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

A guide to the animals of Yosemite and their many surroundings

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Western Tiger Swallowtail ¹
Papilio rutulus

Polyphemus Moth ²
Antheraea polyphemus

Common Buckeye ³
Junonia coenia

Painted Lady ⁴
Vanessa cardui

American Lady ⁵
Vanessa virginiensis

Monarch ⁶
Danaus plexippus

Douglas-fir tussock moth ⁷
Orgyia pseudotsugata

Red Admiral ⁸
Vanessa atalanta

White-lined Sphinx ⁹
Hyles lineata

California Tortoiseshell ¹⁰
Nymphalis californica

Hoary Comma ¹¹
Polygonia gracilis

West Coast Lady ¹²
Vanessa annabella

Lorquin's Admiral ¹³
Limenitis lorquini

Variable Checkerspot ¹⁴
Euphydryas chalcedona

Ceanothus Silk Moth ¹⁵
Hyalophora euryalus

Gray Hairstreak ¹⁶
Strymon melinus

Anise Swallowtail ¹⁷
Papilio zelicaon

Echo Azure ¹⁸
Celastrina echo

Northern Checkerspot ¹⁹
Chlosyne palla

California Hairstreak ²⁰
Satyrium californica

Callippe Fritillary ²¹
Speyeria callippe

Pale Swallowtail ²²
Papilio eurymedon

Cabbage White ²³
Pieris rapae

Silvery Blue ²⁴
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Mourning Cloak ²⁵
Nymphalis antiopa

Orange Sulphur ²⁶
Colias eurytheme

Brown Elfin ²⁷
Callophrys augustinus

American Snout ²⁸
Libytheana carinenta

Checkered White ²⁹
Pontia protodice

Large Marble ³⁰
Euchloe ausonides

Tailed Copper ³¹
Lycaena arota

Sara Orangetip ³²
Anthocharis sara

Great Purple Hairstreak ³³
Atlides halesus

Sylvan Hairstreak ²⁷
Satyrium sylvinus

Hedgerow Hairstreak ²⁷
Satyrium saepium

Thicket Hairstreak ³⁴
Callophrys spinetorum

Marine Blue ³⁵
Leptotes marina

Sonoran Blue ³⁶
Philotes sonorensis

Mylitta Crescent ³⁷
Phyciodes mylitta

Edith's Checkerspot ³³
Euphydryas editha

Common Ringlet ³⁸
Coenonympha tullia

Great Basin Wood-Nymph ²⁰
Cercyonis sthenele

Propertius Duskywing ³⁹
Erynnis propertius

Northern White-Skipper ⁴⁰
Heliopetes ericetorum

Sandhill Skipper ⁴¹
Polites sabuleti

Woodland Skipper ¹⁸
Ochlodes sylvanoides

Isabella Tiger Moth ⁴²
Pyrrharctia isabella

Ancilla Blue ⁴³
Euphilotes ancilla

Wild Forget-me-not Moth ⁴⁴
Gnophaela latipennis

White-tipped Ctenucha ⁴⁵
Ctenucha rubroscapus

California Sister ³⁹
Adelpha californica

Clodius Parnassian ⁴⁶
Parnassius clodius

California Crescent ⁴⁷
Phyciodes orseis

Zerene Fritillary ⁴⁸
Speyeria zerene

Great Basin Fritillary ²⁰
Speyeria egleis

Two-tailed Swallowtail ⁴⁹
Papilio multicaudata

Indra Swallowtail ⁵⁰
Papilio indra

Hydaspe Fritillary ¹⁰
Speyeria hydaspe

Hoffmann's Checkerspot ⁵¹
Chlosyne hoffmanni

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ⁵²
Aglais milberti

Mormon Fritillary ³⁷
Speyeria mormonia

Nokomis Fritillary ⁵³
Speyeria nokomis

Northwestern Fritillary ⁵⁴
Speyeria hesperis

Pacific Fritillary ⁴⁷
Boloria epithore

Sierra Nevada Checkerspot ³⁶
Chlosyne whitneyi

Sierra Nevada Parnassian ⁵⁵
Parnassius behrii

Golden Hairstreak ⁵⁶
Habrodais grunus

Silver-spotted Skipper ⁵⁷
Epargyreus clarus

Large Yellow Underwing ⁵⁸
Noctua pronuba

Pine White ³⁶
Neophasia menapia

Western Pine Elfin ⁴⁷
Callophrys eryphon

Field Crescent ²⁷
Phyciodes pulchella

Western Sheep Moth ³⁰
Hemileuca eglanterina

Margined White ⁵⁹
Pieris marginalis

Two-banded Checkered-Skipper ³⁷
Pyrgus ruralis

Juniper Hairstreak ⁶⁰
Callophrys gryneus

Silver-spotted Tiger Moth ⁶¹
Lophocampa argentata

Sierra Sulphur ⁵⁵
Colias behrii

Lustrous Copper ⁶²
Lycaena cupreus

Edith's Copper ⁶³
Lycaena editha

Lilac-bordered Copper ⁶⁴
Lycaena nivalis

Mariposa Copper ⁶⁵
Lycaena mariposa

Gray Marble ⁶⁶
Anthocharis lanceolata

Dotted Blue ³¹
Euphilotes enoptes

Lupine Blue ⁵³
Icaricia lupini

Chryxus Arctic ³³
Oeneis chryxus

Juba Skipper ⁶⁷
Hesperia juba

Sonoran Skipper ⁶⁸
Polites sonora

Macaria adonis ³⁰

Columbian Emerald ³¹
Nemoria darwiniata

Leanira Checkerspot ³⁶
Chlosyne leanira

Melissa Blue ³⁴
Plebejus melissa

Anna's Blue ⁶⁹
Plebejus anna

Edwards' Glassy-wing Moth ⁷⁰
Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii

Sequoia Sphinx ³¹
Sphinx sequoiae

White-spotted Midget ⁷¹
Eutricopis nexilis

Simple Wave ⁶¹
Scopula junctaria

Western White ⁴⁰
Pontia occidentalis

Sierra Blue ³¹
Agriades podarce

Mexican Cloudywing ³⁴
Thorybes mexicana

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