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Juniper Disco (Pithya cupressina)

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malacothrix

Date

March 5, 2023 08:09 AM PST

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Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa)

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daniel119

Date

April 18, 2017 01:26 PM MDT

Description

Saw this at Carlsbad Caverns in NM today. Book says it's a rare vagrant in south Texas only, but here it is in southeast NM.

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Toyon Gall Thrips (Liothrips ilex)

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kelptaylor

Date

December 26, 2022 10:48 AM PST

Description

On Rhus ovata

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Sigil Lady Beetles (Genus Hyperaspis)

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chloe_and_trevor

Date

September 5, 2022 07:40 AM PDT

Description

Swept from scrubby vegetation in chaparral, mostly Quercus garryana.

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dlbowls

Date

April 2020

Description

Leafminer on Coast Live Oak. I thought that it was a leafminer, but it is a gall.

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Helicoid Land Snails (Superfamily Helicoidea)

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u_phantasticus

Date

February 2023

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Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)

Date

February 2023

Place

Private

Description

Almost certain this is a new, undescribed species. Not even sure what genus it could be in. Possibly a new Xylorhiza. Fairly abundant on steep carbonate slope with very shallow soil. Death Valley. Anyone know how to get a permit from the National Park to collect a specimen?

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Black Eyed Geranium (Geranium ocellatum)

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saunieindiego

Date

February 20, 2023 03:23 PM PST

Description

Not at all sure what this is. Popped up in a potted plant and just bloomed today.

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7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)

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reptipods

Date

February 16, 2023 03:38 PM PST

Description

only 5 spots!

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Purple Rock Cress (Aubrieta deltoidea)

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josefa

Date

April 8, 2015 01:13 PM CEST

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Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)

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coco_claire

Date

June 28, 2017 07:00 AM PDT

Description

First 5 photos of this Leucistic Hummingbird are from June 28, 2017, first sighting in Palm Desert, CA. The last 4 photos are from August 16, 2017. This gorgeous creature is so friendly with a huge personality. It comes when called and eats one gnat after another with so much to say! I feel he/she likes the yard because the concrete walls and house are painted bright white making this hummer feel protected. Keep in mind there are no feeders on the property. 1. Can you please help me identify the type of Leucistic this is. 2. Male or female? 3. Does this Hummingbird look healthy? I've noticed possible missing feathers on its wings. I'm not sure if it has worsened over time.Thank you :) all photos are mine and taken by me, Nicole Campanaro

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Elm Leafminer (Fenusa ulmi)

Date

July 1, 2022 05:09 PM MDT
Insects

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Insects (Class Insecta)

Date

July 1, 2022 09:53 AM MDT

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Marsh Parsley (Cyclospermum leptophyllum)

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ronvanderhoff

Date

October 30, 2021 02:43 PM PDT

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ronvanderhoff

Date

January 29, 2023 11:19 AM PST

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anudibranchmom

Date

January 22, 2023 12:17 PM PST

Description

Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve

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Crown Whitefly (Aleuroplatus coronata)

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edwardrooks

Date

November 3, 2022 01:38 PM PDT

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Crown Whitefly (Aleuroplatus coronata)

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naturephotosuze

Date

January 13, 2023 12:03 PM PST

Description

Rocky Oaks

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stephen_thorpe

Date

January 29, 2023 07:01 PM NZDT

Description

Out front of 36 Exminster St, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland 0600. Casual?

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luca_dt

Date

November 15, 2022 02:22 PM NZDT

Description

I noticed an amazing thing about these today. When I first saw them they were completely clear but when I nudged it the edges became white. This defense mechanism is used by Corolla sea butterflies as well, but I can't think what advantage it gives the animals.
Doing some research it seems this is called blanching and another siphonophore (Hippopodius) does this too. (https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-02951249/document)
Mackie & Mackie 1967 stated that the opaque edges are permanent for Bassia and I can't find any later literature which mentions this behavior so maybe it is a previously unknown behavior.

This is a GO-SEA absence observation.

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Campbell Island Daisy (Pleurophyllum speciosum)

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genevieveearly

Date

December 2022

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Cherry-throated Tanager (Nemosia rourei)

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gsbonfa

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david99

Date

October 31, 2017 08:02 AM PDT

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Sigil Lady Beetles (Genus Hyperaspis)

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stenthesnake

Date

March 18, 2022 08:14 AM MST

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Black Eyed Geranium (Geranium ocellatum)

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luture

Date

January 13, 2023 03:02 PM PST

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aliandbrice

Date

February 23, 2022 04:54 PM EST

Description

Released unharmed.

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Mexican Arcas (Arcas cypria)

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silvanolg

Date

July 8, 2022 01:57 PM CDT

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Boquillas Seapill (Thermosphaeroma subequalum)

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beschwar

Date

April 23, 2022 09:03 AM CDT

Description

Updated 11/26/2022. ID’d to species. Photos of male pleopod II added. Curvature on appendix masculina is not exactly as illustrated in the description, but is quite similar. Uropod exopod is subequal in length with endopod: a diagnostic character for the species. Without material from the type locality, I’m calling it T. subequalum.

