Wolf Creek Field Guide

A collection of species and observations found in the Wolf Creek Watershed, a tributary of the Bear River, Sierra Nevada Range, California.

deltoid balsamroot 1
Balsamorhiza deltoidea
Gilbert's Skink 2
Plestiodon gilberti
Indian Manzanita 3
Arctostaphylos mewukka
greenleaf manzanita 4
Arctostaphylos patula
Lemmon's Ceanothus 5
Ceanothus lemmonii
Lawson's cypress 6
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Gum Rock-rose 7
Cistus ladanifer
Western False Rue Anemone 8
Enemion occidentale
caper spurge 9
Euphorbia lathyris
eggleaf spurge 10
Euphorbia oblongata
whitestem frasera 11
Frasera albicaulis
Threetooth Horkelia
Horkelia tridentata
Rose-of-sharon 12
Hypericum calycinum
Spring starflower 13
Ipheion uniflorum
yellow-flowered iris 14
Iris chrysophylla
Sicklekeel Lupine 15
Lupinus albicaulis
taw man-root 16
Marah watsonii
water smartweed 17
Persicaria amphibia
mountain pink currant 15
Ribes nevadense
Harsh Checkermallow 18
Sidalcea asprella
purple nightshade 16
Solanum xanti
Bridges' Brodiaea 19
Triteleia bridgesii
Bolander's mule's ears 8
Wyethia bolanderi
Sierra Foothills Checkerbloom 20
Sidalcea asprella asprella
mountain pretty face 21
Triteleia ixioides anilina
Nevada helianthella
Helianthella californica nevadensis
western buttercup 23
Ranunculus occidentalis occidentalis
Silver-spotted Skipper 24
Epargyreus clarus
Large Yellow Underwing 25
Noctua pronuba
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug 26
Halyomorpha halys
White-spotted Sawyer Beetle 27
Monochamus scutellatus
Yellow Douglas Fir Borer 27
Centrodera spurca
Western Sculptured Pine Borer 28
Chalcophora angulicollis
Black Soldier Fly 29
Hermetia illucens
Common Whitetail 30
Plathemis lydia
European Paper Wasp 31
Polistes dominula
Silver-spotted Tiger Moth 32
Lophocampa argentata
Western Pondhawk 33
Erythemis collocata
Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle 34
Anastrangalia laetifica
Veiled Polypore 35
Cryptoporus volvatus
Blue Cheese Polypore 36
Postia caesia
White Fibrecap 38
Inocybe geophylla
Spring Fieldcap 37
Agrocybe praecox
American Copper Underwing 39
Amphipyra pyramidoides
Carolina Mantis 33
Stagmomantis carolina
Arizona Mantis 40
Stagmomantis limbata
Achemon Sphinx 41
Eumorpha achemon
Oak-loving Gymnopus 43
Gymnopus dryophilus
Orange-crowned Warbler 44
Oreothlypis celata
California King Snake 45
Lampropeltis californiae
Fern-leaf Yarrow 46
Achillea filipendulina
Chinese quince 47
Chaenomeles speciosa
Baby Sage 49
Salvia microphylla
giant purple wakerobin 50
Trillium kurabayashii
Madrone Skin Miner 51
Marmara arbutiella
California Ground Squirrel 52
Otospermophilus beecheyi
Western Yellow-bellied Racer 54
Coluber constrictor mormon
Woodchip Morel 55
Morchella rufobrunnea
Peach Leaf Curl 57
Taphrina deformans
Spotted Pine Sawyer 58
Monochamus clamator
Ornate Tiger Moth 59
Apantesis ornata
Spined Woodborer 60
Trichocnemis spiculatus
Aniseed Funnel 61
Clitocybe odora
Little Cone Bell 62
Nolanea holoconiota
Spring Coccora 37
Amanita vernicoccora
Blewit 34
Lepista nuda
Giant Willow Aphid 41
Tuberolachnus salignus
Green Burgundy Stink Bug 64
Banasa dimidiata
Redmaids 34
Calandrinia menziesii
Warty Knight 65
Melanoleuca verrucipes
Seep Monkeyflower 66
Erythranthe guttata
Pacific Tent Caterpillar 10
Malacosoma constricta
Garden Snail 67
Cornu aspersum
Green Stink Bug 68
Chinavia hilaris
Rose campion 69
Silene coronaria
Henderson's shooting star 70
Primula hendersonii
Pacific hound's tongue 73
Adelinia grande
Shining Netvein Barberry 74
Berberis dictyota
Nuttall's Woodpecker 75
Dryobates nuttallii
Downy Woodpecker 76
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 77
Dryobates villosus
Sierran Treefrog 78
Pseudacris sierra
Ensatina 34
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Sierra Nevada Ensatina 79
Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis
Sierra Newt 15
Taricha sierrae
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake 34
Crotalus oreganus oreganus
Downy Woodpecker 80
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 77
Picoides villosus

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