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Lee County, IL Biodiversity (WIP)

Celebrating the surprising biodiversity of a county sometimes relegated to being thought of as just cornfields! Will be adding to this incrementally with confirmed observations of all forms of life in Lee County, using sources such as INHS, several guides, natural area catalogs, and of course ...more ↓

Chlorotettix tergatus
Chlorotettix unicolor
Draeculacephala antica 1
Dikraneura angustata 2
Agalliopsis novella 2
Constricted Leafhopper 3
Agallia constricta
Four-spotted Clover Leafhopper 4
Agallia quadripunctata
Aphrodes bicincta 5
Aphrodes bicinctus
Meadow spittlebug 6
Philaenus spumarius
Two-striped Planthopper 7
Acanalonia bivittata
Green Cone-headed Planthopper 8
Acanalonia conica
Slaty Skimmer 9
Libellula incesta
Widow Skimmer 10
Libellula luctuosa
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 11
Libellula pulchella
Calico Pennant 12
Celithemis elisa
Halloween Pennant 13
Celithemis eponina
White-faced Meadowhawk 14
Sympetrum obtrusum
Ruby Meadowhawk 15
Sympetrum rubicundulum
Band-winged Meadowhawk 16
Sympetrum semicinctum
Autumn Meadowhawk 17
Sympetrum vicinum
Wandering Glider 9
Pantala flavescens
Carolina Saddlebags 18
Tramea carolina
Black Saddlebags 9
Tramea lacerata
Eastern Pondhawk 19
Erythemis simplicicollis
Blue Dasher 9
Pachydiplax longipennis
Eastern Amberwing 20
Perithemis tenera
Common Whitetail 21
Plathemis lydia
Plains Clubtail 16
Gomphurus externus
Midland Clubtail 22
Gomphurus fraternus
Cobra Clubtail
Gomphurus vastus
Common Green Darner 23
Anax junius
Shadow Darner 24
Aeshna umbrosa
Arrowhead Spiketail 25
Cordulegaster obliqua
Common Baskettail 26
Epitheca cynosura
Prince Baskettail 27
Epitheca princeps
Variable Dancer 28
Argia fumipennis
Springwater Dancer 29
Argia plana
River Bluet 17
Enallagma anna
Azure Bluet 26
Enallagma aspersum
Familiar Bluet 30
Enallagma civile
Stream Bluet 31
Enallagma exsulans
Skimming Bluet 32
Enallagma geminatum
Citrine Forktail 22
Ischnura hastata
Fragile Forktail 33
Ischnura posita
Eastern Forktail 9
Ischnura verticalis
Eastern Red Damsel 34
Amphiagrion saucium
Sedge Sprite 24
Nehalennia irene
American Rubyspot 9
Hetaerina americana
Ebony Jewelwing 35
Calopteryx maculata
Spotted Spreadwing 16
Lestes congener
Northern Spreadwing 31
Lestes disjunctus
Emerald Spreadwing 16
Lestes dryas
Elegant Spreadwing 36
Lestes inaequalis
Slender Spreadwing 12
Lestes rectangularis
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing 24
Lestes unguiculatus
Maccaffertium mediopunctatum 37
Maccaffertium terminatum
Orange Cahill 38
Stenacron interpunctatum
Caenis amica
Caenis latipennis
Speckled Duns 39
Callibaetis
Baetis brunneicolor
Baetis flavistriga
Northern Clearwater Crayfish 40
Faxonius propinquus

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