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Wildlife of Virginia Beach

The Virginia Beach is home to many non-aquatic, aquatic, and semi-aquatic species. Here is a guide to them all.

eastern redcedar 1
Juniperus virginiana
mountain laurel 2
Kalmia latifolia
shortleaf pine 3
Pinus echinata
Atlantic Spadefish 4
Chaetodipterus faber
mayapple 5
Podophyllum peltatum
American Eel 6
Anguilla rostrata
American beech 7
Fagus grandifolia
American beautyberry 8
Callicarpa americana
American chestnut 9
Castanea dentata
lion's-mane mushroom 10
Hericium erinaceus
Gulf Fritillary 11
Agraulis vanillae
Red Admiral 12
Vanessa atalanta
southern live oak 13
Quercus virginiana
Red Oak Borer 14
Enaphalodes rufulus
Convergent Lady Beetle 15
Hippodamia convergens
Wheel Bug 16
Arilus cristatus
Asian Shore Crab 17
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Forbes's Sea Star 18
Asterias forbesi
Goose Barnacle 19
Lepas anserifera
Great Black Digger Wasp 20
Sphex pensylvanicus
broadleaf cattail 21
Typha latifolia
Oak Treehopper 22
Platycotis vittata
Monarch 23
Danaus plexippus
Pinkladies 24
Oenothera speciosa
American pokeweed 25
Phytolacca americana
Cloudless Sulphur 26
Phoebis sennae
American Lady 27
Vanessa virginiensis
Painted Lady 28
Vanessa cardui
Scots broom 29
Cytisus scoparius
witch's butter 30
Tremella mesenterica
Common Buckeye 31
Junonia coenia
eastern redbud 32
Cercis canadensis
Oyster Mushroom 33
Pleurotus ostreatus
Asian Lady Beetle 34
Harmonia axyridis
Atlantic Sea Nettle 35
Chrysaora quinquecirrha
Panthercap 10
Amanita pantherina
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab 36
Limulus polyphemus
Common Striped Woodlouse 17
Philoscia muscorum
Spotted Apatelodes Moth 26
Apatelodes torrefacta
Grapevine Beetle 37
Pelidnota punctata
yellow trout lily 38
Erythronium americanum
bladder wrack 39
Fucus vesiculosus
Flat-clawed Hermit Crab 40
Pagurus pollicaris
Long-claw Hermit Crab 41
Pagurus longicarpus
Lesser Anglewing 42
Microcentrum retinerve
red maple 17
Acer rubrum
Rosy Maple Moth 43
Dryocampa rubicunda
southern sugar maple 44
Acer floridanum
broadleaf arrowhead 45
Sagittaria latifolia
cardinal flower 46
Lobelia cardinalis
Great Spangled Fritillary 47
Speyeria cybele
Blue-fronted Dancer 48
Argia apicalis
Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp 49
Megarhyssa macrurus
Widow Skimmer 50
Libellula luctuosa
Polyphemus Moth 51
Antheraea polyphemus
North American Luna Moth 52
Actias luna
Pandorus Sphinx 43
Eumorpha pandorus
butterfly milkweed 53
Asclepias tuberosa
common milkweed 54
Asclepias syriaca
eastern prickly pear 55
Opuntia humifusa
common jewelweed 56
Impatiens capensis
Gypsy Moth 57
Lymantria dispar
Yellow Iris 58
Iris pseudacorus
Field madder 59
Sherardia arvensis
Wolf's Milk 60
Lycogala epidendrum
common dandelion 61
Taraxacum officinale
pink lady's slipper 62
Cypripedium acaule
Eastern Oyster 63
Crassostrea virginica
white poplar 64
Populus alba
oleander 65
Nerium oleander
Tobacco Beetle 66
Lasioderma serricorne
Persian silk tree 67
Albizia julibrissin
bird's-foot trefoil 68
Lotus corniculatus
Golden Chanterelle 69
Cantharellus cibarius
Odorous House Ant 70
Tapinoma sessile
Atlantic Bluespotted Cornetfish 71
Fistularia tabacaria
Horse-eye Jack 72
Caranx latus
Western Honey Bee 73
Apis mellifera
Atlantic Sand Crab 74
Emerita talpoida
Star-nosed Mole 75
Condylura cristata
Eastern Mole 76
Scalopus aquaticus
Southern Short-tailed Shrew 77
Blarina carolinensis
North American Least Shrew 78
Cryptotis parva
Southeastern Shrew
Sorex longirostris
West Indian Manatee 79
Trichechus manatus
Southern Flying Squirrel 80
Glaucomys volans
American Red Squirrel 81
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Eastern Chipmunk 82
Tamias striatus
Fox Squirrel 83
Sciurus niger
Eastern Gray Squirrel 25
Sciurus carolinensis
Muskrat 84
Ondatra zibethicus
Southern Bog Lemming 85
Synaptomys cooperi
Golden Mouse 86
Ochrotomys nuttalli
Hispid Cotton Rat 87
Sigmodon hispidus
House Mouse 88
Mus musculus
Marsh Rice Rat 89
Oryzomys palustris
Eastern Harvest Mouse 90
Reithrodontomys humulis
Cotton Mouse 91
Peromyscus gossypinus
White-footed Mouse 92
Peromyscus leucopus
Woodland Vole 93
Microtus pinetorum

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