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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)
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.)
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
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Red-spotted Purple (Basilarchia astyanax) - images
Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela) - images
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) - images
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) - images
Family: Danaidae
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) - images
Moths
Family: Lasiocampidae
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma disstria) - images
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma americanum) - images
Family: Saturniidae
Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
Royal Walnut Moth (Citheronia regalis)
Luna Moth (Actias luna) - images
Family: Arctiidae
Pale Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris) - images
Family: Notodontidae
Red-humped Oakworm (Symmerista canicosta) - images
Family: Lymantriidae
Whitemarked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma) - images
Neuroptera (lacewings, antlions,
owlflies)
Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)
Freshwater-associated insect orders:
Ephemeroptera (mayflies)
Megaloptera (dobsonflies and alderflies)
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
Family: Calopterygidae
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
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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Tiger Swallowtail |
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Tent Caterpillar Moth |
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Tent Moth Caterpillar |
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Bee |
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Bug |
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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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