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Raven's Milkvetch (Astragalus ravenii)Observer
joyenglandDescription
England 2923 (RSA). Corolla photos courtesy of Maria Jesus (@mariajj). Wheeler Ridge, same population originally found by Dean Taylor and Glenn Clifton. Not confident this is A. ravenii. Majority of leaflets aren't notched.
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Torrey's Monkeyflower (Diplacus torreyi)Observer
zackadoodleDescription
Found on the Shadow of the Miwok trail near the Pinecrest ranger station.
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Annual Tiquilia (Tiquilia nuttallii)Observer
tmessickDescription
Sandy soil of old dunes near Hwy 167 at Cottonwood Canyon Road, northern Mono Basin, Mono County, California, elev. approx. 6500 ft.
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Pink-margined Monkeyflower (Erythranthe trinitiensis)Observer
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Naked Mariposa Lily (Calochortus nudus)Observer
shinybraidsDescription
Calochortus nudus.
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American Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
sarahnossapDescription
Beaver dam sighting and photo from Joe Pecharich
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Cottonwood Catkin Gall Mite (Eriophyes neoessigi)Observer
napabirderPlace
Bosque del Apache Nat'l Wildlife Refuge Visitr Ctr, 1001 NM-1, San Antonio, NM 87832, USA (Google, OSM)Description
I have never seen large seed pod clusters (?) like this before on the cottonwoods, just the long string-of-beads seed pods that burst into white cotton. If anyone has any information about these 'pods', I'd appreciate it.
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Long-tailed Vole (Microtus longicaudus)Observer
swiseeagleDescription
Caught by my cat. Total length 22 cm. Tail length 8 cm.
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Fleshy Porterella (Porterella carnosula)Observer
sjsommerDescription
Lacey Meadows near Webber Lake
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Lynx Phidiana (Phidiana lynceus)Observer
jeffgoddardDescription
Found with eggs (3rd image) on the underside of a waterlogged tree trunk at low tide.
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Elysia cornigeraObserver
jeffgoddardDescription
No more than 3 mm long; found on underside of a cobble in shallow water at low tide. Note the small red spots.
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Phyllocoptes triacisObserver
chyropteraDescription
Ruffled fold galls in the leaves on snowberry (Symphoricarpos sp.)
Never seen these before! No matches on Gallformers…
Reminds me of the Aceria caliberberis galls on leaves of Cascade Oregon grape or the Blaesodiplosis crataegifolia galls on leaves of black hawthorn.
See also:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/222871068
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/222871594
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Black-and-white Owl (Strix nigrolineata)Observer
danielgarriguesPlace
500 east of the Central Park, La Fortuna, Alajuela, Alajuela Province, La Fortuna, Costa Rica (Google, OSM)
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Sloth Moth (Cryptoses choloepi)Observer
meravDescription
moth on Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth
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Hackberry Gall Psyllids (Genus Pachypsylla)Observer
norikonbuDescription
On sugar hackberry
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Costa Rican Oak (Quercus costaricensis)Observer
goflowersDescription
Per Ivan
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anudibranchmomDescription
Site: Bethlehem
Peri Paleracio and Romnick Baillo
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Coffeeberry (Frangula californica)Observer
kdffDescription
I have seen coffeeberry (Frangula californica) leaves with these bumps before, but I never saw anything that could be a cause. Today I saw a possibility, mostly on the leaf undersides. Maybe some kind of scale insect?
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California Groundcone (Kopsiopsis strobilacea)Observer
dgreenbergerPlace
Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, Napa County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)
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California Groundcone (Kopsiopsis strobilacea)Observer
emmasheltonDescription
Found it protected by a cage! Put the cage back on afterwards.
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Adela singulellaObserver
lazarusDescription
Appears to be on its host plant; California Gilia Gilia achilleifolia.
