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Gettysburg Battlefield Species Identification Guide

Common species in the Gettysburg National Military Park.

Stoneflies ¹
Plecoptera

Mayflies ²
Ephemeroptera

Caddisflies ³
Trichoptera

Dragonflies and Damselflies ⁴
Odonata

Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies ⁵
Megaloptera

Flies ³
Diptera

Beetles
Coleoptera

Gastropods ⁶
Gastropoda

Leeches ⁷
Hirudinea

Earthworms
Oligochaeta

Isopods ⁸
Isopoda

Turbellaria ⁹

Crustaceans ¹⁰
Crustacea

Amphipods ¹¹
Amphipoda

Bivalves ¹²
Bivalvia

Black Walnut ¹³
Juglans nigra

Norway Maple ¹⁴
Acer platanoides

Red Maple ¹⁵
Acer rubrum

Firs ¹⁶
Abies

Black Oak ¹⁵
Quercus velutina

American Elm ¹⁷
Ulmus americana

Green Ash ¹⁸
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Silver Maple ¹⁹
Acer saccharinum

Black Willow ²⁰
Salix nigra

tulip tree ²¹
Liriodendron tulipifera

Blackhaw ²²
Viburnum prunifolium

White Ash ²³
Fraxinus americana

Sugar Maple ²⁴
Acer saccharum

Red Mulberry ²⁰
Morus rubra

Pin Oak ²⁵
Quercus palustris

Princess Tree ²⁶
Paulownia tomentosa

Black Cherry ²⁷
Prunus serotina

Box Elder ²⁸
Acer negundo

Black Locust ²⁹
Robinia pseudoacacia

Eastern American Toad ³⁰
Bufo americanus americanus

Fowler's Toad ³¹
Bufo woodhousii fowleri

Gray Tree Frog ³²
Hyla versicolor

Northern Spring Peeper ³³
Pseudacris crucifer crucifer

Upland Chorus Frog ³¹
Pseudacris triseriata feriarum

Southern Chorus Frog ³⁴
Pseudacris nigrita nigrita

American Bullfrog ³⁵
Rana catesbeiana

Green Frog ³⁶
Rana clamitans melanota

Pickerel Frog ³⁷
Rana palustris

Northern Leopard Frog ³⁸
Rana pipiens

Wood Frog ³⁹
Rana sylvatica

Spotted Salamander ³³
Ambystoma maculatum

Northern Two-lined Salamander ⁴⁰
Eurycea bislineata

Eastern Red-backed Salamander ⁴¹
Plethodon cinereus

Northern Slimy Salamander ⁴²
Plethodon glutinosus

Red-spotted Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens

Five-lined Skink ⁴³
Plestiodon fasciatus

Northern Black Racer
Coluber constrictor constrictor

Eastern Garter Snake ⁴⁴
Thamnophis sirtalis

Eastern Milk Snake ⁴⁵
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum

Eastern Hognose Snake ⁴⁶
Heterodon platirhinos

Eastern Copperhead ⁴⁷
Agkistrodon contortrix

Timber Rattlesnake ⁴⁸
Crotalus horridus

Snapping Turtle ⁴⁹
Chelydra serpentina

Common Musk Turtle ⁵⁰
Sternotherus odoratus

Spotted Turtle ³³
Clemmys guttata

Box Turtle ³⁰
Terrapene carolina

Wood Turtle ⁵¹
Glyptemys insculpta

Bog Turtle ³³
Glyptemys muhlenbergii

Tricolored Bat ⁵²
Pipistrellus subflavus

Eastern Small-footed Myotis ⁵³
Myotis leibii

Little Brown Bat ⁵⁴
Myotis lucifugus

Northern Long-Eared Bat ⁵⁵
Myotis septentrionalis

Indiana Bat ⁵⁵
Myotis sodalis

Big Brown Bat ⁵⁶
Eptesicus fuscus

Eastern Red Bat ⁵⁷
Lasiurus borealis

Hoary Bat ⁵⁸
Lasiurus cinereus

Silver-haired Bat ⁵⁹
Lasionycteris noctivagans

Multiflora Rose ⁶⁰
Rosa multiflora

Russian Olive ²⁰
Elaeagnus angustifolia

Mile-A-Minute ⁶¹
Persicaria perfoliata

Japanese Knotweed ⁶²
Fallopia japonica

Winged Euonymus ¹⁸
Euonymus alatus

Oriental Bittersweet ⁶³
Celastrus orbiculatus

Tree-of-heaven ⁶⁴
Ailanthus altissima

Norway Maple ¹⁴
Acer platanoides

Eurasian Water Chestnut ⁶⁵
Trapa natans

Purple Loosestrife ⁶⁶
Lythrum salicaria

Japanese Barberry ⁶⁷
Berberis thunbergii

Japanese Honeysuckle ⁶⁸
Lonicera japonica

Poison Hemlock ⁸
Conium maculatum

Garlic Mustard ⁶⁹
Alliaria petiolata

Common Reed ⁷⁰
Phragmites australis

Hydrilla ⁷¹
Hydrilla verticillata

Curly-Leafed Pondweed ⁷²
Potamogeton crispus

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