Probably the most abundant invertebrate in most of the spring runs in the Lower Canyons. ID assumed to be T. subequalum based on proximity to the type locality in Big Bend National Park. This is the only described species in the region.

Whole body dorsal photo is a female. Ventral photo is a male showing appendix masculina on pleopod II.

Dissection and more detailed comparison with T. subequalum will be made in the future.

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Duckweeds (Genus Lemna)

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u_phantasticus

Date

November 27, 2022 01:07 PM PST

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Willow Acacia (Acacia salicina)

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efmer

Date

December 7, 2022 09:26 AM PST

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jonaleef

Date

September 8, 2012

Description

this 15 minute documentary provides additional information:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-f3esRYw18

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mike-potts

Date

August 2022

Place

Oregon, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Small, white specimen in the lower/right of the image, just below the red rock. Image taken with an iPhone.

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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)

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lucasbobay

Date

September 24, 2022 03:41 PM CDT

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Lesser Weever (Echiichthys vipera)

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tamsynmann

Date

April 9, 2021

Place

Oddicombe (Google, OSM)

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susanfawcett

Date

December 2022

Place

Hawaii, US (Google, OSM)

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Gorgon's Head (Astrocladus euryale)

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ofek3

Date

May 1, 2022 09:36 AM SAST

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luca_dt

Date

October 3, 2022 10:25 AM NZDT

Description

Not much plankton but it was nice to see one of these. I also saw a small Lampea Ctenophore.

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Spider Cave Crayfish (Troglocambarus maclanei)

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simonsr35

Date

February 2022

Description

Found in an underwater cavern, photographed, and then released back to where it came from. Five golden colored eggs are visible in some of the photos.

This blind species is endemic to the underwater caves and caverns of the Floridan Aquifer in north-central Florida. It typically hangs upside down from the ceilings of these underwater passages.

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Alkali Bluet (Enallagma clausum)

Date

June 19, 2022 10:50 AM MDT

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tmessick

Date

July 7, 2018 02:18 PM PDT

Description

Nine-spotted? (ID using the Adalia app.) White margin on front of pronotum is thin, but present. Central suture is dark. Front-most pair of black spots is present, but extremely faint.
Found among flowers of a perennial lupine on ridge northwest from Jeff Davis Peak, east of Blue Lakes Road, south of Thornburg Canyon Trail, Mokelumne Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Alpine County, CA, elev. ~8650 ft.

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2-spot Ladybird (Adalia bipunctata)

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explorralaura

Date

March 27, 2022 11:34 AM PDT

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Geraniums and Cranesbills (Genus Geranium)

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alexanderke2026

Date

September 13, 2022 11:28 AM PDT

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u_phantasticus

Date

November 2022

Description

Very small, only about a millimeter or so

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Washington's Lady Beetle (Hippodamia washingtoni)

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zihuadean

Date

May 14, 2022 11:30 AM PDT

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Huachuca Mountain Spurge (Euphorbia macropus)

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ethan-k

Date

August 7, 2021 12:13 PM MST

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Mallow and Hibiscus Family (Family Malvaceae)

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krivas211

Date

September 4, 2021 03:19 PM PDT

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Date

April 19, 2022 12:14 PM CST

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Sigil Lady Beetles (Genus Hyperaspis)

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silveradojim

Date

September 29, 2022 04:16 PM PDT

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Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)

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ianmwright86

Date

April 12, 2022 04:35 PM PDT

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Mediterranean Mantis (Iris oratoria)

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ianmwright86

Date

October 7, 2021 02:56 PM CDT

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White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)

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jcochran706

Date

October 25, 2022 03:42 PM CDT

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Ladybirds (Family Coccinellidae)

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racheldmo

Date

January 9, 2022 12:00 PM PST

Place

Orangevale (Google, OSM)

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What

Ladybirds (Family Coccinellidae)

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philippwickey

Date

July 29, 2016 09:15 PM CST

Description

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

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Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles (Family Latridiidae)

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serpophaga

Date

January 31, 2019 05:11 PM PST

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Woodsorrels (Genus Oxalis)

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debm

Date

March 11, 2021 12:16 PM CST

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Woodsorrels (Genus Oxalis)

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currenfrasch

Date

March 28, 2022 11:00 AM CDT

Description

20+ plants on single hillside/cliff face

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Marcus' Aeolid (Coryphellina marcusorum)

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jeffhamann

Date

July 15, 1982

Description

Found at 12 m depth. Scanned from 35 mm slides.

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morganstickrod

Date

November 7, 2022 02:54 PM PST

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Cederberg Cave Katydid (Cedarbergeniana imperfecta)

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anthonyhitchcock

Date

December 6, 2010 02:32 PM SAST

Description

See p. 82.3 of Field Guide to Insects of SA.
There are others in the same tribe that live under rocks in the N Cape, on hillslopes.

