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GTM Research Reserve Arthropod Guide

This a Field Guide of Arthropods (Insects, Crustaceans, and Arachnids) that have been site verified.

Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM Research Reserve) is dedicated to the conservation of natural biodiversity and cultural resources through research and ...more ↓

Grass Spiders 1
Agelenopsis
Lone Star tick 2
Amblyomma americanum
Yellow Garden Spider 3
Argiope aurantia
bark scorpions 4
Centruroides
Dermacentor 5
Eutrombicula
Spinybacked Orbweaver 6
Gasteracantha cancriformis
southern black widow 7
Latrodectus mactans
giant vinegaroon 8
Mastigoproctus giganteus
Golden Silk Orb-weaver 9
Nephila clavipes
Green Lynx Spider 10
Peucetia viridans
bold jumper 11
Phidippus audax
Reddell harvestman
Texella reddelli
Armadillidium 12
Blue Crab 13
Callinectes sapidus
Jaiba pequeña azul
Callinectes similis
Atlantic Mole Crab 14
Emerita talpoida
Farfantepenaeus 15
Horseshoe Crab 16
Limulus polyphemus
Megabalanus coccopoma 17
Atlantic Ghost Crab 18
Ocypode quadrata
Long-claw Hermit Crab 19
Pagurus longicarpus
Camarón de coral 20
Palaemonetes pugio
Cangrejo de porcelana 21
Petrolisthes armatus
Procambarus 22
Mantis Shrimp 23
Squilla empusa
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab 24
Uca pugilator
Green Stink Bug 25
Acrosternum hilare
Luna Moth 26
Actias luna
Aedes sollicitans 27
Aedes taeniorhynchus
Agapostemon virescens 28
Gulf Fritillary 29
Agraulis vanillae
Pink-spotted Hawk Moth 30
Agrius cingulatus
Eyed Click Beetle 31
Alaus oculatus
Eight-spotted Forester Moth 32
Alypia octomaculata
White Peacock Butterfly 33
Anartia jatrophae
Common Green Darner 25
Anax junius
Comet Darner 34
Anax longipes
Spiny Oakworm Moth 35
Anisota stigma
Anopheles 36
Polyphemus Moth 37
Antheraea polyphemus
Honey Bee 38
Apis mellifera
Gray-green Clubtail 39
Arigomphus pallidus
Great Southern White 40
Ascia monuste
Io Moth 32
Automeris io
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly 41
Battus philenor
Polydamas Swallowtail 42
Battus polydamas
march flies 43
Bibio
American Bumble Bee 44
Bombus pensylvanicus
Four-spotted Pennant 45
Brachymesia gravida
Fiery Searcher 46
Calosoma scrutator
Black Carpenter Ant 47
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Ilia Underwing 48
Catocala ilia
Halloween Pennant 49
Celithemis eponina
Double-ringed Pennant 50
Celithemis verna
summer fishfly 51
Chauliodes pectinicornis
deer flies 52
Chrysops
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 48
Cisseps fulvicollis
Regal Moth 53
Citheronia regalis
Orange Sulphur 44
Colias eurytheme
Coquillettidia 54
Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth 55
Cosmosoma myrodora
goldsmith beetle 56
Cotalpa lanigera
Culicoides 57
Queen Butterfly 58
Danaus gilippus
Monarch Butterfly 58
Danaus plexippus
Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth 59
Darapsa myron
Darapsa myron myron
Red Velvet Ant 60
Dasymutilla occidentalis
Grape leaf folder 61
Desmia funeralis
Melonworm Moth 30
Diaphania hyalinata
Northern Walkingstick 62
Diapheromera femorata
Doryodes bistrialis 63
Rosy Maple Moth 64
Dryocampa rubicunda
Imperial Moth 65
Eacles imperialis
bluet 66
Enallagma
Horace's Duskywing 67
Erynnis horatius
Eastern Pondhawk 68
Erythemis simplicicollis
Seaside Dragonlet 69
Erythrodiplax berenice
Erythrodiplax connata 70
Little Blue Dragonlet 39
Erythrodiplax minuscula
Pearly Wood-Nymph 71
Eudryas unio
Variegated Fritillary 49
Euptoieta claudia
Little Sulphur 72
Eurema lisa
Grizzled Mantid 73
Gonatista grisea
Fall Field Cricket 74
Gryllus pennsylvanicus
Gyrinus 75
Banded Tussock Moth 76
Halysidota tessellaris
Zebra Longwing 77
Heliconius charithonia
Ceraunus Blue 78
Hemiargus ceraunus
Buck Moth 79
Hemileuca maia
Carolina Satyr 80
Hermeuptychia sosybius
Fiery Skipper 81
Hylephila phyleus
Giant Leopard Moth 82
Hypercompe scribonia
Citrine Forktail 72
Ischnura hastata
Rambur's Forktail 4
Ischnura ramburii
Common Buckeye 83
Junonia coenia
Shore Earwig 84
Labidura riparia
Lactura pupula 85

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