Organisms Seen on or Very Near to Clermont College Campus

(Note: Organisms marked with “P” have been seen in the area of the ponds.)

KINGDOM MONERA

Pneumonia

Streptococcus pneumoniae

KINGDOM PROTISTA

various algae and slime molds

KINGDOM FUNGI

Division Zygomycota

Division Ascomycota

Class Discomycetes

Order Pezizales

Family Morchellaceae

P?	Black Morel	Morchella elata
	Yellow Morel	Morchella esculenta
	Half-Free Morel	Morchella semilibera

Family Sarcosomataceae

Devil’s Urn

Urnula craterium

Order Sphaeriales

Family Xylariaceae

Dead Man’s Fingers

Xylaria polymorpha

Division Basidiomycota

Class Hymenomycetes

Order Auriculariales

Family Auriculariaceae

Wood-ear, Tree-ear

Auridularia auricula

Order Aphyllophorales

Family Polyporaceae

	Black Leg, Dryad’s Saddle	Polyporus squamosus
	various shelf fungi

Order Agaricales

Family Agaricaceae

Meadow Mushroom, Pink Bottom

Agaricus campestris

Family Boletaceae

Short-stalked Suillus

Suillus brevipes

Family Coprinaceae

	Shaggy Mane	Coprinus comatus
	inky cap	Coprinus sp.

Family Tricholomataceae

Velvet Foot, Winter Mushroom

Flammulina velutipes

Class Gasteromycetes

Order Lycoperdales

Family Lycoperdaceae

	Giant Puffball	Calvatia gigantea (maxima)
	Gem-studded Puffball	Lyoperdon perlatum

Order Nidulariales

Family Nidulariaceae

Bird’s Nest Fungus

Crucibulum sp., Cyathus sp.

Order Phallales

Family Phallaceae

Elegant Stinkhorn

Mutinus elegans

Division Deuteromycota

Division(?) Lichens

	Reindeer Moss	Cladonia rangiferina
	lichens

KINGDOM PLANTAE

Division Bryophyta

mosses

Division Pteridophyta

Class Lycopsida

Order Lycopodiales

Family Lycopodiaceae

Running Ground Pine, Wolf’s Claw

Lycopodium flabelliforme

Order Selaginellales

Family Selaginellaceae

Selaginella

Selaginella sp.

Class Sphenopsida

Order Equisetales

Family Equisetaceae

	Field Horsetail	Equisetum arvense
	Scouring Rush	Equisetum hyemale

Class Filicopsida

Order Ophiglossales

Family Ophiglossaceae

	Grape Fern	Botrychium dissectum
	Rattlesnake Fern	Botrychium virginianum

Order Filicales

Family Polypodiaceae

	Ebony Spleenwort	Asplenium platyneuron
	Fragile Fern, Brittle Fern	Cystopteris fragilis
	Boott’s Fern	Dryopteris × bootth
	Sensitive Fern	Onoclea sensibilis
	Christmas Fern	Polystichum acrostichoides
	Bracken Fern	Pteridium aquilinum
	other, as yet unidentified, fern

Division Spermatophyta

Subdivision Gymnospermae

Order Ginkgophyta

Family Ginkgoaceae

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Order Coniferales

Family Pinaceae

White Pine

Pinus strobus

Family Cupressaceae

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

Subdivision Angiospermae

Class Dicotyledonae

Subclass Archichlamydeae

Order Ranales

Family Magnoliaceae

Tuliptree, Yellow Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Family Annonaceae

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Family Ranunculaceae

	Rue-anemone	Anemonella thalictroides
	Dwarf Larkspur	Delphinium tricorne
P	Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Small-flowered Crowfoot	Ranunculus abortivus Ranunculus micranthus
	Cursed Buttercup	Ranunculus sceleratus

Family Nymphaeaceae

Tuberous Water-Lily

Nymphaea tuberosa

Family Berberidaceae

	Japanese Barberry	Berberis thunbergii
	Barberry	Berberis sp.

