Biodiversity List

Note: These species have all been photographed by me in the yard so apologies for the less than perfect picture quality. They have been identified by me with the help of my good friend Google so more apologies for any that are incorrect. If you do see any misidentifications please let me know.

Thanks

Self introduced plants

Philadelphia fleabane

Wild Strawberries

Mammals

Red Fox

Caught on the trail cam in January 2021

Opossum

Opossum on the trail cam April 2021

Raccoon

Two raccoons

Skunk

Skunk bum

Black and grey squirrels

Reptiles and amphibians

Snapping turtle

American toad

Insects and invertebrates etc

Golden backed snipe fly

Delphinia picta

Large Heath

Large heath

Eastern Forktail

Common Blue Damselfly

Western or European honey bee

Exorista

Hoverfly - Merodon equestris

Merodon equestris

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Woods Firefly

Common Whitetail

Male Common Whitetail

Female Common Whitetail

Xorides / Wasp

Xorides / wasp

Clytus arietis

Cabbage White

Observed all the time eating my brassicas 😁

Monarch

Monarch August 2020

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Virginia Ctenucha

Observed June 21 2021.

Brown marmorated stink bug

Red banded leafhopper

Cantharis obscura

Four-lined plant bug

Rhagio genus, predatory snipe fly ?

Rhagio genus fly?

Eupeodes latifasciatus - hoverfly

Eupeodes latifasciatus

Sweat bee

Anoplius - spider wasp

Signal fly

Common flower bug

Grasshopper or Carolina locust

Mourning cloak

Common red soldier beetle

Meadow hawk

Spotted longhorn - not sure at all about this one

Mystery insect sitting on a poppy

Red Admiral

Red Admiral on purple coneflower

Google has failed me on this one

Mystery bugs doin' the do on some Yarrow

Could be a hoverfly

Must download iNaturalist or get a better ID book

Mystery tiny bee

Garter snake

Bats

Observed for the first time July 17 2021. Not sure how to try to identify type without a special bat noise detector thingy.

Coopers Hawk

You'll have to use your imagination here (until I get a decent camera with a zoom lens) but this is an adult Coopers (I think, stripy tail and quite large) trying to get some me time away from it's very loud and needy fledgling

Coopers Hawk

Cicada

Cicada, aka guardian of the laundry

Bald-faced hornet

Calligrapher Fly

Calligrapher fly, maybe