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Fresh Pond Insects, Spiders, and Other Arthropods
Identifications by Tom Murray
2005-2014

 

1. Ant - Acorn Ant - Temnothorax curvispinosus
2. Ant - Carpenter Ant - Camponotus sp.
3. Ant - False Honey Ant - Prenolepis imparis
4. Ant - Lasius claviger
5. Ant - Lasius speculiventris
6. Ant - Myrmica rubra
7. Ant - Tapinoma sessile
8. Ant - Temnothorax schaumii
9. Aphid - Oleander Aphids - Aphis nerii
10. Aphid - Oleander Aphids - Uroleucon sp.
11. Barklouse - Psocodea
12. Bee - Common Eastern Bumble Bee - Bombus impatiens
13. Bee - Eastern Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa virginica
14. Bee - Honey Bee - Apis mellifera
15. Bee - Mining Bee - Andrena asteris
16. Bee - Sweat Bee - Agapostemon sp.
17. Bee - Sweat Bee - Lasioglossum sp.
18. Beetle - Black Vine Weevil - Otiorhynchus sulcatus
19. Beetle - Checkered Beetle - Isohydnocera curtipennis
20. Beetle - Click Beetle - Ampedus nigricollis
21. Beetle - Click Beetle - Melanotus sp.
22. Beetle - Clown Beetle - Aeletes politus
23. Beetle - Darkling Beetle - Isomira sericea
24. Beetle - Darkling Beetle - Neatus tenebrioides
25. Beetle - Darkling Beetle - Neomida bicornis
26. Beetle - Darkling Beetle - Paratenetus punctatus
27. Beetle - Darkling Beetle - Uloma sp.
28. Beetle - Deathwatch Beetle - Trichodesma gibbosa
29. Beetle - False Darkling Beetle - Microtonus sericans
30. Beetle - Fire-colored Beetle - Dendroides canadensis
31. Beetle - Black Firefly - Lucidota atra
32. Beetle - Firefly - Ellychnia corrusca
33. Beetle - Firefly - Pyropyga decipiens
34. Beetle - Fungus Weevil - Eusphyrus sp.
35. Beetle - Fungus Weevil - Ormiscus saltator
36. Beetle - Gnawing Bark Beetle - Tenebroides corticalis
37. Beetle - Goldenrod Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
38. Beetle - Ground Beetle - Agonum lutulentum
39. Beetle - Ground Beetle - Agonum melanarium
40. Beetle - Ground Beetle - Agonum palustre
41. Beetle - Ground Beetle - Amphasia interstitialis
42. Beetle - Ground Beetle - Asaphidion curtum
43. Beetle - Ground Beetle - Carabus nemoralis
44. Beetle - Ground Beetle - Chlaenius tricolor tricolor
45. Beetle - Ground Beetle - Mioptachys flavicauda
46. Beetle - Ground Beetle - Platynus cincticollis
47. Beetle - Ground Beetle - Pterostichus caudicalis
48. Beetle - Ground Beetle - Scarites subterraneus
49. Beetle - Lady Beetle (Multi-colored Asian) - Harmonia axyridis
50. Beetle - Lady Beetle - Hyperaspis sp.
51. Beetle - Lady Beetle (Fourteen-spotted) - Propylea quatuordecimpuncta
52. Beetle - Lady Beetle (Twenty-spotted) - Psyllobora vigintimaculata
53. Beetle - Leaf-rolling Weevil - Homoeolabus analis
54. Beetle - Locust Borer - Megacyllene robiniae
55. Beetle - Metallic Wood-boring Beetle - Agrilis lecontei
56. Beetle - Milkweed Stem Weevil - Rhyssomatus lineaticollis
57. Beetle - Multi-colored Lady Beetle - Harmonia axyridis
58. Beetle - Plate-thigh Beetle - Eucinetus morio
59. Beetle - Red Milkweed Beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
