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Wildlife in Irvine Nature Center

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Irvine right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

1,438
recent observations
30
species listed
13
plants
9
insects & arthropods
4
birds

Naturalists have logged 1,438 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Irvine. The most frequently seen is the Huron Skipper, with 67 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (9).

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Most-observed species in Irvine

Huron Skipper
Atalopedes huron
67 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
66 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
65 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
61 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
58 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
58 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
53 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
52 observations
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
51 observations
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
51 observations · iNaturalist
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
48 observations
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
47 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
47 observations
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
46 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
46 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
46 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
45 observations
mile-a-minute weed
Persicaria perfoliata
45 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Everes comyntas
44 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
44 observations · iNaturalist
Horned Passalus Beetle
Odontotaenius disjunctus
44 observations
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
43 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
42 observations
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
41 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
41 observations
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
41 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
38 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
37 observations
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
36 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
35 observations

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