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Invertebrates of South Mountain Reservation

This lists every species of insect, spider, or slug that's been identified in South Mountain Reservation.

Because there are so many, they're listed by their taxonomic group, not by how common they are. You can use the "Taxonomy" buttons on the left side of the page to see only specific ...more ↓

Basilica Orbweaver 1
Mecynogea lemniscata
Spined Micrathena 2
Micrathena gracilis
Marbled Orbweaver 3
Araneus marmoreus
Spotted Orbweaver 4
Neoscona crucifera
Orchard Orbweaver 5
Leucauge venusta
White-banded Fishing Spider 6
Dolomedes albineus
Dark Fishing Spider 7
Dolomedes tenebrosus
Dimorphic Jumping Spider 8
Maevia inclemens
Tan Jumping Spider 9
Platycryptus undatus
Common Hentz Jumping Spider 10
Hentzia palmarum
Bold Jumping Spider 11
Phidippus audax
Asiatic Wall Jumping Spider 12
Attulus fasciger
flea jumping spider 13
Naphrys pulex
Leiobunum nigropalpi 14
Eastern Black-legged Tick 10
Ixodes scapularis
American Dog Tick 15
Dermacentor variabilis
Maple Spindle Gall Mite 16
Vasates aceriscrumena
Elm Finger Gall Mite 17
Aceria parulmi
Black Cherry Leaf Gall Mite 18
Eriophyes cerasicrumena
Red Nail Gall Mite 19
Eriophyes tiliae
Omnivorous Leafroller 20
Archips purpurana
Laurel Sphinx 21
Sphinx kalmiae
Black Swallowtail 22
Papilio polyxenes
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 23
Papilio glaucus
Spicebush Swallowtail 24
Papilio troilus
Zabulon Skipper 25
Lon zabulon
Sachem 26
Atalopedes campestris
Northern Broken-Dash 27
Wallengrenia egeremet
Silver-spotted Skipper 28
Epargyreus clarus
Red-spotted Admiral 29
Limenitis arthemis
Mourning Cloak 30
Nymphalis antiopa
Eastern Comma 31
Polygonia comma
Question Mark 32
Polygonia interrogationis
Common Buckeye 33
Junonia coenia
Northern Pearly-eye 34
Lethe anthedon
Little Wood Satyr 35
Megisto cymela
Monarch 36
Danaus plexippus
Red-banded Hairstreak 37
Calycopis cecrops
Summer Azure 38
Celastrina neglecta
Eastern Tailed-Blue 27
Cupido comyntas
Cabbage White 39
Pieris rapae
Betrothed Underwing 40
Catocala innubens
Oldwife Underwing 41
Catocala palaeogama
Isabella Tiger Moth 42
Pyrrharctia isabella
Banded Tussock Moth 43
Halysidota tessellaris
Double-toothed Prominent Moth 40
Nerice bidentata
Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth 44
Macaria pustularia
Pale Beauty 45
Campaea perlata
Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix Moth 46
Blepharomastix ranalis
Orange-patched Smoky Moth 7
Pyromorpha dimidiata
Ailanthus Webworm Moth 47
Atteva aurea
Poison Ivy Leaf-miner Moth 17
Cameraria guttifinitella
Witchhazel Leafminer 48
Cameraria hamameliella
Chrysaster ostensackenella 49
Great Golden Digger Wasp 50
Sphex ichneumoneus
Modest Masked Bee 51
Hylaeus modestus
Two-spotted Bumble Bee 52
Bombus bimaculatus
Common Eastern Bumble Bee 51
Bombus impatiens
Perplexing Bumble Bee 53
Bombus perplexus
Western Honey Bee 54
Apis mellifera
Eastern Carpenter Bee 55
Xylocopa virginica
Pure Green Augochlora 56
Augochlora pura
Ferruginous Carpenter Ant 14
Camponotus chromaiodes
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant 57
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Dark Paper Wasp 58
Polistes fuscatus
Bald-faced Hornet 59
Dolichovespula maculata
European Hornet 60
Vespa crabro
Horned Oak Gall Wasp 61
Callirhytis quercuscornigera
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle 62
Cicindela sexguttata
Dogbane Leaf Beetle 63
Chrysochus auratus
Spotted Lady Beetle 64
Coleomegilla maculata
Asian Lady Beetle 65
Harmonia axyridis
Red-necked False Blister Beetle 66
Ischnomera ruficollis
Brown Prionid Beetle 46
Orthosoma brunneum
Yellow-horned Flower Longhorn Beetle 67
Strangalia luteicornis
Analeptura lineola 5
Elm Borer 68
Saperda tridentata
Black Firefly 7
Lucidota atra
Winter Firefly 7
Ellychnia corrusca
Dark Firefly 53
Pyropyga nigricans
Wrinkled Soldier Beetle 3
Podabrus rugosulus
Red-legged Buprestis Beetle 69
Buprestis rufipes
Tomentose Burying Beetle 70
Nicrophorus tomentosus
Japanese Beetle 71
Popillia japonica
Two-spotted Tree Cricket 72
Neoxabea bipunctata
Jumping Bush Cricket 73
Hapithus saltator
Carolina Grasshopper 74
Dissosteira carolina
Rhododendron Leafhopper 75
Graphocephala fennahi
Versute Sharpshooter 5
Graphocephala versuta
Pagaronia minor 76
Beech Blight Aphid 77
Grylloprociphilus imbricator
Witch-hazel Cone Gall Aphid 78
Hormaphis hamamelidis
Orange Assassin Bug 79
Pselliopus barberi
Common Water Strider 77
Aquarius remigis
Green Stink Bug 80
Chinavia hilaris
Leptoglossus oppositus 81
Acanthocephala terminalis 13
Slaty Skimmer 82
Libellula incesta
Widow Skimmer 83
Libellula luctuosa
Painted Skimmer 84
Libellula semifasciata

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