sterling's Identifications

Photos / Sounds

What

Masked Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus perspicillatus)

Observer

papilionoidea

Date

February 22, 2013

Place

Hong Kong Park (Google, OSM)
Masked Laughingthrush - Photo (c) Darren, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
sterling's ID: Masked Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus perspicillatus)
Added on April 13, 2022
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea)

Observer

robberfly

Date

July 26, 2014 12:35 PM PDT

Place

93541, Lee Vining, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

One of the most supreme examples of the color Blue on the planet. Irony: not a Butterfly in the Blues group.

Blue Copper - Photo (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
sterling's ID: Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea)
Added on February 18, 2022
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Gorgon Copper (Tharsalea gorgon)

Observer

robberfly

Date

June 10, 2016 01:48 PM PDT

Place

93920, Big Sur, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Gorgon Copper - Photo (c) J. Maughn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by J. Maughn
sterling's ID: Gorgon Copper (Tharsalea gorgon)
Added on February 18, 2022
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Ruddy Copper (Tharsalea rubidus)

Observer

robberfly

Date

July 26, 2014 09:33 AM PDT

Place

Tioga Pass Rd, Lee Vining, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Main Copper seen this day...

Ruddy Copper - Photo (c) Frank Fogarty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Frank Fogarty
sterling's ID: Ruddy Copper (Tharsalea rubidus)
Added on February 18, 2022
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea)

Observer

robberfly

Date

July 26, 2014 12:35 PM PDT

Place

93541, Lee Vining, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

One of the most supreme examples of the color Blue on the planet. Irony: not a Butterfly in the Blues group.

Blue Copper - Photo (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
sterling's ID: Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea [inactive])
Added on February 18, 2022
Maverick
(Inactive Taxon) Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Scopula divisaria

Observer

hkmoths

Date

November 23, 2013 06:19 AM HKT

Place

Kwun Yam Keng, New Territories, Hong Kong (Google, OSM)

Description

Insecta, Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Sterrhinae
Antitrygodes divisaria

Kadoorie Institute, Shek Kong Centre
New Territories, Hong Kong

Scopula divisaria - Photo (c) sandralamberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by sandralamberts
sterling's ID: Scopula divisaria, a member of Waves and Mochas (Subfamily Sterrhinae)
Added on September 29, 2021
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Nevada Cloudywing (Thorybes nevada)

Observer

robberfly

Date

July 26, 2014 12:03 PM PDT

Place

Tioga Pass Rd, Lee Vining, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Below Ellery Lake Dam...

Nevada Cloudywing - Photo (c) Rick Wachs, all rights reserved, uploaded by Rick Wachs
sterling's ID: Nevada Cloudywing (Thorybes nevada)
Added on July 30, 2021
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon split

Photos / Sounds

What

Ruddy Copper (Tharsalea rubidus)

Observer

robberfly

Date

July 26, 2014 09:33 AM PDT

Place

Tioga Pass Rd, Lee Vining, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Main Copper seen this day...

Ruddy Copper - Photo (c) Frank Fogarty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Frank Fogarty
sterling's ID: Ruddy Copper (Tharsalea rubidus [inactive])
Added on July 28, 2021
Maverick
(Inactive Taxon) Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Gorgon Copper (Tharsalea gorgon)

Observer

robberfly

Date

June 10, 2016 01:48 PM PDT

Place

93920, Big Sur, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Gorgon Copper - Photo (c) J. Maughn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by J. Maughn
sterling's ID: Gorgon Copper (Tharsalea gorgon [inactive])
Added on July 28, 2021
Maverick
(Inactive Taxon) Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea)

Observer

robberfly

Date

July 26, 2014 12:35 PM PDT

Place

93541, Lee Vining, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

One of the most supreme examples of the color Blue on the planet. Irony: not a Butterfly in the Blues group.

