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Larvae ready to go
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San Diego Zoo prepping the pods for release
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Quino checkerspot butterfly larvae
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Larvae placement into pods
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Refuge Manager Jill Terp and Zoo biologist Brandon
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Quino checkerspot butterfly larvae
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Larvae being carefully placed into pods
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Quino checkerspot butterfly larvae cluster
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Zoo Entomologist Paige securing the larvae to a shrub for safety
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USFWS Entomologist Eric Porter securing the larvae to a shrub
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Pod containing about a dozen or so larvae, secured to shrub
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Getting in the Holiday spirit
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USFWS Biologist Susan Wynn has been involved with Quino since 1998
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Team of USFWS, San Diego Zoo, and San Diego State University researchers
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Quino Checkerspot Butterfly on a wild hyacinth
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Quino Checkerspot Butterfly adult
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Quino Checkerspot Butterflies mating
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The quinos are placed in pods, complete with shelter and rainjackets
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist Susan Wynn releases quino into San Diego County.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist Susan Wynn releases quino into San Diego County.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist Emily Cate before setting placing pod with quino in the wild
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Quino larva is almost ready for release to the wild
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San Diego Zoo Biologist Paige Howorth places the Quinos into pods
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Quino checkerspot larva reared at the San Diego Zoo
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Quino checkerspot larva reared at the San Diego Zoo
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Quino pods wait to be distributed at release site
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Susan Wynn places pod on the landscape
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Pods before quino larvae
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The group working diligently to release Quino larvae
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Releasing Quino checkerspot butterfly larvae in San Diego County