Family Podophyllaceae

Mayapple

Podphyllum peltatum

Family Menispermaceae

Moonseed

Menispermum canadense

Order Papaverales

Family Violaceae

	(Marsh Blue Violet?)	Viola cucullata
	Common Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa
	Field Pansy	Viola kitaibelliana
P	Common Blue Violet	Viola papilionaceae
	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola pensylvanica
	Downy Yellow Violet	Viola pubescens
	Cream Violet, Pale Violet	Viola striata

Family Papaveraceae

	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis
	Celandine Poppy	Stylophorum diphyllum

Family Fumariaceae

	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula
	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis
	Dutchman’s Breeches	Dicentra curcullaria

Family Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)

P	Garlic Mustard	Allaria officinalis
P	Winter Cress, Yellow Rocket	Barbarea vulgaris
	Field Mustard	Brassica rapa
	Shepherd’s Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris
	Spring Cress, Shawnee	Cardamine bulbosa Cardamine douglassii
	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta
P	Pennsylvania Bittercress	Cardamine pensylvanica
P?	Cut-leaf Toothwort	Dentaria laciniata
	Whitlow Grass	Draba verna
	Treacle Mustard	Erysimum repandum
	Field Pennycress	Thlaspi arvense

Order Hypericales

Family Hypericaceae

Common St. Johnswort

Hypericum perforatum

Order Malvales

Family Tiliaceae

Basswood, Linden

Tilia americana

Family Malvaceae

	Velvet-leaf	Abutilon theophrasti
P	Swamp Rose-mallow (Hibiscus)	Hibiscus palustris

Order Caryophyllales

Family Caryophyllaceae

	Mouse-ear Chickweed	Cerastium arvense
P	Deptford Pink	Dianthus armeria
	White Campion	Lychnis alba
	Fire Pink	Silene virginica
P	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media
	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera

Family Portulacaceae

	Spring Beauty	Claytonia virginica
	Purslane	Portulaca oleracea

Order Chenopodiales

Family Chenopodiaceae

Lamb’s-quarters, Pigweed

Chenopodium album

Family Phytolaccaceae

Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Order Polygonales

Family Polygonaceae

P	Common Smartweed, Water-pepper	Polygonum hydropiper
P	Lady’s Thumb	Polygonum persicaria
	Climbing False Buckwheat	Polygonum scandens
P?	Knotweed, Smartweed	Polygonum sp.
	Dock	Rumex sp.
P	Virginia Knotweed	Tovara virginiana

Order Piperales

Family Saururaceae

Lizard’s Tail

Saururus cernuus

Order Geraniales

Family Rutaceae

Family Simarubaceae

Ailanthus, Tree of Heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Family Polygalaceae

Field Milkwort

Polygala sanguinea

Family Geraniaceae

Family Linaceae

Family Oxalidaceae

	Wood-sorrel	Oxalis dillenii
	Violet Wood-sorrel	Oxalis violacea
P	Sourgrass, Wood-sorrel	Oxalis sp.

Family Balsaminaceae

	Pale Jewelweed, Touch-me-Not	Impatiens pallida
P	Spotted Jewelweed, Touch-me-Not	Impatiens capensis

Order Euphorbiales

Family Euphorbiaceae

	Three-seeded Mercury	Acalypha sp.
	Spurge	Euphorbia sp.

Family Limnanthaceae

False Mermaid Weed

Floerkea proserpinacoides

Order Sapindales

Family Celastraceae

	Bittersweet	Celastrus scandens
	Burning Bush, Wahoo	Euonymus atropurpureus

Family Hippocastanaceae

	Ohio Buckeye	Aesculus glabra
	Yellow Buckeye	Aesculus octandra

Family Aquifoliaceae

Family Anacardiaceae

	Poison Ivy	Rhus toxicodendron, R. radicans
	Staghorn Sumac	Rhus typhinia

Family Aceraceae

	Boxelder	Acer negundo
	Red Maple	Acer rubrum
	Silver Maple	Acer saccharinum
	Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum

Order Rhamnales

Family Rhamnaceae

Family Vitaceae

P	Virginia Creeper	Parthenocissus quinquefolia
P?	Wild Grape	Vitis sp.

Order Rosales

Family Rosaceae

	Agrimony	Agrimonia sp.
	Hawthorn	Crataegus sp.
P	Indian Strawberry	Duchesnea indica
	White Avens	Geum canadense
	Spring Avens	Geum vernum
	Rough Avens	Geum virginianum
	Crabapple	Malus coronaria
	Rough Fruited Cinquefoil	Potentilla recta
	Common Cinquefoil	Potentilla simplex
	Wild (Black) Cherry	Prunus serotina
	Pear (wild)	Pyrus communis
P	Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora
	Rose (with larger, pink flowers)	Rosa sp.
P	Blackberry	Rubrus allegheniensis
P	Black Rasberry	Rubrus occidentalis
	Barren Strawberry	Waldsteinia fragarioides

