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Insects of the Francis Beidler Forest
There has never been an inventory of insects.
Therefore, this section is incomplete and reflect only those
specimens that have been photographed or have otherwise caught
our attention. We welcome any efforts to help complete these
lists.
Coleoptera (beetles)
Diptera (flies)
Family: Cuterebridae
Squirrel Bot Fly (Cuterebra emasculator)
Rodent Bot Fly (Cuterebra fontinella fontinella)
Family: Rhagionidae
Common Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus)
Family: Syrphidae
American Hover Fly (Metasyrphus americanus) - images
Hemiptera (bugs)
Family: Coreidae
Leaf-footed Bug (Acanthocephala declivis) - images
Family: Reduviidae
Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus) - images
Homoptera (cicadas)
Family: Cicadidae
Dog-day Cicada (Tibicen pruinosa) - images
Hymenoptera (wasps, ants, and bees)
Family: Halictidae
Halictid Bee - images
Family: Formicdide
Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)
Family: Mutillidae
Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) - images
Family: Vespidae
Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)
Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.)
Eastern Yellow Jacket (Vespula maculifrons)
Southern Yellow Jacket (Vespula squamosa) - images
Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)
Butterflies
Family: Papilionidae
Palamedes Swallowtail (Pterourus palamedes) - images
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus) - images
Spicebush Swallowtail (Pterourus troilus) - images
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) - images
Family: Pieridae
Cloudless Giant Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Family: Nymphalidae
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) - images
Red-spotted Purple (Basilarchia astyanax) - images
Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela) - images
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) - images
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) - images
Moths
Family: Saturniidae
Pink-striped Oakworm Moth (Anisota virginiensis)
- images
Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
Royal Walnut Moth (Citheronia regalis)
Luna Moth (Actias luna) - images
Family Sphingidae:
Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) - images
Family: Notodontidae
Red-humped Oakworm (Symmerista canicosta) - images
Family: Arctiidae
Pale Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris) - images
Yellow Bear (Spilosoma virginica)
Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia) - images
Family: Limacodidae
Family: Lymantriidae
Whitemarked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma) - images
Family: Geometridae
Canadian [or Signate] Melanolophia (Melanolophia canadaria
[or signataria]) - images
Family: Lasiocampidae
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma disstria)
- images
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma americanum)
- images
Neuroptera (lacewings, antlions,
owlflies)
Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)
Family: Tettigoniidae – (Katydids)
Angular-winged Katydid (Microcentrum retinerve) -
images
Freshwater-associated insect orders:
Ephemeroptera (mayflies)
Megaloptera (dobsonflies and alderflies)
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
Family: Coenagrionidae
Blue-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis) - images
Family: Calopterygidae
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) - images
Family: Aeshnidae
Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata)
Family: Gomphidae
Gray-green Clubtail (Arigomphus pallidus) - images
Family: Corduliidae
Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura)
Family: Libellulidae
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) - images
Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans) - images
Plecoptera (stoneflies)
Trichoptera (caddisflies)
Remaining orders:
Archaeognatha (bristletails)
Blattodea (cockroaches)
Collembola (springtails)
Dermaptera (earwigs)
Diplura (two-pronged bristletails)
Embiidina (web spinners)
Isoptera (termites)
Mantodea (mantises)
Mecoptera (scorpionflies)
Phasmatodea (stick insects)
Family: Heteronemiidae
Common Walkingstick (Diapheromera femorata) - images
Protura (wingless insect)
Thysanoptera (thrips)
Thysanura (fishmoths)
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Day Cicada |
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Tiger Swallowtail |
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Tent Caterpillar Moth |
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Tent Moth Caterpillar |
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Giant Leopard Moth |
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Bee |
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Bug |
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Wood Satyr |
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Moth |
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| Monarch
Butterfly |
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Swallowtail |
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Tussock Moth Caterpillar |
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Crescent |
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Admiral |
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Oakworm Caterpillar |
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Purple |
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Yellow Jacket |
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Swallowtail |
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Ant |
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Bug |
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Tussock Moth Caterpillar |
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