I have one or more photos of each animal or plant in the following list.
EPHEMEROPTERA: mayflies
ODONATA: dragonflies and damselflies
ZYGOPTERA: damselflies
Calopterygidae - broad-winged damselflies
Hetaerina americana - American rubyspot
Lestidae - spread-winged damselflies
Archilestes grandis - great spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus australis / forcipatus complex - Southern / Sweetflag Spreadwing
Coenagrionidae - narrow-winged damselflies
Argia apicalis - blue-fronted dancer
Argia fumipennis - variable dancer
Argia moesta - powdered dancer
Argia plana - springwater dancer
Argia tibialis - blue-tipped dancer
Argia sp.
Enallagma aspersum - azure bluet
Enallagma basidens - double-striped bluet
Enallagma civile - familiar bluet
Enallagma geminatum - skimming bluet
Enallagma sp.
Ischnura posita - fragile forktail
Ischnura ramburii - Rambur's forktail
Ischnura verticalis - eastern forktail
Ischnura sp.
Telebasis salva – desert firetail
ANISOPTERA: dragonflies
Gomphidae - clubtails
Dromogomphus spinosus - black-shouldered spinyleg
Dromogomphus spoliatus - flag-tailed spinyleg
Gomphus graslinellus - pronghorn clubtail
Gomphus vastus - cobra clubtail
Gomphus sp.
Libellulidae - skimmers
Celithemis elisa - calico pennant
Celithemis eponina - Halloween pennant
Celithemis fasciata - banded pennant
Dythemis fugax - checkered setwing
Dythemis nigrescens - black setwing
Dythemis velox - swift setwing
Erythemis simplicicollis - eastern pondhawk
Erythrodiplax sp. - dragonlet
Ladona deplanata - blue corporal
Libellula croceipennis - neon skimmer
Libellula cyanea - spangled skimmer
Libellula incesta - slaty skimmer
Libellula luctuosa - widow skimmer
Libellula pulchella - twelve-spotted skimmer
Libellula vibrans - great blue skimmer
Orthemis ferruginea - roseate skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis - blue dasher
Perithemis tenera - eastern amberwing
Plathemis lydia - common whitetail
Sympetrum ambiguum - blue-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum - variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum - autumn meadowhawk
Sympetrum sp.
Tramea lacerata - black saddlebags
PHASMIDA: walkingsticks and leaf insects
Heteronemiidae - common walking sticks
Diapheromera sp.
ORTHOPTERA: grasshoppers and crickets
CAELIFERA
Acrididae - short-horned grasshoppers
Melanoplus differentialis - differential grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis - handsome grasshopper
ENSIFERA
Tettigoniidae - katydids
Scudderia sp. - bush katydid
Trigonidiidae - ground and winged bush crickets
Phyllopalpus pulchellus - red-headed bush cricket
Oecanthidae - tree crickets
Oecanthus sp.
MANTODEA: mantids
Tenodera aridifolia - Chinese mantid
HETEROPTERA: bugs
NEPOMORPHA
Belostomatidae - giant water bugs
Belostoma sp. - male with eggs on back
Gelastocoridae - toad bugs
Gelastocoris oculatus
Notonectidae - backswimmer
Notonecta sp.
GERROMORPHA
Gerridae - water striders
Veliidae - broad-shouldered water striders
Microvelia sp.
CIMICOMORPHA
Reduviidae - assassin and ambush bugs
Arilus cristatus - wheel bug
Melanolestes picipes - black corsair
Phymata sp. - jagged ambush bug
Pselliopus sp.
Tingidae - lacebugs
PENTATOMOMORPHA
Alydidae - broad-headed bugs
Alydus sp.
