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Milkmaids (Cardamine californica)Observer
luca_hickeyDescription
On serpentine soil
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
jarenjarenDescription
White cylindrical rhizomorphs spike line at base. Gills attached, light creamy. Under oak, Laurel and redwood duff. White rhizomes rose up half the stipe creating zonate top in beige color. Small size is hard to place this in this category, thought it even might be Lepista subconnexa? Maybe cuphophyllus formicatus?
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Common Apple-Moss (Bartramia pomiformis)Observer
chloe_and_trevorDescription
I think
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Dendrothele candidaObserver
lostcoastmikeDescription
On living Chinquapin (Quercus sp.) bark.
Same tree, same colony, earlier observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142784309
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Brittlestems (Genus Psathyrella)Observer
morganstickrodDescription
Fruiting under Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
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Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi)Observer
oleg_kosterinPlace
Russia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Aldan Ulus, the Yakokit River left bank 7.5 km N of Yakokit village (Google, OSM)
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Cortinarius Sect. Caerulescentes (Section Caerulescentes)Observer
alan_rockefellerDescription
Under Quercus agrifolia.
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Tuberous Polypore (Polyporus tuberaster)Observer
wildmare64Description
Photo #2 is the underside
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)Observer
dloarieDescription
This pretty fellow returned repeatedly for a feast of sweet sap from sapsucker holes in a walnut tree.
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Yellow-eyed Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii ssp. xanthoptica)Observer
wildmare64
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Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae)Observer
djrawlinsonDescription
Agraulis vanillae (Shapiro and Manolis p168). Dorsal. On passion vine. Seen here today were 1 adult, 6 larvae, and 2 pupae.
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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)Observer
alan_rockefellerDescription
Seen on Rhus virens.
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Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)Observer
nthumphreyDescription
The underside picture was in heavy shadow but the mark still comes through
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Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)Observer
sarabsethDescription
@caterpillarlady made this wonderful discovery last week. There are at least a hundred eggs here, some of them being laid one on top of the other. I hadn't realized that butterflies and moths do that.
But the remarkable thing here is that the mama butterfly has used a completely alien host plant: Phygelius equalis (Scrophulariaceae), which is endemic to South Africa. It's not as if this is a non-native that has established itself in the area. This may be the only specimen in the Bay Area.
But these butterflies use several host plants in the Scrophulariaceae family: Besseya, Penstemon, and Indian Paintbrush. So the butterflies accepted this South African Scrophulariaceae also.
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Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)Observer
icosahedronDescription
Nymphs being nympho...
Quite a few were flying energetically a foot or so above the wild rye; and never landing that I could see. The exception was this mating pair.
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Purplish Copper (Tharsalea helloides)Observer
arlenedevittDescription
This may be my first photo where I captured some of the "purplish."
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Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)Observer
davidcooksyDescription
I am told by staff of MTRP that this is the only known photo of this species ever sited within MTRP. Unfortunately I did not have the GPS function turned "on" for this shot. If you trust me....,
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Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)Observer
thomasabensonDescription
Atlides halesus
04 Jun 2016
CA, SBE Co., Zzyzx DSC
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Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)Observer
rdigaudioDescription
Washed ashore but alive. Placed on log above the tide line and it dries out and flew away
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Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)Observer
icosahedronDescription
I believe the green on this bird is due to algae in the laguna here.
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Purplish Copper (Tharsalea helloides)Observer
icosahedronDescription
Elsewhere the county is on fire today; but life goes on along Santa Rosa Creek.
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Yellow Hayfield Tarplant (Hemizonia congesta ssp. lutescens)Observer
arlenedevitt
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
wildmare64Description
The yellow-colored egg-looking things
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Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea)Observer
icosahedronDescription
Male is stoutly refused by gravid female; she then repairs to a buckwheat to oviposit.
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Spotted Tussock Moth (Lophocampa maculata)Observer
alanliangDescription
Two larvae on the same willow tree.
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California Sister (Adelpha californica)Observer
graysquirrelDescription
On Oak
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Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)Observer
graysquirrelDescription
Feeding on streptanthus
