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Starry False Solomon's-Seal (Maianthemum stellatum)Observer
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Elevation 8316 ft.
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Arroyo Bluet (Enallagma praevarum)Observer
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a surprising find in this arid habitat
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Fairy Bees (Genus Perdita)Observer
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Same host plant species, but it's not clear to me whether this tiny bee is conspecific with egordon88 's beautiful Perdita: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183743706
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Skunkweed (Croton texensis)Observer
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host to a variety of interesting insects...
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Leaf-miner Flies (Family Agromyzidae)Observer
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Evidence of leaf miner
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Jagged Ambush Bugs (Genus Phymata)Observer
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Found by egordon88
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Urn Gall Midge (Rhopalomyia ampullaria)Observer
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Pointed out by Elliot Gordon
Flower galls on fourwing saltbush: fairly common on the site
Gall length = 5.5 mm
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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)Observer
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Elevation 8669 ft.
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
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Fearless little bird browsing in patchy grass at dusk.
Elevation 8271 ft.
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False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosum)Observer
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Elevation 8306 ft.
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Common Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)Observer
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Elevation 8301 ft.
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Southwestern Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus fremonti)Observer
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Elevation 8305 ft.
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Macoun's Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium macounii)Observer
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Elevation 8330 ft.
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Common Juniper (Juniperus communis)Observer
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Elevation 8333 ft.
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False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosum)Observer
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Elevation 8316 ft.
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Fendler's Meadow-Rue (Thalictrum fendleri)Observer
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Elevation 8324 ft.
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Showy Goldeneye (Heliomeris multiflora)Observer
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Elevation 8338 ft.