Order Leguminales

Family Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

	Redbud	Cercis canadensis
P	Crown-vetch	Coronilla varia
	Hoary Tick Trefoil	Desmodium canescens
P?	Honey Locust	Gleditsia triacanthos
	Bush clover	Lespedeza cuneata
	maybe a Lespedeza?
P	Yellow Sweet Clover	Melilotus officinalis
P	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia
P	Hop Clover	Trifolium agrarium
P	Alsike Clover	Trifolium hybridum
	Crimson Clover	Trifolium incarnatum
P	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense
P	Smaller Hop Clover	Trifolium procumbens
P	White Clover	Trifolium repens
	Cow Vetch	Vicia cracca

Order Hamamelidales

Family Hydrangaceae

Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

Family Hamamelidaceae

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Family Platanaceae

Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Family Crassulaceae

Wild Stonecrop

Sedum ternatum

Order Fagales

Family Fagaceae

	American Beech	Fagus grandifolia
	Chinquapin Oak	Quercus muehlenbergii
	Pin Oak	Quercus palustris
	Chestnut Oak	Quercus prinus
P	Red Oak	Quercus rubra

Family Betulaceae

Ironwood, American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Order Juglandales

Family Juglandaceae

	Bitternut Hickory	Carya cordiformis
	Shellbark Hickory	Carya laciniosa
	Shagbark Hickory	Carya ovata
	Black Walnut	Juglans nigra

Family Myricaceae

Order Salicales

Family Salicaceae

	White Poplar	Populus alba
P	Black Willow	Salix nigra

Order Urticales

Family Ulmaceae

	Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis
	American, White Elm	Ulmus americana
	Slippery Elm	Ulmus rubra

Family Moraceae

P?	Osage Orange	Maclura pomifera
	Red Mulberry	Morus rubra

Family Cannabinaceae

Family Urticaceae

	Clearweed	Pilea pumila
	Stinging Nettle	Urtica dioica
	Narrow-Leaf Nettle	Urtica gracilis

Order Laurales

Family Lauraceae

	Spicebush	Lindera benzoin
	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum

Family Lythraceae

Family Elaeagnaceae

Russian Olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Order Passiflorales

Family Passifloraceae

Order Cactales

Family Cactaceae

Order Cucurbitales

Family Cucurbitaceae

Order Myrtales

Family Onagraceae

Common Evening-primrose

Oenothera biennis

Order Aristolochiales

Family Aristolochiaceae

Wild Ginger

Asarum canadense

Order Umbellales

Family Cornaceae

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Family Araliaceae

Family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

	Spreading Chervil	Chaerophyllum procumbens
	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum
P	Queen Anne’s Lace	Daucus carota
	Pepper-and-Salt, Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa
	Hairy Sweet Cicely	Osmorhiza claytoni
	Smooth Sweet Cicely	Osmorhiza longistylis
P	Golden Alexanders	Zizia aurea

Subclass Metachlamydeae

Order Ericales

Family Ericaceae

Order Ebenales

Family Ebenaceae

Order Primulales

Family Primulaceae

Scarlet Pimpernel, Poor Man’s Weatherglass

Anagallis arvensis

Order Oleales

Family Oleaceae

	Forsythia	Forsythia suspensa
	White Ash	Fraxinus americana
	Green Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica
	Blue Ash	Fraxinus quadrangulata

Order Gentianales

Family Apocynaceae

Dogbane, Indian Hemp

Apocynum cannabinum

Family Asclepiadaceae

P	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata
	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca
	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa

Order Polemoniales

Family Polemoniaceae

(Wild) Blue Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Family Convolvulaceae

P?	Hedge Bindweed	Convolvulus sepium
	Ivy-leaved Morning-glory	Ipomoea hederacea
	Small White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa
	Wild Sweet-potato	Ipomoea pandurata
P	Common Morning-glory	Ipomoea purpurea

Family Hydrophyllaceae

	Appendaged Waterleaf	Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
	Miami-mist	Phacelia purshii

Family Solanaceae

	Jimsonweed	Datura stramonium
	Clammy Ground-cherry	Physalis heterophylla
	Black Nightshade	Solanum americanum
P?	Horse-nettle	Solanum carolinense
	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara

