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Opler's Longhorn Moth (Adela oplerella)Observer
naturesarchiveDescription
possibly a worn Adela flammeusella? But it didn't fold its wings as photos seem to show, but perhaps that was because it was breezy on this hilltop and it was stabilizing itself?
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Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)Observer
leslie_flintDescription
San Francisco County
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Larkspurs (Genus Delphinium)Observer
leefDescription
White Delphinium species about 5 foot high? Difficult to key this out, given that I've lost any photos that might have shown other characters. Also the precise location is lost, but I know it was close to the middle of the Sierras on the High Sierra Trail, probably in the Kern River canyon.
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Long-tongued Bat (Choeronycteris mexicana)Observer
nickbskiDescription
Feeding on Shaw agave in my front yard.
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Prairie Tree Cricket (Oecanthus argentinus)Observer
catchangDescription
Tentative ID. A sweet little cricket with a big sound. I have a recording but will have to upload later.
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Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)Observer
tiwaneDescription
Love the color on this one.
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Pisolithus albusObserver
keydigsDescription
Revealed yellow where rubbed, then dark brown and insides.
Nearest tree is a Eucalyptus.
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White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)Observer
bio_alchemistDescription
A gentleman caught this on the pier today. I released it for him :)
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San Joaquin Silverpuffs (Microseris campestris)Observer
diannelakeDescription
Vasco Hills. Scattered throughout alkali grassland
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
chyropteraDescription
On deer poop
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Stenomid Oak Leaf Tier (Rectiostoma fernaldella)Observer
boo-beeDescription
The insect is moving around on Coast Live Oak.
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kevinhintsaPlace
PrivateDescription
An old photo from a colony containing both C.pulchellus and C.umbellatus . This is the rare hybrid of the two.
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Subfamily PinnixinaeObserver
chilipossumDescription
Found while digging in the harbor sand.
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Shoulderband Snails (Genus Helminthoglypta)Observer
presidiofieldstaffubifDescription
Lobos creek dune scrub JV
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Eichlinia grandeObserver
pufferchungDescription
An observation from May 2017, before I joined INaturalist. A mating pair. Found them on Buffalo gourd. ID'ed by Bugguide. https://bugguide.net/node/view/1371945
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Western Pixie-Cup (Cladonia asahinae)Observer
andreacalaDescription
This is “take two” after my first Pixie Cup Lichen obs two days before, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36422663. I went back to the area for a closer look and hopefully better pictures. Back at home, I searched through all iNat Pixie Cup Lichen observations in California and tried to find a species that matches what I saw in the field.
It could be Rosette (C. pocillum) because of the mat-forming Thallus. (https://lichenportal.org/cnalh/taxa/index.php?taxon=53451&clid=1162, http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=304&lang=en).
I can’t rule out Mealy (C. chlorophaea). (https://lichenportal.org/cnalh/taxa/index.php?taxon=53388&clid=1212)
@j-dar had considered C. pulvinella (https://lichenportal.org/cnalh/taxa/index.php?taxon=53458&clid=1130).
It’s not Pebbled (C. pyxidata) because there are no distinct pebbles inside the cups. (https://ohiomosslichen.org/lichen-cladonia-pyxidata/)
It’s not Firm Cup (C. firma), because per lichenportal, C. firma’s podetia are rare and rarely proliferating from center. Plus j-dar had ruled it out too. (https://lichenportal.org/cnalh/taxa/index.php?taxon=Cladonia%20firma)
It’s not Western (C. asahinae) because the podetia are not flaring abruptly (https://lichenportal.org/cnalh/taxa/index.php?taxon=53371).
It’s not Trumpet (C. fimbriata), because of the shape and number of podetia. (https://lichenportal.org/cnalh/taxa/index.php?taxon=53409&clid=1102)
Over to the specialists, like @mossgeek, @j-dar, @catchang and @metsa. Thank you for your input!!
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Edrudia constipansObserver
cypseloidesDescription
A Southeast Farallon endemic
