Few flowers remain on the Blue Sage (Salvia azurea var grandiflora).
Yep Leavenworth’s Eryngo (Eryngium leavenworthii) is drying up too.
Fall Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera frugiperda), I think. At least it is Noctuid! 😉
Really had it face buried in the Palofoxia!
What a delightful color combo. This species also has a lot of variation in the colors.
The Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) can be found on many plants. Do you wonder why the common name? I guess people (i.e. farmers) took an interest in them when they were eating their cucumbers plants.
Tentatively a Sweat and Furrow Bee (Halictinae)!
A blonde Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea) caterpillar! This species has a wide range of colors from blonde, brown to blackish!
Oh my gosh. I’ve never seen or heard of the goblin sharks. Yikes!
I don’t remember ever seeing the Pollinator Ranch sign before. Is it new or am I embarrassingly unobservant?
New!
Woot!
That video of the goblin short is really something crazy – like a big net.
Great pic of Eryngo with your beautiful sign!