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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.

Species in the guide are ...more ↓

Nodding Thistle Receptacle Weevil 1
Rhinocyllus conicus
Rhinusa tetra
Phymatodes hirtellus 2
Brothylus gemmulatus
Callimoxys fuscipennis 3
Red Net-winged Beetle 4
Dictyoptera simplicipes
Brown Leather Wing Beetle 5
Pacificanthia consors
Cultellunguis hatchi 6
Anthaxia 7
Melanthaxia
Acmaeodera connexa 6
Acmaeodera curtilata 2
Acmaeodera hepburnii 8
Acmaeodera prorsa 9
Rove Beetles 10
Staphylinidae
Xantholinini 11
June Beetles 12
Melolonthinae
Ten-lined June Beetle 13
Polyphylla decemlineata
Western Brush Cricket
Hoplosphyrum boreale
Common Tree Crickets 14
Oecanthus
Prairie Tree Cricket 15
Oecanthus argentinus
Leaf Katydids 16
Phaneropterinae
Shieldback Katydids 17
Tettigoniinae
Angle-winged Katydids 18
Microcentrum
California Orange-winged Grasshopper 19
Arphia ramona
Painted Meadow Grasshopper 20
Chimarocephala pacifica
Fontana Grasshopper 21
Trimerotropis fontana
Pallid-winged Grasshopper 22
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
Cochlorhinus ziczac 23
Cuerna 24
Occidental Sharpshooter 19
Cuerna occidentalis
Ceratagallia 25
Whip Cicadas 26
Okanagana
Flatormenis saucia 27
Aphids 28
Aphididae
Aphis 29
Oleander Aphid 1
Aphis nerii
Uroleucon
Manzanita Leafgall Aphid 30
Tamalia coweni
Four-spurred Assassin Bug 31
Zelus tetracanthus
Rhynocoris ventralis 32
California Bee Assassin 33
Apiomerus californicus
Western Bloodsucking Conenose 34
Triatoma protracta
Irbisia 35
Western Tarnished Plant Bug
Lygus hesperus
Closterocoris amoenus 36
Corythucha 1
Gerrini 37
Common Water Strider 38
Aquarius remigis
Saldula 39
Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs, and Allies 40
Pentatomoidea
Stilt Bugs 10
Berytidae
Mediterranean Seed Bug 41
Xanthochilus saturnius
Geocoris 42
Orsillinae 43
Small Milkweed Bug 44
Lygaeus kalmii
Jalysus 45
Red-shouldered Stink Bug 46
Thyanta custator
Rough Stink Bugs 47
Brochymena
Homaemus parvulus 9
Rhopalinae 48
Harmostes 49
Western Boxelder Bug 50
Boisea rubrolineata
California Bordered Plant Bug 51
Largus californicus
Mezirinae 52
Spot-winged Glider 53
Pantala hymenaea
Red Rock Skimmer 54
Paltothemis lineatipes
Vivid Dancer 55
Argia vivida
Common Snakeflies 56
Agulla
Crane Flies 33
Tipulomorpha
Culicoides 57
Western Treehole Mosquito 58
Aedes sierrensis
Tipula 59
March Flies 10
Bibionidae
Gall and Forest Midges 6
Cecidomyiidae
Dark-winged Fungus Gnats 60
Sciaridae
Cecidomyiini 61
Ceanothus Bud Gall Midge 62
Asphondylia ceanothi
Willow Rosette Gall Midge
Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides
Neolasioptera 63
Bibiodes halteralis
Syrphini 64
Allograpta 65
Oblique Streaktail 66
Allograpta obliqua
Common Loopwing Aphideater 67
Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Diamond Spottail 33
Fazia micrura
White-bowed Smoothwing 68
Scaeva affinis
Bird Hover Fly 62
Eupeodes volucris
Western Aphideater 69
Eupeodes fumipennis
Sedgesitters 70
Platycheirus
Black-backed Grass Skimmer
Paragus haemorrhous
Eristalis 71
Black-footed Drone Fly 72
Eristalis hirta
Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly 38
Eristalis stipator
Foxlee's Hornet Fly
Spilomyia foxleei
Golden Copperback 73
Ferdinandea croesus
Muscoid Flies 64
Muscoidea
Root-maggot Flies 74
Anthomyiidae
House Flies and Allies 64
Muscidae
Bot Flies, Blow Flies, and Allies 75
Oestroidea

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