Blue Copper - Photo (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
sterling's ID: Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea [inactive])
Added on July 28, 2021
Maverick
(Inactive Taxon) Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Plains Cupid (Luthrodes pandava)

Observer

papilionoidea

Date

June 4, 2013

Place

Bonham Rd, Hong Kong (Google, OSM)
Plains Cupid - Photo (c) jeevan jose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
sterling's ID: Plains Cupid (Luthrodes pandava)
Added on July 20, 2021
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Crithote pallivaga

Observer

hkmoths

Date

August 5, 2011 09:31 PM HKT

Place

Fung Yuen Lo Tsuen, New Territories, Hong Kong (Google, OSM)

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Anobinae
Crithote pallivarga (synonym = Crithote horridipes)
this one is a male, with an almost totally unbroken black, velvety "cloak" on the medial and terminal thirds of the forewing.

Fung Yuen Nature Reserve, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong

Crithote pallivaga - Photo (c) Roger C. Kendrick, all rights reserved
sterling's ID: Crithote pallivaga, a member of Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths (Family Erebidae)
Added on June 01, 2021
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Fritillaries (Tribe Argynnini)

Observer

sparrow

Date

June 3, 2013

Place

35-231 Sam Cheong-Dong, Bukchon Hanok Village, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, Korea (Google, OSM)
Fritillaries - Photo (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
sterling's ID: Fritillaries (Tribe Argynnini)
Added on August 03, 2020
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon split

Photos / Sounds

What

Umber Skipper (Lon melane)

Observer

robberfly

Date

May 12, 2014 09:38 AM PDT

Place

San Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Umber Skipper - Photo (c) Robert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
sterling's ID: Umber Skipper (Lon melane)
Added on May 17, 2020
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius communis)

Observer

thesunisbig

Date

March 28, 2014 01:56 PM PDT

Place

The Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Common Checkered-Skipper - Photo (c) Kent C. Jensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kent C. Jensen
sterling's ID: Common Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius communis)
Added on February 18, 2020
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Swinhoe's White-Eye (Zosterops simplex)

Observer

papilionoidea

Date

August 17, 2013

Place

Lamma Island (Google, OSM)
Swinhoe's White-Eye - Photo (c) Bronze Cheung Kwok Yee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bronze Cheung Kwok Yee
sterling's ID: Swinhoe's White-Eye (Zosterops simplex)
Added on January 16, 2020
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon split

Photos / Sounds

What

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris)

Observer

loarie

Date

March 14, 2013 02:10 AM PDT

Place

Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park, Riverside, California 92277 (Google, OSM)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Photo (c) Dmitry Mozzherin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
sterling's ID: Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris)
Added on November 05, 2018
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Pacific Hound's Tongue (Adelinia grande)

Observer

fleist

Date

March 9, 2013 12:25 PM PST

Place

Eldridge Grade Culvert 24, Mt. Tamalpais (Google, OSM)

Description

Collection No. 13017: D. Smith, F. Leist, J. Baxter, L. Webb, R. Truitt; flowering, 11-100 plants, woodland

Pacific Hound's Tongue - Photo (c) James Gaither, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
sterling's ID: Pacific Hound's Tongue (Adelinia grande)
Added on August 21, 2018
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Danielithosia immaculata

Observer

hkmoths

Date

April 29, 2013 08:05 PM HKT

Place

Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong (Google, OSM)
Danielithosia immaculata - Photo (c) Roger C. Kendrick, all rights reserved
sterling's ID: Danielithosia immaculata, a member of Lichen Moths (Tribe Lithosiini)
Added on May 07, 2018
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Neoreta olga

Observer

hkmoths

Date

May 2, 2013 07:41 PM HKT

Place

Chuk Yeung Road, Wong Chuk Yeung, Sai Kung, Hong Kong (Google, OSM)

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Drepanidae, Drepaninae
Amphitorna olga

