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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 ↓

Pale Swallowtail 1
Papilio eurymedon
Western Tiger Swallowtail 2
Papilio rutulus
Umber Skipper 3
Lon melane
Woodland Skipper 4
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Juba Skipper 5
Hesperia juba
Silver-spotted Skipper 6
Epargyreus clarus
Funereal Duskywing 7
Erynnis funeralis
Propertius Duskywing 8
Erynnis propertius
Mournful Duskywing 9
Erynnis tristis
Northern White-Skipper 10
Heliopetes ericetorum
California Sister 8
Adelpha californica
Lorquin's Admiral 11
Limenitis lorquini
Edith's Checkerspot 12
Euphydryas editha
Mylitta Crescent 13
Phyciodes mylitta
Painted Lady 14
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 15
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak 16
Nymphalis antiopa
California Tortoiseshell 17
Nymphalis californica
Common Buckeye 18
Junonia coenia
Great Basin Wood-Nymph 13
Cercyonis sthenele
Coronis Fritillary 19
Speyeria coronis
Gray Hairstreak 20
Strymon melinus
California Hairstreak 13
Satyrium californica
Hedgerow Hairstreak 21
Satyrium saepium
Sylvan Hairstreak 21
Satyrium sylvinus
Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak 22
Satyrium tetra
Brown Elfin 21
Callophrys augustinus
Lotus Hairstreak 4
Callophrys dumetorum
Gorgon Copper 23
Lycaena gorgon
Echo Azure 5
Celastrina echo
American Dotted Blues 24
Euphilotes
Bernardino Blue 25
Euphilotes bernardino
Marine Blue 26
Leptotes marina
Reakirt's Blue 27
Echinargus isola
Acmon Blue 24
Icaricia acmon
Lupine Blue 28
Icaricia lupini
Ceraunus Blue 29
Hemiargus ceraunus
California Dogface 30
Zerene eurydice
Orange Sulphur 31
Colias eurytheme
Sara Orangetip 32
Anthocharis sara
Cabbage White 33
Pieris rapae
Checkered White 34
Pontia protodice
Behr's Metalmark 35
Apodemia virgulti

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