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| [[Wikipedia:Northern green frog|Frog, Northern Green]] || ''Rana clamitans melanota'' || Adult and tadpoles | | [[Wikipedia:Northern green frog|Frog, Northern Green]] || ''Rana clamitans melanota'' || Adult and tadpoles | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Northern leopard frog|Frog, Northern Leopard]] || ''Lithobates pipiens'' || Green morph | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Pickerel frog|Frog, Pickerel]] || ''Lithobates palustris'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Pickerel frog|Frog, Pickerel]] || ''Lithobates palustris'' || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Spotted salamander|Salamander, Spotted]] || ''Ambystoma maculatum'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Spotted salamander|Salamander, Spotted]] || ''Ambystoma maculatum'' || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Anaxyrus fowleri|Toad, Fowler's]] || ''Anaxyrus fowleri'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:American toad|Toad, Eastern American]] || ''Anaxyrus americanus'' || Adult (brown and tan morph) and young |
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Anaxyrus fowleri|Toad, Fowler's]] || ''Anaxyrus fowleri'' || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Brown-headed cowbird|Cowbird, Brown-headed]] || ''Molothrus ater'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Brown-headed cowbird|Cowbird, Brown-headed]] || ''Molothrus ater'' || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Sandhill crane|Crane, Sandhill]] || ''Grus canadensis'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Sandhill crane|Crane, Sandhill]] || ''Grus canadensis'' || Female, male, hatchlings |
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| [[Wikipedia:American crow|Crow, American]] || ''Corvus brachyrhynchos'' || | | [[Wikipedia:American crow|Crow, American]] || ''Corvus brachyrhynchos'' || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Rock dove|Dove, Rock]] || ''Columba livia'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Rock dove|Dove, Rock]] || ''Columba livia'' || | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Wood duck|Duck, Wood]] || ''Aix sponsa'' || Female, young | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Bald eagle|Eagle, Bald]] || ''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Bald eagle|Eagle, Bald]] || ''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'' || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Hummingbird|Hummingbird]] || ''Trochilidae'' || Seen several, couldn't identify | | [[Wikipedia:Hummingbird|Hummingbird]] || ''Trochilidae'' || Seen several, couldn't identify | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Blue jay|Jay, Blue]] || ''Cyanocitta cristata'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Blue jay|Jay, Blue]] || ''Cyanocitta cristata'' || Female, male |
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| [[Wikipedia:Killdeer|Killdeer]] || ''Charadrius vociferus'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Killdeer|Killdeer]] || ''Charadrius vociferus'' || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Red-breasted nuthatch|Nuthatch, Red-breasted]] || ''Sitta canadensis'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Red-breasted nuthatch|Nuthatch, Red-breasted]] || ''Sitta canadensis'' || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Northern hawk-owl|Owl, Northern Hawk]] || ''Surnia ulula'' || Saw another at night, but I couldn't identify it |
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| [[Wikipedia:Baltimore oriole|Oriole, Baltimore]] || ''Icterus galbula'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Baltimore oriole|Oriole, Baltimore]] || ''Icterus galbula'' || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Mute swan|Swan, Mute]] || ''Cygnus olor'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Mute swan|Swan, Mute]] || ''Cygnus olor'' || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Wild turkey|Turkey, Wild]] || ''Meleagris gallopavo'' || Female | + | | [[Wikipedia:Wild turkey|Turkey, Wild]] || ''Meleagris gallopavo'' || Female, male |
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| [[Wikipedia:Turkey vulture|Vulture, Turkey]] || ''Cathartes aura'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Turkey vulture|Vulture, Turkey]] || ''Cathartes aura'' || | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Cedar waxwing|Waxwing, Cedar]] || ''Bombycilla cedrorum'' || | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Northern flicker|Woodpecker, Northern Flicker]] || ''Colaptes auratus'' || Female | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Pileated woodpecker|Woodpecker, Pileated]] || ''Dryocuopus pileatus'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Pileated woodpecker|Woodpecker, Pileated]] || ''Dryocuopus pileatus'' || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Red-bellied woodpecker|Woodpecker, Red-bellied]] || ''Melanerpes carolinus'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Red-bellied woodpecker|Woodpecker, Red-bellied]] || ''Melanerpes carolinus'' || | ||
