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What

Coronis Fritillary (Argynnis coronis)

Observer

edwardrooks

Date

June 4, 2019 11:33 AM PDT

Description

Euphydryas chalcedona and Speyeria on Yerba Santa (Genus Eriodictyon) flowers. I saw several Speyeria flying over the Chaparral, back and forth and then on out of sight.

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Observer

samrawlins

Date

June 27, 2022 02:16 PM PDT

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What

Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)

Observer

cwebeling

Date

June 20, 2020 01:04 PM PDT

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What

Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)

Observer

finatic

Date

June 3, 2020 10:30 AM PDT

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What

Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula)

Observer

finatic

Date

June 22, 2020 04:13 PM PDT

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What

Coronis Fritillary (Argynnis coronis)

Observer

djparisi

Date

August 8, 2021 01:45 PM PDT

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What

Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)

Observer

kiarald

Date

September 10, 2023 07:57 PM PDT

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What

Acmon Blue (Icaricia acmon)

Observer

dylapodiformes

Date

August 2, 2023 01:37 PM PDT

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What

Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)

Observer

ken_mateik

Date

June 21, 2020 01:23 PM PDT

Description

Northeast of Wrights Lake along South Fork of Silver Creek. Elevation about 7,000 feet.

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What

Quino Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha ssp. quino)

Observer

jessmullins

Date

April 21, 2023 12:25 PM PDT

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What

Desert Orangetip (Anthocharis cethura)

Observer

finatic

Date

March 26, 2016 11:33 AM PDT

Description

San Diego County, California, US

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What

Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon yojoa)

Observer

iamscout

Date

April 24, 2023 12:50 PM PDT

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What

Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)

Observer

jamesprice

Date

March 26, 2023 02:29 PM PDT

Description

On Lomatium sp.

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What

Chalcedon Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona ssp. chalcedona)

Observer

diegodl

Date

June 4, 2023 04:36 PM PDT

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What

Ceruleans (Genus Jamides)

Observer

atronox

Date

Missing Date

Place

Missing Location

Description

alsietus vs callistus from Takanami

For comparison only. See discussion here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98257771

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Clouded Yellows (Genus Colias)

Observer

jeffyeo

Date

August 27, 2023 02:23 PM MDT

Description

hundreds observed here

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What

Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

Observer

enhunn323

Date

August 28, 2023 12:49 PM PDT

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What

Clemence's Lupine Blue (Icaricia lupini ssp. monticola)

Observer

thejsongiffo

Date

April 5, 2023 12:31 PM PDT

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What

Lupine Blue (Icaricia lupini)

Observer

howardfriedman1

Date

August 11, 2023 01:26 PM PDT

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Observer

tylerhannum

Date

June 11, 2022 07:19 AM PDT

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Observer

jrad5446

Date

June 25, 2023 04:03 PM PDT

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What

Johnson’s Hairstreak (Callophrys johnsoni)

Observer

ericaharris123

Date

June 2023

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What

Acmon Blue (Icaricia acmon)

Observer

dmfraser

Date

August 10, 2018 05:23 PM EDT

Description

Male

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What

Sonoran Skipper (Polites sonora)

Observer

jnwilliams

Date

August 20, 2021 01:27 PM EDT

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Observer

bapeck8

Date

August 3, 2022 01:31 PM PDT

Description

Day after a severe down pour including hail. Few butterflies today. We saw perhaps 10 fritillaries. These were the only two that settled.

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Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)

Observer

longaway

Date

June 9, 2023 01:49 PM PDT

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What

Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)

Observer

edwardrooks

Date

June 14, 2023 12:11 PM PDT

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What

Hydaspe Fritillary (Argynnis hydaspe)

Observer

sarabseth

Date

July 3, 2022 10:51 AM PDT

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Observer

birdingman

Date

August 28, 2021 09:28 AM PDT

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What

Coronis Fritillary (Argynnis coronis)

Observer

upthemountain

Date

July 16, 2023 10:18 AM PDT

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What

Callippe Fritillary (Argynnis callippe)

Observer

catchang

Date

July 5, 2019 03:08 PM PDT

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What

Callippe Fritillary (Argynnis callippe)

Observer

wsd

Date

July 6, 2017 11:13 AM PDT

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What

San Emigdio Blue (Plebulina emigdionis)

Observer

naturephotosuze

Date

April 2022

Description

Antelope Valley

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What

Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)

Observer

l-yc

Date

June 24, 2023 11:38 AM PDT

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What

Sierra Sulphur (Colias behrii)

Observer

paul_dennehy

Date

July 2016

Description

A note to anyone editing data quality or annotations: This specimen was alive when collected, and the data given reflect the time and place when the insect was observed alive.

