Prairie Ridge Species Checklist
Genus species Common Name
Snails Philomycus carolinianus Carolina Mantleslug Gastrocopta contracta Bottleneck Snaggletooth Glyphalinia wheatleyi Bright Glyph Triodopsis hopetonensis Magnolia Threetooth Triodopsis juxtidens Atlantic Threetooth Triodopsis fallax Mimic Threetooth Ventridens cerinoideus Wax Dome Ventridens gularis Throaty Dome Anguispira fergusoni Tiger Snail Zonitoides arboreus Quick Gloss Deroceras reticulatum Gray Garden Slug Mesodon thyroidus White-lip Globe Slug Stenotrema stenotrema Inland Stiltmouth Melanoides tuberculatus Red-rim Melania
Spiders Argiope aurantia Garden Spider Peucetia viridans Green Lynx Spider Phidippus putnami Jumping Spider Phidippus audax Jumping Spider Phidippus otiosus Jumping Spider
Centipedes Hemiscolopendra marginata Scolopocryptops sexspinosus Scutigera coleoptrata Geophilomorpha
Millipedes Pseudopolydesmus serratus Narceus americanus Oxidus gracilis Greenhouse Millipede Polydesmidae
Crayfishes Cambarus “acuminatus complex” (= “species C”) Cambarus (Depressicambarus) latimanus Cambarus (Puncticambarus) (="species C) Damselflies Calopteryx maculata Ebony Jewelwing Lestes australis Southern Spreadwing Lestes rectangularis Slender Spreadwing Lestes vigilax Swamp Spreadwing Lestes inaequalis Elegant Spreadwing Enallagma doubledayi Atlantic Bluet Enallagma civile Familiar Bluet Enallagma aspersum Azure Bluet Enallagma exsulans Stream Bluet Enallegma signatum Orange Bluet Ischnura verticalis Eastern Forktail Ischnura posita Fragile Forktail Ischnura hastata Citrine Forktail Argia fumipennis Variable Dancer
Dragonflies Tachopteryx thoreyi Gray Petaltail Anax longipes Comet Darner Anax junius Common Green Darner Epitheca cynosura Common Baskettail Epitheca princeps Prince Baskettail Plathemis lydia Common Whitetail Ladona deplanata Blue Corporal Libellula semifasciata Painted Skimmer Libellula pulchella Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula luctuosa Widow Skimmer Libellula cyanea Spangled Skimmer Libellula axilena Bar-winged Skimmer Libellula incesta Slaty Skimmer Libellula vibrans Great Blue Skimmer Libellula auripennis Golden-winged Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea Roseate Skimmer Perithemis tenera Eastern Amberwing Celithemis eponina Halloween Pennant Erythemis simplicicollis Eastern Pondhawk Sympetrum ambiguum Blue-faced Meadowhawk Sympetruum vicinum Autumn Meadowhawk Pachydiplax longipennis Blue Dasher Tramea carolina Carolina Saddlebags Tramea lacerata Black Saddlebags Pantala flavescens Wandering Glider Pantala hymenaea Spot-winged Glider Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids Schistocerca americana American Bird Grasshopper Melanoplus keeleri Keeler's Spurthroated Grasshopper Melanoplus differentialis Differential Grasshopper Dissosteira carolina Carolina Grasshopper Pterophylla camellifolia Common True Katydid Orchelimum vulgare Red Faced (common) Meadow Katydid Orchelimum erythrocephalum Red-headed Meadow Katydid Conocephalus strictus Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid Orocharis saltator Jumping Bush Cricket Oecanthus niveus Narrow-winged Tree Cricket Oecanthus celerinictus Fast Calling Tree Cricket
Mantids Tenodera sinensis Chinese Mantid Brunneria borealis Stick Mantid Stagmomantis carolina Carolina Mantid
True Bugs Aphis nerii Oleander Aphids Magicicada tredecim Periodical Cicada Magicicada tredecassini Periodical Cicada Neocicada heiroglyphica Cicada Tibicen auletes Giant Dusk Singing Cicada Tibicen linnei Linne's Cicada Tibicen winnemana Eastern Scissor Grinder Tibicen davisi Davis' Southeastern Dog Day Cicada Tibicen tibicen Swamp Cicada Tibicen lyricen Lyric Cicada Prosapia bicincta Two-lined Spittlebug Agallia constricta Xyphon flaviceps Paraphlepsius irroratus Bespeckled Leafhopper Scaphoideus atlantus Scaphoideus opalinus Empoasca fabae Potato Leafhopper Acanalonia conica Ormenoides venusta Metcalfa pruinosa Citrus Flatid Planthopper Lethocerus uhleri Giant Water Bug Belostoma flumineum Giant Water Bug Oncopeltus fasciatus Milkweed Bug Niesthrea louisianica Scentless Plant Bug Halyomorpha halys Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Euthyrhynchus floridanus Florida Predatory Stink Bug Megacopta cribraria Kudzu Bug
