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What

Flat-seeded Spurge (Euphorbia platysperma)

Observer

duncan_bell

Date

March 2024

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Observer

ken_mateik

Date

September 7, 2023 02:54 PM PDT

Description

This Moth had one of its legs "stuck" in a crease of a long narrow green leaf on the roadside; eventually it got loose and flew away, but lost the one leg in the process. Along Mormon-Emigrant Road, approximately midway between Leek Spring Ecological Area and Silver Fork Road (North to Kyburz and Highway 50). Elevation about 7,250 feet. Within area of 2021 Caldor Fire impact.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

February 2024

Description

Very small one, 6mm. From Manzanita litter.

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What

Mountain Spring Desertsnail (Sonorelix harperi)

Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

January 2024

Place

Private

Description

Saw this beautiful native snail thanks entirely to the kindness of @chloe_and_trevor. 16 mm across, black body. Their photos of the same individual: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=231153

Location is private to protect sensitive species (including this one!) seen that day.

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What

Butte Desertparsley (Lomatium marginatum)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

May 14, 2022 08:17 AM PDT

Description

Metamorphic talus of Pilot ridge. 1800m, black oak woodland top of ridge.

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What

Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

May 2021

Description

Neat one - perhaps something in Lythraceae? Not an area with a lot of invasives but theoretically could be an established species. Dry Vernal flows out of Egg lake - only one we saw all day.

h 25, c ac 6, lf Length 18, lf width 3/4

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What

Aeolid Nudibranchs (Superfamily Aeolidioidea)

Observer

nudibitch

Date

December 16, 2023 06:41 PM PST

Description

undescribed sp first seen by @imlichentoday

found on kelp (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194171357)
but rearing when found, detached quickly

no wind, light to no surge, night, water temp 61 F, -0.8ft tide

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What

Sierra Monardella (Monardella candicans)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

May 2023

Description

On roadcut of old mining road, above Indian Flat substation. Not confined to roadcut - another population was located further up the slope about 100m, but no other populations seen in this area. Blue oak gray pine woodland, soil not especially sandy, slope about 15-30 degrees, semi-shaded.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

November 24, 2023 08:26 AM PST

Description

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

November 22, 2023 12:28 PM PST

Description

A large shrub, seen on +- south facing slope, only one plant seen. Red flowers and fruits, glaucous leaves.

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What

Common Tree Crickets (Genus Oecanthus)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

October 5, 2023 09:27 PM PDT

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

August 2023

Description

Along fast-flowing stream, near a large waterfall

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

June 2020

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

August 2023

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

August 6, 2023 10:55 AM PDT

Description

Neat little fungus on a willow stem. Collected.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

August 2023

Description

These guys typically walk on Devil's club or Thimbleberry leaves. Fairly common in this Cottonwood-Thimbleberry-Redcedar community.

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What

Island Snow Scorpionfly (Boreus insulanus)

Observer

libby_rick_avis

Date

February 19, 2011 12:26 PM PST

Description

The only Boreus species recorded from Vancouver Island. ID'd on Bug Guide by Ben Coulter:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/492658#3637618

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What

Intricate Ironclad Beetle (Lasconotus intricatus)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

July 27, 2023 11:31 AM PDT

Description

Whistler bioblitz. Beat from dead conifer branches

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What

Volutine Stoneyian Tabanid Fly (Stonemyia velutina)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

May 26, 2023 05:42 PM PDT

Description

A little story about this fly: https://dipterists.org/assets/PDF/flytimes071.pdf

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What

Delicate Bluecup (Githopsis tenella)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

June 2023

Description

Moist sandy soil oak woodland. Very near type locality of G. tenella.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

May 2023

Description

18mm. Beat from Abies concolor, Abies magnifica, Pinus jeffreyi, Pinus lambertiana, Pinus monticola and some other streamside shrubs.

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What

Shaggyhair Lupine (Lupinus spectabilis)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

April 2023

Description

On S-facing serpentine.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

May 2023

Description

Near bottom of moist cliff along dry creek, most nymphs at this stage. Cliff semi-shaded but seepage is quite strong coming from above so cliff was very wet.