|} | |} | ||
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+ | ==Butterflies, Moths, Caterpillars== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" | | ||
+ | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Pieris rapae|Cabbage White]] || ''Pieris rapae'' || Adult | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Colias philodice|Clouded Sulfur]] || ''Colias philodice'' || Adult | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Manduca quinquemaculata|Hawk, Five-spotted (Tomato Hornworm)]] || ''Manduca quinquemaculata'' || Caterpillar | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Hemaris|Hummingbird Moth]] || ''Hemaris'' || Unable to identify species | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Pyrrharctia isabella|Isabella Tiger (Caterpillar, Woollybear)]] || ''Pyrrharctia isabella'' || Adult, caterpillar | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Monarch butterfly|Monarch]] || ''Danaus plexippus'' || Adult | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Papilio canadensis|Swallowtail, Canadian Tiger]] || ''Papilio canadensis'' || Adult | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Papilio cresphontes|Swallowtail, Giant]] || ''Papilio cresphontes'' || Adult | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern tent caterpillar|Tent Caterpillar, Eastern]] || ''Malacosoma americanum'' || Adult, caterpillar | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Lophocampa caryae|Tussock, Hickory Tiger]] || ''Lophocampa caryae'' || Caterpillar, adult | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Lophocampa maculata|Tussock, Spotted]] || ''Lophocampa maculata'' || Caterpillar | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Winter moth|Winter Moth (Inch Worm)]] || ''Operophtera brumato'' || Adult, caterpillar | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | * [https://www.insectidentification.org/insects-by-type-and-region.asp?thisState=michigan&thisType=Butterfly%20or%20Moth insectidentification.org/insects-by-type-and-region.asp?thisState=michigan&thisType=Butterfly%20or%20Moth] - Database. | ||
==Cnidarias== | ==Cnidarias== | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Black carpenter ant|Ant | + | | [[Wikipedia:Black carpenter ant|Ant - Black Carpenter]] || ''Camponotus pennsylvanicus'' || Female, Male, larva, eggs |
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Black garden ant|Ant - Black Garden]] || ''Lasius niger'' || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pavement ant|Ant - Pavement]] || ''Tetramorium caespitum'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Bombus pensylvanicus|Bee - Bumble, American]] || ''Bombus pensylvanicus'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Western honey bee|Bee - Honey, Western]] || ''Apis mellifera'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Alobates pennsylvanica|Beetle - False Mealworm]] || ''Alobates pennsylvanica'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Japanese beetle|Beetle - Japanese]] || ''Popillia japonica'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Phyllophaga|Beetle | + | | [[Wikipedia:Phyllophaga|Beetle - May]] || ''Phyllophaga'' || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Boxelder bug|Boxelder Bug]] || ''Boisea trivittata'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Boxelder bug|Boxelder Bug]] || ''Boisea trivittata'' || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Scutigeridae|Centipede - House]] || ''Scutigeridae'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Cormocephalus|Centipede - Bark]] || ''Cormocephalus'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Cicada|Cicada]] || || Unable to identify genus |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Field cricket|Cricket | + | | [[Wikipedia:Field cricket|Cricket - Field]] || ''Gryllus pennsylvanicus'' || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Damselfly|Damselfly]] || ''Ischnura'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Damselfly|Damselfly]] || ''Ischnura'' || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Blue dasher|Dragonfly | + | | [[Wikipedia:Blue dasher|Dragonfly - Blue Dasher]] || ''Pachydiplax longipennis'' || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Dragonfly|Dragonfly]] || ''Anisoptera'' || Unable to identify species | | [[Wikipedia:Dragonfly|Dragonfly]] || ''Anisoptera'' || Unable to identify species | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Forficula auricularia|Earwig | + | | [[Wikipedia:Forficula auricularia|Earwig - European]] || ''Forficula auricularia'' || Female, male, young, larva, eggs |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Photinus pyralis|Firefly | + | | [[Wikipedia:Photinus pyralis|Firefly - Common Eastern]] || ''Photinus