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 or comments. |
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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 900 plant pages include a profile, photos, a distribution map, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, and visitor sightings. |
Insects |
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Insects and arachnids found in Minnesota. More than 900 insect and arachnid pages include a profile, photos, a distribution map, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, and visitor sightings. |
Wildlife |
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Birds and bears, snakes and squirrels, toads and turtles—wildlife found in Minnesota. Wildlife pages include a profile, photos, a distribution map, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, and visitor sightings. |
Mushrooms, Lichens, and Other Fungi |
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Mushrooms, lichens, and other fungi found in Minnesota. More than 200 fungi and lichen pages include a profile, photos, a distribution map, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, and visitor sightings. |
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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.
Drought Monitor
Autumnal Season |
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The autumnal ecological season, called fall in North America but autumn elsewhere, needs no explanation. It is that time when the landscape transitions from summer to winter. It follows the serotinal season (late summer) when leaves of deciduous trees and many forbs and grasses begin to change color, and precedes the the usually snow-blanketed hibernal season (winter). In Minnesota, the Autumnal season usually begins about September 15 and ends about December 1. In the Twin Cities metro area it typically arrives late September to early (north metro) to mid- (south metro) October. Deciduous leaves are in full fall color then turn brown and fall to the ground. Birds migrate back to wintering areas. The advance of the season can be watched on the Minnesota DNR's Fall Color Finder Web page. The map displayed there is updated daily. The Autumnal season has arrived in those areas colored red (75–100%) and dark brown (past peak). The northwest corner is the first area in Minnesota to see peak fall colors each year. |
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Recent Uploads |
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Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of ichneumonid wasps (Family Ichneumonidae) 8/9/2024. |
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Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of northern paper wasp 10/1/2024. |
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Amy Stifter uploaded 1 photo of Elm Oyster 10/2/2024. |
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Amy Stifter uploaded 1 photo of Northern Tooth 10/2/2024. |
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Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of reticulated net-winged beetle 8/4/2024. |
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Alfredo Colon uploaded 3 photos of eastern forktail 9/22/2024. |
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Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of eastern forktail 9/2/2024. |
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Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of white-striped running crab spider 9/2/2024. |
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Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of wide ribbon meshweaver 9/2/2024. |
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Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of leafhopper (Oncopsis sobria) and privet leafhopper 9/2/2024. |
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Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of seven-spotted lady beetle 9/2/2024. |
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Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of broad-faced sac spider 9/2/2024. |
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Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of regal fritillary 9/29/2024. |
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Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of black-shouldered drone fly 9/2/2024. |
New Pages |
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| October | |
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10/3/2024 |
reticulated net-winged beetle |
10/2/2024 |
Philodromus rufus vibrans common name changed from red running crab spider to white-striped running crab spider |
| September | |
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| 9/30/2024 | |
9/26/2024 |
peppered jumping spider |
9/25/2024 |
harnessed tiger moth |
9/24/2024 |
Nevada buck moth |
9/23/2024 |
Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes) |
| 9/22/2024 | Violet-toothed Polypore scientific name changed from Trichaptum biforme to Pallidohirschioporus biformis |
9/21/2024 |
tiger crane fly (Nephrotoma alterna) |
9/20/2024 |
bees (Epifamily Anthophila) |
9/15/2024 |
fungus (Inocutis dryophila) |
9/14/2024 |
northeastern hammertail |
9/13/2024 |
three-banded crab spider |
9/10/2024 |
common nipplewort |
9/9/2024 |
Snowy Waxcap |
9/8/2024 |
stiff goldenrod (updated) |
9/8/2024 |
fork-tailed bush katydid |
9/6/2024 |
Banasa dimidiata common name changed from Banasa stink bug to green burgundy stink bug |
9/4/2024 |
Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra common name changed from smooth oxeye to rough oxeye |
9/4/2024 |
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What’s Next |
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Pennsylvania dingy ground beetle (Harpalus pensylvanicus) |
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gray looper moth (Rachiplusia ou) |
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plant bug (Plagiognathus blatchleyi) |
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Blistered Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) |
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bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis) |
Luciearl |
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golden sweat bee (Augochlorella aurata) |
Babette Kis |
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northeastern pebble bee (Dianthidium simile) |
Dan W. Andree |
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shelf fungus (Ganoderma lobatum) | Amy Stifter |
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chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis splendens) |
Greg Watson |
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bracket polypore (Climacocystis borealis) |