Berytidae - stilt bugs
Coreidae - leaf-footed and squash bugs
Anasa tristis - squash bug
Leptoglossus zonatus
Lygaeidae - seed bugs
Myodocha serripes - long-necked seed bug
Lygaeus sp - small milkweed bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus - large milkweed bug
Pentatomidae - stink bugs
Parabrochymena arborea
Cosmopepla lintneriana (=bimaculata) - Twice-stabbed Stink Bug
Rhopalidae - scentless plant bugs
Boisea trivittatus - eastern box elder bug
Jadera haematoloma - red-shouldered bug
HOMOPTERA: cicadas, hoppers, psyllids, whiteflies, aphids, scale insects
CLYPEORRHYNCHA
Cercopidae - froghoppers and spittlebugs
Lepyronia sp.
Cicadellidae - leafhoppers
Cuerna sp.
Oncometopia orbona
Paraulacizes irrorata
Stirellus sp.
Cicadidae - cicadas
Tibicen sp.
Membracidae - treehoppers
Campylenchia latipes
Publilia concava - tended by ant (Formicidae)
Tylopelta americana
STERNORRHYNCHA
Aphididae - aphids
Aphis hyperici - adult and eggs on St. John's wort
Aphis sp.
Eriosoma sp.
NEUROPTERA: alderflies, dobsonflies, fishflies, snakeflies, lacewings, antlions, owlflies
MEGALOPTERA
Sialidae - alderflies
Sialis sp.
PLANIPENNIA
Chrysopidae - green lacewings
Hemerobiidae - brown lacewings
Micromus subanticus
Myrmeleontidae - antlions
Myrmeleon sp. (immature, traps and adult)
COLEOPTERA: beetles
ADEPHAGA
Carabidae - ground beetles
Cicindelidae - tiger beetles
Cicindela sexguttata - six-spotted tiger beetle
POLYPHAGA
Cantharidae - soldier beetles
Chaulignathus sp.
Cerambycidae - long-horned beetles
Aegomorphus sp. - flat-faced longhorn
Callidium texanum - black-horned juniper borer
Knulliana cincta - banded hickory borer
Megacyllene robiniae - locust borer
Tetraopes sp. - red milkweed beetle
Chrysomelidae - leaf beetles
Deloyala sp. - tortoise beetle
Diabrotica sp. - cucumber beetle
Disonycha sp. - skeletonizing leaf beetle
Coccinellidae - ladybird beetles
Curculionidae - snout beetles or weevils
Anthonomus angularis
Curculio sp. - nut and acorn weevils
Lixus sp.
Lampyridae - fireflies
Photinus sp.
Languriidae - lizard beetles
Lycidae - net-winged beetles
Calopteron reticulatum - banded net-winged beetle
Meloidae - blister beetles
Epicauta sp.
Lytta sp.
Phodaga sp.
Scarabaeidae - scarab beetles
Cyclocephala sp. - masked chafer grub (dead; milky disease
(Paenibacillus lentimorbus))
Popillia japonica - Japanese beetle
MECOPTERA: scorpionflies and hanging flies
Panorpidae - common scorpionflies
Panorpa sp.
DIPTERA: flies
NEMATOCERA: long-horned flies
Bibionidae - march flies
Psychodidae - moth flies
Chironomidae - midges
BRACHYCERA: short-horned flies
Tabanidae - horse and deer flies
Stratiomyidae - soldier flies
Ptecticus sp.
Mydidae - mydas flies
Mydas sp.
Asilidae - robber flies
Bombyliidae - bee flies
Bombylius sp. - bee fly
Lepidophora sp. - hunchback bee fly
CYCLORRHAPHA: circular-seamed flies
Syrphidae - hover flies
Eristalis sp.
Heliophilus sp.
Ocyptamus sp.
Sphecomyia sp.
Toxomerus sp.
Micropezidae - stilt-legged flies
Ulididae - picture-winged flies
Callopistromyia annulipes
Delphinia sp.
Euxesta sp.
Sciomyzidae - marsh flies
Dictya sp.
Sepedon sp.
Sarcophagidae - flesh flies
Tachinidae - tachinid flies
Archytas sp.
