Arthropods of The University of West Florida

A compilation of arthropod species found on the UWF campus and trails based on research grade submissions and other confirmed sightings including insects, arachnids, and more.

All 65

Greenhouse Millipede ¹
Oxidus gracilis

Florida Garden Spider ²
Argiope florida

Spinybacked Orbweaver ³
Gasteracantha cancriformis

Golden Silk Orbweaver ⁴
Nephila clavipes

Arrow-shaped Micrathena ⁵
Micrathena sagittata

Mabel Orchard Orbweaver ⁶
Leucauge argyrobapta

Six-spotted Fishing Spider ⁷
Dolomedes triton

Whitman's Jumping Spider ⁸
Phidippus whitmani

Leuronychus pacificus ⁹

Tersa Sphinx Moth ¹⁰
Xylophanes tersa

Mournful Sphinx Moth ¹¹
Enyo lugubris

Cypress Sphinx Moth ⁴
Isoparce cupressi

Sweetbay Silkmoth ¹²
Callosamia securifera

North American Luna Moth ¹³
Actias luna

Polyphemus Moth ¹⁴
Antheraea polyphemus

Io Moth ¹⁵
Automeris io

Pink-striped Oakworm Moth ¹⁶
Anisota virginiensis

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth
Anisota virginiensis pellucida

Imperial Moth ¹⁷
Eacles imperialis

Eastern Black Swallowtail ¹⁸
Papilio polyxenes asterius

Eastern Giant Swallowtail ¹⁹
Papilio cresphontes

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ²⁰
Papilio glaucus

Palamedes Swallowtail ²¹
Papilio palamedes

Long-tailed Skipper ²²
Urbanus proteus

Red-spotted Purple ²³
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Red Admiral ²⁴
Vanessa atalanta

American Lady ²⁵
Vanessa virginiensis

Common Buckeye ²⁶
Junonia coenia

Gulf Fritillary ⁶
Agraulis vanillae

Monarch ¹⁹
Danaus plexippus

Ilia Underwing ²⁷
Catocala ilia

Giant Leopard Moth ²⁸
Hypercompe scribonia

Fir Tussock Moth ²⁹
Orgyia detrita

Hebrew Moth ³⁰
Polygrammate hebraeicum

Curve-toothed Geometer Moth ³¹
Eutrapela clemataria

Packard's Wave ¹⁷
Cyclophora packardi

Black-waved Flannel Moth ³²
Megalopyge crispata

Common Eastern Bumble Bee ⁶
Bombus impatiens

Eastern Carpenter Bee ³³
Xylocopa virginica

Eastern Black Carpenter Ant ³⁴
Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Florida Trap-jaw Ant ³⁵
Odontomachus brunneus

Graceful Twig Ant ³⁶
Pseudomyrmex gracilis

Red Imported Fire Ant ³⁷
Solenopsis invicta

Common Eastern Velvet Ant ³⁸
Dasymutilla occidentalis

Dark Paper Wasp ³⁹
Polistes fuscatus

Pseudosiobla excavata ⁴⁰

Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle ³³
Tetracha carolina

Asian Lady Beetle ⁴¹
Harmonia axyridis

Bronze Blister Beetle ⁴²
Lytta polita

Eastern Eyed Click Beetle ⁶
Alaus oculatus

Sculptured Pine Borer ⁶
Chalcophora virginiensis

Horned Passalus Beetle ⁴³
Odontotaenius disjunctus

Broad-tipped Conehead ⁴⁴
Neoconocephalus triops

Fork-tailed Bush Katydid ⁴⁵
Scudderia furcata

Robust Shield Back ⁴⁶
Atlanticus gibbosus

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper ⁴⁷
Romalea microptera

Camel Treehopper ⁴⁸
Smilia camelus

Giant Leaf-footed Bug ⁴⁹
Acanthocephala declivis

Wandering Glider ⁵⁰
Pantala flavescens

Blue Corporal ⁵¹
Ladona deplanata

Blue Dasher ⁵⁰
Pachydiplax longipennis

Common Whitetail ⁵²
Plathemis lydia

eastern Phantom Crane Fly ⁵³
Bittacomorpha clavipes

Grass-like Mantid ⁵⁴
Thesprotia graminis

Red-jointed Fiddler Crab
Minuca minax

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Arthropods of The University of West Florida