60. Beetle - Ribbed Pine Borer - Rhagium inquisitor
61. Beetle - Rove Beetle - Drusilla canaliculata
62. Beetle - Rove Beetle - Geostibia sp.
63. Beetle - Rove Beetle - Habrocerus capillaricornis
64. Beetle - Rove Beetle - Heterothops marmotae
65. Beetle - Rove Beetle - Lordithon cinctus
66. Beetle - Rove Beetle - Neohypnus obscurus
67. Beetle - Rove Beetle - Ocypus nitens
68. Beetle - Rove Beetle - Platydracus zonatus
69. Beetle - Rove Beetle - Rugilus rufipes
70. Beetle - Rove Beetle - Sepedophilus testaceus
71. Beetle - Rove Beetle - Stenus sp.
72. Beetle - Rove Beetle - Tachyporus nitidulus
73. Beetle - Shining Flower Beetle - Phalacridae
74. Beetle - Silvanid Flat-bark Beetle - Telephanus atricapillus
75. Beetle - Soft-winged Flower Beetle - Collops sp.
76. Beetle - Spotted Cucumber Beetle - Diabrotica undecimpunctata
77. Beetle - Swamp Molkweed Leaf Beetle - Labidomera clivicollis
78. Beetle - Synchroa Bark Beetle - Synchroa punctata
79. Beetle - Tumbling Flower Beetle - Mordellistenini
80. Beetle - Twenty-SpottedLady Beetle - Psyllobora vigintimaculata
81. Beetle - Weevil - Apion sp.
82. Beetle - Weevil - Conotrachelus sp.
83. Beetle - Weevil - Cossonus corticola
84. Beetle - Weevil - Pachytychius haematocephalus
85. Beetle - Weevil - Tychius sp.
86. Beetle - Weevil - Tyloderma foveolatum
87. Broad-shouldered Water Strider - Veliidae
88. Brown Lacewing - Micromus posticus
89. Butterfly - American Lady - Vanessa virginiensis
90. Butterfly - Cabbage White - Pieris rapae
91. Butterfly - Clouded Sulphur - Colias philodice
92. Butterfly - Monarch - Danaus plexippus
93. Butterfly - Mourning Cloak - Nymphalis antiopa
94. Butterfly - Orange Sulphur - Colias eurytheme
95. Butterfly - Peck's Skipper - Polites peckius
96. Butterfly - Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta
97. Butterfly - Red-spotted Purple - Limenitis arthemis
98. Caddisfly - Black Dancer Caddisfly - Mystacides sepulchralis
99. Caddisfly - Longhorned Caddisfly - Leptoceridae
100. Centipede - Stone Centipede - Lithobiomorpha
101. Centipede - Soil Centipede - Geophilomorpha
102. Centipede - Tropical Centipede - Scolopendromorpha - Cryptopidae - Cryptops hortensis
103. Cockroach - Dusky Cockroach - Ectobius lapponicus
104. Cockroach - Spotted Mediterranean Cockroach - Ectobius pallidus
105. Cockroach - Wood Roach - Parcoblatta sp.
106. Cricket - Gryllidae
107. Cricket - Camel Cricket - Rhaphidophoridae
108. Damsel Bug - Nabis sp.
109. Damselfly - Eastern Forktail - Ischnura verticalis
110. Diplura - Campodeidae
111. Dirt-colored Seed Bug - Heraeus plebejus
112. Dirt-colored Seed Bug - Long-necked Seed Bug - Myodocha serripes
113. Dragonfly - Black Saddlebags - Tramea laceratlacerata
114. Dragonfly - Common Green Darner - Anax junius
115. Dragonfly - Meadowhawk - Sympetrum sp.
116. Dragonfly - Shadow Darner - Aeshna umbrosa
117. Dragonfly - Spot-winged Glider - Pantala hymenaea
118. Dragonfly - Wandering Glider - Pantala flavescens
119. Earwig - European Earwig - Forficula auricularia
120. False Milkweed Bug - Lygaeus turcicus


