Black Mountain Nature: Bugs

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

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Zenophleps lignicolorata ¹

Genista Broom Moth ²
Uresiphita reversalis

Twice-struck Lady Beetle ³
Axion plagiatum

Drugstore Beetle ⁴
Stegobium paniceum

Pseudopamera nitidula

Clogmia albipunctata ⁵

Brothylus gemmulatus ⁶

Mayflies ⁷
Ephemeroptera

Snakeflies (Order Raphidioptera) ⁸
Raphidioptera

Owlet Moths and Allies ⁹
Noctuoidea

Vestal Tiger Moth ¹
Spilosoma vestalis

Ornate Tiger Moth ¹⁰
Grammia ornata

Painted Tiger Moth (Arachnis picta) ¹¹
Arachnis picta

Edwards' Glassy-wing Moth (Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii) ¹²
Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii

Western Tussock Moth ¹³
Orgyia vetusta

California Oak Moth (Phryganidia californica) ¹⁴
Phryganidia californica

Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) ¹⁵
Noctua pronuba

Beloved Emarginea Moth (Emarginea percara) ¹⁶
Emarginea percara

Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths ¹
Pyraloidea

White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata) ¹⁷
Hyles lineata

Ceanothus Silk Moth ¹⁸
Hyalophora euryalus

Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) ¹⁹
Papilio zelicaon

Pale Swallowtail ²⁰
Papilio eurymedon

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) ²¹
Papilio rutulus

California Sister (Adelpha californica) ²²
Adelpha californica

Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini) ¹
Limenitis lorquini

Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta) ²³
Phyciodes mylitta

Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) ²⁴
Euphydryas chalcedona

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) ²⁵
Vanessa cardui

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) ²⁶
Junonia coenia

California Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia ssp. california) ²⁷
Coenonympha tullia california

Fritillaries (Tribe Argynnini) ²⁸
Argynnini

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) ²⁹
Danaus plexippus

Gorgon Copper (Lycaena gorgon) ³⁰
Lycaena gorgon

Echo Azure (Celastrina echo) ³¹
Celastrina echo

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) ³²
Pieris rapae

Checkered White (Pontia protodice) ³³
Pontia protodice

Plume Moths ³⁴
Pterophoridae

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae) ³⁵
Hesperiidae

Propertius Duskywing ²²
Erynnis propertius

Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis) ³⁶
Erynnis tristis

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) ³⁷
Pyrgus communis

Hydriomena ³⁸

Large Maple Spanworm Moth (Prochoerodes lineola) ³⁹
Prochoerodes lineola

Sulphur Tubic ⁴⁰
Esperia sulphurella

Timema ⁶

Yellow-faced Bumblebee (Bombus vosnesenskii) ⁴¹
Bombus vosnesenskii

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) ⁴²
Apis mellifera

Blue Mud Dauber (Chalybion californicum) ⁴³
Chalybion californicum

Augochloropsis metallica ⁴⁴

Mason Bees ⁴⁵
Osmia

Ants (Family Formicidae)
Formicidae

Vespula ⁴⁶

Black Ichneumonid Wasp (Therion morio) ⁴⁷
Therion morio

Spined Turban Gall Wasp ²⁰
Cynips douglasii

California Gall Wasp ⁴⁸
Andricus quercuscalifornicus

Common Sawflies ⁴⁹
Tenthredinidae

Ground Beetles ⁵⁰
Carabidae

Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) ⁵¹
Anthrenus verbasci

Vrilletta ⁵²

Flower Longhorn Beetles
Lepturinae

California Prionus ⁵³
Prionus californicus

Australian Tortoise Beetle (Trachymela sloanei) ⁵⁴
Trachymela sloanei

Luperini

Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) ⁵⁵
Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Trirhabda flavolimbata ¹⁰

Fungus-eating Lady Beetles ⁵⁶
Psyllobora

California Lady Beetle ⁵⁷
Coccinella californica

Seven-spotted Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) ⁵
Coccinella septempunctata

Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) ⁵⁸
Hippodamia convergens

Mealybug Destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri) ⁵⁹
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Darkling Beetles (Family Tenebrionidae) ⁶⁰
Tenebrionidae

