Insect List
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 |