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.

Western Honey Bee ¹
Apis mellifera

Western Black Widow ²
Latrodectus hesperus

Widow Skimmer ³
Libellula luctuosa

Asian Lady Beetle ⁴
Harmonia axyridis

Painted Lady ⁵
Vanessa cardui

Convergent Lady Beetle ⁶
Hippodamia convergens

White-lined Sphinx Moth ⁷
Hyles lineata

House Centipede ⁸
Scutigera coleoptrata

California Tortoiseshell ⁹
Nymphalis californica

Fiery Skipper ¹⁰
Hylephila phyleus

Lorquin's Admiral ¹¹
Limenitis lorquini

Ceanothus Silk Moth ¹²
Hyalophora euryalus

False Tarantula ¹³
Calisoga longitarsis

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle ¹⁴
Coccinella septempunctata

Banded Alder Borer ¹⁵
Rosalia funebris

Black Saddlebags ¹⁶
Tramea lacerata

California Bordered Plant Bug ¹⁷
Largus californicus

Western Boxelder Bug ¹⁸
Boisea rubrolineata

Purple Tiger Beetle ¹⁹
Cicindela purpurea

Northern Checkerspot ²⁰
Chlosyne palla

Pale Swallowtail ²¹
Papilio eurymedon

Common Pill Woodlouse ²²
Armadillidium vulgare

Harlequin Bug ²³
Murgantia histrionica

Mourning Cloak ²⁴
Nymphalis antiopa

California Carpenter Bee ²⁵
Xylocopa californica

Red-backed Jumping Spider ²⁶
Phidippus johnsoni

Common Ringlet ²⁷
Coenonympha tullia

Funereal Duskywing ²⁸
Erynnis funeralis

Isabella Tiger Moth ²⁹
Pyrrharctia isabella

California Root Borer ³⁰
Prionus californicus

Western Black-legged Tick ³¹
Ixodes pacificus

Ornate Checkered Beetle ³²
Trichodes ornatus

Black Witch ¹⁴
Ascalapha odorata

European Wool Carder Bee ³³
Anthidium manicatum

California Sister ³⁴
Adelpha californica

Western Conifer Seed Bug ³⁵
Leptoglossus occidentalis

Grappletail ¹⁶
Octogomphus specularis

Silver-spotted Skipper ³⁶
Epargyreus clarus

Large Yellow Underwing ³⁷
Noctua pronuba

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug ³⁸
Halyomorpha halys

White-spotted Sawyer Beetle ³⁹
Monochamus scutellatus

Yellow Douglas Fir Borer ³⁹
Centrodera spurca

Western Sculptured Pine Borer ⁴⁰
Chalcophora angulicollis

Black Soldier Fly ⁴¹
Hermetia illucens

Common Whitetail ⁴²
Plathemis lydia

European Paper Wasp ⁴³
Polistes dominula

Silver-spotted Tiger Moth ⁴⁴
Lophocampa argentata

Western Pondhawk ¹⁶
Erythemis collocata

Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle ³²
Anastrangalia laetifica

American Copper Underwing ⁴⁵
Amphipyra pyramidoides

Carolina Mantis ¹⁶
Stagmomantis carolina

Arizona Mantis ⁴⁶
Stagmomantis limbata

Achemon Sphinx ⁴⁷
Eumorpha achemon

Rocky Mountain Clearwing ⁴⁸
Hemaris thetis

Madrone Skin Miner ⁴⁹
Marmara arbutiella

Western Eyed Click Beetle ⁵⁰
Alaus melanops

Pityobius murrayi ⁵¹

Spotted Pine Sawyer ⁵²
Monochamus clamator

Ornate Tiger Moth ⁵³
Apantesis ornata

Spined Woodborer ⁵⁴
Trichocnemis spiculatus

Giant Willow Aphid ⁴⁷
Tuberolachnus salignus

Green Burgundy Stink Bug ⁵⁵
Banasa dimidiata

Pacific Tent Caterpillar ¹⁰
Malacosoma constricta

Green Stink Bug ⁵⁶
Chinavia hilaris

Pleocoma staff ⁵⁷

Xylocopa californica californica

American Dog Tick ³²
Dermacentor variabilis

Carolina Sphinx ⁵⁸
Manduca sexta

Western Tiger Swallowtail ⁵⁹
Papilio rutulus

Mylitta Crescent ⁶⁰
Phyciodes mylitta

Monarch ⁶¹
Danaus plexippus

Velvety Tree Ant ⁶²
Liometopum occidentale

Bald-faced Hornet ⁶³
Dolichovespula maculata

Cobalt Milkweed Beetle ⁶⁴
Chrysochus cobaltinus

Fimbriate Rain Beetle
Pleocoma fimbriata

California Giant Stonefly ⁶⁵
Pteronarcys californica

Dark Jerusalem Cricket ²¹
Stenopelmatus fuscus

California Sulphur-winged Grasshopper ²⁰
Arphia behrensi

Manzanita Leafgall Aphid ³²
Tamalia coweni

Large Milkweed Bug ⁶⁶
Oncopeltus fasciatus

Small Milkweed Bug ⁵⁹
Lygaeus kalmii

Conchuela Bug ⁶⁷
Chlorochroa ligata

Flame Skimmer ²¹
Libellula saturata

Vivid Dancer ⁶⁸
Argia vivida

Blue bottle fly ⁶⁹
Calliphora vomitoria

California Mantis ³⁴
Stagmomantis californica

Signal Crayfish ⁷⁰
Pacifastacus leniusculus

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