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California Gall Wasp (Andricus quercuscalifornicus)Observer
grmorrisonDescription
Colorful orange-pink gall on the stem of a scrub oak along the trail connecting Miller Ranch Road and Miller Lateral Road, Marshall Canyon, San Gabriel foothills. Coin used for scale is a US quarter dollar (¢25 piece), 24.26 mm, 0.955 inch in diameter. Host plant posted as a separate observation here: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237804342.
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Velda Pine Moth (Coloradia velda)Observer
keirmorseDescription
For scale 10 threads of the sheet equals ~3 mm
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Orange-banded Jewel-studded Sun Moth (Lithariapteryx jubarella)Observer
dlbowlsDescription
On Mirabilis laevis.
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Western Sheep Moth (Hemileuca eglanterina)Observer
brian_wrightDescription
Lookout Road
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Abert's Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila aberti)Observer
mosesaubreyDescription
It was cool to watch this one seal its burrow! Gotta love wasps
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)Observer
oostcoleDescription
Landed in my backyard while it was raining and wouldn’t go away, not sure what it is 😳
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Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)Observer
pleistoceneDescription
A butterfly’s thirst is unquenchable when the mistake a can for a flower.
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Ethmia nadiaObserver
andreacalaDescription
On a Sugar Bush.
Of all the possibilities, I think it could be E. nadia.
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=974&state=CA
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Queen (Danaus gilippus)Observer
possiblybuddhaDescription
Funastrum heterophyllum nearby
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California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)Observer
nutsaboutkitties
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Veined Blue (Icaricia neurona)Observer
markhollysalvatoDescription
McGill Campground area - Los Padres National Forest
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Blue-Phacelia Miner (Andrena palpalis)Observer
tmillsDescription
I'm thinking these are either Phacelia Shortface or Blue-Phacelia Miner bees. The photos are of several different individuals in this colony. The nest holes tended by females. I believe a few males were "sleeping" in the flowers. It was a cool afternoon, and I found several that appeared deceased as they were not moving. They were alive and well however.
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Andean Sage (Salvia discolor)Observer
paul-gonzalesDescription
Paúl Gonzáles 10646 (USM)
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Andean Sage (Salvia discolor)Observer
paul-gonzalesDescription
Paúl Gonzáles 10646 (USM)
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Inflated Beetle (Cysteodemus armatus)Observer
beesipDescription
possibly sleeping or scared
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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)Observer
hsug1747Description
Silhouette against partial solar eclipse
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Givira plateaObserver
belweyermannsDescription
Reserva Aguas do Brilhante, Itajai, Santa Catarina, Brasil - foto de Maria Isabel Weyermanns.
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Motyxia piorObserver
behendrixsonDescription
Fluoresce brightly under UV light… but they are also bioluminescent! Was really excited to see these!
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Holly-leaved Cherry (Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia)Observer
possiblybuddhaDescription
The single biggest Hollyleafed Cherry I have ever seen. Truly spectacular. Stood beneath it for several minutes in awe. No words. Must be hundreds of years old. Soon to be a road. #nocanyonhills
Trunk A: 7.9” DBH
Trunk B: 7.8” DBH
Trunk C: 6.6” DBH
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Parry's Phacelia (Phacelia parryi)Observer
j-staufferDescription
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
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Lupines (Genus Lupinus)Observer
aaron_echolsDescription
Small tuft of hits on back of banner. Stem, pedicel densely hairy. Upper keel ciliate throughout
