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Wright's Beebrush (Aloysia wrightii)Observer
ezpixelsDescription
Widespread toward top
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Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)Observer
tsirtalisDescription
Record also entered in eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S180441304
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Subfamily CoreinaeObserver
velmiauDescription
Fotografía tomada por Sergio Ávila.
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Southwestern Pipevine (Aristolochia watsonii)Observer
arizotsoniiDescription
Aristolochia watsonii seedlings
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Fall Tansyaster (Dieteria asteroides)Observer
stevejonesDescription
Leaves toothed, not lobed
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Spiny Hackberry (Celtis pallida)Observer
ezpixelsDescription
Preserve side of neighborhood wash
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Arizona Blue-Eyes (Evolvulus arizonicus)Observer
ezpixelsDescription
First sighting!
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psyllidhipsterDescription
this keys to C. nana, but the wing maculae is not consistent with what is described for that species and the genal cones are slightly longer than half the vertex length. possibly still within the variation of that species, which I have been finding sporadically over the past few days (admittedly from higher elevations), or maybe an undescribed relative. beat from ?Mimosa sp
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Purshivora insignitaObserver
psyllidhipsterDescription
only saw one Cercocarpus, but these were common on it
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psyllidhipsterDescription
Need to make a new page for Nyctiphalerus propinquus
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psyllidhipsterDescription
with this observation i've now recorded all Ceanothus psyllids previously recorded in Arizona (plus one previously unrecorded), bringing the species count to 4 for this host in the state so far. Adults and nymphs were both present on plants in this area, but the nymphs, very hairy and with no accompanied fluff, are very different than what is known for this species. It is possible the nymphs belong to a different species, as multiple Ceanothus psyllids tend to be found on the same plants
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Ceanothia ceanothiObserver
psyllidhipsterDescription
the only Ceanothus psyllid I could find today, and in small numbers
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Arizona Madrone Psyllid (Neophyllura arbuticola)Observer
psyllidhipsterDescription
a few on arizona madrone. similar to Neophyllura arbuti except:
- wings less narrow
- wings more uniformly colored and darker overall
- eyes not elongate and recessed as in arbuti
- different host
Previously known from the Chiricahuas and Huachucas, now known from the Santa Ritas. Efforts to find the species in the Catalinas have so far not been successful
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psyllidhipsterDescription
this may be one of the rarest psyllids on the mountain, for all the manzanita i check i almost never find it
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Lemonade Berry Psyllid (Calophya californica)Observer
psyllidhipsterDescription
on (planted) Rhus ovata
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Genus CalophyaObserver
psyllidhipsterDescription
few on Rhus aromatica. sexually dimorphic, all males black and females golden brown. males just under 2mm, females slightly larger
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Genus CacopsyllaObserver
psyllidhipsterDescription
on the basis of the very long genitalia, this is probably a different species than the willow Cacopsylla at mid-elevations, but I've not attempted to ID either yet
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Genus CacopsyllaObserver
psyllidhipsterDescription
found three overwintering adults (2 female 1 male) on streamside vegetation inc. one on Salix
