Minnesota Seasons
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These are locations in Minnesota where native plants, birds, and other wildlife can be viewed. With very few exceptions, these destinations are open to the public. Visitors can share their own photos, videos, plant and wildlife sightings, and other observations. |
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Plants |
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Native, naturalized, invasive, or simply planted—any plant growing outside of cultivation in Minnesota. More than 800 plant pages include photos, a description, a multi-sourced distribution map, and a list of sites where the plant has been found. |
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Insects and Arachnids |
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Insects and arachnids found in Minnesota. Species pages include photos, a description, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, visitor sightings, and distribution maps. |
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Wildlife |
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Birds and bears, snakes and squirrels, toads and turtles—wildlife found in Minnesota. Wildlife pages include photos, a description, and a list of sightings, as well as distribution maps for amphibians, mammals, and reptiles. |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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Mushrooms, lichens, and other fungi found in Minnesota. Fungi and lichen pages include photos, a description, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, visitor sightings, and distribution maps. |
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Download free high resolution wallpapers (screen backgrounds). These are photos of destinations featured on MinnesotaSeasons.com. The wallpapers are grouped by ecological season. Each wallpaper is optimized for the screen resolutions used most often on desktops, laptops, and tablets. |
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* Species pages may represent a species, subspecies, variety, genus, family, or other taxonmomic group, or an unidentified organism. Using the word “taxa” here would be more accurate but less widely understood.
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The serotinal ecological season corresponds roughly to the the second half of the summer calendar season. In Minnesota, the serotinal season usually begins about August 15 and ends about September 15. Deciduous leaves begin to change color. Young birds reach maturity and join other adult birds preparing for fall migration. |
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| 1 | common checkered-skipper (Pyrgus communis) |
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| 2 | bordered orbweaver (Larinioides patagiatus) |
Mike Poeppe | |||
| 3 | Brittlegills (Russula spp.) |
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| 4 | European pine sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer) |
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| 5 | hybotid dance fly (Platypalpus spp.) |
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| 6 | half-wing (Phigalia titea) |
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| 7 | snout mite (Family Bdellidae) |
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| 8 | northern bluet (Enallagma annexum) |
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| 9 | undivided lucent (Didea fuscipes) |
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| 10 | narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) |
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| 11 | braconid wasp (Meteorus spp.) |
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| 12 | linden looper (Erannis tiliaria) |
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| 13 | marsh fly (Tetanocera plebeja) |
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| 14 | treehopper (Cyrtolobus tuberosus) |
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| 15 | large crane fly (Tipula trivittata) |
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| 16 | bee-like robber fly (Laphria sericea complex) |
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| 17 | candy-striped spider (Enoplognatha ovata) |
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| 18 | tuberculated crab spider (Tmarus angulatus) |
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| 19 | crabonid wasp (Astata unicolor) |
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| 20 | horned spanworm moth (Nematocampa resistaria) |
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| 21 | cloudy-winged miner bee (Andrena nubecula) |
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| 22 | boreal combfoot (Steatoda borealis) |
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| 23 | buttercup cuckoo sweat bee (Sphecodes ranunculi) |
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| 24 | ichneumon wasp (Melanichneumon spp.) |
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| 25 | ichneumon wasp (Colpotrochia trifasciata) |
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| 26 | spurred carpenter bee (Ceratina calcarata) |
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| 27 | tachinid fly (Subfamily Exoristinae) |
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| 28 | six-spotted orbweaver (Araniella displicata) |
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| 29 | dwarf spider (Ceraticelus fissiceps) |
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| 30 | potter wasp (Leptochilus spp.) |
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| 31 | square-headed wasp (Ectemnius maculosus) |
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| 32 | square-headed wasp (Tribe Crabronini) |
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| 33 | harvestman (Leiobunum politum) |
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| 34 | short-winged meadow katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis) |
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| 35 | dark-winged fungus gnat (Eugnoriste spp.) |
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| 36 | tuftlegged orbweaver (Mangora placida) |
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| 37 | orchard orbweaver (Leucauge venusta) |
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| 38 | arabesque orbweaver (Neoscona arabesca) |
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| 39 | lattice orbweaver (Araneus thaddeus) |
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| 40 | Potter’s funnelweb spider (Agelenopsis potteri) |
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| 41 | lined orbweaver (Mangora gibberosa) |
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plains wild indigo (Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea) |
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Created 12/13/2003
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