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Evening Primroses, Sundrops, and Beeblossoms (Genus Oenothera)Observer
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Mediterranean Red Bug (Scantius aegyptius)Observer
jcowlesDescription
Found crawling on Encelia farinosa, brittlebush.
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Genus HesperapisObserver
jcowlesDescription
Was on a desert dandelion, Malocothrix glabrata.
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Schott's Indigobush (Psorothamnus schottii)Observer
jcowlesPlace
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center, 200 Palm Canyon Dr, Borrego Springs, CA 92004, USA (Google, OSM)
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Phoenix Billbug (Sphenophorus phoeniciensis)Observer
jcowlesDescription
Found along Cienaga Creek near the three bridges.
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California Shieldpod (Dithyrea californica)Observer
jcowlesDescription
Was found in Anza Borrego State Park along the road to Coyote Canyon in southern California, USA. The location function does not seem to be working.
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Pale Yellow Suncup (Camissoniopsis pallida)Observer
jcowlesDescription
The plants were only 1-2 inches high, and the flowers were no larger than my fingernail.
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Smallseed Sandmat (Euphorbia polycarpa)Observer
jcowlesDescription
Photographed in Anza Borrego State Park, California, USA.
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Osage-Orange (Maclura pomifera)Observer
jcowlesDescription
Fruits were on the ground along one short section of the lake.
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Genus ScymnusObserver
jcowlesDescription
This tiny coccinellid was on brittlebush leaves (Encelia farinosa) at 3300 ft. in elevation in typical Sonoran Desert thornscrub.
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Chalcidoid Wasps (Superfamily Chalcidoidea)Observer
jcowlesDescription
A very small wasp, 2-3 mm long, found in typical Sonoran Desert thornscrub. It was walking around on brittlebush, Encelia farinosa.
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False Chinch Bugs (Genus Nysius)Observer
jcowlesDescription
Found in typical Sonoran Desert thornscrub at 3300 ft. elevation. Was on blooming London rocket.
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Western Aphideater (Eupeodes fumipennis)Observer
jcowlesDescription
Nectaring on blooming mistletoe in typical Sonoran Desert thornscrub at about 3300 ft. in elevation.