Bobbi Johnson |
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elegant crab spider (Xysticus elegans) |
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Spring Fieldcap (Agrocybe praecox) |
Paul |
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knotweeds, smartweeds, and waterpeppers (Persicaria spp.) |
Luciearl |
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mottled tortoise beetle (Deloyala guttata) |
Babette Kis |
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eight-spotted flower longhorn beetle |
Dan W. Andree |
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halberd-leaf rosemallow (Hibiscus laevis) |
Greg Watson |
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Hart’s jumping spider (Tutelina harti) |
Alfredo Colon |
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Rosy Brittlegill (Russula rosea) |
Paul |
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Vermilion Waxcap (Hygrocybe miniata) |
Luciearl |
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scentless plant bug (Harmostes reflexulus) |
Babette Kis |
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prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) |
Dan W. Andree |
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White Coral Jelly Fungus (Sebacina sparassoidea) |
Greg Watson |
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eastern black carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) |
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Mary’s long-necked ant (Dolichoderus mariae) | Luciearl |
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umbrose seed bug (Atrazonotus umbrosus) | Babette Kis |
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Bay Bolete (Imleria badia) | Paul |
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typical cicadas (Family Cicadidae) | Dan W. Andree |
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brown trout (Salmo trutta) | Greg Watson |
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heptagonal orbweaver (Gea heptagon) | Alfredo Colon |
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luna moth (Actias luna) | Luciearl |
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ichneumonid wasp (Therion circumflexum) | Babette Kis |
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poison ivy sawfly (Arge humeralis) | Dan W. Andree |
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black-tailed red sheetweaver (Florinda coccinea) |
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black meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae) | Luciearl |
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European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) | Babette Kis |
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Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Dan W. Andree |
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shore spider (Pardosa milvina) |
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great ash sphinx (Sphinx chersis) | Luciearl |
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variable duskyface fly (Melanostoma mellinum) | Babette Kis |
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lyric cobweaver (Yunohamella lyrica) |
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black-horned smoothtail (Epistrophe grossulariae) | Luciearl |
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sneaky elf (Pyropyga decipiens) | Babette Kis |
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Wheeler's thick-legged jumping spider (Admestina wheeleri) |
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northern pine sphinx (Lapara bombycoides) | Luciearl |
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striped lynx spider (Oxyopes salticus) | Babette Kis |
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flea jumping spider (Naphrys pulex) |
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two-lined blister beetle (Zonitis bilineata) | Babette Kis |
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hook-toothed money spider (Erigone dentosa) |
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aster-head eucosma moth (Eucosma tomonana) | Babette Kis |
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rustic wolf spider (Trochosa ruricola) |
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aster bee fly (Sparnopolius confusus) |
Babette Kis |
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triangle weaver (Hyptiotes cavatus) |
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plant bug (Neurocolpus spp.) |
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limoniid crane fly (Helius flavipes) |
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short-winged nabis (Nabis rufusculus) |
Alfredo Colon |
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ichneumonid wasp (Acroricnus stylator aequatus) |
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eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) |
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gall midges and wood midges (Family Cecidomyiidae) |
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gall midges (Subfamily Cecidomyiinae) | Alfredo Colon |
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plant bugs (Plagiognathus spp.) |
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cutleaf teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus) |
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northern flatid planthopper (Flatormenis proxima) |
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dirt-colored seed bug (Ozophora picturata) |
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root maggot flies (Family Anthomyiidae) |
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common sawfly (Monostegia abdominalis) |
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common crane fly (Tipula furca) |
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obscure plant bug (Plagiognathus obscurus) |
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scarlet plant bugs (Lopidea spp.) |
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common stoneflies (Family Perlidae) |
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tree cattle (Cerastipsocus venosus) |
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longlegged flies (Condylostylus caudatus group) |
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Canadian potter wasp (Symmorphus canadensis) |
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black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) |
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tiger fly (Coenosia tigrina) |
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hairy evening primrose (Oenothera villosa ssp. villosa) |
Alfredo Colon |
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oval ambersnail (Novisuccinea ovalis) |