121. Fly - Xylophagus sp.
122. Fly - Black Scavenger Fly - Sepsidae
123. Fly - Blow Fly - Lucilia sp.
124. Fly - Crane Fly - Tipula sp.
125. Fly - Dung Fly - Scathophaga sp.
126. Fly - Flesh Fly - Sarcophagidae
127. Fly - Frit Fly - Chlorops sp.
128. Fly - Fungus Gnat - Cordyla sp.
129. Fly - Fungus Gnat - Mycetophilidae - Mycetophila sp.
130. Fly - Leaf-miner Fly - Agromyzidae
131. Fly - Limoniid Crane Fly - Gonomyia sp.
132. Fly - Long-legged Fly - subfamily Sciapodinae
133. Fly - March Fly - Bibionidae
134. Fly - Midge - Chironomidae
135. Fly - Mosquito - Aedes sp.
136. Fly - Pointed-wing Fly - Lonchoptera bifurcata
137. Fly - Robber Fly - Eferia sp.
138. Fly - Robber Fly - Machimus sp.
139. Fly - Root-maggot Fly - Anthomyiidae
140. Fly - Scuttle Fly - Phoridae
141. Fly - Shore Fly - Ephydridae - Scatella sp.
142. Fly - Syrphid Fly - American Hover Fly - Eupeodes americanus
143. Fly - Syrphid Fly - Eristalis arbustorum
144. Fly - Syrphid Fly - Helophilus fasciatus
145. Fly - Syrphid Fly - Orthonevra nitida
146. Fly - Syrphid Fly - Spilomyia longicornis
147. Fly - Syrphid Fly - Syritta pipiens
148. Fly - Thick-headed Fly - Physoconops sp.
149. Fly - Tiger Fly - Coenosia tigrina
150. Garsshopper - Carolina Grasshopper - Dissosteira carolina
151. Grasshopper - Melanoplus femurrubrum
152. Grasshopper - Pygmy Grasshopper - Tetrigidae
153. Harvestman - Leiobunum sp.
154. Harvestman - Odiellus pictus
155. Harvestman - Opiliones - Trogulus tricarinatus
156. Katydid - Slender Meadow Katydid - Conocephalus fasciatus
157. Large Milkweed Bug - Oncopeltus fasciatus
158. Leafhopper - Agallia quadripunctata
159. Leafhopper - Amblysellus curtisii
160. Leafhopper - Helochara communis
161. Leafhopper - Potato Leafhopper - Empoasca fabae
162. Leafhopper - Red-banded Leafhopper - Graphocephala coccinea
163. Leafhopper - Saddled Leafhopper - Colladonus clitellarius
164. Mantid - Chinese Mantid - Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
165. Millipede - Blaniulus guttulatus
166. Millipede - Polydesmidae - Polydesmus sp.
167. Mite - Pergamasus sp.
168. Mite - Velvet Mite - Trombidiidae
169. Moth - Lucerne Moth - Nomophila nearctica
170. Moth - Caenurgina sp.
171. Moth - Coleophora sp.
172. Moth - Goldenrod Hooded Owlet - Cucullia asteroides
173. Moth - Grass Moth - Crambus sp.
174. Moth - Gypsy Moth - Lymantria dispar
175. Moth - Idia sp.
176. Moth - Pavlovski's Monopsis Moth - Monopsis pavlovski
177. Moth - Striped Garden Caterpillar - Trichordestra legitima
178. Moth - Tortricid Moth - (tribe) Eucosmini
179. Pillbug - Armadillidium nasatum
180. Pillbug - Armadillidium vulgare
181. Plant Bug (Alfalfa) - Adelphocoris lineolatus
182. Plant Bug - Campyloneura virgula
183. Plant Bug - Dichrooscytus sp.
184. Plant Bug - Tarnished Plant Bug - Lygus lineolaris
185. Planthopper (nymph) - Cixiidae
186. Planthopper - Northern Flatid Planthopper - Anormenis chloris
187. Planthopper - Ribautodelphax sp.
188. Shore Bug - Saldidae
189. Small Milkweed Bug - Lygaeus kalmii
190. Spider - Ant-mimic Spider - Castianeira longipalpa
191. Spider - Bark Crab Spider - Bassaniana sp.
192. Spider - Barn Funnel Weaver - Tegenaria domestica
193. Spider - Bold Jumping Spider - Phidippus audax
194. Spider - Crab Spider (White-banded) -Misumenoides formosipes
195. Spider - Crab Spider - Ozyptila sp.
196. Spider - Crab Spider - Xysticus sp.
197. Spider - Dwarf Spider - Erigoninae
198. Spider - Funnel Web Spider - Agelenopsis sp.
199. Spider - Ghost Spider - Anyphaenidae
200. Spider - Ground Spider - Cesonia bilineata
201. Spider - Hacklemesh Weaver - Amaurobiidae
202. Spider - Jumping Spider - Tutelina elegans
203. Spider - Long-jawed Orb Weaver - Tetragnatha sp.
204. Spider - Mesh-web Weaver - Dictyna sp.
205. Spider - Neoscona sp.
206. Spider - Nursery Web Spider - Pisaurina mira
207. Spider - Phrurotimpus borealis
208. Spider - Pirate Spider - Mimetus notius
209. Spider - Running Crab Spider - Philodromidae
210. Spider - Sixspotted Orbweaver - Araniella displicata
211. Spider - Wolf Spider - Pardosa milvina
212. Spider - Wolf Spider - Trochosa terricola
213. Spittlebug - Meadow Spittlebug - Philaenus spumarius
214. Springtail - Dicyrtomina minuta forma ornata
215. Springtail - Hypogastrura sp.
216. Springtail - Isotomidae
217. Springtail - Lepidocyrtus cyaneus
218. Springtail - Orchesella cincta
219. Springtail - Orchesella villosa
220. Springtail - Pogonognathellus flavescens
221. Springtail - Tomocerus minor
222. Springtail - Tomocerus vulgaris
223. Stinkbug - Twice-stabbed Stinkbug - Cosmopepla lintneriana
224. Tree Cricket - Oecanthinae
225. Wasp - Bald-faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata
226. Wasp - Barconidae
227. Wasp - Eastern Yellowjacket - Vespula maculifrons
228. Wasp - European Paper Wasp - Polistes dominula
229. Wasp - Ichneumon Wasp - Bathyplectes infernalis
230. Wasp - Ichneumon Wasp - Ichneumon ultimus
231. Wasp - Ichneumon Wasp - Linycus exhortator thoracicus
232. Wasp - Ichneumon Wasp - Stenichneumon sp.
233. Wasp - Potter Wasp - Eumenes fraternus
234. Wasp - Round bullet gall - Disholcaspis quercusglobulus
235. Wasp - Spider Wasp - tribe Auplopodini
236. Wasp - Square-headed Wasp - Ectemnius sp.
237. Wasp - Thread-waisted Wasp - Ammophila sp.
238. Water Strider - Gerridae
239. Woodlouse - European Sowbug - Oniscus asellus
240. Woodlouse - Philoscia muscorum
241. Woodlouse - Trichoniscus sp.