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Treebeard: Tiny caterpillar (Lepidoptera) on a leaf of Wild Sweetpea (Lathyrus latifolius, Fabaceae)
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Treebeard: Tiny "micro-moth" (Lepidoptera) on leaflet of native Canyon Lupine (Lupinus latifolius, Fabaceae)
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Treebeard: Small caterpillar weaving a web between leaves of Wild Sweetpea (Lathyrus latifolius) and Canyon Sunflower (Venegasia carpesioides)
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Treebeard: Cocoon of a Ribbed Casemaker Moth (genus Bucculatrix, Bucculatricidae, Lepidoptera)
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Treebeard: Plume Moth (Pterophoridae, Lepidoptera)
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Treebeard: Tiny "micro-moth" on leaf of (I think) Branching Phacelia (Phacelia ramosissima var. austrolitoralis, Hydrophyllaceae)
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Treebeard: Moth (Ledpidoptera) in the woods in the daytime. This one is resting on Deerweed (Lotus scoparius, Fabaceae)
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Treebeard: Goofy little moth (Lepidoptera) on window screen - it has furry bunny ears!
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Treebeard: Pure white Tiger Moth (Arctiidae, Lepitoptera) on window screen - I guess the Vestal Tiger Moth (Spilosoma vestalis)
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Treebeard: Pretty "micro-moth" (Lepidoptera) on a leaf of Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae)
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Treebeard: Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis) on flowers of Trask's Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon traskiae, Hydrophyllaceae)
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Treebeard: Diurnal (daytime) moth (Lepidoptera)
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Treebeard: Unusual wasp-like Clearwing Moth (Sesiidae, Lepidoptera)
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Treebeard: Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis) working new flowers of native Coyote Mint (Monardella hypoleuca, Lamiaceae)
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Treebeard: Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis) working new flowers of native Coyote Mint (Monardella hypoleuca, Lamiaceae)
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Treebeard: Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis) working new flowers of native Coyote Mint (Monardella hypoleuca, Lamiaceae)
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Treebeard: Mating pair of Snowberry Clearwing Moths (Hemaris diffinis) hanging from a flower of Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii, Scrophulariaceae)
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Treebeard: Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis) on flower of Capsicum pubescens, Solanaceae - Chile Manzano or Rocoto
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Treebeard: Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis, Lepidoptera) with a perfect bull's-eye on a flower of Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii, Scrophulariaceae)
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Treebeard: Crab Spider (Thomisidae) has small Moth (Ledpidoptera) on Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis, Asteraceae)
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Treebeard: Remarkable "Many-Plume Moth" (Alucitidae, Lepidoptera) - probably Alucita montana
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Treebeard: Small diurnal moth - Pyrausta dapalis, a Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae, Lepidoptera)
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Treebeard: Tiny moth (Lepidoptera) - "microlepidoptera" for sure - on concrete retaining wall
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Treebeard: Beautiful little moth (Lepidoptera) on a twig of native Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae)
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Treebeard: White-Lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata) moth on window screen
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Treebeard: Beautiful little moth (Lepidoptera) - "microlepidoptera" for sure
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Treebeard: Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis) on native Prickly-Phlox (Leptodactylon californicum, Polemoniaceae)
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Treebeard: Plume Moth (Pterophoridae, Lepidoptera) on native Wild Blackberry (Rubus ursinus, Rosaceae)
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Treebeard: California Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thetis) snuggling into flower of native Woolly Blue Curls (Trichostema lanatum, Lamiaceae)
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Treebeard: California Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thetis) approaching flowers of native Woolly Blue Curls (Trichostema lanatum, Lamiaceae)