Desert Stink Beetles ²²
Eleodes

Cibdelis blaschkei

Phloeodes plicatus ⁶

Soldier Beetles ⁴⁵
Cantharidae

Matheteus theveneti ⁶¹

Western Banded Glowworm ⁶
Zarhipis integripennis

California Glowworm (Ellychnia californica) ¹⁴
Ellychnia californica

Plate-thigh Beetles
Eucinetidae

Rain Beetles (Family Pleocomidae) ⁶²
Pleocomidae

Scarabs ⁶³
Scarabaeidae

Katydids (Family Tettigoniidae) ⁶⁴
Tettigoniidae

Jerusalem Crickets (Genus Stenopelmatus) ⁶⁵
Stenopelmatus

Camel Crickets, Cave Crickets, and Cave Weta ⁶⁶
Rhaphidophoridae

Gammarotettix ¹

Painted Meadow Grasshopper ²²
Chimarocephala pacifica

Pallid-winged Grasshopper ⁵⁴
Trimerotropis pallidipennis

Cicadomorpha ⁶⁷

Leafhoppers ⁶⁸
Cicadellidae

Pagaronia triunata ⁶⁹

Treehoppers ⁷⁰
Membracidae

Cyrtolobus tuberosus ¹⁶

Okanagana

Meadow Spittlebug ⁷¹
Philaenus spumarius

Planthoppers ⁷²
Fulgoroidea

Oleander Aphid (Aphis nerii) ³²
Aphis nerii

Assassin Bugs (Family Reduviidae) ⁷³
Reduviidae

Plant Bugs ⁷⁴
Miridae

Western Boxelder Bug (Boisea rubrolineata) ⁷⁵
Boisea rubrolineata

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Black Mountain Nature: Bugs

Genista Broom Moth 2 Uresiphita reversalis

Twice-struck Lady Beetle 3 Axion plagiatum

Drugstore Beetle 4 Stegobium paniceum

Mayflies 7 Ephemeroptera

Snakeflies (Order Raphidioptera) 8 Raphidioptera

Owlet Moths and Allies 9 Noctuoidea

Vestal Tiger Moth 1 Spilosoma vestalis

Ornate Tiger Moth 10 Grammia ornata

Painted Tiger Moth (Arachnis picta) 11 Arachnis picta

Edwards' Glassy-wing Moth (Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii) 12 Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii

Western Tussock Moth 13 Orgyia vetusta

California Oak Moth (Phryganidia californica) 14 Phryganidia californica

Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 15 Noctua pronuba

Beloved Emarginea Moth (Emarginea percara) 16 Emarginea percara

Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths 1 Pyraloidea

White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata) 17 Hyles lineata

Ceanothus Silk Moth 18 Hyalophora euryalus

Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) 19 Papilio zelicaon

Pale Swallowtail 20 Papilio eurymedon

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) 21 Papilio rutulus

California Sister (Adelpha californica) 22 Adelpha californica

Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini) 1 Limenitis lorquini

Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta) 23 Phyciodes mylitta

Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) 24 Euphydryas chalcedona

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) 25 Vanessa cardui

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) 26 Junonia coenia

California Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia ssp. california) 27 Coenonympha tullia california

Fritillaries (Tribe Argynnini) 28 Argynnini

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) 29 Danaus plexippus

Gorgon Copper (Lycaena gorgon) 30 Lycaena gorgon

Echo Azure (Celastrina echo) 31 Celastrina echo

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) 32 Pieris rapae

Checkered White (Pontia protodice) 33 Pontia protodice

Plume Moths 34 Pterophoridae

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae) 35 Hesperiidae

Propertius Duskywing 22 Erynnis propertius

Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis) 36 Erynnis tristis

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) 37 Pyrgus communis

Large Maple Spanworm Moth (Prochoerodes lineola) 39 Prochoerodes lineola

Sulphur Tubic 40 Esperia sulphurella

Yellow-faced Bumblebee (Bombus vosnesenskii) 41 Bombus vosnesenskii

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) 42 Apis mellifera

Blue Mud Dauber (Chalybion californicum) 43 Chalybion californicum

Mason Bees 45 Osmia

Ants (Family Formicidae) Formicidae

Black Ichneumonid Wasp (Therion morio) 47 Therion morio

Spined Turban Gall Wasp 20 Cynips douglasii

California Gall Wasp 48 Andricus quercuscalifornicus

Common Sawflies 49 Tenthredinidae

Ground Beetles 50 Carabidae

Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) 51 Anthrenus verbasci

Flower Longhorn Beetles Lepturinae

California Prionus 53 Prionus californicus

Australian Tortoise Beetle (Trachymela sloanei) 54 Trachymela sloanei

Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) 55 Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Fungus-eating Lady Beetles 56 Psyllobora

California Lady Beetle 57 Coccinella californica

Seven-spotted Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) 5 Coccinella septempunctata

Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) 58 Hippodamia convergens

Mealybug Destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri) 59 Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Darkling Beetles (Family Tenebrionidae) 60 Tenebrionidae

Desert Stink Beetles 22 Eleodes

Soldier Beetles 45 Cantharidae

Western Banded Glowworm 6 Zarhipis integripennis

California Glowworm (Ellychnia californica) 14 Ellychnia californica

Plate-thigh Beetles Eucinetidae

Rain Beetles (Family Pleocomidae) 62 Pleocomidae

Scarabs 63 Scarabaeidae

Katydids (Family Tettigoniidae) 64 Tettigoniidae

Jerusalem Crickets (Genus Stenopelmatus) 65 Stenopelmatus

Camel Crickets, Cave Crickets, and Cave Weta 66 Rhaphidophoridae

Painted Meadow Grasshopper 22 Chimarocephala pacifica

Pallid-winged Grasshopper 54 Trimerotropis pallidipennis

Leafhoppers 68 Cicadellidae

Treehoppers 70 Membracidae

Meadow Spittlebug 71 Philaenus spumarius

Planthoppers 72 Fulgoroidea

Oleander Aphid (Aphis nerii) 32 Aphis nerii

Assassin Bugs (Family Reduviidae) 73 Reduviidae