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Black Mountain Nature: Bugs

This guide covers the bugs I have seen in the Black Mountain region. Hope this helps!

Quote from Wikipedia: "Black Mountain is a summit on Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains of west Santa Clara County, California, south of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, and west of ...more ↓

California Prionus 1
Prionus californicus
Australian Tortoise Beetle (Trachymela sloanei) 2
Trachymela sloanei
Luperini
Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) 3
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Trirhabda flavolimbata 4
Fungus-eating Lady Beetles 5
Psyllobora
California Lady Beetle 6
Coccinella californica
Seven-spotted Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) 7
Coccinella septempunctata
Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) 8
Hippodamia convergens
Mealybug Destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri) 9
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Darkling Beetles (Family Tenebrionidae) 10
Tenebrionidae
Desert Stink Beetles 11
Eleodes
Cibdelis blaschkei
Phloeodes plicatus 12
Soldier Beetles 13
Cantharidae
Matheteus theveneti 14
Western Banded Glowworm 12
Zarhipis integripennis
California Glowworm (Ellychnia californica) 15
Ellychnia californica
Plate-thigh Beetles
Eucinetidae
Rain Beetles (Family Pleocomidae) 16
Pleocomidae
Scarabs 17
Scarabaeidae
Katydids (Family Tettigoniidae) 18
Tettigoniidae
Jerusalem Crickets (Genus Stenopelmatus) 19
Stenopelmatus
Camel Crickets, Cave Crickets, and Cave Weta 20
Rhaphidophoridae
Gammarotettix 21
Painted Meadow Grasshopper 11
Chimarocephala pacifica
Pallid-winged Grasshopper 2
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
Cicadomorpha 22
Leafhoppers 23
Cicadellidae
Pagaronia triunata 24
Treehoppers 25
Membracidae
Cyrtolobus tuberosus 26
Okanagana
Meadow Spittlebug 27
Philaenus spumarius
Planthoppers 28
Fulgoroidea
Oleander Aphid (Aphis nerii) 29
Aphis nerii
Assassin Bugs (Family Reduviidae) 30
Reduviidae
Plant Bugs 31
Miridae
Western Boxelder Bug (Boisea rubrolineata) 32
Boisea rubrolineata
Damselflies 33
Zygoptera
Vivid Dancer 34
Argia vivida
Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata) 35
Libellula saturata
Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) 36
Cordulegaster boltonii
Common Earwig (Forficula auricularia) 37
Forficula auricularia
Non-biting Midges 4
Chironomidae
Mosquitoes (Family Culicidae) 31
Culicidae
Large Crane Flies (Family Tipulidae) 38
Tipulidae
Horse Flies (Subfamily Tabaninae) 39
Tabaninae
Hover Flies (Family Syrphidae) 40
Syrphidae
Holarctic Pied Hoverfly
Scaeva pyrastri
Yellow Dung Fly 39
Scathophaga stercoraria
Aciurina
Greater Bee Flies 41
Bombylius
European Mantis (Mantis religiosa) 42
Mantis religiosa
Green Lacewings 43
Chrysopidae
Western Subterranean Termite 44
Reticulitermes hesperus
Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) 45
Lepisma saccharina
Woodlice and Pillbugs (Suborder Oniscidea) 46
Oniscidea
Common Pill-bug (Armadillidium vulgare) 47
Armadillidium vulgare

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