| After the first stop at Moapa Town, I noticed some plants along the highway that looked suspiciously like cacti - but at 90km/h it's difficult to be certain about a plant I had never seen before. At the first good opportunity we took the exit from the interstate highway, and I looked around at three nearby locations. Indeed, my guess that I had seen cacti was soon enough confirmed after finding several species. I also photographed a small fly, which later turned out to be a hitherto undescribed species of Bombyllidae! Not bad for the first day and second stop... |
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| Cylindropuntia echinocarpa |
| Authority | : | (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth, 1930 |
| Synonyms | : | Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow, 1856 |
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| Orthoptera |
| Authority | : | Latreille, 1793 |
| Nederlands | : | Rechtvleugeligen |
| Deutsch | : | Heuschrecken |
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| Myrmeleontidae |
| Nederlands | : | Mierenleeuwen |
| English | : | Antlions |
| Deutsch | : | Ameisenjungfern |
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| Funastrum utahense |
| Authority | : | (Engelm.) Liede & Meve, 2002 |
| Synonyms | : | Astephanus utahensis Engelm., 1875 |
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| Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa |
| Authority | : | (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth, 1930 |
| Synonyms | : | Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow, 1856 |
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Ferocactus cylindraceus |
| Authority | : | (Engelm.) Orcutt, 1926 |
| Synonyms | : | Echinocactus viridescens var. cylindraceus Engelm. 1852 |
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Echinocereus engelmannii |
| Authority | : | (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem. 1868 |
| Synonyms | : | Cereus engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. 1852 |
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Cylindropuntia echinocarpa |
| Authority | : | (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth, 1930 |
| Synonyms | : | Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow, 1856 |
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