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Field Guide to the Wildlife of Shelby Forest, Tennessee

This is a field guide to the wildlife of Shelby Forest, including the Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park. Shelby forest is located in Shelby County, which is in southwestern Tennessee about 20 miles northwest of Memphis.

The guide is compiled by Elin Pierce, Ph.D., a professional wildlife ...more ↓

Hylid Frogs, hylidés, hylidés arboricoles, Hylids, New World Tree Frogs, Treefrogs 1
Hylidae
cricket frogs 2
Acris
northern cricket frog 3
Acris crepitans
bird-voiced treefrog 4
Hyla avivoca
American Green Treefrog 5
Hyla cinerea
gray treefrog 6
Hyla versicolor
North American Toads 7
Anaxyrus
american toad 8
Anaxyrus americanus
fowler's toad 9
Anaxyrus fowleri
southern leopard frog 10
Lithobates sphenocephalus
marbled salamander 9
Ambystoma opacum
Brown Bark Skink 11
Scincella lateralis
Broadhead Skink 12
Plestiodon laticeps
Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes 13
Lampropeltis
Scarlet King Snake 14
Lampropeltis elapsoides
Speckled King Snake 14
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Ringneck Snake 11
Diadophis punctatus
Yellow-bellied Racer 15
Coluber constrictor
Worm Snake 16
Carphophis amoenus
western ribbon snake 11
Thamnophis proximus
rough green snake 9
Opheodrys aestivus
Banded Water Snake 17
Nerodia fasciata
Eastern Hognose Snake 18
Heterodon platirhinos
Common Box Turtle 8
Terrapene carolina
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 19
Archilochus colubris
Wild Turkey 20
Meleagris gallopavo
Eastern Wild Turkey 21
Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
Turkey Vulture 22
Cathartes aura
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 23
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Pine Siskin 24
Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch 25
Spinus tristis
white-tailed deer 26
Odocoileus virginianus
eastern mole 27
Scalopus aquaticus
eastern pipistrelle 28
Perimyotis subflavus
Northern Raccoon 29
Procyon lotor
eastern raccoon 30
Procyon lotor lotor
Coyote 31
Canis latrans
red fox 32
Vulpes vulpes
virginia opossum 33
Didelphis virginiana
eastern gray squirrel 34
Sciurus carolinensis
eastern chipmunk 35
Tamias striatus
hispid cotton rat 36
Sigmodon hispidus
nine-banded armadillo 37
Dasypus novemcinctus
flathead catfish 38
Pylodictis olivaris
silver carp 39
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Snails and slugs 40
Gastropoda
banddubbelfotingar 41
Polydesmida
A Millipede 9
Narceus americanus
daddy longlegs and harvestmen 42
Opiliones
arrowhead spider 43
Verrucosa arenata
Yellow Garden Spider 44
Argiope aurantia
A Fishing Spider 45
Dolomedes tenebrosus
True flies, Mosquitoes and Gnats 46
Diptera
long-horned flies 47
Nematocera
Promachus hinei 48
Gymnosoma 49
Feather-legged Flies 9
Trichopoda
Syrphinae 50
Butterflies and moths 51
Lepidoptera
snowberry clearwing 8
Hemaris diffinis
Sphinx 52
Hagen's Sphinx 53
Ceratomia hageni
walnut sphinx 54
Amorpha juglandis
Promethea Silkmoth 55
Callosamia promethea
luna moth 56
Actias luna
polyphemus moth 57
Antheraea polyphemus
imperial moth 58
Eacles imperialis
Spotted Apatelodes Moth 9
Apatelodes torrefacta
Whites and Sulphurs 59
Pieridae
Cloudless Sulphur 2
Phoebis sennae
Hackberry Emperor 60
Asterocampa celtis
viceroy 61
Limenitis archippus
Red-spotted Admiral 62
Limenitis arthemis
Red-spotted Purple 63
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
pearl crescent 64
Phyciodes tharos
red admiral 65
Vanessa atalanta
Eastern Comma 66
Polygonia comma
Common Buckeye 67
Junonia coenia
Gulf Fritillary 68
Agraulis vanillae
Monarch 69
Danaus plexippus
Red-banded Hairstreak 9
Calycopis cecrops
tiger moths 70
Arctiinae
Giant Leopard Moth 71
Hypercompe scribonia
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 72
Cisseps fulvicollis
Lunate Zale Moth 73
Zale lunata
Orgyia 74
Laudable Arches 75
Lacinipolia laudabilis
fiery skipper 76
Hylephila phyleus
Silver-spotted Skipper 44
Epargyreus clarus
A Moth 75
Metarranthis homuraria
large maple spanworm 77
Prochoerodes lineola
Grape Leaffolder Moth 78
Desmia funeralis
celery stalkworm 79
Nomophila nearctica
Crambini 80
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth 81
Malacosoma americana
phasmids 82
Phasmida
European honey bee 83
Apis mellifera
Common Eastern Bumble Bee 44
Bombus impatiens
Thread-waisted wasp 9
Eremnophila aureonotata
Metallic Green Bees 84
Agapostemon

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