Order Scrophulariales

Family Scrophulariaceae

	Sharp-winged Monkey-flower	Mimulus alatus
P	Square-stemmed Monkey-flower	Mimulus ringens
P	Foxglove Beardtongue	Penstemon digitalis
	Moth Mullein	Verbascum blattaria
P	Common Mullein	Verbascum thapsus
	Field Speedwell	Veronica agrestis
	Corn Speedwell	Veronica arvensis
	Common Speedwell	Veronica officinalis
	Bird’s-eye Speedwell	Veronica persica
	Snapdragon	Antirrhinum majus

Family Bignoniaceae

	Trumpet-creeper, Trumpet Vine	Campsis radicans
	Northern Catalpa	Catalpa speciosa

Family Acanthaceae

Family Plantaginaceae

P	English Plantain	Plantago lanceolata
P	Common Plantain	Plantago major

Family Orobanchaceae

Beech-drops

Epifagus virginiana

Order Lamiales

Family Boraginaceae

	Spring Forget-me-not	Mysotis verna
	Forget-me-not	Myosotis sp.

Family Verbenaceae

White Vervain

Verbena urticifolia

Family Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

	Yellow Giant-Hyssop	Agastache nepetoides
	Downy Wood-mint(?)	Blephilia ciliata
P?	Gill-Over-The-Ground, Ground Ivy	Glechoma hederacea
	Henbit	Lamium amplexicaule
P	Purple Dead-nettle	Lamium purpureum
P	Wild Bergamot, Oswego tea, Bee Balm	Monarda fistulosa
P?	Selfheal, Heal-all	Prunella vulgaris
	Heart-leaved Skullcap(?)	Scutellaria ovata
	American Germander, Wood-sage	Teucrium canadense

Order Rubiales

Family Rubiaceae

P	Cleavers, Goose-grass	Galium aparine
	White Wild Licorice	Galium circaezans
	Fragrant Bedstraw	Galium triflorum

Family Caprifoliaceae

P	Japanese Honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica
P	Amur Honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii
	Elderberry	Sambucus canadensis
	Coralberry	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Order Campanales

Family Campanulaceae

Tall Bellflower

Campanula americana

Family Lobeliaceae

P	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis
P	Indian Tobacco	Lobelia inflata
P?	Great Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica
	Corn Salad	Valerianella sp.

Order Asterales

Family Valerianaceae

Family Dipsacaceae

	Laciniate Wild Teasel	Dipsacus laciniatus
	Common Teasel	Dipsacus sylvestris

Family Asteraceae (Compositae)

	Yarrow	Achillea millifolium
	Wingstem	Actinomeris alternifolia
P	Common Ragweed	Ambrosia artemisiifolia
	Great Ragweed	Ambrosia trifida
	Burdock	Arctium sp.
	(Heart-leaved Aster?)	Aster cordifolius
P	New England Aster	Aster novae-angliae
	(Arrow-leaved aster?)	Aster sagittifolius
P	asters	Aster spp.
	English Daisy	Bellis perennis
	Tickseed-sunflower, Bur-marigold	Bidens sp.
P	Ox-eye Daisy	Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
	Chicory	Cichorium intybus
P	Canada Thistle	Cirsium arvense
	(Field Thistle?)	Cirsium discolor
	Pasture or Bull Thistle	Cirsium pumilum
P	Daisy Fleabane	Erigeron annuus
	Horseweed	Erigeron canadensis
	Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum
P	White Snakeroot	Eupatorium rugosum
	Upland Boneset	Eupatorium sessilifolium
P	Sneezeweed	Helenium sp. (autumnale?)
	Sunflower	Helianthus sp.
	Hawkweed (King Devil?)	Hieracium pratense
	Cynthia, Two-flowered Krigia	Krigia biflora
	Blue Lettuce	Lactuca sp.
P	Dense Blazing-star	Liatrus spicata
	Small-flowered Leafcup	Polymnia canadensis
P	Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta
	Golden Ragwort	Senecio aureus Senecio obovatus
	Cressleaf Groundsel, Butterweed	Senecio glabellus
P	Goldenrod	Solidago spp.
P	Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale
	Coltsfoot	Tussilago farfara
P	New York Ironweed	Vernonia noveboracensis

Class Monocotyledoneae

Order Liliales

Family Liliaceae

	Wild Garlic	Allium vineale
	Wild Onion	Allium sp.
	White Trout Lily	Erythronium albidum
	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum
	Day Lily	Hemerocallis fulva
	Star of Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum
P	Solomon’s-seal	Polygonatum biflorum
	False Solomon’s-seal	Smilacina racemosa
	Saw Brier	Smilax glauca
P	Hispid Greenbrier	Smilax hispida
P?	Greenbrier	Smilax rotundifolia
	Wakerobin	Trillium erectum
	Large-flowered Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum
	Toadshade, Sessile trillium	Trillium sessile
	Tulip	Tulipa sp.