Bees Agapostemon virescens Bicolored Agapostemon Andrena zizae Golden Alexander Andrena Apis mellifera Honey Bee Augochlora pura Pure Green Augochlora Augochlorella aurata Bombus bimaculatus Two-spotted Bumble Bee Bombus griseocollis Brown-belted Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus pensylvanicus American Bumble Bee Calliopsis andreniformis Ceratina calcarata Spurred Ceratina Ceratina dupla Doubled Ceratina Ceratina mikmaqi Ceratina strenua Nimble Ceratina Coelioxys octodenta Coelioxys sayi Halictus confusus Halictus ligatus/poeyi Halictus parallelus Lasioglossum admirandum Lasiglossum bruneri Bruner's Dialictus Lasioglossum callidum Lasioglossum coreopsis Lasioglossum hitchensi Lasioglossum imitatum Lasiglossum lustrans Lasioglossum pilosum Lasioglossum tegulare Lasioglossum trigeminum Lasioglossum zephyrum Zephyr Dialictus Megachile brevis Megachile comcinna Megachile exilis Megachile mendica Megachile rotundata Melitoma taurea Xylocopa virginica Eastern Carpenter Bee Ants Solenopsis invicta Red Imported Fire Ant
Beetles Cicindela sexguttata Six-spotted Tiger Beetle Peltodytes so. Crawling Water Beetle Thermonectus basillaris Predaceous Diving Beetle Agabus disintegratus Disintegrated Diving Beetle Gyrinus sp. Whirligig beetle Berosus sp. Water Scavenger Beetle Tropisternus lateralis Water Scavenger Beetle Phyllophaga sp. May Beetle Trigonopeltastes delta Delta Flower Beetle Popillia japonica Japanese Beetle Cotinis nitida Green June Beetle Euphoria inda Bumble Flower Beetle Chalcophora virginiensis Sculptured Pine Borer Alaus oculatus Eyed Elater Photinus pyralis Common Eastern Firefly Photuris sp. Pyractomena sp. Chauliognathus maginatus Margined Leatherwing Chauliognathus pensylvanicus Goldenrod Soldier Beetle Cycloneda munda Polished Ladybeetle Harmonia axyridis Asian Multicolor Ladybeetle Coccinella septempunctata Seven-spotted Ladybeetle Coleomegilla maculata Spotted Ladybeetle Hippodamia convergens Convergent Ladybeetle Tetraopes tetraphtalmus Red Milkweed Beetle Labidomera clivicollis Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle Naupactus sp. White Fringed Weevil
Scorpionflies Panorpa sp. Scorpionfly
Flies Chaoborus sp. Phantom Midge Ptecticus sp. Soldier Fly Condylostylus sp. Long-legged Fly Physocephala sp. Thick-headed Fly Delphinia picta Picture-winged Fly
Butterflies Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail Papilio glaucus Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio troilus Spicebush Swallowtail Pontia protodice Checkered White Pieris rapae Cabbage White Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur Colias eurytheme Alfalfa Butterfly (Orange Sulphur) Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur Eurema nicippe Sleepy Orange Callophrys gruneus Juniper Hairstreak Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak Calycopis cecrops Red-banded Hairstreak Everes comyntas Eastern Tailed Blue Celastrina ladon Spring Azure Celastrina neglecta Summer Azure Libytheana bachmanii Snout Butterfly Agraulis vanillae Gulf Fritillary Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary Phyciodes tharos Pearl Crescent Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark Vanessa virginiensis American Lady Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral Junonia coenia Common Buckeye Limenitis arthemis astyanax Red-spotted Purple Limenitis archippus Viceroy Hermeuptychia sosybius Carolina Satyr Megisto cymela Little Wood Satyr Danaus plexippus Monarch Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper Urbanus proteus Long-tailed Skipper Thorybes bathyllus Southern Cloudywing Erynnis horatius Horace's Duskywing Erynnis baptisiae Wild Indigo Duskywing Pyrgus communis Checkered Skipper Pholisora catullus Common Sootywing Nastra iherminier Swarthy Skipper Lerema accius Clouded Skipper Ancycloxypha numitor Least Skipper Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper Polites origenes Crossline Skipper Wallengrenia otho Southern Broken-dash Pompeius verna Little Glassywing Atalopedes campestris Sachem Poanes vestris Zabulon Skipper Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper Panoquina ocola Ocola Skipper