I'm not sure if this is the type locality or not..

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What

Kelso Creek Monkeyflower (Erythranthe shevockii)

Observer

leptonia

Date

April 2023

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What

Bristle Sedge (Carex microglochin)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

August 11, 2022 09:29 AM PDT

Description

Streambank river bar habitat, supports C. microglochin over C. pauciflora. Perigynia 4-5mm long.

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What

Sidebands (Genus Monadenia)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

April 15, 2023 12:39 PM PDT

Description

I think? Huge one.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

April 4, 2023 07:33 PM PDT

Description

Collected. Leaf litter, including interior live oak, manzanita, black oak, gray pine, carpenteria, bay laurel duff.

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What

Kinnarid Planthoppers (Family Kinnaridae)

Date

March 18, 2023 08:34 PM PDT

Description

Exciting! Instantly recognizable as the new genus & species first photographed by @chloe_and_trevor & identified as that by C.R. Bartlett: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107311379

Some notes:
1) Collected four specimens, two in 90% alcohol. Will deposit them in a collection (e.g., UC Riverside or could send them to UDelaware if there is interest)
2) Likely host-specific on Bebbia juncea. I consistently found them on Bebbia, but not on any other plants in the area. Should make collecting these much easier...
3) The darkness of the wing band seems quite variable
4) Not sure the status of this, e.g., if a description effort is already underway. But would be great to get this described (and perhaps also to be involved)

@nomolosx @delphax @hopperdude215

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What

Arroyo de la Cruz Lousewort (Pedicularis rigginsiae)

Observer

morganstickrod

Date

February 2022

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Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

January 22, 2023 09:34 AM PST

Description

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Observer

fornax313

Date

July 8, 2021

Description

Exomella sikhotealinensis Pütz et Lafer, 1995

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

February 2023

Description

Canyon live oak and bay laurel litter, near stream. 1.2mm or so?

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What

Louse Flies (Family Hippoboscidae)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

November 26, 2021 09:51 AM PST

Description

Really neat fly - resting on a rock in the Siquoc. Body 9mm

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Observer

javierchiavone

Date

February 19, 2021 06:04 PM -03

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

July 2022

Description

Swept from vegetation.

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What

Tropical Pill Woodlice (Family Armadillidae)

Observer

ponerinecat

Date

January 1, 2023 05:04 PM PST

Description

Definitely a new species. Entirely subterannean in habits, seemingly very restricted in range and only found on forested mountains in Marin and Sonoma county. Probably fairly sensitive to development and habitat disturbance.

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What

Tropical Pill Woodlice (Family Armadillidae)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

January 8, 2023 11:21 AM PST

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What

Mole Beetle (Hypocephalus armatus)

Observer

sapo_galactico

Date

March 19, 2020 08:23 AM UTC

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Observer

u_phantasticus

Date

October 2021

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What

Fuzzy Hooded Shrimp (Betaeus setosus)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

December 25, 2022 09:43 PM PST

Description

Small shrimp

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

December 23, 2022 06:00 PM PST

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What

Fleas (Order Siphonaptera)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

December 2022

Description

Quite a surprising find - remarkable (to me) to funnel this from riparian bigleaf maple leaf litter, away from its host species. 2mm

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

December 1, 2022 12:22 PM PST

Description

Found on the beach. Felt like plastic, flexible to a gentle squeeze.

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What

Pin Molds (Order Mucorales)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

November 25, 2022 02:37 PM PST

Description

Pin mold on a dead mole.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

August 1, 2021 03:26 PM PDT

Description

Cardiophorinae? 3mm, found on snowpack. I swear this had a scintillating blue sheen to it when collected, like an S. metallicus. I may be able to see some scales left still. Or perhaps I was just going crazy from the sun..

