Wildlife Diary: Invertebrates

Butterflies and Moths

Red Admiral Butterfly
Vanessa atalanta

Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus

Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar
Danaus plexippus

Fritillary
Perhaps Boloria selene

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Either Papilio canadensis or Papilio glaucus

Black Swallowtail Butterfly
Papilio polyxenes

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americanum

Dingy Cutworm Moth
Feltia jaculifera

Blinded Sphinx Moth
Paonias excaecatus

Spongy Moth
Lymantria dispar

Plume Moth

Eight-spotted Forester Moth
Alypia octomaculata

Beetles

Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus

Stag Beetle
Lucanus placidus

Fifteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Anatis labiculata

Spotted Lady Beetle
Coleomegilla maculata

Multicoloured Asian Lady Beetle Larva
Harmonia axyridis

Elm Leaf Beetle
Xanthogaleruca luteola

Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus

Net-winged Beetle
Calopteron reticulatum (?)

Bees and Flies

Orange-belted Bumblebee
Bombus ternarius

Honeybee
Apis mellifera

European wool carder bee
Anthidium manicatum

American Hoverfly
Eupeodes americanus

Spiders

American Grass Spider

Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia

Woodlouse Hunter
Dysdera crocata

Crustaceans

Virile Crayfish (?)
Faxonius virilis

Gastropods

Brown-lipped Snail
Cepaea nemoralis