Moths Acrolophus sp. Grass Tubeworm Moth Atteva aurea Ailanthus Webworm Moth Sparganothis sulphureana Sparganothis Fruitworm Moth Microcrambus elegans Elegant Grass-veneer Desmia funeralis Grape Leafroller Eulithis diversilineata Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth Costaconvexa centrostrigaria Bent-line Carpet Moth Horisme intestinata Brown Bark Carpet Moth Idaea obfusaria Rippled Wave Moth Lobocleta ossularia Drab Brown Wave Moth Cyclophora packardi Packard's Wave Moth Scopula limboundata Large Lace-border Moth Synchlora aerata Wavy-lined Emerald Moth Alsophila pometaria Fall Cankerworm Moth Anisota stigma Spiny Oakworm Moth Speranza pustularia Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth Macaria transitaria Blurry Chocolate Angle Moth Macrochilo hypocritalis Twin-dotted Macrochilo Moth Iridopsis defectaria Brown-shaded Gray Moth Lascoria ambigualis Ambiguous Moth Anavitrinella pampinaria Common Gray Moth Epimecis hortaria Tulip-tree Beauty Moth Melanolophia canadaria Canadian Melanolophia Moth Protoboarmia porcelaria Porcelain Gray Moth Metalectra discalis Common Fungus Moth Hypagyrtis unipunctata One-spotted Variant Moth Eutrapela clemataria Curve-toothed Geometer Moth Eusarca confusaria Confused Eusarca Prochoerodes lineola Large Maple Spanworm Moth Nematocampa resistaria Horned Spanworm Moth Tolype notialis Small Tolype Malacosoma americanum Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Dryocampa rubidunda Rosy Maple Moth Actias luna Luna Moth Callosamia angulifera Tulip-tree Silkmoth Hyalophora cecropia Cecropia Moth Lapara coniferarum Southern Pine Sphinx Hemaris diffinis Snowberry Clearwing Hemaris thysbe Hummingbird Clearwing Nadata gibbosa White-dotted Prominent Schizura concinna Red-humped Caterpillar Moth Halysidota harrisii Sycamore Tussock Moth Euchaetes egle Milkweed Tussock Moth Orgyia leucostigma White-marked Tussock Moth Crambidia pallida complex Pale Crambidia Crambidia uniformis Uniform Lichen Moth Apantesis phalerata Harnessed Tiger Moth Apentesis vittata Banded Tiger Moth Virbia aurantiaca Orange Holomelina Moth Estigmene acrea Salt Marsh Moth Hyphantria cunea Fall Webworm Hypercompe scribonia Giant Leopard Moth Pyrrharctia isabella Isabella Tiger Moth Spilosoma virginica Virginian Tiger Moth Cycnia tenera Delicate Cycnia Moth Idia americalis American Idia Moth Idia denticulalis Toothed Idia Moth Idia lubricalis Glossy Black Idia Moth Chytolita petrealis Stone-winged Owlet Moth Phalaenostola larentioides Black-banded Owlet Moth Tetanolita floridana Florida Tetanolita Moth Tetanolita mynesalis Smoky Tetanolita Moth Palthis angulalis Dark-spotted Palthis Moth Palthis asopialis Faint-spotted Palthis Moth Arugisa lutea Common Arugisa Moth Spargaloma sexpunctata Six-spotted Gray Moth Schrankia macula Black-spotted Schrankia Moth Zale galbanata Maple Zale Moth Nola cereella Sorghum Webworm Caenurgia chloropha Vetch Looper Moth Mocis texana Texas Mocis Moth Parallelia bistriaris Maple Looper Moth Autographa precationis Common Looper Moth Marimatha nigrofimbria Black-bordered Lemon Moth Acronicta americana American Dagger Moth Polygrammate hebraeicum The Hebrew Amphipyra pyramidoides Copper Underwing Moth Eudryas grata Beautiful Wood Nymph Condica videns White-dotted Groundling Moth Ogdoconta cinereola Common Pinkband Moth Spodoptera ornithogalli Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth Elaphria grata Grateful Midget Moth Galgula partita Wedgling Moth Proxenus miranda Miranda Moth Chytonix palliatricula Cloaked Marvel Moth Leucania adjuta Adjutant Wainscot Moth Leucania ursula Ursula Wainscot Moth Orthodes majuscula Rustic Quaker Moth Anicla infecta Green Cutworm Agrotis ipsilon Ipsilon Dart Moth Abagrotis alternata Greater Red Dart Moth
Fish Clinostomus funduloides Rosyside Dace Luxilus albeolis White Shiner Nocomis leptocephalus Bluehead Chub Semotilus atromaculatus Creek Chub Erimyzon oblongus Creek Chubsucker Ameiurus natalis Yellow Bullhead Lepomis auritus Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus Pumpkinseed Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill Micropterus salmoides Largemouth Bass Gambusia holbrooki Eastern Mosquitofish Etheostoma nigrum Johnny Darter
Amphibians Desmognathus fuscus Northern Dusky Salamander Eurycea chamberlaini Chamberlain’s Dwarf Salamander Eurycea cirrigera Southern Two-lined Salamander Bufo americanus American Toad Bufo fowleri Fowler’s Toad Acris crepitans Northern Cricket Frog Hyla chrysoscelis Cope’s Gray Treefrog Hyla cinerea Green Treefrog Hyla squirella Squirrel Treefrog Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban Treefrog Pseudacris crucifer Spring Peeper Pseudacris feriarum Upland Chorus Frog Rana catesbeiana Bullfrog Rana clamitans Green Frog Rana sphenocephala Southern Leopard Frog Rana palustris Pickerel Frog Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern Narrowmouth Toad
