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A guide to california's Yosemite and it's wildlife

A guide to the animals of Yosemite and their many surroundings

Gopher Snake 1
Pituophis catenifer
Southern Alligator Lizard 2
Elgaria multicarinata
Northern Alligator Lizard 3
Elgaria coerulea
Western Fence Lizard 4
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Whiptail 5
Aspidoscelis tigris
American Black Bear 6
Ursus americanus
Common Raccoon 7
Procyon lotor
Ringtail 8
Bassariscus astutus
North American River Otter 9
Lontra canadensis
American Marten 10
Martes americana
Bobcat 11
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion 12
Puma concolor
Coyote 13
Canis latrans
Mule Deer 14
Odocoileus hemionus
Bighorn Sheep 15
Ovis canadensis
White-tailed Jackrabbit 16
Lepus townsendii
American Pika 17
Ochotona princeps
American Beaver 18
Castor canadensis
North American Porcupine 19
Erethizon dorsatum
Botta's Pocket Gopher 20
Thomomys bottae
Mountain Pocket Gopher 21
Thomomys monticola
Deer Mouse 22
Peromyscus maniculatus
Pinyon Mouse 23
Peromyscus truei
Western Gray Squirrel 24
Sciurus griseus
Yellow-bellied Marmot 25
Marmota flaviventris
Douglas' Squirrel 26
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Broad-footed Mole 27
Scapanus latimanus
Western Honey Bee 28
Apis mellifera
Western Tiger Swallowtail 29
Papilio rutulus
Western Black Widow 30
Latrodectus hesperus
Rainbow Trout 31
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Brown Trout 32
Salmo trutta
Polyphemus Moth 33
Antheraea polyphemus
Western Rattlesnake 34
Crotalus oreganus
Common Buckeye 35
Junonia coenia
Dasymutilla coccineohirta 36
Painted Lady 37
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 38
Vanessa virginiensis
Monarch 39
Danaus plexippus
Oak Treehopper 40
Platycotis vittata
Douglas-fir tussock moth 41
Orgyia pseudotsugata
Convergent Lady Beetle 42
Hippodamia convergens
Manzanita Leafgall Aphid 43
Tamalia coweni
Red Admiral 44
Vanessa atalanta
White-lined Sphinx 45
Hyles lineata
Brook Trout 46
Salvelinus fontinalis
California Tortoiseshell 22
Nymphalis californica
Hoary Comma 47
Polygonia gracilis
West Coast Lady 48
Vanessa annabella
Lorquin's Admiral 49
Limenitis lorquini
Variable Checkerspot 50
Euphydryas chalcedona
Ceanothus Silk Moth 51
Hyalophora euryalus
Gray Hairstreak 52
Strymon melinus
False Tarantula 53
Calisoga longitarsis
Anise Swallowtail 53
Papilio zelicaon
Pallid-winged Grasshopper 54
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
Cardinal Meadowhawk 55
Sympetrum illotum
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle 56
Coccinella septempunctata
Gray Bird Grasshopper 57
Schistocerca nitens
Echo Azure 58
Celastrina echo
Western Forest Scorpion 59
Uroctonus mordax
Western Tiger Beetle 33
Cicindela oregona
Black Saddlebags 60
Tramea lacerata
Bald-faced Hornet 61
Dolichovespula maculata
California Bordered Plant Bug 52
Largus californicus
Bembix amoena
Western Boxelder Bug 25
Boisea rubrolineata
Signal Crayfish 62
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Northern Checkerspot 63
Chlosyne palla
European Mantis 64
Mantis religiosa
California Hairstreak 65
Satyrium californica
Callippe Fritillary 66
Speyeria callippe
Spotted Cucumber Beetle 67
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Western Polished Lady Beetle 54
Cycloneda polita
Pale Swallowtail 68
Papilio eurymedon
Large Milkweed Bug 56
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Cabbage White 69
Pieris rapae
Common Sagebrush Lizard 70
Sceloporus graciosus
Vivid Dancer 71
Argia vivida
Silvery Blue 72
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Mourning Cloak 73
Nymphalis antiopa
Four-spotted Skimmer 74
Libellula quadrimaculata
Figeater Beetle 75
Cotinis mutabilis
Urbane Digger Bee 76
Anthophora urbana
Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee 77
Xylocopa tabaniformis
California Carpenter Bee 78
Xylocopa californica
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee 79
Bombus vosnesenskii
Western Spotted Skunk 80
Spilogale gracilis
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider 81
Phidippus comatus
Orange Sulphur 82
Colias eurytheme
Brown Elfin 83
Callophrys augustinus
American Snout 84
Libytheana carinenta
Checkered White 85
Pontia protodice
Large Marble 43
Euchloe ausonides
Tailed Copper 86
Lycaena arota
Sara Orangetip 87
Anthocharis sara
Great Purple Hairstreak 88
Atlides halesus
Sylvan Hairstreak 83
Satyrium sylvinus
Hedgerow Hairstreak 83
Satyrium saepium
Thicket Hairstreak 89
Callophrys spinetorum

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