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Genus EumerusObserver
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On Wind Poppy, Papaver heterophyllum
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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)Observer
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On Cirsium occidentale
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Genus ThyantaObserver
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On Yampah (Perideridiea kellogii)
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Yellow-haired Sun Fly (Myathropa florea)Observer
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On Yampah, Perideridia kellogii
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Genus PolycarponObserver
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Missing DatePlace
Missing Location
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Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)Observer
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Crawling in California Poppy leaves, presumably with an egg case
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Sisal Weevil (Scyphophorus acupunctatus)Observer
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These found in cavities of Soap Root (Chlorogalum) bulbs; appear to be some kind of weevil, judging from the snout (2nd photo)
This is a find for us, as late summer we often notice the Soap Root bulbs having been dug up. Every dug up bulb has evidence of holes, as if eaten by a large grub. We have never found a viable bulb dug up; only the tunneled ones. We think that some mammal can smell the grubs at work, and so target those bulbs for excavation.
Anybody know more about this??
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Hornworm Tachinid Fly (Archytas apicifer)Observer
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On Pacific Aster, S. chilense
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Arizona Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)Observer
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On an apple tree.
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Pacific Ground Mantis (Litaneutria pacifica)Observer
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@boo-bee, any ideas on this?
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Ergatogyne Trailing Ant (Monomorium ergatogyna)Observer
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On Trillium seed; about 2mm long; see photo with scale; photos viewed through 20x dissecting scope.
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Common Tree Crickets (Genus Oecanthus)Observer
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@nan-cee, is this really a tree cricket or some other orthopt?
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Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)Observer
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On Gold Fields, Lasthenia calif.; viewed through 20x stereo scope; last photo for scale
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Bees (Epifamily Anthophila)Observer
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Looks like scope on all legs
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Thrips (Order Thysanoptera)Observer
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Look like tiny earwigs; swarming on several Layia populations in High Ridge volcanic area
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Digger Bees (Tribe Anthophorini)Observer
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Photo by May Chen
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Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)Observer
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On the inside of our kitchen window, looking outside. My only hesitation about this ID is that the narrow "thread waist" (connection between thorax and abdomen) is yellow and not black as in the iNat icon; also blotches of yellow on thorax.
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Black-footed Drone Fly (Eristalis hirta)Observer
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On Goldenrod, S. v. calif. Wing venation best visible on photo 2
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Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella)Observer
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On Calif aster, S. chilense
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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On Hemizonia congesta; caterpillar color is more "true" in second photo - inside flower
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Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees (Genus Megachile)Observer
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On Calif Aster, S. chilense; larger than Honeybee; fast, skittish flight from flower to flower