Alfredo Colon |
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brown knapweed (Centaurea jacea) |
Alfredo Colon |
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horned squash bug (Anasa armigera) |
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retrorse sedge (Carex retrorsa) |
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bald-faced hornet fly (Spilomyia fusca) |
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slender springtail (Homidia socia) |
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common ragweed fruit fly (Euaresta bella) |
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fruit fly (Eutreta noveboracensis) |
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walnut lace bug (Corythucha juglandis) |
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round bullet gall wasp (Disholcaspis quercusglobulus) |
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stink bug (Mormidea lugens) |
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entomophagus fungus (Entomophaga maimaiga) |
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tachinid fly (Zelia vertebrata) |
Alfredo Colon |
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braconid wasps (Opius spp.) |
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tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) |
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stink bug (Dendrocoris humeralis) |
Alfredo Colon |
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broad-winged skipper (Poanes viator) |
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weevil wasp (Cerceris halone) |
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Texas striped sweat bee (Agapostemon texanus) |
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leaf miner flies (Liriomyza spp.) |
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Hemlock Varnish Shelf (Ganoderma tsugae) |
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horned parasitic cobweaver (Neospintharus trigonum) |
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violet dancer (Argia fumipennis violacea) |
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privet leafhopper (Fieberiella florii) |
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plant bugs (Phytocoris spp.) |
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brown centipede (Lithobius forficatus) |
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alder spittlebug (Clastoptera obtusa) |
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featherlegged orbweaver (Uloborus glomosus) |
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half-belted blue-black spider wasp (Anoplius semicinctus) |
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carrot wasps (Gasteruption spp.) |
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wood nettle gall midge (Dasineura investita) |
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plant bug (Phytocoris eximius) |
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chalcidoid wasp (Leucospis affinis) |
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assassin bugs (Family Reduviidae) |
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striped sweat bees (Agapostemon spp.) |
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dog day cicadas (Neotibicen spp.) |
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starry bristle moss (Orthotrichum stellatum) |
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nosy pill woodlouse (Armadillidium nasatum) |
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pine tree spur-throat grasshopper (Melanoplus punctulatus) |
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crisped pincushion (Ulota crispa) |
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painted harvestman (Odiellus pictus) |
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hybotid dance flies (Tachypeza spp.) |
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smoky poplar aphid (Chaitophorus populicola) |
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spreadwings and allies (Family Lestidae) |
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mining bees (Andrena Subgenus Melandrena) |
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two-spotted leafwalker (Xylota angustiventris) |
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Hooded Rosette Lichen (Physcia adscendens) |
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rough stink bug (Brochymena arborea) |
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common crane fly (Tipula caloptera) |
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flat-footed flies (Platypeza spp.) |
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fungus (Gibellula pulchra) |
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European alder spittlebug (Aphrophora alni) |
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recumbent ground crab spider (Xysticus auctificus) |
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gold-marked thread-waisted wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata) |
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miserable mining bee (Andrena miserabilis) |
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oribatid mites (Galumna spp.) |
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Collared Parachute (Marasmius rotula) |
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bot flies, blow flies, and allies (Superfamily Oestroidea) | Alfredo Colon |
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tachinid fly (Gymnoclytia occidua) |
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lyre-tipped spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus) |
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ichneumonid wasps (Glypta spp.) |
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ichneumonid wasps (Subtribe Agrothereutina) | Alfredo Colon |
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sand-loving wasps (Tachytes spp.) |
Alfredo Colon |
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non-biting midges (Family Chironomidae) | Alfredo Colon |
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flat bug (Aradus robustus) | Alfredo Colon |
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black-legged checkered beetle (Enoclerus nigripes) | Alfredo Colon |
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oak gall wasps (Tribe Cynipini) | Alfredo Colon |
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unequal cellophane bee (Colletes inaequalis) | Alfredo Colon |
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rufous-backed cellophane bee (Colletes rufocinctus) |
Alfredo Colon |
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winter midge (Diamesa mendotae) |
Alfredo Colon |
