Photos / Sounds
What
Bumble Bees (Genus Bombus)Observer
lindsay_wourmsDescription
Seen on Hypochaeris radicata
Photos / Sounds
What
American Asters (Genus Symphyotrichum)Observer
lindsay_wourmsDescription
Found on roadside of Nestucca Wildlife Refuge parking lot. Bright red stem, alternating leaves, multiple stems branching from one main stem.
What
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
lindsay_wourmsDescription
Monarch seen perching high up in Eucalyptus tree above Scorpion Canyon Campground, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park. Monarch was identified while flying lower to the ground.
What
Butterfly Mariposa Lily (Calochortus venustus)Observer
lindsay_wourmsDescription
These flowers were seen individually (not in patches/groups) along steep grassy hillsides.
What
Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)Observer
lindsay_wourmsDescription
Limenitis sitting on willow in the sun.
What
Gray Buckeye (Junonia grisea)Observer
lindsay_wourmsDescription
I have observed the Buckeye flying at low heights and stopping to sun quite often. They are usually active well before most other larger butterfly species.
What
California Sister (Adelpha californica)Observer
lindsay_wourmsDescription
Two Adelpha califonicas sitting on Quercus agrifolia in the sun.