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Brandeis University - Holometabolous Insects: Beetles, Moths, Flies, Wasps, & others

Flora and fauna of the Brandeis campus and Sachar Woods:
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Fleas 1
Siphonaptera
Sparkling Archaic Sun Moths 2
Eriocraniidae
Hickory Round-blotch Leaf Miner 3
Ectoedemia trinotata
Hickory Trail Leaf-Miner 3
Stigmella caryaefoliella
Sumac Leaf Miner 3
Stigmella intermedia
Poison Ivy Leaf Miner 3
Stigmella rhoifoliella
Oak Leaf Miner 3
Stigmella quercipulchella
Chestnut Blotchminer Moth 3
Coptotriche castaneaeella
Coptotriche citrinipennella 4
Oak Blotch Miner Moth 3
Tischeria quercitella
Solidago Root Moth 3
Grapholita eclipsana
Filbertworm Moth 5
Cydia latiferreana
Lettered Sphinx 2
Deidamia inscriptum
Lapara 6
Elm Sphinx 7
Ceratomia amyntor
Spicebush Swallowtail 8
Papilio troilus
Red Admiral 9
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 10
Vanessa cardui
Common Buckeye 11
Junonia coenia
Monarch 12
Danaus plexippus
Gray Hairstreak 13
Strymon melinus
Small Copper 14
Lycaena phlaeas
Clouded Sulphur 15
Colias philodice
Cabbage White 16
Pieris rapae
Caenurgina 17
Penitent Underwing 18
Catocala piatrix
Common Oak Moth 17
Phoberia atomaris
Litter Moths 19
Idia
Isabella Tiger Moth 20
Pyrrharctia isabella
Gypsy Moth 21
Lymantria dispar
Ipsilon Dart 22
Agrotis ipsilon
Large Yellow Underwing 13
Noctua pronuba
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth 23
Spodoptera ornithogalli
Bronzed Cutworm Moth 24
Nephelodes minians
Common Looper Moth 14
Autographa precationis
Celery Looper Moth 25
Anagrapha falcifera
Pug Moths 26
Eupithecia
Transfigured Hydriomena 17
Hydriomena transfigurata
Winter Moth 2
Operophtera brumata
Pale Beauty 27
Campaea perlata
Waterlily Borer Moth 18
Elophila gyralis
Lucerne Moth 25
Nomophila nearctica
Agriphila 18
Double-striped Scoparia Moth 27
Scoparia biplagialis
Grape Leaf Miner 3
Antispila
Mottled Hickory Leaf-miner Moth 3
Coptodisca lucifluella
Ailanthus Webworm Moth 14
Atteva aurea
Sinoe chambersi 28
Goosefoot Leafminer Moth 25
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Suzuki's Promalactis Moth 29
Promalactis suzukiella
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth 30
Malacosoma americanum
Ribbed Cocoon-maker Moths 31
Bucculatrix
Ironwood Leaf miner 32
Caloptilia ostryaeella
Oak Leaf-edge Roller 3
Povolnya quercinigrella
Virginia Creeper Leaf Miner Moth 3
Phyllocnistis ampelopsiella
American Burnweed Leaf Miner 3
Phyllocnistis insignis
Phyllocnistis vitifoliella 3
Maple Leaf Miner Moth 3
Phyllonorycter sp.
Basswood Miner Moth
Phyllonorycter lucetiella
Basswood Round-blotch Miner Moth 3
Phyllonorycter tiliacella
Hickory Leafminer Moth 3
Cameraria caryaefoliella
Poisin Ivy Leafminer 3
Cameraria guttifinitella
Oak Blotch Leafminer 3
Cameraria sp.
Elm Leaf Miner Moth 3
Cameraria ulmella
Oak Stringent Leaf Miner 3
Neurobathra strigifinitella
Bagworm Moths 3
Psychidae
Grass Tubeworm Moths 23
Acrolophus
Bethylidae 33
Ammophila Thread-waisted Wasps 34
Ammophila
Black and Yellow Mud Dauber 35
Sceliphron caementarium
Blue Mud Dauber 36
Chalybion californicum
Gorytes
Tachytes 14
Brown-belted Bumblebee 37
Bombus griseocollis
Two-spotted Bumble Bee 38
Bombus bimaculatus
Common Eastern Bumblebee 39
Bombus impatiens
Honey Bee 40
Apis mellifera
Small Carpenter Bees 41
Ceratina
Eastern Carpenter Bee 42
Xylocopa virginica
Nomad Bees 43
Nomada
Metallic Green Bees 44
Agapostemon
Base-banded Furrow Bees 45
Lasioglossum
Blood Bees 46
Sphecodes
Orange-legged Furrow Bee 47
Halictus rubicundus
European Wool Carder Bee 48
Anthidium manicatum
Leafcutter and Resin Bees 49
Megachile
Dunning's Mining Bee 50
Andrena dunningi
Spider Wasps 3
Pompilidae
Odorous House Ant 51
Tapinoma sessile
Camponotus nearcticus 13
Camponotus americanus 13
Ferruginous Carpenter Ant 52
Camponotus chromaiodes
Black Carpenter Ant 53
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Formica fusca group 54
Formica pallidefulva group 13
Citronella Ants 55
Lasius subgenus Acanthomyops
Cornfield Ant 3
Lasius neoniger
Small Honey Ant 3
Prenolepis imparis
Nylanderia flavipes 3
Ponera pennsylvanica 13

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