January 31, 2022 03:17 PM PST Place Malibu Lagoon State Beach, California 90265, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added February 1, 2022 07:48 AM PST Description New to me. Cover for an anemone who didn't want to share. 6 comments 4 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds What Dingy Shell (Euchoeca nebulata) Observer andreacala Date September 3, 2022 12:58 PM CEST Place Hoffnungsweg, Eibenstock, Sachsen, Germany (Google, OSM) Date Added September 8, 2022 10:05 AM CEST Description Found on the leaf of an Alnus glutinosa, Schwarzerle. 7 comments 4 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Sudden Oak Death (Phytophthora ramorum) Observer pedro2aeiou Date June 6, 2018 07:29 AM PDT Place 2212 Mandeville Canyon Rd, Los Angeles, CA, US (Google, OSM) Date Added June 6, 2018 03:56 PM UTC 3 comments 3 IDs Needs ID View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Ethmia nadia Observer andreacala Date April 24, 2021 02:12 PM PDT Place Summit to Summit Mtwy, Calabasas, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added April 26, 2021 05:26 PM CEST Description On a Sugar Bush. Of all the possibilities, I think it could be E. nadia. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=974&state=CA 4 comments 3 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Dudley's Clarkia (Clarkia dudleyana) Observer andreacala Date May 13, 2021 12:20 PM PDT Place Paramount Ranch South, Mulholland Hwy, Agoura Hills, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added May 14, 2021 06:34 PM CEST 2 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 5 photos What Colubrid Snakes (Family Colubridae) Observer andreacala Date May 12, 2019 09:56 AM PDT Place King Gillette Ranch, Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added May 13, 2019 09:30 PM CEST Description This snake skin looks a bit like https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3448523. @tiwane commented at the time that it is "Almost certainly a Colubrid." That would narrow it down to 17 species observed in L.A. County. I placed a 0.5 liter water bottle in the frame for reference, which is 20cm / 8" tall. Tags snake skin, snake shed 4 comments 1 ID Needs ID View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Genus Phragmidium Observer andreacala Date January 1, 2022 11:50 AM PST Place Carmel River State Beach, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added January 2, 2022 05:25 PM CET Description Host: genus Rubus, I think Armenian Blackberry. 3 comments 2 IDs Needs ID View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Habronattus californicus Observer andreacala Date September 20, 2021 12:41 PM PDT Place Calabasas HS, Calabasas, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added September 23, 2021 05:30 PM CEST 1 comment 4 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Ageniella coronata Observer andreacala Date September 13, 2021 01:07 PM PDT Place Lower Topanga State Park, Topanga, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added September 18, 2021 08:45 PM CEST Description Possibly also genus Trogus, like this one I saw in the area earlier, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95296175, but with brown wings. 4 comments 4 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Joshua Tree Poppy (Eschscholzia androuxii) Observer andreacala Date March 17, 2022 11:14 AM PDT Place Joshua Tree NP, Park Blvd, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added March 19, 2022 01:17 AM CET 1 comment 2 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Yager's Woollystar (Eriastrum eremicum ssp. yageri) Observer andreacala Date April 2022 Place Arizona, US (Google, OSM) Date Added April 13, 2022 03:49 PM CEST 2 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Moapa Bladderpod (Physaria tenella) Observer andreacala Date April 10, 2022 10:07 AM PDT Place Lost Goldmine Trail, Gold Canyon, AZ, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added April 13, 2022 04:35 PM CEST 1 comment 2 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Efferia tagax Observer jbp316 Date July 27, 2019 07:39 AM MDT Place Tonto National Forest, Superior, AZ, US (Google, OSM) Date Added July 27, 2019 06:39 PM UTC 3 IDs Needs ID View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) Observer andreacala Date April 2, 2022 11:25 AM PDT Place Bluff Creek, Playa Vista, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added April 3, 2022 04:26 PM CEST Description With a male. 3 comments 2 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 9 photos What Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Observer judithmagana Date March 19, 2022 01:19 PM PDT Place Whittier, CA 90604, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added March 19, 2022 08:23 PM UTC Description Animal, butterfly? 3 comments 3 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds What Lottia conus Observer andreacala Date April 21, 2021 12:30 PM PDT Place Malibu Lagoon State Beach, Malibu, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added April 23, 2021 02:53 AM CEST 2 comments 2 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Chocolate Limpet (Lottia fenestrata) Observer andreacala Date December 12, 2021 11:28 AM PST Place Mussel Shoals, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added December 14, 2021 04:41 PM CET 2 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Mask Limpet (Lottia persona) Observer andreacala Date December 21, 2021 02:22 PM PST Place Point Lobos SP, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added December 25, 2021 04:08 PM CET 2 comments 2 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Megachile frugalis Observer andreacala Date July 5, 2021 11:46 AM PDT Place N/E King Gillette, Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added July 6, 2021 04:18 PM CEST Tags ryancoloradonativebee 2 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds What Bossiella orbigniana Observer andreacala Date January 7, 2020 01:26 PM PST Place Topanga Beach, Topanga, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added January 9, 2020 02:12 AM CET Tags tide pool 5 comments 2 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Glandular Woollyleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. bracteosa) Observer andreacala Date January 16, 2022 01:53 PM PST Place Jacks Peak Park, Monterey, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added January 18, 2022 06:07 PM CET 1 comment 2 IDs Research Grade View	Yes
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Deervetch (Genus Acmispon) Observer andreacala Date December 30, 2021 02:08 PM PST Place Marine Gardens Park, Pacific Grove, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added January 1, 2022 04:40 PM CET 1 comment 2 IDs Needs ID View	Yes
Photos / Sounds What Yellow-spotted Bromeliad Fly (Copestylum avidum) Observer andreacala Date September 15, 2019 11:30 AM PDT Place Malibu Creek State Park, Calabasas, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added September 17, 2019 04:41 PM CEST Description I got one picture of this fly as it was perching for a moment on a burned cactus. Could it be a Holarctic Pied Hover Fly? See https://bugguide.net/node/view/1633175. 9 comments 6 IDs Research Grade View	Yes