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Wildlife of Lancaster

Learn about all kinds of animals that live in Lancaster here.

Fox Squirrel 1
Sciurus niger
Eastern Chipmunk 2
Tamias striatus
American Red Squirrel 3
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Southern Flying Squirrel 4
Glaucomys volans
American Water Shrew 5
Sorex palustris
Smoky Shrew 6
Sorex fumeus
North American Least Shrew 7
Cryptotis parva
Eastern Mole 8
Scalopus aquaticus
Hairy-tailed Mole 9
Parascalops breweri
Star-nosed Mole 6
Condylura cristata
Western Honey Bee 10
Apis mellifera
spreading dogbane 11
Apocynum androsaemifolium
bird's-foot trefoil 12
Lotus corniculatus
Persian silk tree 13
Albizia julibrissin
Rainbow Trout 14
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Brown Trout 15
Salmo trutta
pink lady's slipper 16
Cypripedium acaule
common dandelion 17
Taraxacum officinale
Wolf's Milk 18
Lycogala epidendrum
common stork's-bill 19
Erodium cicutarium
dame's rocket 20
Hesperis matronalis
wild geranium 21
Geranium maculatum
boxelder 22
Acer negundo
Yellow Iris 23
Iris pseudacorus
common jewelweed 24
Impatiens capensis
pale jewelweed 25
Impatiens pallida
eastern prickly pear 26
Opuntia humifusa
common milkweed 27
Asclepias syriaca
butterfly milkweed 28
Asclepias tuberosa
Pandorus Sphinx 29
Eumorpha pandorus
North American Luna Moth 30
Actias luna
Polyphemus Moth 31
Antheraea polyphemus
Widow Skimmer 32
Libellula luctuosa
Black Giant Ichneumonid Wasp 33
Megarhyssa atrata
Eastern Elderberry Borer 34
Desmocerus palliatus
Blue-fronted Dancer 35
Argia apicalis
Great Spangled Fritillary 9
Speyeria cybele
cardinal flower 36
Lobelia cardinalis
broadleaf arrowhead 37
Sagittaria latifolia
black maple 38
Acer nigrum
Rosy Maple Moth 39
Dryocampa rubicunda
red maple 40
Acer rubrum
Lesser Anglewing 41
Microcentrum retinerve
yellow trout lily 42
Erythronium americanum
Grapevine Beetle 43
Pelidnota punctata
Spotted Apatelodes Moth 44
Apatelodes torrefacta
northern maidenhair fern 45
Adiantum pedatum
Asian Lady Beetle 46
Harmonia axyridis
Oyster Mushroom 47
Pleurotus ostreatus
eastern redbud 48
Cercis canadensis
Common Buckeye 49
Junonia coenia
witch's butter 50
Tremella mesenterica
Painted Lady 51
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 52
Vanessa virginiensis
American pokeweed 53
Phytolacca americana
wild cucumber 54
Echinocystis lobata
Catnip 55
Nepeta cataria
purple coneflower 56
Echinacea purpurea
American plum 57
Prunus americana
Monarch 58
Danaus plexippus
broadleaf cattail 59
Typha latifolia
eastern hemlock 60
Tsuga canadensis
Sulphur Tuft 61
Hypholoma fasciculare
squirrel corn 62
Dicentra canadensis
Wheel Bug 63
Arilus cristatus
eastern skunk cabbage 64
Symplocarpus foetidus
northern red oak 65
Quercus rubra
black oak 55
Quercus velutina
Purple Jellydisc 66
Ascocoryne sarcoides
Red Admiral 67
Vanessa atalanta
sweet birch 68
Betula lenta
American chestnut 69
Castanea dentata
Chinese chestnut 70
Castanea mollissima
American beech 71
Fagus grandifolia
mayapple 72
Podophyllum peltatum
White-lined Sphinx 73
Hyles lineata
Virginia pine 74
Pinus virginiana
mountain laurel 75
Kalmia latifolia
eastern redcedar 76
Juniperus virginiana
Indian pipe 77
Monotropa uniflora
tiger lily 78
Lilium lancifolium
House Centipede 79
Scutigera coleoptrata
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle 80
Cicindela sexguttata
Smallmouth Bass 81
Micropterus dolomieu
Bluegill 82
Lepomis macrochirus
White Crappie 83
Pomoxis annularis
Brook Trout 84
Salvelinus fontinalis
Pumpkinseed 85
Lepomis gibbosus
American sweetgum 86
Liquidambar styraciflua
American sycamore 87
Platanus occidentalis
Blinded Sphinx 63
Paonias excaecata
pinkster flower 88
Rhododendron periclymenoides
red columbine 89
Aquilegia canadensis
Pipevine Swallowtail 63
Battus philenor
Spotted Turtle 90
Clemmys guttata
Eastern Box Turtle 91
Terrapene carolina carolina
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 92
Papilio cresphontes
Halloween Pennant 93
Celithemis eponina
Spanish needles 94
Bidens bipinnata
Virginia creeper 95
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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