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Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)Observer
mhernandezDescription
This little guy was found sunning himself on our driveway: probably a hatchling from earlier this spring.
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Purple Bromeliad Fly (Copestylum violaceum)Observer
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A large hover fly found (drowned) in our pool. I believe it's the same species as the one viewed here. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15958554
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Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae)Observer
mhernandezDescription
An obnoxious-looking caterpillar: a Nymphalidae species, perhaps?
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Villa agrippinaObserver
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Apologies for only one picture: I thought I could take another picture once I fished it out, but it flew away the second it was off the surface of the water. I believe it had two light brown lines on the dorsal side of its abdomen.
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Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)Observer
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A bee that was drowning in our pool: she was obliging enough to let me take some pictures while she dried off. A halictid, I think.
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Gray Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens)Observer
mhernandezDescription
On coyote mint.
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Thick-legged Hover Fly (Syritta pipiens)Observer
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Maybe a Syritta species?
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Leafhopper Assassin Bug (Zelus renardii)Observer
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Looks like a very gravid female.
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California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)Observer
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I saw the wasp prey (Bembix?) long before I managed to see the mantis.
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Leafhopper Assassin Bug (Zelus renardii)Observer
mhernandezDescription
Found on spearmint growing on the roof of the library; there were also lots of Bembix and Campsomeris wasps buzzing around. The wasps may have outnumbered the honey bees present there too.
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
mhernandezDescription
I found this guy taking a nap on my cactus; he woke up during the picture.
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Leafhopper Assassin Bug (Zelus renardii)Observer
mhernandezDescription
Found this Zelus on a flower stalk (ponytail palm); it spent a good five minutes tasting nearly every flower on the branch.
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A fly drinking nectar from ponytail palm flowers. At first glance I thought it was a carpenter bee because it was so big, noisy, and shiny. A Tabanidae species?
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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A pretty moth found on the flowers of a ponytail palm around 11p.m.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
mhernandezDescription
Another moth found on the ponytail palm flowers; I believe it's the same species as the other moth observed that night.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
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A first instar larvae on milkweed.
