Invertebrates

Items marked with an asterisk (*) are introduced species we are cultivating in the forest garden which have not yet naturalized. The list is by no means complete and will be added to as more species are identified.

    • Leaf-footed Bug  (Acanthocephala terminalis)
    • American Dagger (Acronicta americana)
    • Luna Moth (Actias luna)
    • Oak Apple Gall Wasp  (Amphibolips confluenta)
    • Nessus Sphinx (Amphion floridensis)
    • Roundback Slug (Arion spp.)
    • Pure Green Augochlora  (Augochlora pura)
    • Lesser Meadow Katydids  (Conocephalus sp.)
    • Snout and Bark Beetles    (Superfamily Curculionoidea)
    • Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
    • Milky Slug (Deroceras reticulatum)
    • Diurnal Fireflies  (Ellychnia sp.)
    • Banded Tussock Moth (Halycidota tessellaris)
    • Fall Webworm Moth  (Hyphantria cunea)
    • Ichneumonid and Braconid Wasps   (Superfamily Ichneumonoidea)
    • Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae)
    • Leafhoppers and Treehoppers   (Superfamily Membracoidea)
    • Spined Micrathena   (Micrathena gracilis)
    • Arrow-shaped Micrathena  (Micrathena sagittata)
    • Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
    • Lesser Angle-winged Katydid (Microcentrum retinerve)
    • Housefly (Musca domestica)
    • Backswimmer (Notonecta lunata)
    • Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
    • Isabella Tiger Moth  (Pyrrharctia isabella)
    • Laurel Sphinx (Sphinx kalmiae)
    • Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
    • Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps  (Suborder Symphyta)
    • Ruby Meadowhawk  (Sympetrum rubicundulum)
    • Greenhouse Camel Cricket   (Tachycines asynamorus)
      Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
    • Arrowhead Orbweaver  (Verrucosa arenata)
    • Assassin Bug (Zelus sp.)
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