Field Guide to Spark Invertebrates

One of three guides to Spark (the others cover Spark vertebrates, and Spark plants & fungi)

Discover the diverse and beautiful species that make their home in Spark. Please note that this is private property, and permission is needed to explore here.

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All 393

Wolf Spiders and Allies ¹
Lycosoidea

Crab and Running Crab Spiders
Thomisoidea

Cobweb Spiders ²
Theridiidae

Western Black Widow ³
Latrodectus hesperus

Metepeira ⁴

Six-spotted Orbweaver ⁵
Araniella displicata

Tetragnatha ⁶

Funnel Weavers ⁷
Agelenidae

Schizocosa mccooki ⁸

Western Lynx Spider ⁹
Oxyopes scalaris

Mexican Social Spiders ¹⁰
Mallos

Ground and Ant-mimic Sac Spiders ¹¹
Corinnidae

Ground Spiders ¹²
Gnaphosidae

Micaria ¹³

Western Parson Spider ¹⁴
Herpyllus propinquus

Mecaphesa ¹⁵

Tmarus ¹⁶

Apollophanes ¹⁰

Salticinae ¹⁷

Dendryphantini ¹⁸

Dendryphantina ¹⁹

Phidippus ²⁰

Phidippus californicus

Johnson's Jumping Spider ²¹
Phidippus johnsoni

Metacyrba taeniola ¹⁵

Oregon Paradise Spider ²²
Habronattus oregonensis

Phalangioidea ²³

Protolophus ²⁴

Pacific Coast Tick ⁹
Dermacentor occidentalis

Trombidium ⁹

Bristletails ²⁵
Archaeognatha

Earwigs ²⁶
Dermaptera

Curved-horn Moths ²⁷
Gelechioidea

Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths ²⁸
Pyraloidea

Strawberry Crown Moth ²⁹
Synanthedon bibionipennis

Ancylis

Cydia ³⁰

Rocky Mountain Clearwing ³¹
Hemaris thetis

Elegant Sphinx ³²
Sphinx perelegans

Pale Swallowtail ³³
Papilio eurymedon

Western Tiger Swallowtail ³⁴
Papilio rutulus

Umber Skipper ³⁵
Lon melane

Woodland Skipper ³⁶
Ochlodes sylvanoides

Juba Skipper ³⁷
Hesperia juba

Silver-spotted Skipper ³⁸
Epargyreus clarus

Funereal Duskywing ³⁹
Erynnis funeralis

Propertius Duskywing ⁴⁰
Erynnis propertius

Mournful Duskywing ⁴¹
Erynnis tristis

Northern White-Skipper ¹⁴
Heliopetes ericetorum

California Sister ⁴⁰
Adelpha californica

Lorquin's Admiral ⁴²
Limenitis lorquini

Edith's Checkerspot ⁴³
Euphydryas editha

Mylitta Crescent ⁴⁴
Phyciodes mylitta

Painted Lady ⁴⁵
Vanessa cardui

American Lady ⁴⁶
Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak ⁴⁷
Nymphalis antiopa