Please adhere to iNat’s guidelines and do not mark this observation as “captive” or “dead”, as this causes problems for researchers attempting to find species records.

iNat's definition of a "wild" observation explicitly includes "museum/herbarium specimens that are appropriately marked with date and location of original collection". The data given are the date and location of original capture, and as such, this observation should not be marked as captive. See #5 of the observation FAQ on the forum: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/help#captive

The "dead" annotation should only be used if the organism was dead at the time of the observation. The question of insect specimen annotations has been had on the forums, and specimens which are dead in the photo but were alive at the time of capture should be annotated as "alive", not "dead". See here for discussion:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/annotate-dead-or-alive/17537

Thanks!

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What

Glaucon Blue (Euphilotes glaucon)

Observer

john91

Date

June 11, 2023 03:30 PM PDT

Description

Initially nectaring on buckwheat until I scared it to this sage branch

@AKK2 , found this in Martis Valley near Truckee today. INat suggestion was Dotted Blue, 2nd was Glaucon Blue, hard to tell the difference, went with Glaucon?

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Observer

hw0529649

Date

May 2023

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What

Duskywings (Genus Erynnis)

Observer

mihow

Date

March 18, 2023 06:05 PM PDT

Description

The observed butterfly is possibly visible in the top-left of the first, blurry photo. However the remaining photos are only of the location and habitat where I saw it flying. It was mid March, just above 60F. As I followed a wide pathway and almost reached the top of the hill, I came upon an opening where the sun was beaming in. There were about a dozen moths around 1 inch in size and when I looked up, there was a dark butterfly gliding overhead, then darting close to one of the moths and appeared almost double its size. The silhouette was that distinct, curved ovate shape. With a protruding head and prominent clubs on the antenna.

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What

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

Observer

naresha

Date

May 1, 2020 09:46 AM PDT

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What

Callippe Fritillary (Argynnis callippe)

Observer

jhintermeister

Date

July 1, 2022 03:35 PM PDT

Description

2022-07-01 Mt. Umunhum Trail - Callippe Fritillary

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What

Hydaspe Fritillary (Argynnis hydaspe)

Observer

fowlerope

Date

July 29, 2017

Description

2nd stop on the Horse Mountain Audubon butterfly trip that Gary Falxa and I led for Redwood Region Audubon.

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What

Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)

Observer

nelruzam

Date

June 1, 2018 12:05 PM PDT

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What

Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)

Observer

dkaralun

Date

June 13, 2021 01:37 PM PDT

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What

Green Hairstreaks (Genus Callophrys)

Observer

stevennoyes

Date

May 19, 2017 12:21 PM PDT

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What

Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

Observer

greengras2000

Date

August 13, 2018 02:16 PM PDT

Description

Caught a glimpse of orange and black on inside of wings

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What

Desert Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes ssp. rudkini)

Observer

jonathan27

Date

September 5, 2022 11:47 AM PDT

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What

Asian Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus)

Observer

bobbynature33

Date

April 22, 2020 01:49 PM EDT

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What

Domestic Greylag × Domestic Swan Goose (Anser anser domesticus × cygnoides domesticus)

Observer

tueda

Date

April 22, 2008 08:30 AM EDT

Description

I couldn't help but notice a colony of white geese living on the North side of the BU Bridge. Apparently they have a bit of a following, but I couldn't find a proper ID in my cursory searching.

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What

Domestic Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus)

Observer

diegocarau

Date

May 25, 2014

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What

Eastern Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus ssp. zibethicus)

Observer

dongminsung

Date

April 2017

Description

Confirm?

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What

Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus)

Observer

bobbynature33

Date

April 24, 2020 11:59 AM EDT

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What

Domestic Cat (Felis catus)

Observer

crosala

Date

April 2020

Place

Private

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What

Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

July 21, 2020 12:10 PM PDT

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What

Echo Azure (Celastrina echo)

Observer

storybag

Date

June 1, 2009 04:31 PM PDT

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What

Small Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura)

Observer

robberfly

Date

June 1, 2022 11:31 AM PDT

Description

Mount Diablo Butterfly Count

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What

California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)

Observer

natomapaul

Date

May 13, 2020 03:15 PM PDT

Description

This location is a hot spot to find what Art Shapiro says is rarely found in the Sacramento Valley. For the last three years I have been coming to this very same place approx.1 mile downstream on the Lower American River that's just off the American River Bike Trail, on a small access paved path that leads to the American River. Around May 12-14
the California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica) will be seen in numbers nectaring on Leafy Fleabane (Erigeron foliosus) that is found growing, well as Common Woolly Sunflower that this California Hairstreak is on as a nectaring source.

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What

California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)

Observer

naturecandids

Date

June 4, 2020 11:19 AM PDT

Description

Looks somewhere between a Sylvan Hairstreak (also seen here on the same day) and a California Hairstreak (seen by @natomapaul nearby, for example https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47056585).

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What

Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)

Observer

jrhutson

Date

July 6, 2022 10:54 AM PDT

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Observer

mskala

Date

July 22, 2022 12:36 PM PDT

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What

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Observer

castillejajosie

Date

February 28, 2022 01:02 PM PST