Trichopoda sp. - feather-legged fly
LEPIDOPTERA: butterflies and skippers
Hesperiidae - skippers
Hesperiinae - grass skippers
Amblyscirtes vialis - common roadside-skipper
Anatrytone logan - Deleware skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor - least skipper
Atalopedes campestris - sachem
Hylephila phyleus - fiery skipper
Lerodea eufala - eufala skipper
Poanes hobomok - hobomok skipper
Poanes zabulon - zabulon skipper
Polites peckius - Peck’s skipper
Polites themistocles - tawny-edged skipper
Wallengrenia egeremet - northern broken-dash
Pyrginae - spread-wing skippers
Astraptes fulgerator - two-barred flasher
Achalarus lyciades - hoary edge
Chioides zilpa - zilpa longtail
Chiomara asychis - white-patched skipper
Epargyreus clarus - silver-spotted skipper (adult and caterpillar)
Erynnis horatius - Horace's duskywing
Erynnis juvenalis - Juvenal's duskywing
Urbanus proteus - long-tailed skipper
Heliopyrgus domicella - Erichson's white-skipper
Heliopyrgus laviana - laviana white-skipper
Pyrgus communis - common checkered-skipper
Pyrgus oileus - tropical checkered-skipper
Thorybes pylades - northern cloudywing
PAPILIONOIDEA: butterflies
Papilionidae - swallowtails
Battus philenor - pipevine swallowtail (adult, caterpillar, chrysalis)
Eurytides marcellus - zebra swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes - giant swallowtail
Papilio glaucus - eastern tiger swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes - black swallowtail
Papilio troilus - spicebush swallowtail
Pieridae - whites and sulphurs
Pierinae - whites
Anthocharis midea - falcate orangetip
Ascia monuste - great southern white
Pontia protodice - checkered white
Pieris rapae - cabbage white
Coliadinae - sulphurs
Colias cesonia - southern dogface
Colias eurytheme - orange sulphur
Colias sp. - clouded or orange sulphur
Eurema lisa - little yellow
Eurema proterpia - tailed orange
Kricogonia lyside - lyside sulphur
Nathalis iole - dainty sulphur
Phoebis agarithe - large orange sulphur
Phoebis philea - orange-barred sulphur
Phoebis sennae - cloudless sulphur
Lycaenidae - gossamer-wings
Miletinae - harvesters
Feneseca tarquinius - harvester
Theclinae - hairstreaks
Callophrys henrici - Henry's elfin
Callophrys gryneus - juniper hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops - red-banded hairstreak
Satyrium calanus - banded hairstreak
Strymon melinus - gray hairstreak
Satyrium titus - coral hairstreak
Polyommatinae - blues
Brephidium exile - western pygmy-blue
Celastrina ladon - spring azure
Celastrina sp.
Everes comyntas - eastern tailed-blue
Riodinidae - metalmarks
Calephelis muticum - swamp metalmark
Nymphalidae - brush-footed butterflies
Danainae - monarchs
Danaus eresimus - soldier
Danaus gilippus - queen
Danaus plexippus - monarch
Heliconiinae - heliconians
Agraulis vanillae - gulf fritillary
Speyeria cybele - great spangled fritillary
Speyeria diana - Diana fritillary
Libytheinae - snouts
Libytheana carinenta - American snout
Limentidinae - admirals
Limenitis archippus - viceroy
Limenitis arthemis astyanax - red-spotted purple
Nymphalinae - true brushfoots
Anaea andria - goatweed leafwing
Anartia jatrophae - white peacock
Asterocampa celtis - hackberry emperor
Asterocampa clyton - tawny emperor
Chlosyne definite - definite patch
Chlosyne lacinia - bordered patch
Chlosyne nycteis - silvery checkerspot
Junonia coenia - common buckeye
Nymphalis antiopa - mourning cloak
Nymphalis milberti - Milbert's tortoiseshell
Phyciodes phaon - phaon crescent
Phyciodes tharos - pearl crescent
Phyciodes vesta - vesta crescent
Polygonia comma - eastern comma
Polygonia interrogationis - question mark
Polygonia progne - gray comma
Siproeta stelenes - malachite
Texola elada - elada checkerspot (ovipositing)
Vanessa virginiensis - American lady
Vanessa cardui - painted lady
Vanessa atalanta - red admiral
Satyrinae - nymphs, satyrs and arctic butterflies
Cercyonis pegala - common wood-nymph
Cyllopsis gemma - gemmed satyr
Enodia anthedon - northern pearly-eye
Megisto cymela - little wood-satyr
LEPIDOPTERA: moths
Arctiidae - tiger moths, etc.