pyralis'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Drosophila melanogaster|Fly | + | | [[Wikipedia:Drosophila melanogaster|Fly - Common Fruit]] || ''Drosophila melanogaster'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Crane fly|Fly | + | | [[Wikipedia:Crane fly|Fly - Crane]] || ''Tipulidae'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Horse-fly|Fly | + | | [[Wikipedia:Horse-fly|Fly - Horse]] || ''Tabanidae'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Housefly|Fly | + | | [[Wikipedia:Housefly|Fly - House]] || ''Musca domestica'' || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Gnat|Gnat]] || ''Mycetophilidae'' || Unable to identify species | | [[Wikipedia:Gnat|Gnat]] || ''Mycetophilidae'' || Unable to identify species | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Differential grasshopper|Grasshopper | + | | [[Wikipedia:Differential grasshopper|Grasshopper - Differential]] || ''Melanoplus differentialis'' || |
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Melanoplus bivittatus|Grasshopper - Two-striped]] || ''Melanoplus bivittatus'' || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Leiobunum|Harvestman - Eastern]] || ''Leiobunum vittatum'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Scudderia furcata|Katydid - Fork-tailed Bush]] || ''Scudderia furcata'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Harmonia axyridis|Ladybeetle | + | | [[Wikipedia:Harmonia axyridis|Ladybeetle - Asian]] || ''Harmonia axyridis'' || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Coccinellidae|Lady Bug]] || ''Coccinellidae'' || | | [[Wikipedia:Coccinellidae|Lady Bug]] || ''Coccinellidae'' || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Chinese mantis|Mantis | + | | [[Wikipedia:Chinese mantis|Mantis - Chinese]] || ''Tenodera sinensis'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:European mantis|Mantis | + | | [[Wikipedia:European mantis|Mantis - European]] || ''Mantis religiosa'' || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Mayfly|Mayfly]] || ''Palaeoptera'' || Seen in Ohio off Lake Erie | | [[Wikipedia:Mayfly|Mayfly]] || ''Palaeoptera'' || Seen in Ohio off Lake Erie | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Millipede|Millipede]] || ''Diplopoda'' || Unable to identify species | | [[Wikipedia:Millipede|Millipede]] || ''Diplopoda'' || Unable to identify species | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Bryobia praetiosa|Mite | + | | [[Wikipedia:Bryobia praetiosa|Mite - Clover]] || ''Bryobia praetiosa'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Mosquito|Mosquito]] || ''Culicidae'' || Unable to identify species | + | | [[Wikipedia:Mosquito|Mosquito]] || ''Culicidae'' || Female, larva. Unable to identify species |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pseudoscorpion|Pseudoscorpion]] || ''Pseudoscorpionida'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Cheiracanthium inclusum|Spider - American Yellow Sac]] || ''Cheiracanthium inclusum'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pholcus phalangioides|Spider - Longbodied Cellar]] || ''Pholcus phalangioides'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pisaurina mira|Spider - Nursery Web]] || ''Pisaurina mira'' || Male |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Platycryptus undatus|Spider | + | | [[Wikipedia:Platycryptus undatus|Spider - Tan Jumping]] || ''Platycryptus undatus'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Zebra spider|Spider | + | | [[Wikipedia:Zebra spider|Spider - Zebra Back]] || ''Salticus scenicus'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Brown marmorated stink bug|Stink Bug | + | | [[Wikipedia:Brown marmorated stink bug|Stink Bug - Brown Marmorated]] || ''Halyomorpha halys'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Rhipicephalus sanguineus|Tick - Brown Dog]] || ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Common walkingstick|Walking Stick | + | | [[Wikipedia:Common walkingstick|Walking Stick - Common]] || ''Diapheromera femorata'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern yellowjacket|Wasp | + | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern yellowjacket|Wasp - Eastern Yellow Jacket]] || ''Vespula maculifrons'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Polistes dominula|Wasp | + | | [[Wikipedia:Polistes dominula|Wasp - European Paper]] || ''Polistes dominula'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Polistes metricus|Wasp | + | | [[Wikipedia:Polistes metricus|Wasp - Metricus Paper]] || ''Polistes metricus'' || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Otiorhynchus sulcatus|Weevil | + | | [[Wikipedia:Otiorhynchus sulcatus|Weevil - Black Vine]] || ''Otiorhynchus sulcatus'' || |
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Revision as of 14:03, 27 September 2019
This is a list of animals I have personally seen alive in their natural habitat and was able to identify (to some extant). Unless otherwise mentioned, I first saw the animal in Michigan.
