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

A guide to the animals of Yosemite and their many surroundings

All 481

Western Honey Bee ¹
Apis mellifera

Western Tiger Swallowtail ²
Papilio rutulus

Polyphemus Moth ³
Antheraea polyphemus

Common Buckeye ⁴
Junonia coenia

Dasymutilla coccineohirta ⁵

Painted Lady ⁶
Vanessa cardui

American Lady ⁷
Vanessa virginiensis

Monarch ⁸
Danaus plexippus

Oak Treehopper ⁹
Platycotis vittata

Douglas-fir tussock moth ¹⁰
Orgyia pseudotsugata

Convergent Lady Beetle ¹¹
Hippodamia convergens

Manzanita Leafgall Aphid ¹²
Tamalia coweni

Red Admiral ¹³
Vanessa atalanta

White-lined Sphinx ¹⁴
Hyles lineata

California Tortoiseshell ¹⁵
Nymphalis californica

Hoary Comma ¹⁶
Polygonia gracilis

West Coast Lady ¹⁷
Vanessa annabella

Lorquin's Admiral ¹⁸
Limenitis lorquini

Variable Checkerspot ¹⁹
Euphydryas chalcedona

Ceanothus Silk Moth ²⁰
Hyalophora euryalus

Gray Hairstreak ²¹
Strymon melinus

Anise Swallowtail ²²
Papilio zelicaon

Pallid-winged Grasshopper ²³
Trimerotropis pallidipennis

Cardinal Meadowhawk ²⁴
Sympetrum illotum

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle ²⁵
Coccinella septempunctata

Gray Bird Grasshopper ²⁶
Schistocerca nitens

Echo Azure ²⁷
Celastrina echo

Western Tiger Beetle ³
Cicindela oregona

Black Saddlebags ²⁸
Tramea lacerata

Bald-faced Hornet ²⁹
Dolichovespula maculata

California Bordered Plant Bug ²¹
Largus californicus

Bembix amoena

Western Boxelder Bug ³⁰
Boisea rubrolineata

Northern Checkerspot ³¹
Chlosyne palla

European Mantis ³²
Mantis religiosa

California Hairstreak ³³
Satyrium californica

Callippe Fritillary ³⁴
Speyeria callippe

Spotted Cucumber Beetle ³⁵
Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Western Polished Lady Beetle ²³
Cycloneda polita

Pale Swallowtail ³⁶
Papilio eurymedon

Large Milkweed Bug ²⁵
Oncopeltus fasciatus

Cabbage White ³⁷
Pieris rapae

Vivid Dancer ³⁸
Argia vivida

Silvery Blue ³⁹
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Mourning Cloak ⁴⁰
Nymphalis antiopa

Four-spotted Skimmer ⁴¹
Libellula quadrimaculata

Figeater Beetle ⁴²
Cotinis mutabilis

Urbane Digger Bee ⁴³
Anthophora urbana

Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee ⁴⁴
Xylocopa tabaniformis

California Carpenter Bee ⁴⁵
Xylocopa californica

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee ⁴⁶
Bombus vosnesenskii

Orange Sulphur ⁴⁷
Colias eurytheme

Brown Elfin ⁴⁸
Callophrys augustinus

American Snout ⁴⁹
Libytheana carinenta

Checkered White ⁵⁰
Pontia protodice

Large Marble ¹²
Euchloe ausonides

Tailed Copper ⁵¹
Lycaena arota

Sara Orangetip ⁵²
Anthocharis sara

Great Purple Hairstreak ⁵³
Atlides halesus

Sylvan Hairstreak ⁴⁸
Satyrium sylvinus

Hedgerow Hairstreak ⁴⁸
Satyrium saepium

Thicket Hairstreak ⁵⁴
Callophrys spinetorum

Marine Blue ⁵⁵
Leptotes marina

Sonoran Blue ⁵⁶
Philotes sonorensis

Mylitta Crescent ⁵⁷
Phyciodes mylitta

Edith's Checkerspot ⁵³
Euphydryas editha

Common Ringlet ⁵⁸
Coenonympha tullia

Great Basin Wood-Nymph ³³
Cercyonis sthenele

Propertius Duskywing ⁵⁹
Erynnis propertius

Northern White-Skipper ⁶⁰
Heliopetes ericetorum

Sandhill Skipper ⁶¹
Polites sabuleti

Woodland Skipper ²⁷
Ochlodes sylvanoides

Common Water Strider ⁶²
Aquarius remigis

Isabella Tiger Moth ⁶³
Pyrrharctia isabella

California Root Borer Beetle ⁶⁴
Prionus californicus

Ornate Checkered Beetle ¹²
Trichodes ornatus

Small Milkweed Bug ⁶⁵
Lygaeus kalmii

Ancilla Blue ⁶⁶
Euphilotes ancilla

Pacific Spiketail ²⁷
Cordulegaster dorsalis

Wild Forget-me-not Moth ⁶⁷
Gnophaela latipennis

White-tipped Ctenucha ⁶⁸
Ctenucha rubroscapus

California Sister ⁵⁹
Adelpha californica

Black Petaltail ⁶⁹
Tanypteryx hageni

Variable Darner ⁷⁰
Aeshna interrupta

Paddle-tailed Darner ⁷⁰
Aeshna palmata

Shadow Darner ⁷¹
Aeshna umbrosa

Common Green Darner ⁷²
Anax junius

Blue-eyed Darner ⁴⁴
Rhionaeschna multicolor

Western Conifer Seed Bug ⁷³
Leptoglossus occidentalis

Variegated Meadowhawk ⁷⁴
Sympetrum corruptum

Clodius Parnassian ⁷⁵
Parnassius clodius

California Crescent ⁷⁶
Phyciodes orseis

Zerene Fritillary ⁷⁷
Speyeria zerene

Great Basin Fritillary ³³
Speyeria egleis

Two-tailed Swallowtail ⁷⁸
Papilio multicaudata

Indra Swallowtail ⁷⁹
Papilio indra

Hydaspe Fritillary ¹⁵
Speyeria hydaspe

Hoffmann's Checkerspot ⁸⁰
Chlosyne hoffmanni

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ⁸¹
Aglais milberti

Mormon Fritillary ⁵⁷
Speyeria mormonia

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