Insect List
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List of possible insect species for EFE Interpretive Trail |
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| Species | Early-late | PR | BW | SM | OS | BF | MR | Remarks |
| Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) | June-Aug | x | x | larvae on various legumes (Robinia, Gleditsia, etc.) | ||||
| Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius) | May-Sept | x | x | larvae on parsley, wild carrot | ||||
| E. Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus) | May-Sept | x | x | larvae on cherry | ||||
| Cabbage Butterfly (Pieris rapae) | Apr-Nov | x | x | larvae on various mustards | ||||
| Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) | Apr-Nov | x | x | larvae on various clovers | ||||
| Alfalfa Butterfly (Colias eurytheme) | Apr-Nov | x | x | larvae on alfalfa, clovers | ||||
| Gray Copper (Lycaena [Gaeides] dione) | July-Aug | x | x | larvae on dock (Rumex) | ||||
| Bronze Copper (Lycaena [Hyllolycaena] hyllus) | June-Sept | x | larvae on wet dock (Polygonum) | |||||
| Coral Hairstreak (Harkenclenus titus) | June-Aug | x | x | larvae on plum, cherry | ||||
| Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica) | June-July | x | x | larvae on willows | ||||
| Edwards’ Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii) | June-Aug | x | larvae on oaks, esp. Q. macrocarpa | |||||
| Olive Hairstreak (Mitoura gryneus) | May-Aug | x | x | larvae on Juniperus virginiana | ||||
| E. Tailed Blue (Everes comyntas) | May-Oct | x | x | larvae on various legumes | ||||
| Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) | May-Sept | x | x | x | x | larvae on dogwood? (two sibling species involved) | ||
| Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) | June-Aug | x | x | larvae on violets | ||||
| Silver-bordered Fritillary (Clossiana selene) | June-Sept | x | larvae on violets | |||||
| Meadow Fritillary (Clossiana bellona) | June-Aug | x | x | larvae on violets | ||||
| Gorgone Crescent (Charidryas gorgone carlota) | May-Sept | x | x | larvae on asters | ||||
| Silvery Checkerspot (Charidryas nycteis) | June-Aug | x | x | larvae on asters | ||||
| Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) | May-Oct | x | x | larvae on asters (two sibling species involved) | ||||
| Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) | June-July | x | larvae on turtlehead, valerian | |||||
| Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) | May-Sept | x | x | larvae on nettles, elm, hops | ||||
| Comma Butterfly (Polygonia comma) | May-Sept | x | x | larvae on nettles, hops | ||||
| Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) | June-Nov | x | x | larvae on willows, poplar | ||||
| Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) | May-Oct | larvae on nettles; migrant from further south | ||||||
| Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) | May-Oct | x | x | larvae on thistles; migrant from further south | ||||
| American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) | May-Oct | x | x | larvae on Gnaphalium, Antennaria | ||||
| Red-spotted Purple (Basilarchia astyanax) | June-Aug | x | x | larvae on cherry, gooseberry, poplar? | ||||
| Viceroy (Basilarchia archippus) | June-Sept | x | x | larvae on willows | ||||
| Hackberry Butterfly (Asterocampa celtis) | June-Sept | x | x | larvae on Hackberry | ||||
| Tawny Emperior (Asterocampa clyton) | June-Aug | x | x | larvae on Hackberry | ||||
| Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon) | June-July | x | larvae on “grasses” (sedge?) | |||||
| Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice) | June-July | x | larvae on sedges | |||||
| Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela) | June-July | x | larvae on “grasses” | |||||
| Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) | June-Sept | x | x | larvae on “grasses” | ||||
| Monarch (Danaus plexippus) | May-Oct | x | x | larvae on various milkweeds | ||||
| White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) | May-Sept | x | x | nectars late afternoon, evening; migrant from further south | ||||
| Hummingbird sphinx moth (Hemaris thysbe) | May-July | x | x | nectars during day; resembles large bumblebee | ||||
| Snowberry sphinx moth (Hemaris diffinis) | May-July | x | x | nectars during day; resembles large bumblebee | ||||
| Eight-spot forester moth (Alypia octomaculata) | June-July | x | x | x | nectars during day | |||
| Virginia metallic blue moth (Ctenucha virginica) | June-July | x | x | nectars during day | ||||
| Yellow-collared scape moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) | July-Aug | x | x | nectars during day, esp. on goldenrod | ||||
| Spring grape moth (Psychomorpha epimenis) | Apr-May | x | x | larvae on grapevine?; adults fly before trees leaf-out | ||||
| Chickweed moth (Haematopis grataria) | June-Aug | x | x | larvae on chickweed | ||||
| Six-spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela sexguttata) | May-June | x | runs on sandy paths through woods | |||||
| Punctured tiger beetle (Cicindela punctulata) | June-July | x | x | runs on paths/roads, mostly in open areas | ||||
| Bronzed tiger beetle (Cicindela repanda) | May-Oct | x | x | runs on sandy shorelines | ||||
| Soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) | July-Sept | x | x | swarms on goldenrod in late summer | ||||
| Burying beetle (Silpha americana) | May-Sept | x | x | x | x | x | on small bird/mammal carcasses | |
| Dung-rolling scarab (Phanaeus vindex) | June-Aug | x | x | on mammal droppings (deer, sheep, cattle, horse) | ||||
| Bumble-flower scarab (Euphoria inda) | May-Sept | x | x | on flower-heads | ||||
| Soft-winged flower beetles (Anthocomus sp.) | x | x | on flower-heads; blue & red beetles, soft wing-covers | |||||
| Lightning-bug beetles (Photinus sp.) | x | x | x | x | x | commonly seen at night; rest in grasses by day | ||
| Red milkweed beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus) | x | x | bright red with black spots; on milkweeds | |||||