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Koli'i (Trematolobelia macrostachys)

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mike_ross

Date

December 2020

Place

Hawaii, US (Google, OSM)

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Western Sycamore (Platanus racemosa)

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g_heaton

Date

November 8, 2022 09:33 AM PST

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What

Tucson Cholla (Cylindropuntia × tetracantha)

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davidbygott

Date

October 5, 2018 08:41 AM MDT

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Parry's Grama (Bouteloua parryi)

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arboretum_amy

Date

September 6, 2013 07:12 AM PDT

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Atascosa Gem Grasshopper (Aztecacris gloriosa)

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mesene

Date

September 23, 2012 02:31 PM MST

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Harkness's Dancer (Argia harknessi)

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pauls_tucson

Date

October 26, 2022 01:48 PM MST

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Fiery-eyed Dancer (Argia oenea)

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mpoinat

Date

October 31, 2022 01:11 PM MST

Description

Sweet lifer

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danbeckman

Date

October 28, 2022 08:48 AM MST

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White Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius albezens)

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markotnes

Date

October 14, 2022 01:58 PM MST

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ev4nw01f

Date

October 14, 2019 09:12 AM PDT

Description

Abundant and widely distributed along sand bars and sandy banks of the Green River, Utah between Mineral Bottom and the confluence with the Colorado River.

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anudibranchmom

Date

January 28, 2022 10:08 AM PST

Description

Maybe?

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Lupines (Genus Lupinus)

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kgerner

Date

May 15, 2021 01:40 AM PDT

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Sigil Lady Beetles (Genus Hyperaspis)

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naturephotosuze

Date

March 5, 2021 02:59 PM PST

Description

Mission Creek Preserve

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mferr

Date

June 15, 2021 09:04 AM PDT

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Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp (Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae)

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omarabdelal

Date

May 7, 2018 10:10 PM PDT

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Hawai'i Jadevine (Strongylodon ruber)

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fishbotherer

Date

August 2020

Description

This plant is appropriately named in Hawaiian either nuku ʻiʻiwi (iʻiwi’s beak) or simply ka ʻiʻiwi (the ʻiʻiwi).

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Saffron Lady Beetle (Mulsantina luteodorsa)

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howlin_jay

Date

October 15, 2022 04:33 PM EDT

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sea-kangaroo

Date

October 3, 2022 05:21 PM HST

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trickman

Date

October 9, 2021 01:10 PM PDT

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theearthworm

Date

September 30, 2022 03:33 PM MST

Description

Taken from a fountain

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mesene

Date

November 14, 2015

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14-spot Ladybird (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)

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mikkohei13

Date

September 18, 2022 12:11 AM EEST

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Piranga Tanagers (Genus Piranga)

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robberfly

Date

May 3, 2015

Description

This is a hybrid between a Summer and Flame-Colored Tanager.

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Marble Canyon Spurge (Euphorbia aaron-rossii)

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u_phantasticus

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Neumoegen's Buckmoth (Hemileuca neumoegeni)

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u_phantasticus

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Bowlesia-leaf Pennywort (Hydrocotyle bowlesioides)

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yerbasanta

Date

July 22, 2022 03:59 PM HST

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kyukich

Date

February 4, 2017 12:13 PM EST

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Queen Victoria's Birdwing (Ornithoptera victoriae)

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mjandersen

Date

July 7, 2019 09:15 PM MDT

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What

Caribbean Toads (Genus Peltophryne)

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wayne_fidler

Date

November 2019

Place

Missing Location

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frankiecoburn

Date

March 29, 2022 02:44 PM PDT

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jofree

Date

March 31, 2019 04:07 PM SAST

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rodolphsartin

Date

January 7, 2015 10:21 AM -02

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Red Root Floater (Phyllanthus fluitans)

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idlegrraphics

Date

August 14, 2018 09:02 AM CDT

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Washington's Lady Beetle (Hippodamia washingtoni)

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gsbaluss

Date

September 16, 2022 08:33 PM AKDT

Description

Yard 0

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hubertszcz

Date

February 26, 2021 12:06 PM HST

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wangqg

Date

September 2, 2022 11:18 AM CST

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Texas Bergia (Bergia texana)

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i_tortuga

Date

July 10, 2019 03:38 PM PDT

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Marsh Lady Beetle (Anisosticta bitriangularis)

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matthias22

Date

September 1, 2022 01:00 PM MDT

Description

In dunes at edge of wetland. Collected for the Royal Alberta Museum under a research permit.

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Spined Turban Gall Wasp (Cynips douglasii)

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chilipossum

Date

September 11, 2022 08:32 AM PDT

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King-of-the-Salmon (Trachipterus altivelis)

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wsteinriede

Date

February 25, 2013

Description

Strong currents brought in a couple dozen juveniles over several days. Occurence was documented with Dr. Milton Love

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Geraniums and Cranesbills (Genus Geranium)

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lunakat

Date

February 16, 2020 01:00 PM PST