Photos / Sounds

What

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

Observer

ltnewk

Date

April 29, 2020

Photos / Sounds

What

Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)

Observer

lglevanik

Date

May 29, 2020 05:50 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sonorina)

Observer

lglevanik

Date

June 7, 2020 06:50 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

American Sand Wasp (Bembix americana)

Observer

inatdlm

Date

April 2020

Place

Private

Description

Sand wasp foraging on Santa Barbara daisy

Photos / Sounds

What

Bees and Apoid Wasps (Superfamily Apoidea)

Observer

inatdlm

Date

April 2020

Place

Private

Description

Small bee on Calandrinia spectabilis in suburban garden

Photos / Sounds

What

Hover Flies (Family Syrphidae)

Observer

inatdlm

Date

May 2020

Place

Private

Description

Small hoverfly on Bulbine frutescens in suburban garden

Photos / Sounds

What

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)

Observer

inatdlm

Date

May 3, 2020 08:56 AM PDT

Description

Bombus vosnesenskii on Golden Lupine Lupinus densiflorus var. aureus in UC Davis Arboretum Gateway Garden

Photos / Sounds

What

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Observer

inatdlm

Date

May 3, 2020 08:17 AM PDT

Description

Danaus plexippus
larvae on showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) along Putah Creek Parkway bike path

Photos / Sounds

Observer

ricardoblack

Date

February 1, 2020 01:21 PM UTC

Description

First thought it was a seed pod. Then realized it was a gall with a few tiny orange grubs! It was in meadow with mixed native and non native grasses; a few brodieas were spotted near the area.