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contrasted long-jawed spider (Tetragnatha straminea) |
Alfredo Colon |
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woodland fuzzy ant (Lasius americanus) |
Alfredo Colon |
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meshweavers (Dictyna spp.) | Alfredo Colon |
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Aldrich’s harvestman (Leiobunum aldrichi) |
Alfredo Colon |
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common ectemnius (Ectemnius continuus) |
Alfredo Colon |
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reddish checkered beetle (Enoclerus rosmarus) |
Alfredo Colon |
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ghost spiders (Anyphaena spp.) |
Alfredo Colon |
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non-biting midge (Psectrotanypus dyari) | Alfredo Colon |
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treehopper (Xantholobus muticus) | Alfredo Colon |
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typical treehoppers (Tribe Smiliini) | Alfredo Colon |
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ant mimic jumping spider (Myrmarachne formicaria) |
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perennial mason wasp (Parancistrocerus perennis) | Alfredo Colon |
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oblique-banded pond fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides) | Alfredo Colon |
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three-ribbed soldier beetle (Podabrus tricostatus) | Alfredo Colon |
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yellow-haired falsehorn (Temnostoma balyras) | Alfredo Colon |
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lump-legged swamp fly (Anasimyia chrysostoma) | Alfredo Colon |
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two-lined chestnut borer (Agrilus bilineatus) |
Alfredo Colon |
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American harlequin (Xanthogramma flavipes) | Alfredo Colon |
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mountain ash sawfly (Pristiphora geniculata) | Alfredo Colon |
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oak long-horned beetle (Urgleptes querci) | Alfredo Colon |
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marsh snipe fly (Rhagio tringarius) | Alfredo Colon |
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rust fly (Loxocera cylindrica) | Alfredo Colon |
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black-headed ash sawfly (Tethida barda) |
Alfredo Colon |
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treehopper (Archasia belfragei) |
Alfredo Colon |
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Macquart’s deer fly (Chrysops macquarti) |
Alfredo Colon |
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mottled scorpionfly (Panorpa submaculosa) |
Alfredo Colon |
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large clover casebearer moth (Coleophora trifolii) | Alfredo Colon |
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gray pug moth (Eupithecia subfuscata) |
Alfredo Colon |
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Brown-staining Cheese Polypore (Fuscopostia fragilis) |
Alfredo Colon |
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eastern spurred ghost spider (Anyphaena pectorosa) |
Alfredo Colon |
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common barklouse (Metylophorus purus) |
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currant-tip borer (Psenocerus supernotatus) | Alfredo Colon |
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rose plume moth (Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla) |
Alfredo Colon |
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red-lipped lacewing (Chrysoperla rufilabris) |
Alfredo Colon |
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dusky-banded leafwalker (Chalcosyrphus nemorum) |
Alfredo Colon |
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plant bug (Tropidosteptes cardinalis) |
Alfredo Colon |
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olethreutine leafroller moths (Subfamily Olethreutinae) |
Alfredo Colon |
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Pennsylvania flea beetle (Disonycha pensylvanica) |
Alfredo Colon |
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mourning fire-colored beetle (Pedilus lugubris) |
Alfredo Colon |
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chalcidid wasps (Conura side complex) | Alfredo Colon |
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fragile forktail (Ischnura posita) |
Alfredo Colon |
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lance flies (Family Lonchaeidae) |
Alfredo Colon |
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stripe-legged robber fly (Dioctria hyalipennis) | Alfredo Colon |
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plant bug (Taedia scrupea) |
Alfredo Colon |
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distinct quaker (Achatia distincta) | Alfredo Colon |
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snipe fly (Chrysopilus proximus) |
Alfredo Colon |
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common nettle flower bug (Plagiognathus arbustorum) | Alfredo Colon |
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black locust treehopper (Vanduzea arquata) |
Alfredo Colon |
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encircled borer (Agrilus subcinctus) |
Alfredo Colon |
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New York scalewort (Frullania eboracensis) | Alfredo Colon |
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purplish stylus money spider (Styloctetor purpurescens) | Alfredo Colon |
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blood-necked longhorn beetle (Callimoxys sanguinicollis) | Alfredo Colon |
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banded olethreutes moth (Olethreutes fasciatana) | Alfredo Colon |
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yellow-spotted webworm moth (Anageshna primordialis) | Alfredo Colon |
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low-horned wrinkleheads (Chrysogaster spp.) | Alfredo Colon |
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guided soldier beetle (Rhagonycha recta) |
Alfredo Colon |
| 202 | bronze darkling beetle (Arthromacra aenea) |
Alfredo Colon |
| 203 | spotted cobweaver (Thymoites unimaculatus) |
Alfredo Colon |
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short-winged Darwin wasp (Agrothereutes abbreviatus) | Alfredo Colon |
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Newfoundland Chanterelle (Cantharellus enelensis) |
John Valo |
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jewel bug (Homaemus aeneifrons) | John Valo |
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