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If an order is listed, it means that we are sure of one or more representatives are present at the Lab. Specific scientific nomenclature included if we know which species. Not all classification categories are shown

Phylum Arthropoda – 4 “groups”

1. Super Class Hexapoda – Six-legged arthropods

a. Class Entognatha – not true insects

Order Collembola – Springtails

b. Class Insecta - insects

Order Thysanura - Silverfish
Order Odonata – Damselflies and Dragonflies
Civil Bluet (Enallagma civile)
Order Ephemeroptera – Mayflies

Mayflies

Order Phasmida – Walking Sticks

Stick Insect

Order Orthoptera – Grasshoppers and their kin

True Katydid

Cricket, Cave Cricket, Mole Cricket, Mormon Cricket

Order Mantodea – Mantids

Chinese Mantid (Praying Mantis) - i

Order Blattaria – Cockroaches

Wood Cockroach

Order Dermaptera – Earwigs
Order Plecoptera –Stoneflies

Stoneflies

Order Heteroptera – True Bugs

Water Boatman

Water Scorpion

Giant Water Bug

Water Strider

Assassin Bug

Leaf-footed Bug

Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)

Southern Stink Bug (Nezara vidula)


Order Homoptera – Cicadas, Aphids and their kin

Annual and Periodical Cicada

Froghopper - spittlebug

Treehoppers

Aphids and Wooly Aphids

Order Neuroptera – Antlions and Lacewings

Antlions

Lacewings

Order Megaloptera – Dobsonflies

Dobsonflies

Order Siphonaptera - Fleas
Order Diptera – Flies and Mosquitos

Crane Fly

Mosquito

Horse Fly

Deer Fly

Robber Fly

Order Trichoptera – Caddisflies

Caddisflies

Order Hymenoptera – Bees, Wasps, and Ants


Parasitic Wasps (Ichneumons and Braconids)

Gall Wasp - Oak-apple Gall Wasp (Amphibolips sp.)

Yellow Jacket

Organ-pipe Mud Dauber (Trypoxylon sp.)

Cicada Killer (Sphecius speciosus)

Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)

Paper Wasp

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) - i

Large Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sp.)

Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum sp.)

Cow Killer

Ants - Carpenter Ant


Order Lepidoptera – Butterflies and Moths

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Zebra Swallowtail (Eurydites marcellus)

Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)

Spotted Apatelodes (Apatelodes torrefacta)

Io Moth (Automeris io)

Luna Moth (Actius luna)

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma americanum)

Gypsy Moth (Porthetria dispar) – i

Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)

Royal Walnut Moth (Citheronia regalis)

Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis)

Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)

Sphinx or Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris gracilis)

Fall Cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria)

Grape Leaffolder Moth (Desmia funeralis)


Order Coleoptera – Beetles

Predaceous Diving Beetle

Carrion Beetle

Rove Beetle

Lightningbug

Click Beetles – Eyed Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus)

Water-penny Beetle

Ladybird Beetle

Bess Beetle

Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) – i

Long-horned Beetle


June Beetle

2. Class Arachnid – spiders and their kin – eight-legged arthropods

Order Pseudoscorpiones - Pseudo-scorpions

Pseudo-scorpions

Order Acari – Ticks & Mites

American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)

Order Araneae – Spiders

Trapdoor Spider

Cobweb Weavers

Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus mactans)

Crab Spiders

Orb Weavers (Argiope sp.), (Micrathena gracilis),

Funnel Weavers

Fishing Spider (Dolomedes spp.)

Wolf Spiders

Jumping Spiders


Order Opiliones - Harvestmen

Daddy-long-legs

3. Super Class Crustacea – crabs and their kin

a. Class Branchiopoda

Cladocerans – Daphnia

b. Class Copepoda – copepods

c. Class Malacostraca

Order Amphipoda

Scud

Order Isopoda

Pillbugs

Order Decopoda – crabs & lobsters

Crayfish

4. Super Class Myriapoda – centipedes and millipedes

a. Class Chilopoda - Centipedes

b. Class Diplopoda - Millipedes


Vertebrates

Amphibians

Salamanders


Red-spotted Newt (Notopthalmus viredescens)

Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)

Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosis)

Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)

Red Salamander (Psuedotriton ruber)

Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata)

Three-lined Salamander (Eurycea guttolineata)


Frogs

American Toad (Bufo americanus)

Fowler’s Toad (Bufo woodhousi fowleri)

Spring Peeper (Psuedacris crucifer)

Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor)

Green Frog (Rana clamitans)

Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica)

Bull Frog (Rana catesbeiana)

Pickeral Frog (Rana palustris)


Reptiles

Turtles

Eastern Box Turtle (Terrepene carolina)

Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)

Lizards

Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloperus undulatus)

Five-lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus)

Broad-headed Skink (Eumeces laticeps)

Snakes

Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon)

Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)

Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritis)

Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata)

Black Racer (Coluber constrictor)

Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta)

Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatis)

Eastern Worm Snake (Charphophis amoenus)

Northern Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi)

Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis)

Northern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)

Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)


Mammals

Order Didelphimorphia - Marsupials
Family Didelphidae – Opossums

Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

Order Insectivora – Shrews and Moles

Family Soricidae - Shrews

Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)

Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva)

Family Talpidae - Moles

Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus)

Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata)

Order Chiroptera - Bats


Family Vespertilionidae

Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus)

Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus)

Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)

Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis)


Order Lagomorpha – Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas

Family Leporidae - Rabbits

Eastern Cottontail (Lepus americanus)

Order Rodentia – Rodents


Family Sciuridae – Squirrels

Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

Woodchuck (Marmota monax)

Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)

Family Castorida – Beavers

Beaver – (Castor canadensis)

Family Cricetidae – New World Mice and Rats

White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)

Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana)

Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)

Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum)

Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)


Order Carnivora – Carnivores


Family Canidae – Dogs

Coyote (Canus latrans)

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Family Ursidae – Bears

Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Family Procyonidae – Raccoons

Raccoon – (Procyon lotor)

Family Mustelidae – Weasels and Skunks

Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)

Striped Skunk (Mephites mephites)

Family Felidae – Cats

Bobcat (Felis rufus)


Order Artiodactyla – Hoofed Mammals

Family Cervidae

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Birds ?=not seen in 10+ years

Family Ardeidae (Wading Birds – Herons)

Great Blue Heron

Green-backed Heron

Family Anatidae (Waterfowl – Ducks and Geese)

Canada Goose

Mallard

Wood Duck

Bufflehead

Lesser Scaup

Ring-necked Duck

Family Scolopacidae (Shorebirds – Sandpipers)

Spotted Sandpiper

American Woodcock

Family Cathartidae (Vultures)

Turkey Vulture

Black Vulture

Family Accipitridae (Hawks and Eagles)


Bald Eagle

Osprey

Coopers Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk


Family Phasianidae (Gamebirds)

Northern Bobwhite

Wild Turkey

Family Columbidae (Doves)

Mourning Dove

Rock Dove - i

Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Family Strigidae (Owls)

Great-horned Owl

Barred Owl

Eastern-Screech Owl

Family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Whip-poor-will

Family Apodidae (Swifts)