Smokies Most Wanted

We need iNaturalist observations of these species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Every observation you add gives us another datapoint about where and when these species occur in the Smokies. We use them to map and learn about these species, helping park officials make informed ...more ↓

Fowler's Toad 1
Anaxyrus fowleri
Northern Cricket Frog 2
Acris crepitans
Upland Chorus Frog 3
Pseudacris feriarum
Pickerel Frog 4
Lithobates palustris
Northern Green Anole 5
Anolis carolinensis
Common Snapping Turtle 6
Chelydra serpentina
Eastern Screech-Owl 7
Megascops asio
American Woodcock 8
Scolopax minor
Killdeer 9
Charadrius vociferus
Peregrine Falcon 10
Falco peregrinus
Mallard 11
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Grackle 12
Quiscalus quiscula
European Starling 13
Sturnus vulgaris
Blue Grosbeak 14
Passerina caerulea
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Setophaga coronata
Magnolia Warbler 16
Setophaga magnolia
Eastern Kingbird 17
Tyrannus tyrannus
Nine-banded Armadillo 18
Dasypus novemcinctus
Eastern Chipmunk 19
Tamias striatus
Southern Rock Vole 20
Microtus chrotorrhinus carolinensis
Appalachian Tigersnail 21
Anguispira mordax
black mantleslug 22
Pallifera hemphilli
Toothed Globe 23
Mesodon zaletus
Northern Threetooth 22
Triodopsis tridentata
Flat Button 24
Mesomphix subplanus
Riley's Clearwing Moth 25
Synanthedon rileyana
Abbott's Sphinx 26
Sphecodina abbottii
Laurel Sphinx Moth 27
Sphinx kalmiae
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 29
Papilio cresphontes
Mourning Cloak 30
Nymphalis antiopa
Harvester 31
Feniseca tarquinius
The Neighbor 32
Haploa contigua
Spear-marked Black 33
Rheumaptera hastata
White-spotted Sable 34
Anania funebris
Orange-patched Smoky Moth 35
Pyromorpha dimidiata
Nason's Slug Moth 36
Natada nasoni
Spun Glass Slug Moth 26
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
Skiff Moth 38
Prolimacodes badia
Spotted Thyris Moth 31
Thyris maculata
European Hornet 39
Vespa crabro
European Spruce Sawfly 40
Gilpinia hercyniae
Elm Zigzag Sawfly 41
Aproceros leucopoda
Eastern Ironclad Beetle 42
Phellopsis obcordata
Red-banded Fungus Beetle 37
Megalodacne fasciata
Pleasing Fungus Beetle 42
Megalodacne heros
Asian Longhorned Beetle 43
Anoplophora glabripennis
Riffle Beetle 20
Optioservus trivittatus
Emerald Ash Borer 44
Agrilus planipennis
Redlegged Grasshopper 45
Melanoplus femurrubrum
Spotted Lanternfly 46
Lycorma delicatula
Green Stink Bug 47
Chinavia hilaris
Great Blue Skimmer 33
Libellula vibrans
Brown Spiketail 48
Cordulegaster bilineata
Ashy Clubtail 49
Phanogomphus lividus
Sable Clubtail 50
Stenogomphurus rogersi
Black-shouldered Spinyleg 51
Dromogomphus spinosus
Zebra Clubtail 49
Stylurus scudderi
Superb Jewelwing 53
Calopteryx amata
Appalachian Jewelwing 49
Calopteryx angustipennis
Variable Dancer 54
Argia fumipennis
Powdered Dancer 31
Argia moesta
Fishfly 56
Nigronia fasciata
Sparselobe Grapefern 57
Sceptridium biternatum
Littleleaf sensitive-briar 58
Mimosa microphylla
Pigeonwings 59
Clitoria mariana
Mountain False Indigo 60
Amorpha glabra
Largeleaf Phlox 61
Phlox amplifolia
Poke milkweed 59
Asclepias exaltata
Fourleaf Milkweed 62
Asclepias quadrifolia
Buttonbush 63
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Woodland Pinkroot / Indian Pink 64
Spigelia marilandica
American bittersweet 65
Celastrus scandens
New York Ironweed 66
Vernonia noveboracensis
Leafy elephant's-foot 67
Elephantopus carolinianus
Upland boneset 68
Eupatorium sessilifolium
Rabbit-tobacco 69
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Silverrod 70
Solidago bicolor
Bear's foot 71
Smallanthus uvedalia
Great indian plantain 72
Arnoglossum reniforme
Cutleaf coneflower / sochan 73
Rudbeckia laciniata
Clasping Venus's looking glass 74
Triodanis perfoliata
Tree of heaven 75
Ailanthus altissima
Chinkapin Oak 76
Quercus muehlenbergii
Common Broomrape 77
Orobanche minor
American trumpet vine 78
Campsis radicans
White turtlehead 35
Chelone glabra
Roundlobe Hepatica 37
Hepatica americana
Blackhaw 66
Viburnum prunifolium
Hairy angelica 79
Angelica venenosa
Eastern green violet 80
Hybanthus concolor
Virginia snakeroot 1
Endodeca serpentaria
Deertongue 66
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Brown wide-lip orchid 82
Liparis liliifolia
Lesser purple-fringed orchid 83
Platanthera psycodes
Small spreading pogonia 59
Cleistesiopsis bifaria

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