Reptiles Chelydra serpentina Common Snapping Turtle Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle Trachemys scripta Yellowbelly Slider Sceloporus undulatus Eastern Fence Lizard Eumeces fasciatus Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces laticeps Broadhead Skink Scincella lateralis Ground Skink Carphophis amoenus Eastern Worm Snake Coluber constrictor Black Racer Diadophis punctatus Ringneck Snake Elaphe obsoleta Black Rat Snake Lampropeltis calligaster Mole Kingsnake Nerodia erythrogaster Redbelly Water Snake Nerodia sipedon Northern Water Snake Opheodrys aestivus Rough Green Snake Storeria dekayi Brown Snake Storeria occipitomaculata Redbelly Snake Thamnophis sirtalis Eastern Garter Snake Virginia striatula Rough Earth Snake Virginia valeriae Smooth Earth Snake Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead
Birds Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon Anser anser Greylag Goose Branta canadensis Canada Goose Aix sponsa Wood Duck Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Aythya americana Redhead Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck Aythya marila Greater Scaup Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron Bubulcus Ibis Cattle Egret Butorides virescens Green Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture Pandion haliaetus Osprey Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter cooperii Cooper’s Hawk Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Falco sparverius American Kestrel Falco columbarius Merlin Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey Porzana carolina Sora Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe Scolopax minor American Woodcock Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull Larus argentatus Herring Gull Columba livia Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo Tyto alba Common Barn-Owl Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker Contopus virens Eastern Wood-Pewee Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay Corvus corax Common Raven Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow Corvus ossifragus Fish Crow Progne subis Purple Martin Stelgidopterx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch Certhia americana Brown Creeper Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren Troglodytes aedon House Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush Catharus fuscescens Veery Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush Turdus migratorius American Robin Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher Sturnus vulgaris European Starling Anthus rubescens American Pipit Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing Parula americana Northern Parula Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica magnolia Magnolia Warbler Dendroica tigrina Cape May Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica pinus Pine Warbler Dendroica discolor Prairie Warbler Dendroica palmarum Palm Warbler Dendroica striata Blackpoll Warbler Helmitheros vermivora Worm-eating Warbler Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart Seirus aurocapillus Ovenbird Seiurus noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat Wilsonia citrina Hooded Warbler Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat Piranga rubra Summer Tanager Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza georgiana Swamp Sparrow Zonotrichia lecophrys White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Blue Grosbeak Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole Carpodacus purpureus Purple Finch Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch Passer domesticus House Sparrow
Mammals Didelphis virginiana Virginia Opossum Blarina carolinensis Southern Short-tailed Shrew Cryptotis parva Least Shrew Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown Bat Lasiurus borealis Red Bat Homo sapiens Human Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Cottontail Tamias striatus Eastern Chipmunk Marmota monax Woodchuck Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray Squirrel Glaucomys volans Southern Flying Squirrel Castor canadensis Beaver Reithrodontomys humulis Eastern Harvest Mouse Peromyscus leucopus White-footed Mouse Sigmodon hispidus Hispid Cotton Rat Microtus pinetorum Woodland Vole Mus musculus House Mouse Canis latrans Coyote Canis familiaris Dog Vulpes vulpes Red Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray Fox Lynx rufus Bobcat Felis catus House Cat Procyon lotor Common Raccoon Lontra canadensis River Otter Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed Deer