Other California creatures

A smattering of other fun things were also seen in Southern California.

Could not find out which kind of crab this was on the beach at Coronado Island.  It was the kind that scuttled sideways.  Fiddler's crab?

Western Giant Swallowtail (Papilio rumiko) will not be found in Kenn Kaufman's 2003 Field Guild to Butterflies of North America.  That guide includes only Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes).  It's easy to forget that books can go out-of-date.  P. rumiko is a new Heraclides swallowtail (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from North America recognized by the pattern on its neck.  Very similar to P. cresphontes, but genetically distinct (Shiraiwa & Grishin, 2014).  North America's largest butterfly.

    

Above and below:  Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii).  Note black at tips of ears.

Above and below:  Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis).  There are five or six subspecies of Western Fence Lizard.  The one in the red dustpan below was a baby found in the house.  Tiny and very cute.

Don't know what kind of frog this is.

Gray Squirrel resting in the shade on the cool of the road.