Regardless, the smallest clicker we've ever seen.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

November 2022

Description

Distinct antennae for Cholevinae. Found several under a dead mole. I'm not sure if this species is known from California? https://bioone.org/journals/the-coleopterists-bulletin/volume-71/issue-2/0010-065X-71.2.211/An-Annotated-Catalog-of-the-Leiodidae-Coleoptera-of-the-Nearctic/10.1649/0010-065X-71.2.211.short lists it as being found in Oregon, but it isn't too surprising that it would turn up in similar habitats here.

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What

Rose-pink Cuthona (Cuthona divae)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

November 26, 2022 10:07 PM PST

Description

Two found on bryozoans on the underside of a rock in low intertidal.

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What

Sierra Nevada Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa ssp. californica)

Observer

rjadams55

Date

March 2021

Description

I have to admit, the Mountain Beaver is an animal I have wanted to see for many years, but chalked it up there with Spotted Bat and Pygmy Sperm Whale in that I know they are out there, but the odds of me finding one are......

So, I was more than delighted to have been able to spend a good 15 minutes watching this one at close range as it repeatedly carried mouthfuls of dry grass and green conifer twigs to its burrow under the snow.

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What

Shingle Urchin (Colobocentrotus atratus)

Observer

benkeen

Date

October 27, 2022 08:59 PM HST

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What

Yosemite Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum nubigenum)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

May 2022

Description

Uncommon on south facing metamorphic shale slopes of Pilot Ridge.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

October 2022

Description

4mm, redwood duff leaf litter, coastal, near sitka spruce / western hemlock as well.

Will revisit seems very interesting.

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Observer

brevan_wagner

Date

July 12, 2022

Description

Caught in a moth trap.
Coll. #BW38

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What

Sombre Click Beetle (Tesolasomus morulus)

Observer

bradenjudson

Date

June 5, 2022 03:45 PM PDT

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Description

4mm, swept from vegetation.

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Date

June 2021

Description

Rare, or at least quite range-restricted; see Richards & Shepard (2017). Found 4 in 15 minutes!

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Observer

merav

Date

April 15, 2021 03:44 PM PDT

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Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

February 2017

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Observer

tyson_ehlers

Date

August 23, 2022 10:02 AM PDT

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What

Obese Point-bearing Beetle (Akephorus obesus)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

August 28, 2022 01:34 PM PDT

Description

Running near the tide line.

Insects

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What

Insects (Class Insecta)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

July 31, 2022 12:54 PM PDT

Description

On Artemisia norvegica, not really sure what this is.

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What

Genus Doto

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

February 27, 2022 07:29 PM PST

Description

Tidepooling. Potential new species found by @chloe_and_trevor and collectively collected.

In the collection container it seemed to munch on some hydroids (photos 4-7).

Same individual as: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107604567

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Observer

kozue

Date

November 2, 2021 08:49 PM -04

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

July 2022

Description

2.25mm or so, under small stones along Tyaughton creek.

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What

Western Valley Sedge (Carex vallicola)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

July 15, 2022 02:43 PM PDT

Description

Well-drained steep slopes of Tyaughton creek meadows. Rare here, seen only at two localities along the trail, which passes through a lot of this habitat. Same population as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89017501, from a year prior. Collected.

2 stigmas, androgynous spikes, rhizomatous. 600mm tall, peris 3.5mm, with a 1mm beak. Spikes 20-30mm long.

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What

Western Valley Sedge (Carex vallicola)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

July 17, 2022 12:34 PM PDT

Description

See also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89017501, which was found in the same habitat. This is a new site over what we found last summer. Collected.

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What

Rosy Aemilia (Lophocampa roseata)

Observer

benkeen

Date

July 14, 2022 07:48 AM PDT

Description

1st one I've gotten in the moth net.

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Observer

bstarzomski

Date

July 11, 2022 08:33 PM PDT

Description

9-12mm

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

July 2022

Description

Swept from blooming ocean spray, 7mm.

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What

Creeping Sedge (Carex chordorrhiza)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

July 2022

Description

Sphagnum bog.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

July 2022

Description

4mm or thereabouts, sifted from leaf litter / duff at the edge of a bog in the Pemberton valley.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

January 10, 2022 08:02 PM PST

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What

Necklace-horned Dead Log Beetle (Priognathus monilicornis)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

July 2022

Description

Under bark, montane forest.

