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What

Mantises (Order Mantodea)

Observer

missmick

Date

September 24, 2023 11:57 AM PDT

Description

A mantis ootheca; specific mantis unknown. Approximately 3/4” long. Found on a bamboo branch.

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Common Coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui)

Observer

missmick

Date

August 24, 2023 10:08 PM PDT

Description

Update: the E. Coquí frog was captured by a licensed herpetologist who lives here; he will transport it to the Natural History Museum on 8-24-23. He is the photographer of the two images.

This creature has been chirping since the rain from the tropical storm in LA ended. Chirping only heard at night.

The herpetologist found that the owner of the condo where the coquí was located had recently brought home a plant from Rolling Greens Nursery.

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Oak Bracket (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus)

Observer

missmick

Date

July 18, 2023 12:21 PM PDT

Description

Guessing this is an oak bracket. A ring of them encircles the location where a Coast Live Oak was removed some time ago. Located on the property of a condo community.

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Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)

Observer

missmick

Date

April 25, 2021 04:58 PM PDT

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Luna Moth (Actias luna)

Observer

missmick

Date

November 14, 2020 03:44 PM UTC

Description

Shared by a friend visiting family in NoLa. NO idea whatsoever on ID and this is iNaturalist’s top suggestion.

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Dwarf Tawny Wave (Cyclophora nanaria)

Observer

missmick

Date

August 26, 2020

Description

This is my best guess at species; the color in the image is fairly accurate, so this is a darker coloration of the species?

Possibly Dwarf Tawny Wave? Notice the prominent pairs of wing spots, and the dotted wing borders.

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Observer

missmick

Date

August 15, 2020 03:03 PM PDT

Description

Beautiful little thing—It was very iridescent pale gold.

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Brown Lacewings (Family Hemerobiidae)

Observer

missmick

Date

August 12, 2020 12:45 PM PDT

Description

Is this a Brown lacewing?

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Large Carpenter Bees (Genus Xylocopa)

Observer

missmick

Date

July 30, 2020 07:44 PM PDT

Description

Actually photographed by a neighbor. No clue about this critter, because the ID suggestion function here isn’t working at the moment.

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Guinea Paper Wasp (Polistes exclamans)

Observer

missmick

Date

June 24, 2020 11:11 AM PDT

Description

Possibly p. exclamens or dorsalis? Note tricolor antennae; amber/orange tips

Quite large—about 7/8” abdomen tip to head.

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Observer

missmick

Date

June 21, 2020 11:59 AM PDT

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Torpedo Bug (Siphanta acuta)

Observer

missmick

Date

June 13, 2020 05:47 PM PDT

Description

Is this the nymph or larva of a torpedo bug?

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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Observer

missmick

Date

May 29, 2020 02:10 PM PDT

Description

Actual location of the butterfly was on Village Green property, in our Community Garden. 🙂

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Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)

Observer

missmick

Date

May 29, 2020 05:44 PM PDT

Description

Biggest p. audax I’ve ever seen!

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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Observer

missmick

Date

April 27, 2020 05:39 PM PDT

Description

Small flock of Cedar waxwings, approx. two dozen

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Lesser Eucalyptus Longhorn Beetle (Phoracantha recurva)

Observer

missmick

Date

April 26, 2020 03:00 PM PDT

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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

Observer

missmick

Date

March 31, 2020 05:55 PM PDT

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Torpedo Bug (Siphanta acuta)

Observer

missmick

Date

July 12, 2019 04:58 PM PDT

Description

Small pale six-legged insect with “furry” white tail and arrowhead shaped body. Not winged and apparently not much of a hopper/jumper because it never jumped off my hand even when I moved around to find my camera. Found in my patio. No ideas at all on ID.

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No photos or sounds

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Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

Observer

missmick

Date

June 16, 2019 03:59 PM PDT

Description

UPDATE: Opossum was tested and found to have died from canine distemper. Dead adult female opossum—no apparent trauma. Found at base of tree near unit 5251 in Court 15. Can a necropsy be arranged? Carcass has been double bagged and frozen. I suspect poisoning.

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No photos or sounds

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Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)

Observer

missmick

Date

April 23, 2019 04:30 PM PDT

Description

Saw small groups of Western Tanagers several times quite close to my home—twice, feeding from the blossoms in a bottlebrush tree, and once right in front of my unit, frolicking for some time in the sprinklers. I have video to share if there’s somewhere to post it.

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Western Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides rumiko)

Observer

missmick

Date

March 18, 2019 05:14 PM PDT

Description

I’d love to know which kind of Swallowtail this is. The markings are different from those of an Anise swallowtail. Giant? Western Giant?

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Mantids (Family Mantidae)

Observer

missmick

Date

September 29, 2018 12:12 AM PDT

Description

Found on inside of my patio door after I’d closed it. Nearly 4 inches long nose to tip of tail.

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Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)

Observer

missmick

Date

September 12, 2018 10:56 PM PDT

Description

Golden yellow Orb Weaver-type spider. Six-spotted Orb Weaver? Said be be large, possibly as big as a dollar coin by my neighbor, who took the photo.

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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

missmick

Date

July 10, 2018 12:00 PM PDT

Description

Honeybee colony that had built a hive inside an antique City of Los Angeles utility box. The hive had been there anywhere from several months to a couple of years, and the box was filled with honeycombs and bees. Jared Anderson, a beekeeper with Bee Green Natural Bee Removal, came out to collect and relocate the bees on July 10, 2018.

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Plusiine Looper Moths (Subfamily Plusiinae)

Observer

missmick

Date

July 15, 2018 09:27 AM PDT

Description

Unknown caterpillar/pupa. Found as a bright green pupa on underside of a plectranthus leaf it had apparently been eating. Caterpillar was a light bright green color. Pupa was surrounded by strong web. Transferred pupa to this cup so I could observe its transformation. Pupa at this stage is smaller than when I found it, and appears nearly ready to break free.

Images of moth were taken about two hours later, after I discovered that moth had come out of pupa. Moth was approx. 3/4"—5/8" long.

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What

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Observer

missmick

Date

January 24, 2018 04:36 PM PST

Description

First spotted this dead coyote right next to the southbound lanes of La Brea Blvd., 7/10 of a mile south of Coliseum, today at about 3:00 pm. Anyone who wants to observe and/or retrieve the remains will need to park in the park driveway entry area just south of Veronica St. and walk south around the bend —there is no closer place to park or stop on this high-speed stretch of La Brea. For info on coyote or location, feel free to message me!

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