RUSS PITMAN PARK SPRING BIOBLITZ - 5/6/19 – 5/7/19 Mammals: (5) Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus Gray Squirrel – Sciurus carolinensis Chestnut-sided Warbler - Setophaga pensylvanica Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger Eastern Screech Owl – Megascops asio Evening Bat - Nycticeius humeralis Purple Martin - Progne subis Eastern Red Bat - Lasiurus borealis Chuck-Will’s-Widow - Antrostomus carolinensis Big Brown Bat - Eptesicus fuscus Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus Birds: (23) Yellow-crowned Night Heron - Nyctanassa violacea Reptiles: (7) Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens Three-toed Box Turtle – Terrapene carolina Cooper’s Hawk – Accipiter cooperii Red-eared Slider – Trachemys scripta Eastern Wood Pewee - Contopus virens Green Anole – Anolis carolinensis Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina Cuban Brown Anole – Anolis sagrei Swainson’s Thrush – Catharus ustulatus Ground Skink – Scincella lateralis Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica Plain-bellied Water snake – Nerodia erythrogaster American Robin – Turdus migratorius Brahminy Blindsnake – indotyphlops braminus Ruby-throated Hummingbird- Archilochus colubris Northern Cardinal – Cardinalis cardinalis Amphibians: (3) Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata Gulf Coast Toad – Incilius nebulifer Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos Rio Grande Chirping Frog – Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica Squirrel Treefrog – Hyla squirrela Black-bellied Whistling Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis Rock Pigeon – Columba livia Bony Fish: (1) Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus Mosquitofish – Gambusia affinis Mollusks: (6) Peppered Jumping Spider - Pelegrina galathea Asian Tramp Snail - Bradybaena similaris Elm Finger Gall Mite – Aceria parulmi Meadow Slug - Deroceras laeve Globular Drop - Oligyra orbiculata Myriapods: (1) Bladder Snails - Physidae Garden Centipede - Lithobius forficatus Perforate Dome - Ventridens demissus Channeled Apple Snail - Pomacea canaliculata Crustaceans: (2) Comm. Striped Woodlouse - Philoscia muscorum Segmented Worms: (1) Common Pillbug - Armadillidium vulgare Common Earthworm – Lumbricus terrestris Flatworms: (1) INSECTS/Hexapods: (146) Chinese Terrestrial Planarian - Bipalium kewense Dragonflies: (3) Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis Arachnids: (13) Great Blue Skimmer - Libellula vibrans Wolf Spider - Hogna sp. Skimmer – Libellula sp. Grass Spider - Agelenopsis sp. So. Amer. Toothed Hacklemesh Spider - Butterflies and Moths: (39) Metaltella simoni Monarch – Danaus plexipus Orchard Orbweaver – Leucage venusta Black Swallowtail – Papilio polyxenes Six-spotted Fishing Spider – Dolomedes triton Red Admiral – Vanessa atalanta Crab Spider – Tmarus sp. Pearl Crescent - Phyciodes tharos Yellow Sac Spider - Cheiracanthium inclusum Gulf Fritillary - Agraulis vanillae Hentz’s Jumping Spider – Hentzia palmarum Frilly Grass Tubeworm Moth - Acrolophus Magnolia Green Jumping Spider - Lyssomanes mycetophagus viridis Grass Tubeworm moth - Acrolophus piger Jumping Spider – Messua limbata Texas Grass Tubeworm Moth - Acrolophus Common House Spider - Parasteatoda texanella tepidariorum Leafroller moth – Aethes sp. Plume Moth - Pterophoridae sp. Leafroller moth – Ancylis sp. Twirler moth - Stegasta bosqueella Twirler Moth - Battaristis concinnusella Clothes moth - Tinea apicimaculella Scavenger Moth - Blastobasinae sp. Yellow-collared scape moth – Cisseps fulvicollis Ribbon cocoon maker moth - Bucculatrix sp. Walnut caloptila moth - Caloptilia blandella Flies: (16) Leaf blotch miner moth - Lithocolletinae sp. Flesh fly - Sarcophagidae Cosmet moth – Melanocinclis lineigera Common Greenbottle fly - Lucilia sericata Cosmet moth – Permimede sp. Long-legged fly - Plagioneurus univittatus Garden tortrix moth - Clepsis peritana Long-legged fly – Condylostylus longicornis Sedge moth - Glyphipterigidae Long-legged Fly – C. occidentalis Waterlily leafcutter moth - Elophila obliteralis Long-legged Fly - Syrphinae Crambid moth - Elophila tinealis Hackberry Gall Midge - Family Cecidomyiidae Bagworm Moth Psychidae Common Lovebug - Plecia nearctica Ambrosia Plume Moth - Adaina ambrosiae Tiger Cranefly - Nephrotoma wulpiana American Idia Moth – Idia americalis Cranefly - Tipulidae Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth - Spodoptera Phantom Midge - Chaoborus punctipennis ornithogalli Non-biting Midge – Chironomidae Celery Leaftier Moth - Udea rubigalis Mosquito – Culicidae Concealer moth - Ymeldia janae Vinegar Fly - Leucophenga sp. Pug Moth – Eupithecia miserulata House Fly – Muscidae Cross-striped Cabbageworm - Evergestis rimosalis Moth Fly – Psychodinae Common Angle - Macaria aemulataria Variegated Midget - Elaphria versicolor Bees, Wasps, Sawflies, Ants: (17) Vetch Looper Moth - Caenurgia chloropha Eastern Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa virginica Brown shaded gray - Iridopsis defectaria Western Honeybee – Apis mellifera Tropical burnet moth - Lactura subfervens Carpenter Mimic Leafcutter Bee - Megachile xylocopoides Crambid moth - Lamprosema victoriae Dark Paper Wasp – Polistes fuscatus Red/Yellow Paper Wasp - Polistes sp. Bark Beetle – Scolytini Red/black Braconid Wasp - Braconinae Texas Eyed Click Beetle - Alaus lusciosus Brown Braconid Wasp – Spathius sp. Calligrapher Beetle – Calligrapha sp. Fraternal Potter Wasp - Eumenes fraternus Asian Ladybird Beetle - Harmonia axyridis Four-toothed Mason Wasp – Monobia Spotless Ladybird Beetle - Cycloneda sanguinea quadridens Seven-spotted Ladybird Beetle - Coccinella Mealy Oak Gall Wasp - Disholcaspis cinerosa septempunctata Ichneumonid wasp - Allophrys divaricata Ground Beetle – Scarites sp. Ichneumonid wasp – Ichneumonidae Ground Beetle - Carabidae Encytrid wasp - Metaphycus sp. June Beetle - Phyllophaga sp Encyrtid wasp – Encyrtus sp. Diving Beetle – Laccophilus sp. Yellow-legged mud dauber - Sceliphron Darkling Beetle – Strongylium hemistriatum caementarium Lesser Ivory Marked Beetle – Eburia mutica Carpenter Ant - Camponotus sp. Longhorn Beetle – Anelaphus sp. Red imported Fire Ant- Solenopsis invicta Auger Beetle - Lichenophanes bicornis Click beetle – Melanotus sp. Beetles: (29) Rustic Borer - Xylotrechus colonus Margined Shining Leaf Chafer - Callistethus Spotted Cucumber Beetle - Diabrotica marginatus undecimpunctata Shining Leaf Chafer – Rutelinae Marsh Beetle – Contacyphon sp. True Bugs: (25) Weevil - Curculionoidea sp. Brown Stinkbug - Euschistus servus Leaf Beetle - Doryphorina sp. Green Stink bug - Chinavia hilaris Long-honed Beetle - Euburia sp. Leaf-fotted bug – Coreidae Long horned beetle – Sternidius sp. Plant bug – Orthotylinae Click Beetle – Elateridae Dirt-colored Seed Bug – Ozophora sp. Tumbling Flower Beetle – Mordellistena sp. Plant Bug – Plagiognathus sp. Sap feeding Beetle – Nitidulidae Eastern Leaf-footed Bug - Leptoglossus Rove Beetle – Oxytelini phyllopus Toe winged Beetle - Ptilodactylidae Thread-legged Bug - Emesinae Black Aphids – Aphidoidea Smoky Brown Cockroach - Periplaneta fuliginosa Thorn Mimic Planthopper - Cyarda sp. Ischnoptera bilunata Froghopper/spittlebug – Prosapia bicincta Earwigs: (1) Plant Hopper – Acanalonia sp. Ring-legged Earwig - Euborellia annulipes Leafhopper – Agallia sp. Scale Insect – Coccoidea sp. Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids: (3) Leafhopper – Gyponini Scudder’s Bush Katydid - Scudderia sp. Leafhopper – Osbornellus sp. Broad-tipped Conehead - Neoconocephalus Leafhopper – Planicephalus sp. triops Leafhopper - Protalebrella conica Common Tree Cricket - Oecanthus sp. Plant parasitic hemipteran – Psylloidea sp. Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid – Pachypsylla sp. Caddisflies: (1) Leafhopper – Scaphoideus sp. Unidentified Caddisfly sp. Mulberry Whitefly - Tetraleurodes mori Leafhopper - Tylozygus bifidus Lacewings: (1) Leafhopper - Tylozygus geometricus Green Lacewing - Chrysopidae Leafhopper - Typhlocybini Barklice: (1) Stick Insects: (2) Common Barklouse - Loensia moesta Southern Two-striped Stick Insect - Anisomorpha buprestoides Stick Insect - Phasmida sp. Thrips: (1) Thrip – Thripidae Cockroaches: (6) Pale-bordered Field Roach - Pseudomops Springtails: (1) septentrionalis Elongate bodied Springtail – Surinam Roach - Pycnoscelus surinamensis Entomobryomorpha sp. American Cockroach - Periplaneta americana Asian House Cockroach - Blattella asahinai ANIMAL SPECIES: 209 Fungi: (15) Dead Man’s Fingers – Xylaria polymorpha Candlesnuff Fungus – Xylaria hypoxylon Wood Ear – Auricularia angiospermarum Hairy Hexagonia – Hexagonia hydnoides Artist’s Bracket – Ganoderma applanatum False Turkey Tail – Stereum ostrea Oyster Mushroom – Pleurotus ostreatus Bracket Fungus – Ganoderma sessile Bracket Fungus – Trametes lactinea Firerug Inkcap – Coprinellus domesticus Winter Russula – Russula cremicolor Turkey Tail Fungus – Trametes versicolor Golden Chanterelle – Cantharellus cibarius Hairy Curtain Crust – Stereum hirsutum Common Tarcrust - Diatrype stigma Slime Molds: (3) Dog Vomit – Fuligo septica Wolf’s Milk – Lycogala epidendrum Honeycomb Coral – Ceratiomyxa fruitculosa Plants: (85) Osplimenus sp. There are of course way more than 51 Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii plants in Russ Pitman Park. The Nature Discovery Center, however, Broadleaf Plants: (74) already has a rather voluminous and Small Ballmoss – Tillandsia recurvata exhaustive plant list for the park. Thus, the naturalists who participated in the first Bio- Catclaw Vine - Dolichandra unguis-cati blitz did not attempt to document all or Showy Evening Primrose - Oenothera speciosa most of the plants in the park. Participants simply noted plants they found interesting, Black-eyed Susan –