2016 was the first year I paid really any attention to Leps, Odes, Herps, and Mammals. Although my year list for each isn't all that impressive, I still ended up with a few dozen species. Listed in rough taxonomic order. Lifers are in
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Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths):
- Silver-spotted Skipper
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Silver-spotted Skipper |
- Dun Skipper
- Broad-winged Skipper
- Peck's Skipper
- Common Checkered Skipper
- European Skipper
- Giant Swallowtail
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail
- Spicebush Swallowtail
- Cabbage White
- Orange Sulphur
- Clouded Sulphur
- Acadian Hairstreak
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Acadian Hairstreak |
- Banded Hairstreak
- Eastern Tailed Blue
- Great Spangled Fritillary
- Tawny Crescent
- Northern Crescent
- Pearl Crescent
- Common Buckeye
- Mourning Cloak
- Eastern Comma
- Red Admiral
- Viceroy
- White Admiral
- Red-spotted Purple
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Eyed Brown |
- Common Wood-Nymph
- Monarch
- Eyed Brown
- Common Ringlet
- Virginia Ctenucha
- Chain-dotted Geometer
- Hummingbird Clearwing
Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies):
- Common Green Darner
- Canada Darner
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Halloween Pennant |
- Unicorn Clubtail
- Prince Baskettail
- Calico Pennant
- Halloween Pennant
- Eastern Pondhawk
- Widow Skimmer
- Twelve-spotted Skimmer
- Eastern Pondhawk
- Eastern Amberwing
- Common Whitetail
- White-faced Meadowhawk
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Ebony Jewelwing |
- Ruby Meadowhawk
- Band-winged Meadowhawk
- Autumn Meadowhawk
- Black Saddlebags
- Ebony Jewelwing
- River Jewelwing
- Emerald Spreadwing
- Variable Dancer
- Tule Bluet
- Familiar Bluet
- Marsh Bluet
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Orange Bluet |
- Skimming Bluet
- Orange Bluet
- Sedge Sprite
- Eastern Forktail
- Fragile Forktail
Herps (Reptiles and Amphibians):
- Blanding's Turtle
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Blanding's Turtle |
- Midland Painted Turtle
- Northern Map Turtle
- Snapping Turtle
- Spiny Softshell
- Eastern Gartersnake
- Five-lined Skink
- American Bullfrog
- American Toad
- Gray Treefrog
- Green Frog
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Eastern Gartersnake |
- Northern Leopard Frog
- Spring Peeper
- Western Chorus Frog
- Wood Frog
Mammals:
- White-tailed Deer
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Moose |
- Moose
- Striped Skunk
- Raccoon
- Coyote
- Meadow Vole
- Muskrat
- Beaver
- Eastern Chipmunk
- Woodchuck
- Red Squirrel
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Red Squirrel |
- Eastern Gray Squirrel
- Eastern Cottontail
- Snowshoe Hare
- Little Brown Bat
A good list!
ReplyDeleteYou should attempt a visit near my home for the Southern Hairstreak in late June.
That sounds good. Maybe I'll find a Bobwhite while I'm at it!
DeleteIf you do find a Bobwhite, it will be something incredible!
ReplyDeleteIt's sad that we can no longer regularly find this species in Ontario. Hopefully they'll make a comeback. Maybe we should start a re-introduction program!
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