What
Bluehead Gilia (Gilia capitata)Observer
mendopollenDescription
Not sure about the i.d. Mendocino headlands.
Photos / Sounds
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Western Sweet Coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus var. palmatus)Observer
mendopollenPhotos / Sounds
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
mendopollenDescription
Moth was shimmying on the ground.
Photos / Sounds
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Bees and Apoid Wasps (Superfamily Apoidea)Observer
mendopollenDescription
both photos are the same wasp. Seemed interested in holes in the ground, perhaps ground-nesting bee nests.
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Thread-waisted Wasps (Family Sphecidae)Observer
mendopollenDescription
on Erigeron glaucus (seaside daisy)
Photos / Sounds
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Prairie Grass (Bromus catharticus)Observer
mendopollenDescription
or Bromus carinatus?
Photos / Sounds
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Subgenus PyrobombusObserver
mendopollenDescription
Thinking this might be a cuckoo bee or other predator. Any help appreciated.
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Pacific Spiketail (Cordulegaster dorsalis)Observer
mendopollenDescription
Found on the garage floor in front of the car after returning from a drive from Santa Rosa, CA to this address. Assume we hit it on the way.