Contents
Amphibians
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Frog, Bull | Rana catesbeiana | |
Frog, Northern Green | Rana clamitans melanota | Adult and tadpoles |
Frog, Northern Leopard | Lithobates pipiens | Green morph |
Frog, Pickerel | Lithobates palustris | |
Salamander, Spotted | Ambystoma maculatum | |
Toad, Eastern American | Anaxyrus americanus | Adult (brown and tan morph) and young |
Toad, Fowler's | Anaxyrus fowleri |
Annelids
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Leech, Freshwater Jawless | Glossiphoniidae | |
Worm, Earth | Lumbricus terrestris |
Birds
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Blackbird, Red-winged | Agelaius phoeniceus | Female, male |
Bluebird, Eastern | Sialia sialis | Female, male |
Cardinal, Northern | Cardinalis cardinalis | Female, male |
Chickadee, Black-capped | Poecile atricapillus | |
Cowbird, Brown-headed | Molothrus ater | |
Crane, Sandhill | Grus canadensis | Female, male, hatchlings |
Crow, American | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
Dove, Mourning | Zenaida macroura | Adult, hatchlings |
Dove, Rock | Columba livia | |
Duck, Wood | Aix sponsa | Female, young |
Eagle, Bald | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
Egret, Great | Ardea alba | |
Finch, American Gold | Carduelis tristis | Female, male |
Goose, Canada | Branta canadensis | Female, male, hatchlings |
Grackle, Common | Quiscalus quiscula | Female, male |
Grackle, Great-tailed | Quiscalus mexicanus | Seen in New Mexico and Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Gull, American Herring | Larus smithsonianus | |
Gull, Common | Larus canus | |
Hawk, Broad-winged | Buteo platypterus | |
Heron, Great Blue | Ardea herodias | |
Hummingbird | Trochilidae | Seen several, couldn't identify |
Jay, Blue | Cyanocitta cristata | Female, male |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | |
Kingfisher, Belted | Megaceryle alcyon | Female |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Female, male, hatchlings |
Nuthatch, Red-breasted | Sitta canadensis | |
Owl, Northern Hawk | Surnia ulula | Saw another at night, but I couldn't identify it |
Oriole, Baltimore | Icterus galbula | |
Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Adult, nest |
Pelican, Brown | Pelecanus occidentalis | |
Pheasant, Common | Phasianus colchicus | |
Raven, Common | Corvis corax | |
Redpoll, Common | Acanthis flammea | |
Robin, American | Turdus migratorius | Female, male, nest, eggs |
Sparrow, Eurasian Tree | Passer montanus | |
Sparrow, House | Passer domesticus | Female, male |
Starling, Common | Sturnus vulgaris | |
Swallow, Barn | Hirundo rustica | Female, male |
Swan, Mute | Cygnus olor | |
Turkey, Wild | Meleagris gallopavo | Female, male |
Vulture, Turkey | Cathartes aura | |
Waxwing, Cedar | Bombycilla cedrorum | |
Woodpecker, Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | Female |
Woodpecker, Pileated | Dryocuopus pileatus | |
Woodpecker, Red-bellied | Melanerpes carolinus |
Butterflies, Moths, Caterpillars
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Cabbage White | Pieris rapae | Adult |
Clouded Sulfur | Colias philodice | Adult |
Hawk, Five-spotted (Tomato Hornworm) | Manduca quinquemaculata | Caterpillar |
Hummingbird Moth | Hemaris | Unable to identify species |
Isabella Tiger (Caterpillar, Woollybear) | Pyrrharctia isabella | Adult, caterpillar |
Monarch | Danaus plexippus | Adult |
Swallowtail, Canadian Tiger | Papilio canadensis | Adult |
Swallowtail, Giant | Papilio cresphontes | Adult |
Tent Caterpillar, Eastern | Malacosoma americanum | Adult, caterpillar |
Tussock, Hickory Tiger | Lophocampa caryae | Caterpillar, adult |
Tussock, Spotted | Lophocampa maculata | Caterpillar |
Winter Moth (Inch Worm) | Operophtera brumato | Adult, caterpillar |
- insectidentification.org/insects-by-type-and-region.asp?thisState=michigan&thisType=Butterfly%20or%20Moth - Database.