Cisseps fulvicollis - yellow-collared scape moth
Cycnia inopinatus - unexpected cycnia (caterpillar)
Cycnia tenera - delicate cycnia
Estigmene acrea - salt marsh moth
Holomelina aurantiaca – orange holomelina
Horama panthalon - Texas wasp moth
Lycomorpha pholus - black-and-yellow lichen moth
Spilosoma sp. - tiger moth (adult and caterpillar)
Crambidae
Achyra rantalis - garden webworm moth
Dicylomia julianalis - Julia's dicymolomia moth
Hymenia perspectalis - spotted beet webworm moth
Pyrausta insequalis
Spoladea recurvalis - Hawaiian beet webworm moth
Drepanidae
Oreta rosea - rosy hook-tip moth
Elachistidae
Antaeotricha sp. - bird-dropping moth
Erebidae
Caenurgina sp. - looper
Celiptera frustulum - black-bit moth
Hypena abalienalis - white-lined bomolocha
Zale lunata - Lunate Zale
Geometrididae - geometer moths or inchworms
Eubaphe mendica - the beggar
Eusarca sp.
Euchlaena sp.
Eutrapela clementaria - curve-toothed geometer
Haemotopis grataria - chickweed geometer
Hypagyrtis sp.
Iridopsis sp.
Macaria sp.
Melillia xanthometata - orange wing
Patalene olyzonaria - juniper-twig geometer moth
Selenia kentaria - Kent's geometer
Xanthotype sp. - Kent's geometer
Gracillaridae - leaf blotch miner moths
Caloptilia sp.
Lasiocampidae - tent caterpillar and lappet moths
Malacosoma americanum - eastern tent caterpillar moth (adult and caterpillar)
Limacodidae - slug caterpillar moths
Tortricidia testacea - warm-chevroned moth
Apoda y-inversum - inverted Y slug moth
Lymantriidae - tussock moths
Orgyia leucostigma - white-marked tussock moth
Noctuidae - dagger, owlet, underwing moths
Acontia delecta - delightful bird-dropping moth
Acronicta oblinita - smeared dagger moth caterpillar
Agriopodes fallax - green marvel
Alypia octomaculata - eight-spotted forester
Eudryas grata - beautiful wood-nymph
Helicoverpa zea - corn earworm moth
Mythimna unipuncta - army worm moth
Pseudoplusia includens - soybean looper
Spodoptera sp. - armyworm
Schinia sp. - flower moth
Trichordestra sp. - striped garden caterpillar moth (caterpillar)
Nolidae
Baileya sp.
Notodontidae - prominents
Datana sp. (caterpillar)
Hyperaeschra georgica - Georgian prominent
Lochmaus sp. - oakleaf caterpillar
Schizura sp. - red-humped caterpillar
Symmerista sp.
Pyralidae
Dolichomia olinalis
Pyralis farinalis - meal moth
Saturniidae - royal moths and giant silkworm moths
Actias luna - luna moth
Sessiidae - clearwing moths
Sphingidae - sphinx or hawk moths
Amphion floridensis - nessus sphinx
Dyrapsa myron - Virginia creeper sphinx
Hemaris diffinis - snowberry clearwing (adult and caterpillar)
Manduca sexta - tobacco hornworm
Thyrididae - window-winged moths
Pseudothyris sepulchralis - mournful thyris
Tortricidae
Choristoneura sp.
Platynota flavedana - black-shaded platynota moth
Platynota sp.
Yponomeutidae - ermine moths
Atteva punctella - ailanthus webworm moth
HYMENOPTERA: sawflies, parasitic wasps, ants, wasps and bees
Bees, Ants and other Stinging Wasps
Apidae - honey, bumble, carpenter and orchid bees
Apis melifera - honey bee
Bombus sp. - bumblebee
Xylocopa sp. - carpenter bee
Formicidae - ants
Pronolepis sp.
