Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 80 total documented species.
Sceloporus cowlesi
White Sands Prairie Lizard
Very Common1.96 obs.
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
Pallid-Winged Grasshopper
Very Common1.43 obs.
Chilopsis linearis
Desert-Willow
Very Common1.42 obs.
Bombus pensylvanicus
Bumble Bee
Very Common1.32 obs.
Lactuca serriola
Scarole
Very Common1.09 obs.
Gleditsia triacanthos
Sweet-Bean
Common1.04 obs.
Geococcyx californianus
Greater Roadrunner
Common1 obs.
Artemisia filifolia
Sand-Sage
Common0.92 obs.
Euxoa auxiliaris
Common0.84 obs.
Apis mellifera
Honeybee
Common0.72 obs.
Sisymbrium altissimum
Tumbleweed
Common0.66 obs.
Marrubium vulgare
Horehound
Occasional0.65 obs.
Verbena bracteata
Carpet Vervain
Occasional0.64 obs.
Perdita marcialis
Occasional0.61 obs.
Hippodamia convergens
Convergent Lady Beetle
Occasional0.6 obs.
Halictus tripartitus
Occasional0.6 obs.
Fallugia paradoxa
Apache-Plume
Occasional0.59 obs.
Polanisia dodecandra
Clammyweed
Rare0.59 obs.
Cucurbita foetidissima
Buffalo Gourd
Rare0.58 obs.
Dasymutilla vestita
Rare0.56 obs.
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