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Typical Crane Flies (Superfamily Tipuloidea)Observer
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I'm told that my "over sized mosquitos" are crane flies. I've seem these insects several times at River Styx park.
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Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)Observer
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found on uplands on naturalist led walk
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Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Observer
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Found on naturalist led walk
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Crane Flies (Infraorder Tipulomorpha)Observer
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Crane fly larva found on park naturalist led walk.
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Spotted Beet Webworm Moth (Hymenia perspectalis)Observer
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I'm not sure of my ID. Seems to be a day-flying moth that is new to me.
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Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)Observer
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Found on pond side.
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Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)Observer
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Are these 'Oldsquaw' ducks? I've grouped several pictures together as they all show ducks with white circles around their eyes. Hopefully I've not mixed two different kinds of birds.
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Green Heron (Butorides virescens)Observer
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Can someone tell me what kind of bird this is? It flew by me on the Chippewa Inlet Trail. Bird book makes me think of an immature green heron or similar.
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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)Observer
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Found crossing the paved Chippewa Inlet Trail. A lady going by on roller blades pointed it out to me.
I'm guessing it maybe a Chinese Mantis but not sure of that.
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Bronze Copper (Tharsalea hyllus)Observer
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Found along the Chippewa Inlet Trail.
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Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa)Observer
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I'm unable to ID this dragonfly. It seems to be one of the Darners but I don't know which one.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
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This Monarch was feeding on the Purple Coneflower at the wildflower planting.
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Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele)Observer
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Butterfly was enjoying the prairie wildflower planting. It was feeding on the Wild Bergamot.
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Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)Observer
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Seemed to be sunning near a board walk over a wet area
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Common Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius communis)Observer
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Found on mowed grass area north of pond.
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Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)Observer
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Found in the mowed grass area north of the pond on clover
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Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)Observer
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Silver-spotted Skipper
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)Observer
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Tiger Swalltail on milkweed
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Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)Observer
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Unknown day flying moth. It could be a "hummingbird" moth but this one was resting (not flying about).
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Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)Observer
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Eastern Forktail, male, found at the east end of pond at River Styx park.
