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Monsoon Season Species (August 2020 EcoQuest Guide)

This guide will help with identification of the plants, animals and insects included in the August 2020 EcoQuest.

Observing these plants and animals in metro Phoenix increases our understanding of how these Sonoran Desert species are connected to the monsoon season, and encourages ...more ↓

Palo Verde Root Borer 1
Derobrachus hovorei
Palo Verde Borer 2
Derobrachus geminatus
Scrub Cicadas 3
Diceroprocta
Black Witch 4
Ascalapha odorata
Couch's Spadefoot 5
Scaphiopus couchii
Desert Blonde Tarantula 6
Aphonopelma chalcodes
Morafka’s Desert Tortoise 7
Gopherus morafkai
Desert Clicker Grasshopper
Ligurotettix coquilletti

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