List of possible insect species for EFE Interpretive Trail
(R. Huber, Science Museum of Minnesota, 12 March 2005)
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Species
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Early-late
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PR
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BW
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SM
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OS
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BF
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MR
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Remarks
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Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
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June-Aug
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x
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x
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larvae on various legumes (Robinia, Gleditsia, etc.)
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius)
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May-Sept
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x
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x
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larvae on parsley, wild carrot
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E. Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus)
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May-Sept
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x
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x
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larvae on cherry
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Cabbage Butterfly (Pieris rapae)
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Apr-Nov
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x
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x
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larvae on various mustards
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Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
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Apr-Nov
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x
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x
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larvae on various clovers
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Alfalfa Butterfly (Colias eurytheme)
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Apr-Nov
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x
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x
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larvae on alfalfa, clovers
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Gray Copper (Lycaena [Gaeides] dione)
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July-Aug
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x
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x
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larvae on dock (Rumex)
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Bronze Copper (Lycaena [Hyllolycaena] hyllus)
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June-Sept
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x
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larvae on wet dock (Polygonum)
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Coral Hairstreak (Harkenclenus titus)
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June-Aug
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x
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x
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larvae on plum, cherry
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Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)
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June-July
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x
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x
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larvae on willows
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Edwards’ Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
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June-Aug
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x
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larvae on oaks, esp. Q. macrocarpa
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Olive Hairstreak (Mitoura gryneus)
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May-Aug
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x
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x
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larvae on Juniperus virginiana
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E. Tailed Blue (Everes comyntas)
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May-Oct
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x
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x
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larvae on various legumes
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Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
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May-Sept
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x
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x
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x
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x
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larvae on dogwood? (two sibling species involved)
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Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
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June-Aug
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x
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x
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larvae on violets
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Silver-bordered Fritillary (Clossiana selene)
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June-Sept
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x
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larvae on violets
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Meadow Fritillary (Clossiana bellona)
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June-Aug
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x
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x
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larvae on violets
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Gorgone Crescent (Charidryas gorgone carlota)
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May-Sept
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x
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x
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larvae on asters
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Silvery Checkerspot (Charidryas nycteis)
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June-Aug
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x
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x
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larvae on asters
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Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
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May-Oct
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x
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x
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larvae on asters (two sibling species involved)
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Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
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June-July
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x
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larvae on turtlehead, valerian
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Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
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May-Sept
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x
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x
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larvae on nettles, elm, hops
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Comma Butterfly (Polygonia comma)
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May-Sept
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x
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x
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larvae on nettles, hops
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
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June-Nov
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x
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x
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larvae on willows, poplar
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
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May-Oct
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larvae on nettles; migrant from further south
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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
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May-Oct
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x
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x
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larvae on thistles; migrant from further south
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American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
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May-Oct
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x
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x
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larvae on Gnaphalium, Antennaria
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Red-spotted Purple (Basilarchia astyanax)
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June-Aug
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x
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x
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larvae on cherry, gooseberry, poplar?
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Viceroy (Basilarchia archippus)
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June-Sept
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x
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x
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larvae on willows
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Hackberry Butterfly (Asterocampa celtis)
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June-Sept
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x
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x
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larvae on Hackberry
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Tawny Emperior (Asterocampa clyton)
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June-Aug
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x
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x
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larvae on Hackberry
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Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)
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June-July
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x
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larvae on "grasses" (sedge?)
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Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)
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June-July
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x
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larvae on sedges
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Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
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June-July
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x
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larvae on "grasses"
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Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
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June-Sept
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x
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x
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larvae on "grasses"
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
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May-Oct
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x
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x
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larvae on various milkweeds
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White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata)
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May-Sept
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x
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x
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nectars late afternoon, evening; migrant from further south
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Hummingbird sphinx moth (Hemaris thysbe)
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May-July
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x
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x
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nectars during day; resembles large bumblebee
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Snowberry sphinx moth (Hemaris diffinis)
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May-July
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x
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x
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nectars during day; resembles large bumblebee
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Eight-spot forester moth (Alypia octomaculata)
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June-July
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x
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x
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x
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nectars during day
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Virginia metallic blue moth (Ctenucha virginica)
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June-July
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x
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x
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nectars during day
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Yellow-collared scape moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)
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July-Aug
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x
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x
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nectars during day, esp. on goldenrod
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Spring grape moth (Psychomorpha epimenis)
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Apr-May
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x
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x
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larvae on grapevine?; adults fly before trees leaf-out
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Chickweed moth (Haematopis grataria)
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June-Aug
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x
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x
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larvae on chickweed
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Six-spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)
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May-June
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x
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runs on sandy paths through woods
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Punctured tiger beetle (Cicindela punctulata)
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June-July
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x
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x
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runs on paths/roads, mostly in open areas
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Bronzed tiger beetle (Cicindela repanda)
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May-Oct
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x
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x
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runs on sandy shorelines
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Soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus)
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July-Sept
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x
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x
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swarms on goldenrod in late summer
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Burying beetle (Silpha americana)
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May-Sept
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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on small bird/mammal carcasses
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Dung-rolling scarab (Phanaeus vindex)
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June-Aug
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x
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x
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on mammal droppings (deer, sheep, cattle, horse)
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Bumble-flower scarab (Euphoria inda)
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May-Sept
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x
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x
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on flower-heads
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Soft-winged flower beetles (Anthocomus sp.)
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x
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x
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on flower-heads; blue & red beetles, soft wing-covers
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Lightning-bug beetles (Photinus sp.)
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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commonly seen at night; rest in grasses by day
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Red milkweed beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)
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x
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x
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bright red with black spots; on milkweeds
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