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What

Bristleside Flies (Genus Parasyrphus)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

July 11, 2020 04:07 PM PDT

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What

Red-winged Wave Moth (Dasyfidonia avuncularia)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

June 27, 2022 11:01 AM PDT

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What

Cavernous Crystalwort (Riccia cavernosa)

Observer

kueda

Date

May 7, 2022 04:34 PM PDT

Description

Seemed to key that way in Doyle & Stottler, at least, assuming this is even Riccia. Many growing in the drying mud to the west of Hidden Pond, seemed quite affixed to the substrate, no sign of sporophytes that I could see.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

June 19, 2022 11:12 AM PDT

Description

Swept from conifers, likely spruce (white/engelmann) or Abies lasiocarpa, fairly common in this area off of these conifers, and seen also one at Blackwater lake on 06/20.

Ground color black, pubescence with mixed white and orange hairs, so keys to U. granulosum, but not confident enough to be sure (not listed here: http://www.canacoll.org/Coleo/Checklist/PDF%20files/PTINIDAE.pdf).

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

June 20, 2022 05:42 PM PDT

Description

Not sure, Gambrinus? Swept from conifers in the old-growth hemlock dominated understory.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

June 12, 2022 02:59 PM PDT

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

June 11, 2022 11:59 AM PDT

Description

Bunchgrass habitat.

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What

Cordilleran Sedge (Carex cordillerana)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

June 2022

Description

A unique sedge in its leaf-like perigynia scales. Only two plants seen, not a common sedge in this area. In old burn with enough shrub shade cover to develop, not seen in prior years.

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What

Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

June 2022

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What

Dwarf Monolepis (Micromonolepis pusilla)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

May 2022

Description

Edge of dry lake bed.

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What

Red Flat Bark Beetle (Cucujus clavipes)

Observer

evanloon

Date

May 2022

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Observer

tmessick

Date

May 20, 2022 01:41 PM PDT

Description

Running quickly (away from me) between scattered shrubs on sandy soil near base of hill south of Marietta Road, east of Teels Marsh, Mineral County, Nevada.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

December 29, 2021 09:13 AM PST

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What

Soapberry Family (Family Sapindaceae)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

January 7, 2022 10:58 AM PST

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

January 24, 2022 09:18 PM CST

Description

3mm, came to UV light.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

May 15, 2022 05:47 AM PDT

Description

3mm, found in UV light trap at edge of Ackerson meadow.

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What

Sandstone Night Lizard (Xantusia gracilis)

Observer

bridgetspencer

Date

May 2022

Description

Four seen. With gheaton and silversea_starsong. I think James first spotted this one.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

January 15, 2022 11:33 AM CST

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What

Four o'Clocks (Genus Mirabilis)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

April 23, 2022 10:57 AM PDT

Description

Exceedingly sticky throughout, and super matted and flat topped. 3-4 plants on this ridge with these characters - quite uncommon.

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What

Colorado Desert Shovelnose Snake (Sonora annulata ssp. annulata)

Observer

bridgetspencer

Date

April 23, 2022 08:37 PM PDT

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What

Druid Flies (Family Clusiidae)

Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

December 27, 2021 07:06 PM PST

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Observer

techuser

Date

August 2014

Place

Brazil (Google, OSM)

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

April 9, 2022 07:21 AM PDT

Description

Swept from creosote bush

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What

Slender-leaved Ipomopsis (Ipomopsis tenuifolia)

Observer

lagoondon

Date

April 2022

Description

A truly stunning plant when flowering. More common in Baja. We were very fortunate to see it.

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

April 6, 2022 07:05 PM PDT

Description

1mm, found in laurel sumac leaf litter. Weird one, not sure which family..

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What

Black-spotted Dorid (Dendrodoris nigromaculata)

Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

March 29, 2022 01:12 PM PDT

Description

:-) With lots of help from Chloe & Trevor, thanks!

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

January 11, 2022 05:01 PM PST

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Observer

u_phantasticus

Date

May 7, 2016 12:00 PM PDT

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