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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
abekinDescription
Seen near a road, vanished down the walking path shown on the map after appearing in our car's headlights.
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Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)Observer
abekinDescription
Found this female missing one leg crossing the paved trail.
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Prairie Onion (Allium stellatum)Observer
abekinDescription
Found on a high sunny ridge in the park.
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Green Stink Bug (Chinavia hilaris)Observer
abekinDescription
Found resting on vegetation on an open path (powerlines) through a wooded area in close proximity to a very small cattail wetland.
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Anoles (Genus Anolis)Observer
abekinDescription
Found at the peak of El Yunque near the small building.
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Cuvier's Anole (Anolis cuvieri)Observer
abekinDescription
Found high up in the rain forests of El Yunque.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
abekinDescription
Found both larval and adult specimens.
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Bramble Mason Wasp (Ancistrocerus adiabatus)Observer
abekinDescription
Found nectaring on goldenrod. Open fields near marshes and woodland habitat.
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Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)Observer
abekinDescription
Found nectaring on prairie fleabane. (IDed on bugguide.net http://bugguide.net/node/view/581154)
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Subgenus AgapostemonObserver
abekinDescription
Found nectaring on prairie fleabane. Open field habitat near marshes and woodland.
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Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)Observer
abekinDescription
A second less prevalent species of hover fly. Was mostly found nectaring on prairie flea bane in a field near wooded habitat.
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Narrow-headed Marsh Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)Observer
abekinDescription
These hover flies were everywhere. Out of the three species that I saw this was by far the most prevalent. They were mostly found at rest on vegetation or nectaring on prairie fleabane.
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Orange-horned Tarantula Hawk (Pepsis ruficornis)Observer
abekinDescription
Observed this Pepsis rather high up on the main peak of El Yunque nectaring on some flowers. This large wasp was easily 1" long possibly up to 1.5" Note that the wings are entirely blue as was the iridescent body. The antennae were orange and relatively straight.
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Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Observer
abekinDescription
I didn't think that there would be any frogs active at this time of year but I chanced upon this leopard frog while walking across a field. The sighting was between two marshy wetlands; a good 30 feet from either one.
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Jagged Ambush Bugs (Genus Phymata)Observer
abekinDescription
Took a picture of this guy thinking it was a true bug, but not investigating because I was distracted by hover flies and hymenopterans. The picture may be too blurry for an ID
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Banded Garden Spider (Argiope trifasciata)Observer
abekinDescription
Female. Observed in a web made within the stems of goldenrod between two wetlands. Temperature was ~65F. Active insects in immediate area included hover flies and hymenopterans. Web did not include zigzag pattern.
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Common Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)Observer
abekinDescription
There was a large stand of these flowers growing in a damp area within forested habitat near to some open fields. There was half a dozen hummingbirds (species unknown) feeding on the flowers and defending the bushes of blooms.
