Panorama of the San Marcos Foothills Preserve
Invertebrates of the San Marcos Foothills

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This list is under construction, but we wanted to present a few of the more common flying invertebrates seen on the SMFP.

Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths):
 

Diptera (Flies):

 

 

 

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Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon


Photo © Ken Owen.
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Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia


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Common Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus communis


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Gabb's Checkerspot
Chlosyne gabbii


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Lorquin's Admiral
Limenitis lorquini


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Monarch
Danaus plexippus


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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa


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Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis sara


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Hoverfly


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