Sketch by Patricia Kernan

 

Papscanee Island BioBlitz 2000 - Results

Papscanee Island Nature Preserve - East Greenbush, NY

May 19 - 20, 2000



Insects
Total = 81

ID Order Family Genus Species Common Name notes
1 Chilopoda


centipedes 3 species (not an insect)
2 Coleoptera


beetle larvae leaf litter (5 species)
3 Coleoptera Buprestidae

flatheaded borer
4 Coleoptera Carabidae Harpalis sp. dingy ground beetle
5 Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Altisinae sp. flea beetle
6 Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Donacia sp. leaf beetle
7 Coleoptera Curculionidae

weevil 1 species
8 Coleoptera Dytiscidae Dytiscus sp. predaceous diving beetle larva wetland (2)
9 Coleoptera Haliplidae

crawling water beetle wetland
10 Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Hydrophilis triangularis water scavenger beetle
11 Coleoptera Lampyridae Ilyichnia sp. lightningbugs non-bioluminescent
12 Coleoptera Pedilidae

pedilid beetle
13 Coleoptera Staphylinidae

rove beetle 2 species
14 Collembola


springtails leaf litter, 2 species
15 Diplopoda


millipede 1 species (not an insect)
16 Diptera


maggot leaf litter
17 Diptera


fly 4 species
18 Diptera Bibionidae

March fly
19 Diptera Chironomidae

midges 8+ species
20 Diptera Culicidae Culex sp. mosquito
21 Diptera Empididae

dance fly 3+ species
22 Diptera Lauxaniidae

lauxaniid fly
23 Diptera Lonchaeidae

lonchaeid fly
24 Diptera Otitidae

fly
25 Diptera Stratiomyidae Odontomyia sp. soldier-fly larva
26 Diptera Syrphidae

flowerfly
27 Diptera Tipulidae

crane fly 4+ species
28 Diptera Trichoceridae

winter crane fly
29 Hemiptera Notonectidae Buenoa sp. backswimmers wetlands
30 Hemiptera Reduviidae

assassin bug
31 Hemiptera Tingidae

lace bug
32 Hymenoptera


ant 1 sp
33 Hymenoptera
Petrostichus sp. woodland ground beetle
34 Hymenoptera Formicidae

citronella ants
35 Hymenoptera Nomadidae Nomada sp. parasitic bee
36 Hymenoptera Tenthredinidae

common sawfly
37 Lepidoptera Gelechiidae

gelechiid moth
38 Lepidoptera Geometridae Alsophila pometaria fall cankerworm (caterpillar)
39 Lepidoptera Geometridae Erannis tiliaria inchworm
40 Lepidoptera Lasiocampidae Malacosoma disstria forest tent caterpillar
41 Lepidoptera Lymantriidae Lymantria dispar (Linn.) gypsy moth
42 Lepidoptera Noctuidae Amphipyra pyramidoides cutworm
43 Lepidoptera Noctuidae Calpe canadiensae blue
44 Lepidoptera Noctuidae Lithophane lepida cutworm (parasitized)
45 Lepidoptera Noctuidae Zale galbanata looper
46 Odonata Aeshnidae Aeshna sp. dragonfly larva early instar, wetland
47 Odonata Corduliidae Epitheca canis dragonfly larva 2, late instars, creek
48 Odonata Libellulidae Libellula sp. dragonfly larva early instar, wetland
49 Orthoptera Gryllacrididae Ceuthophilus sp. cave cricket
50 Siphonaptera


flea
51 Siphonaptera Hystrichopsyllidae

mouse fleas
52 Trichoptera
Oecetis sp. caddisfly larva in wetlands
53 Trichoptera Limnephilidae Limnephilus sericeus caddisfly

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