California Tortoiseshell ⁴⁸
Nymphalis californica

Common Buckeye ⁴⁹
Junonia coenia

Great Basin Wood-Nymph ⁴⁴
Cercyonis sthenele

Coronis Fritillary ⁵⁰
Speyeria coronis

Gray Hairstreak ²³
Strymon melinus

California Hairstreak ⁴⁴
Satyrium californica

Hedgerow Hairstreak ⁵¹
Satyrium saepium

Sylvan Hairstreak ⁵¹
Satyrium sylvinus

Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak ⁵²
Satyrium tetra

Brown Elfin ⁵¹
Callophrys augustinus

Lotus Hairstreak ³⁶
Callophrys dumetorum

Gorgon Copper ⁵³
Lycaena gorgon

Echo Azure ³⁷
Celastrina echo

American Dotted Blues ⁵⁴
Euphilotes

Bernardino Blue ⁵⁵
Euphilotes bernardino

Marine Blue ⁵⁶
Leptotes marina

Reakirt's Blue ⁵⁷
Echinargus isola

Acmon Blue ⁵⁴
Icaricia acmon

Lupine Blue ⁵⁸
Icaricia lupini

Ceraunus Blue ⁵⁹
Hemiargus ceraunus

California Dogface ⁶⁰
Zerene eurydice

Orange Sulphur ⁶¹
Colias eurytheme

Sara Orangetip ⁶²
Anthocharis sara

Cabbage White ⁶³
Pieris rapae

Checkered White ⁶⁴
Pontia protodice

Behr's Metalmark ⁶⁵
Apodemia virgulti

Plume Moths
Pterophoridae

Artichoke Plume Moth ⁶⁶
Platyptilia carduidactylus

Idia occidentalis ⁵³

Apantesis hewletti ⁶⁷

Orgyia ⁶⁸

Heliothinae ⁶⁹

Cutworms and Dart Moths ⁷⁰
Noctuinae

Egira crucialis ⁶⁸

Orthosia pacifica ⁶⁸

Ponometia ⁷¹

Silver Y ⁷²
Autographa gamma

Dagger Moths ⁵³
Acronicta

Copanarta sexpunctata ¹⁴

Geometer Moths ⁷³
Geometridae

Ennominae ⁷⁴

Macariini ⁷⁵

Pug Moths ⁷⁶
Eupithecia

Drepanulatrix ⁶⁸

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Field Guide to Spark Invertebrates

Wolf Spiders and Allies 1 Lycosoidea

Crab and Running Crab Spiders Thomisoidea

Cobweb Spiders 2 Theridiidae

Western Black Widow 3 Latrodectus hesperus

Six-spotted Orbweaver 5 Araniella displicata

Funnel Weavers 7 Agelenidae

Western Lynx Spider 9 Oxyopes scalaris

Mexican Social Spiders 10 Mallos

Ground and Ant-mimic Sac Spiders 11 Corinnidae

Ground Spiders 12 Gnaphosidae

Western Parson Spider 14 Herpyllus propinquus

Johnson's Jumping Spider 21 Phidippus johnsoni

Oregon Paradise Spider 22 Habronattus oregonensis

Pacific Coast Tick 9 Dermacentor occidentalis

Bristletails 25 Archaeognatha

Earwigs 26 Dermaptera

Curved-horn Moths 27 Gelechioidea

Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths 28 Pyraloidea

Strawberry Crown Moth 29 Synanthedon bibionipennis

Rocky Mountain Clearwing 31 Hemaris thetis

Elegant Sphinx 32 Sphinx perelegans

Pale Swallowtail 33 Papilio eurymedon

Western Tiger Swallowtail 34 Papilio rutulus

Umber Skipper 35 Lon melane

Woodland Skipper 36 Ochlodes sylvanoides

Juba Skipper 37 Hesperia juba

Silver-spotted Skipper 38 Epargyreus clarus

Funereal Duskywing 39 Erynnis funeralis

Propertius Duskywing 40 Erynnis propertius

Mournful Duskywing 41 Erynnis tristis

Northern White-Skipper 14 Heliopetes ericetorum

California Sister 40 Adelpha californica

Lorquin's Admiral 42 Limenitis lorquini

Edith's Checkerspot 43 Euphydryas editha

Mylitta Crescent 44 Phyciodes mylitta

Painted Lady 45 Vanessa cardui

American Lady 46 Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak 47 Nymphalis antiopa

California Tortoiseshell 48 Nymphalis californica

Common Buckeye 49 Junonia coenia

Great Basin Wood-Nymph 44 Cercyonis sthenele

Coronis Fritillary 50 Speyeria coronis

Gray Hairstreak 23 Strymon melinus

California Hairstreak 44 Satyrium californica

Hedgerow Hairstreak 51 Satyrium saepium

Sylvan Hairstreak 51 Satyrium sylvinus

Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak 52 Satyrium tetra

Brown Elfin 51 Callophrys augustinus

Lotus Hairstreak 36 Callophrys dumetorum

Gorgon Copper 53 Lycaena gorgon

Echo Azure 37 Celastrina echo

American Dotted Blues 54 Euphilotes

Bernardino Blue 55 Euphilotes bernardino

Marine Blue 56 Leptotes marina

Reakirt's Blue 57 Echinargus isola

Acmon Blue 54 Icaricia acmon

Lupine Blue 58 Icaricia lupini

Ceraunus Blue 59 Hemiargus ceraunus

California Dogface 60 Zerene eurydice

Orange Sulphur 61 Colias eurytheme

Sara Orangetip 62 Anthocharis sara

Cabbage White 63 Pieris rapae

Checkered White 64 Pontia protodice

Behr's Metalmark 65 Apodemia virgulti

Plume Moths Pterophoridae

Artichoke Plume Moth 66 Platyptilia carduidactylus

Cutworms and Dart Moths 70 Noctuinae

Silver Y 72 Autographa gamma

Dagger Moths 53 Acronicta

Geometer Moths 73 Geometridae

Pug Moths 76 Eupithecia