Chuk Yeung Road, Sai Kung, Hong Kong

Neoreta olga - Photo (c) Roger C. Kendrick, all rights reserved, uploaded by Roger C. Kendrick
sterling's ID: Neoreta olga, a member of Hooktip and False Owlet Moths (Family Drepanidae)
Added on February 03, 2018
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Neoreta olga

Observer

hkmoths

Date

April 28, 2013 08:13 PM HKT

Place

Tai Mong Tsai, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong (Google, OSM)

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Amphitorna olga
Tai Mong Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong

Neoreta olga - Photo (c) Roger C. Kendrick, all rights reserved, uploaded by Roger C. Kendrick
sterling's ID: Neoreta olga, a member of Hooktip and False Owlet Moths (Family Drepanidae)
Added on February 03, 2018
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Striped Hawkmoth (Hyles livornica)

Observer

aroche

Date

August 22, 2003 11:49 AM CEST

Place

64570 Lourdios-Ichère, France (Google, OSM)
Striped Hawkmoth - Photo (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei
sterling's ID: Striped Hawkmoth (Hyles livornica)
Added on January 29, 2018
Supporting

Photos / Sounds

What

Strotihypera macroplaga

Observer

hkmoths

Date

April 29, 2013 08:11 PM HKT

Place

Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong (Google, OSM)
Strotihypera macroplaga - Photo (c) Roger C. Kendrick, all rights reserved
sterling's ID: Strotihypera macroplaga, a member of Cutworms and Dart Moths (Subfamily Noctuinae)
Added on July 29, 2017
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

Rice Paddy Snake (Hypsiscopus plumbea)

Observer

yuchingtam

Date

August 4, 2012

Place

Hong Kong (Google, OSM)

Tags

Enhydris
Rice Paddy Snake - Photo (c) Skink Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
sterling's ID: Rice Paddy Snake (Hypsiscopus plumbea)
Added on March 24, 2017
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

Photos / Sounds

What

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Observer

robberfly

Date

March 21, 2017 12:15 PM PDT

Place

Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Fresh female. First generation post Overwintering individuals.

American Lady - Photo (c) Royal Tyler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Royal Tyler
sterling's ID: American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Added on March 22, 2017
Supporting

Photos / Sounds

What

Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs, and Allies (Superfamily Pentatomoidea)

Observer

awiladzi

Date

Missing Date

Place

Alert Bay BC (Google, OSM)
Green Burgundy Stink Bug - Photo (c) Kevin FitzPatrick, all rights reserved, uploaded by Kevin FitzPatrick
sterling's ID: Green Burgundy Stink Bug (Banasa dimidiata)
Added on January 05, 2017
Leading
Added as part of a taxon swap
Fungi

Photos / Sounds

What

Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)

Observer

awiladzi

Date

Missing Date

Place

Missing Location
Fungi Including Lichens - Photo (c) Adam Bryant, all rights reserved, uploaded by Adam Bryant
sterling's ID: Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)
Added on August 07, 2016
Leading

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Observer

jschweg

Date

June 11, 2016 03:50 PM MST

Place

Marin County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)
Common Bottlenose Dolphin - Photo (c) Juanma Carrillo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
sterling's ID: Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Added on June 12, 2016
Supporting

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

California Oak Moth (Phryganidia californica)

Observer

robberfly

Date

June 9, 2016 09:21 PM PDT

Place

93920, Big Sur, CA, US (Google, OSM)
California Oak Moth - Photo (c) J. Maughn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by J. Maughn
sterling's ID: California Oak Moth (Phryganidia californica)
Added on June 12, 2016
Supporting

Photos / Sounds

What

Gorgon Copper (Tharsalea gorgon)

Observer

robberfly

Date

June 10, 2016 01:48 PM PDT

Place

93920, Big Sur, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Gorgon Copper - Photo (c) Di, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Di
sterling's ID: Gorgon Copper (Lycaena gorgon [inactive])
Added on June 12, 2016
Maverick
(Inactive Taxon)

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