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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 ↓

Zenophleps lignicolorata 1
Genista Broom Moth 2
Uresiphita reversalis
Owlet Moths and Allies 3
Noctuoidea
Vestal Tiger Moth 1
Spilosoma vestalis
Ornate Tiger Moth 4
Grammia ornata
Painted Tiger Moth (Arachnis picta) 5
Arachnis picta
Edwards' Glassy-wing Moth (Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii) 6
Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii
Western Tussock Moth 7
Orgyia vetusta
California Oak Moth (Phryganidia californica) 8
Phryganidia californica
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 9
Noctua pronuba
Beloved Emarginea Moth (Emarginea percara) 10
Emarginea percara
Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths 1
Pyraloidea
White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata) 11
Hyles lineata
Ceanothus Silk Moth 12
Hyalophora euryalus
Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) 13
Papilio zelicaon
Pale Swallowtail 14
Papilio eurymedon
Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) 15
Papilio rutulus
California Sister (Adelpha californica) 16
Adelpha californica
Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini) 1
Limenitis lorquini
Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta) 17
Phyciodes mylitta
Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) 18
Euphydryas chalcedona
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) 19
Vanessa cardui
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) 20
Junonia coenia
California Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia ssp. california) 21
Coenonympha tullia california
Fritillaries (Tribe Argynnini) 22
Argynnini
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) 23
Danaus plexippus
Gorgon Copper (Lycaena gorgon) 24
Lycaena gorgon
Echo Azure (Celastrina echo) 25
Celastrina echo
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) 26
Pieris rapae
Checkered White (Pontia protodice) 27
Pontia protodice
Plume Moths 28
Pterophoridae
Skippers (Family Hesperiidae) 29
Hesperiidae
Propertius Duskywing 16
Erynnis propertius
Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis) 30
Erynnis tristis
Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) 31
Pyrgus communis
Hydriomena 32
Large Maple Spanworm Moth (Prochoerodes lineola) 33
Prochoerodes lineola
Sulphur Tubic 34
Esperia sulphurella

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