Insects, Spiders and other Invertebrates of Wildwood Park

Insects
Two groups are so well studied they have their own lists:
Lepidoptera: Butterflies and Moths
Odanata: Dragonflies and Damselflies

 
Hemiptera -- Bugs
Aphids
Family Aphididae
Periodical Cicada Magicicada sp.
Two-Marked Treehopper Enchenopa binotata
Water Strider Family Gerridae
Wheel Bug Arilus cristatus
 
Neuroptera -- Lacewings
Green Lacewing Chrysopidae
 
Orthoptera -- Grasshoppers & Kin
Short-Winged Meadow Katydid Conocephalus brevipennis
 
Mantodea -- Mantids
Chinese Mantid Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
 
Coleoptera -- Beetles
Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis
Golden Soldier Beetle Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
Fourteen-Spotted Leaf Beetle
Cryptocephalus guttulatus
Winter Firefly Ellychnia corrusca
Multicolor Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis
False Potato Beetle Leptinotarsa juncta
Locust Borer Megacyllene robiniae
 
Diptera -- Flies, Mosquitoes and Midges
Buckeye Leaf Miner Phytomyza aesculi
Eupatorium Flower-Gall Midge Schizomyia eupatoriflorae
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
Giant Tachinid Archytas apicifer
 
Hymenoptera -- Bees and Wasps
European Honeybee Apis mellifera
Bumblebee Bombus sp.
Peaceful Mourning Bee Melecta pacifica atlantica
Paper Wasp Polistes sp.
European Giant Hornet Vespa crabro
Baldfaced hornet Dolichovespula maculata
Blue-Winged Digger Wasp Scolia dubia
Clustered Midrib Gall Wasp Andricus dimorphus
   
Arachnids (Spiders and Kin)
Acari -- Ticks and Mites

Red Velvet Mites
Family Trombidiidae


Araneae -- Spiders

Arrowhead Spider
Verrucosa arenata
Arrow-Shaped Micrathena Micrathena sagittata
Black and Yellow Garden Spider Argiope aurantia
Bowl and Doily Weaver
Frontinella pyramitela


Opiliones -- Harvestmen

Harvestman or Daddy-Long-Legs Order Opiliones
   
Millipedes
Flat-Backed Millipede Apheloria virginiensis
   
Molluscs
Black Field Slug Arion hortensis


Horsehair Worms
Horsehair Worm
Order Gordioida

Last updated  3 March 2022


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