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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.

Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Bewick's Wren 1
Thryomanes bewickii
Fox Sparrow 2
Passerella iliaca
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Molothrus ater
Tree Swallow 4
Tachycineta bicolor
Oak Titmouse 5
Baeolophus inornatus
Ringneck Snake 6
Diadophis punctatus
Sharp-tailed Snake 7
Contia tenuis
North American Racer 8
Coluber constrictor
Southern Alligator Lizard 9
Elgaria multicarinata
California Alligator Lizard 10
Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata
Western Fence Lizard 11
Sceloporus occidentalis
American Black Bear 12
Ursus americanus
Coyote 13
Canis latrans
Gray Fox 14
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
American Beaver 15
Castor canadensis
Western Honey Bee 16
Apis mellifera
Western Black Widow 17
Latrodectus hesperus
Widow Skimmer 18
Libellula luctuosa
Western Rattlesnake 19
Crotalus oreganus
Asian Lady Beetle 20
Harmonia axyridis
Painted Lady 21
Vanessa cardui
Convergent Lady Beetle 22
Hippodamia convergens
White-lined Sphinx Moth 23
Hyles lineata
House Centipede 24
Scutigera coleoptrata
California Tortoiseshell 25
Nymphalis californica
Fiery Skipper 26
Hylephila phyleus
Lorquin's Admiral 27
Limenitis lorquini
Ceanothus Silk Moth 28
Hyalophora euryalus
False Tarantula 29
Calisoga longitarsis
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle 30
Coccinella septempunctata
Banded Alder Borer 31
Rosalia funebris
Black Saddlebags 1
Tramea lacerata
California Bordered Plant Bug 11
Largus californicus
Western Boxelder Bug 32
Boisea rubrolineata
Purple Tiger Beetle 33
Cicindela purpurea
Northern Checkerspot 34
Chlosyne palla
Pale Swallowtail 35
Papilio eurymedon
Common Pill Woodlouse 36
Armadillidium vulgare
Harlequin Bug 37
Murgantia histrionica
Mourning Cloak 38
Nymphalis antiopa
California Carpenter Bee 39
Xylocopa californica
Red-backed Jumping Spider 40
Phidippus johnsoni
Common Ringlet 41
Coenonympha tullia
Funereal Duskywing 42
Erynnis funeralis
Isabella Tiger Moth 43
Pyrrharctia isabella
California Root Borer 44
Prionus californicus
Western Black-legged Tick 45
Ixodes pacificus
Ornate Checkered Beetle 46
Trichodes ornatus
Black Witch 30
Ascalapha odorata
European Wool Carder Bee 47
Anthidium manicatum
California Sister 48
Adelpha californica
Western Conifer Seed Bug 49
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Grappletail 1
Octogomphus specularis
Gilbert's Skink 50
Plestiodon gilberti
Silver-spotted Skipper 51
Epargyreus clarus
Large Yellow Underwing 52
Noctua pronuba
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug 53
Halyomorpha halys
White-spotted Sawyer Beetle 54
Monochamus scutellatus
Yellow Douglas Fir Borer 54
Centrodera spurca
Western Sculptured Pine Borer 55
Chalcophora angulicollis
Black Soldier Fly 56
Hermetia illucens
Common Whitetail 57
Plathemis lydia
European Paper Wasp 58
Polistes dominula
Silver-spotted Tiger Moth 59
Lophocampa argentata
Western Pondhawk 1
Erythemis collocata
Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle 46
Anastrangalia laetifica
American Copper Underwing 60
Amphipyra pyramidoides
Carolina Mantis 1
Stagmomantis carolina
Arizona Mantis 61
Stagmomantis limbata
Achemon Sphinx 62
Eumorpha achemon
Rocky Mountain Clearwing 63
Hemaris thetis
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Oreothlypis celata
California King Snake 64
Lampropeltis californiae
Madrone Skin Miner 65
Marmara arbutiella
California Ground Squirrel 66
Otospermophilus beecheyi
Western Eyed Click Beetle 67
Alaus melanops
Western Yellow-bellied Racer 68
Coluber constrictor mormon
Pityobius murrayi 69
Spotted Pine Sawyer 70
Monochamus clamator
Ornate Tiger Moth 71
Apantesis ornata
Spined Woodborer 72
Trichocnemis spiculatus
Giant Willow Aphid 62
Tuberolachnus salignus
Green Burgundy Stink Bug 73
Banasa dimidiata
Pacific Tent Caterpillar 26
Malacosoma constricta
Garden Snail 74
Cornu aspersum
Green Stink Bug 75
Chinavia hilaris
Pleocoma staff 76
Xylocopa californica californica
Nuttall's Woodpecker 77
Dryobates nuttallii
Downy Woodpecker 78
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 79
Dryobates villosus
Sierran Treefrog 80
Pseudacris sierra
Ensatina 46
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Sierra Nevada Ensatina 81
Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis
Sierra Newt 48
Taricha sierrae
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake 46
Crotalus oreganus oreganus
Downy Woodpecker 82
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 79
Picoides villosus
Pileated Woodpecker 83
Dryocopus pileatus

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