Megachilidae - leaf-cutting bees
Megachile sp.
Pompiliidae - spider wasps
Scoliidae - scoliid wasps
Scolia dubitans
Sphecidae - thread-waisted wasps
Ammophila sp.
Eremnophila aureonotata
Sceliphron caementarium - black and yellow mud dauber
Specius speciosus - cicada killer
Sphex ichneumoneus - golden digger wasp
Vespidae - paper, mason and potter wasps and hornets
Eumenes sp. - potter wasp (nest construction, oviposition)
Parancistrocerus sp.
Polistes sp. - paper wasp
Vespula sp. - yellowjacket
Parasitic Apocrita
Leucospidae
Leucospis sp.
ANIMALS OTHER THAN INSECTS
ARTHROPODA
CHELICERATA - ARACHNIDA
Thrombiidae - velvet mite
CRUSTACEA - MALACOSTRACA
Callinectes sapidus- blue crab
Ocypode quadrata - ghost crab
Orconectes virilis - northern crayfish
Uca pugilator - sand fiddler
Uca pugnax - mud fiddler
CHORDATA - VERTEBRATA
REPTILIA
Emydidae - box and water turtles
Terrapene carolina - three-toed box turtle
ANGIOSPERMAE: flowering plants
DICOTYLEDONEAE: dicots
Annonaceae - custard apple
Asimina triloba - pawpaw
Apiaceae - parsley
Erigenia bulbosa - harbinger of spring
Aristolochiaceae - birthwort
Aristolochia sp. - pipevine
Aquifoliaceae
Ilex verticillata - winterberry
Asteraceae - composite
Rudbeckia fulgida - orange coneflower
Rudbeckia sp. - black-eyed Susan
Echinacea purpurea - purple coneflower
Echinacea sp. - coneflower
Taraxacum officinale - dandelion
Asclepiadaceae - milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa - butterfly weed
Berberidaceae - barberry
Podophyllum peltatum May apple
Brassicaceae - mustard
Capsella sp. - shepherd's purse (seed capsules)
Cornaceae
Cornus racemosa - gray dogwood (berries)
Fabaceae
Baptisia alba - white wild indigo
Fumariaceae - fumitory
Dicentra cucullaria - Dutchman's breeches
Corydalis sp. - pale corydalis
Gentianaceae
Sabatia stellaris - marsh pink
Geraniaceae
Geranium sp. - wild geranium
Hamamelidaceae - witch-hazel
Hamamelis sp. - witch-hazel
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis sp. - wood sorrel
Papaveraceae
Sanguinaria canadensis - bloodroot
Polemoniaceae - phlox
Phlox sp.
Portulacaceae
Claytonia virginica - spring beauty
Primulaceae
Dodecatheon meadia - shooting star
Scrophulariaceae - figwort
Collinsia verna - blue-eyed Mary
Castilleja coccinea - Indian paintbrush
Penstemon sp. - beard-tongue
Verbenaceae
Callicarpa bodinieri - beauty berry
Lantana sp.
Violaceae - violet
Viola pensylvanica - yellow violet
Viola sp. - violet
MONOCOTYLEDONEAE: monocots
Amaryllidaceae
Hyponis hirsuta - yellow star grass
Arecaceae
Serenoa repens - saw palmetto
Hemerocallidaceae
Hemerocallis sp. - day lily
Iridaceae - iris
Sisyrinchium sp. - blue-eyed grass
Liliaceae - lily
Erythronium albidum - dog-tooth violet
Orchidaceae - orchids
Aplectrum hyemale - Adam and Eve orchid
Liliaceae - lilies
Tulipa sp. - tulip
Poaceae
Ammophila breviligulata - American beach grass
Pontederiaceae
Pontederia cordata - pickerelweed
visitors since January 16, 2006 Website design by Donna Brunet ( iView Media Pro and Adobe GoLive)