Insects and Arachnids of TRAC Guide

This guide is intended to help identify all the incredible insects and arachnids that are found at the Trinity River Audubon Center (TRAC) in Dallas, Texas.

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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) ¹
Apis mellifera

Seven-spotted Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) ²
Coccinella septempunctata

Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) ³
Hippodamia convergens

American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) ⁴
Bombus pensylvanicus

Stick Insects (Order Phasmida) ⁵
Phasmida

Ants (Family Formicidae) ⁶
Formicidae

Harvestmen (Order Opiliones) ⁷
Opiliones

Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae) ⁶
Lycosidae

Garden Orbweavers (Genus Argiope)
Argiope

Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) ⁸
Harmonia axyridis

Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus) ⁹
Arilus cristatus

Eastern Boxelder Bug (Boisea trivittata) ¹⁰
Boisea trivittata

Bold Jumper (Phidippus audax) ¹¹
Phidippus audax

Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) ¹²
Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Scudder's Bush Katydids (Genus Scudderia) ¹³
Scudderia

Spittlebugs (Family Aphrophoridae) ¹⁴
Aphrophoridae

Greater Water Boatman (Notonecta glauca) ¹⁵
Notonecta glauca

Red-banded Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea) ¹⁶
Graphocephala coccinea

mining bees (Genus Andrena) ¹⁷
Andrena

Blowflies (Family Calliphoridae) ¹⁸
Calliphoridae

Spurthroat Grasshoppers (Genus Melanoplus) ²
Melanoplus

Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper (Leptysma marginicollis) ⁹
Leptysma marginicollis

American Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca americana)
Schistocerca americana

Soldier Flies (Family Stratiomyidae) ¹⁹
Stratiomyidae

a member of Field Crickets (Subfamily Gryllinae) ²⁰
Gryllus

Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus americanus) ²¹
Lethocerus americanus

Orange-banded Black Scorpionfly (Panorpa nuptialis) ²²
Panorpa nuptialis

Sawflies (Suborder Symphyta)
Symphyta

Spotted Orbweavers (Genus Neoscona) ²³
Neoscona

a member of Water Scorpions (Family Nepidae) ⁹
Ranatra

Jagged Ambush Bugs (Genus Phymata) ²⁴
Phymata

Red-shouldered Bug (Jadera haematoloma) ²⁵
Jadera haematoloma

Groundselbush beetle (Trirhabda bacharidis) ²⁶
Trirhabda bacharidis

a member of Water Striders (Family Gerridae) ²⁷
Gerrinae

Leafhoppers (Family Cicadellidae) ²⁸
Cicadellidae

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Insects and Arachnids of TRAC Guide

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) 1 Apis mellifera

Seven-spotted Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) 2 Coccinella septempunctata

Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) 3 Hippodamia convergens

American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) 4 Bombus pensylvanicus

Stick Insects (Order Phasmida) 5 Phasmida

Ants (Family Formicidae) 6 Formicidae

Harvestmen (Order Opiliones) 7 Opiliones

Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae) 6 Lycosidae

Garden Orbweavers (Genus Argiope) Argiope

Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) 8 Harmonia axyridis

Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus) 9 Arilus cristatus

Eastern Boxelder Bug (Boisea trivittata) 10 Boisea trivittata

Bold Jumper (Phidippus audax) 11 Phidippus audax

Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) 12 Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Scudder's Bush Katydids (Genus Scudderia) 13 Scudderia

Spittlebugs (Family Aphrophoridae) 14 Aphrophoridae

Greater Water Boatman (Notonecta glauca) 15 Notonecta glauca

Red-banded Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea) 16 Graphocephala coccinea

mining bees (Genus Andrena) 17 Andrena

Blowflies (Family Calliphoridae) 18 Calliphoridae

Spurthroat Grasshoppers (Genus Melanoplus) 2 Melanoplus

Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper (Leptysma marginicollis) 9 Leptysma marginicollis

American Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca americana) Schistocerca americana

Soldier Flies (Family Stratiomyidae) 19 Stratiomyidae

a member of Field Crickets (Subfamily Gryllinae) 20 Gryllus

Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus americanus) 21 Lethocerus americanus

Orange-banded Black Scorpionfly (Panorpa nuptialis) 22 Panorpa nuptialis

Sawflies (Suborder Symphyta) Symphyta

Spotted Orbweavers (Genus Neoscona) 23 Neoscona

a member of Water Scorpions (Family Nepidae) 9 Ranatra

Jagged Ambush Bugs (Genus Phymata) 24 Phymata

Red-shouldered Bug (Jadera haematoloma) 25 Jadera haematoloma

Groundselbush beetle (Trirhabda bacharidis) 26 Trirhabda bacharidis

a member of Water Striders (Family Gerridae) 27 Gerrinae

Leafhoppers (Family Cicadellidae) 28 Cicadellidae