Greenhouse Millipede 1 Oxidus gracilis

Florida Garden Spider 2 Argiope florida

Spinybacked Orbweaver 3 Gasteracantha cancriformis

Golden Silk Orbweaver 4 Nephila clavipes

Arrow-shaped Micrathena 5 Micrathena sagittata

Mabel Orchard Orbweaver 6 Leucauge argyrobapta

Six-spotted Fishing Spider 7 Dolomedes triton

Whitman's Jumping Spider 8 Phidippus whitmani

Leuronychus pacificus 9

Tersa Sphinx Moth 10 Xylophanes tersa

Mournful Sphinx Moth 11 Enyo lugubris

Cypress Sphinx Moth 4 Isoparce cupressi

Sweetbay Silkmoth 12 Callosamia securifera

North American Luna Moth 13 Actias luna

Polyphemus Moth 14 Antheraea polyphemus

Io Moth 15 Automeris io

Pink-striped Oakworm Moth 16 Anisota virginiensis

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth Anisota virginiensis pellucida

Imperial Moth 17 Eacles imperialis

Eastern Black Swallowtail 18 Papilio polyxenes asterius

Eastern Giant Swallowtail 19 Papilio cresphontes

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 20 Papilio glaucus

Palamedes Swallowtail 21 Papilio palamedes

Long-tailed Skipper 22 Urbanus proteus

Red-spotted Purple 23 Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Red Admiral 24 Vanessa atalanta

American Lady 25 Vanessa virginiensis

Common Buckeye 26 Junonia coenia

Gulf Fritillary 6 Agraulis vanillae

Monarch 19 Danaus plexippus

Ilia Underwing 27 Catocala ilia

Giant Leopard Moth 28 Hypercompe scribonia

Fir Tussock Moth 29 Orgyia detrita

Hebrew Moth 30 Polygrammate hebraeicum

Curve-toothed Geometer Moth 31 Eutrapela clemataria

Packard's Wave 17 Cyclophora packardi

Black-waved Flannel Moth 32 Megalopyge crispata

Common Eastern Bumble Bee 6 Bombus impatiens

Eastern Carpenter Bee 33 Xylocopa virginica

Eastern Black Carpenter Ant 34 Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Florida Trap-jaw Ant 35 Odontomachus brunneus

Graceful Twig Ant 36 Pseudomyrmex gracilis

Red Imported Fire Ant 37 Solenopsis invicta

Common Eastern Velvet Ant 38 Dasymutilla occidentalis

Dark Paper Wasp 39 Polistes fuscatus

Pseudosiobla excavata 40

Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle 33 Tetracha carolina

Asian Lady Beetle 41 Harmonia axyridis

Bronze Blister Beetle 42 Lytta polita

Eastern Eyed Click Beetle 6 Alaus oculatus

Sculptured Pine Borer 6 Chalcophora virginiensis

Horned Passalus Beetle 43 Odontotaenius disjunctus

Broad-tipped Conehead 44 Neoconocephalus triops

Fork-tailed Bush Katydid 45 Scudderia furcata

Robust Shield Back 46 Atlanticus gibbosus

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper 47 Romalea microptera

Camel Treehopper 48 Smilia camelus

Giant Leaf-footed Bug 49 Acanthocephala declivis

Wandering Glider 50 Pantala flavescens

Blue Corporal 51 Ladona deplanata

Blue Dasher 50 Pachydiplax longipennis

Common Whitetail 52 Plathemis lydia

eastern Phantom Crane Fly 53 Bittacomorpha clavipes

Grass-like Mantid 54 Thesprotia graminis

Red-jointed Fiddler Crab Minuca minax