Cnidarias
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Jellyfish, box | Cubozoa | Seen in Bahamas |
Crustaceans
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Crayfish, Rusty | Orconectes rusticus | |
Pill-bug, Common | Armadillidium vulgare | AKA Roly-poly |
Sow-bug | Oniscidea | Kind that can't roll up |
Fish
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Bass, Smallmouth | Micropterus dolomieu | |
Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | |
Catfish, Flathead | Pylodictis olivaris | |
Trout, Lake | Salvelinus namaycush |
Insects
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Ant - Black Carpenter | Camponotus pennsylvanicus | Female, Male, larva, eggs |
Ant - Black Garden | Lasius niger | |
Ant - Pavement | Tetramorium caespitum | |
Bee - Bumble, American | Bombus pensylvanicus | |
Bee - Honey, Western | Apis mellifera | |
Beetle - False Mealworm | Alobates pennsylvanica | |
Beetle - Japanese | Popillia japonica | |
Beetle - May | Phyllophaga | |
Boxelder Bug | Boisea trivittata | |
Centipede - House | Scutigeridae | |
Centipede - Bark | Cormocephalus | |
Cicada | Unable to identify genus | |
Cricket - Field | Gryllus pennsylvanicus | |
Damselfly | Ischnura | |
Dragonfly - Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | |
Dragonfly | Anisoptera | Unable to identify species |
Earwig - European | Forficula auricularia | Female, male, young, larva, eggs |
Firefly - Common Eastern | Photinus pyralis | |
Fly - Common Fruit | Drosophila melanogaster | |
Fly - Crane | Tipulidae | |
Fly - Horse | Tabanidae | |
Fly - House | Musca domestica | |
Gnat | Mycetophilidae | Unable to identify species |
Grasshopper - Differential | Melanoplus differentialis | |
Grasshopper - Two-striped | Melanoplus bivittatus | |
Harvestman - Eastern | Leiobunum vittatum | |
Katydid - Fork-tailed Bush | Scudderia furcata | |
Ladybeetle - Asian | Harmonia axyridis | |
Lady Bug | Coccinellidae | |
Mantis - Chinese | Tenodera sinensis | |
Mantis - European | Mantis religiosa | |
Mayfly | Palaeoptera | Seen in Ohio off Lake Erie |
Millipede | Diplopoda | Unable to identify species |
Mite - Clover | Bryobia praetiosa | |
Mosquito | Culicidae | Female, larva. Unable to identify species |
Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpionida | |
Spider - American Yellow Sac | Cheiracanthium inclusum | |
Spider - Longbodied Cellar | Pholcus phalangioides | |
Spider - Nursery Web | Pisaurina mira | Male |
Spider - Tan Jumping | Platycryptus undatus | |
Spider - Zebra Back | Salticus scenicus | |
Stink Bug - Brown Marmorated | Halyomorpha halys | |
Tick - Brown Dog | Rhipicephalus sanguineus | |
Walking Stick - Common | Diapheromera femorata | |
Wasp - Eastern Yellow Jacket | Vespula maculifrons | |
Wasp - European Paper | Polistes dominula | |
Wasp - Metricus Paper | Polistes metricus | |
Weevil - Black Vine | Otiorhynchus sulcatus |
Mammals
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Agouti | Dasyprocta | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Bat | Chiroptera | Unable to identify |
Bear, American Black | Ursus americanus | Seen in Tennessee |
Chipmunk, Eastern | Tamias striatus | |
Coati | Nasua | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Coyote | Canis latrans | Seen in California |
Deer, White-tailed | Odocoileus virginianus | Male, female, fawns |
Groundhog | Marmota monax | |
Hare, Snowshoe | Lepus americanus | |
Manatee, Florida | Trichechus manatus latirostris | Seen in Florida |
Mink, American | Neovison vison | |
Mouse, House | Mus musculus | |
Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | |
Opossum, Virginia | Didelphis virginiana | |
Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus | |
Raccoon | Procyon lotor | Adults and kits |
Seal, Northern Fur | Callorhinus ursinus | Seen in Seattle |
Squirrel, American Red | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | |
Squirrel, Black | Sciurus carolinensis | Variant of the gray squirrel |
Squirrel, Fox | Sciurus niger | |
Squirrel, Eastern Gray | Sciurus carolinensis | |
Skunk, Striped | Mephitis mephitis | |
Vole, Meadow | Microtus pennsylvanicus |
Mollusks
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Clam, Freshwater | Unionoida | Many kinds, unable to identify |
Mussel, Zebra | Dreissena polymorpha | |
Octopus | Octopoda | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico; unable to identify species |
Slug, Grey Garden | Deroceras reticulatum | |
Slug, Pacific Banana | Ariolimax columbianus | Seen in Seattle |
Snail, Faucet | Bithynia tentaculata | |
Snail, Garden | Cornu aspersum |
Reptiles
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Iguana, Black Spiny-tailed | Ctenosaura similis | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Snake, Black King | Lampropeltis nigra | Seen in Kentucky |
Snake, Butler's Garter | Thamnophis butleri | |
Snake, Eastern Garter | Thamnophis sirtalis | |
Snake, Smooth Green | Liochlorophis vernalis | |
Turtle, Common Snapping | Chelydra serpentina | Adult, hatchlings |
Turtle, Western Painted | Chrysemys picta | Adult, hatchlings |
Turtle, Spiny Soft-shell | Apalone spinifera spinifera |