Family Juncaceae

P	Rushes	Juncus sp. or Scirpus sp.
P	Rush	Juncus (filiformis?)

Order Xyridales

Family Xyridaceae

Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris sp.

Family Commelinaceae

Asiatic Dayflower

Commelina communis

Family Pontederiaceae

Pickerelweed

Pontederia cordata

Order Amaryllidales

Family Amaryllidaceae

Daffodil

Narcissus pseudo-narcissus

Family Iridaceae

P	Yellow Iris	Iris pseudoacorus
P	Blue-eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium sp.

Order Orchidales

Family Orchidaceae

orchid

Order Arales

Family Araceae

Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Indian Turnip

Arisaema triphyllum

Family Lemnaceae

Duckweed

Lemna sp.

Order Pandanales

Family Typhaceae

	Narrow-leaved Cattail	Typha angustifolia
P	Common Cattail	Typha latifolia

Family Sparganiaceae

Giant Bur-reed

Sparganium eurycarpum

Order Graminales

Family Cyperaceae

Sedge

Carex sp., Cyperus sp.

Family Poaceae (Gramineae)

	Broom-sedge	Andropogon virginicus
	Bromegrass	Bromus sp.
	Canadian Wild Rye	Elymus canadense
	Panic Grass	Panicum sp.
	Woodland Poa	Poa sylvestris
P?	Bristlegrass, Foxtail Millet	Setaria faberii
P?	grasses

KINGDOM ANIMALIA

Phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterata)

(hydras?)

Phylum Annelida

	leeches
P	earthworms	Lumbricus sp., Eisenia sp.

Phylum Arthropoda

Subphylum Chelicerata

Class Arachnida

Order Opilones (Phalangida)

P	daddy-longlegs

Order Acari (Acarida)

	wood ticks
P?	velvet mites

Order Araneae (Araneida)

Family Gnaphosidae

Ant-mimic Spider

Micaria sp.

Family Theridiidae

Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans

Family Thomisidae

Crab Spider

Misumenops sp.

Family Salticidae

Jumping spider

Phidippus sp.

Family Agelenidae

Funnel-web Spider

Agelenopsis sp.

Family Pisauridae

Nursery-Web Spider

Dolomedes sp.

Family Araneidae

	orange orbweaver	Araneus sp.
P	Golden Garden Spider	Argiope aurantia
	spiky orbweavers	Micrathena sp.

Subphylum Crustacea

Class Malacostraca

Order Isopoda

P	pillbugs, sowbugs

Order Decapoda

crayfish

Subphylum Atelocerata

Class Diplopoda

P?	millipedes

Class Chilopoda

centipedes

Class Hexapoda (Insecta)

Subclass Entognatha

Order Collembola

P	springtails

Subclass Insecta/Pterygota/Exopterygota

Order Ephemeroptera

mayflies

Order Odonata

Suborder Zygoptera

Family Coenagrionidae

damselflies

Enallagma sp.

Suborder Anisoptera

Family Aeschnidae

darner

Family Libellulidae

P	black-&-white-winged dragonfly
P	brown dragonfly

Order Phasmida (formerly part of Dictyoptera)

North American Walkingstick

Diapheromera femorata

Order Orthoptera

Suborder Caelifera

Family Acrididae

P?	Red-legged Grasshopper	Melanoplus femur-rubrum
	American Grasshopper	Schistocerca americana
	Carolina Grasshopper	Dissosteria carolina
P?	other grasshoppers

Family Tetrigidae

pygmy grasshoppers

Suborder Ensifera

Family Tettigoniidae

	bush katydids	Microcentrum sp., Scudderia sp.
P?	meadow katydids	Orchelimum sp., Conocephalus sp.

Family Gryllacrididae

Leaf-rolling Cricket

Camptonotus carolinensis

Family Gryllidae

P	field crickets	Gryllus sp.
P	ground crickets	Nemobius sp.
	tree crickets	Oecanthus sp.
P?	Handsome Bush Cricket	Phyllopalpus pulchellus

Order Mantodea (formerly part of Dictyoptera)

	Carolina Mantis	Stagmomantis carolina
	Chinese Mantis	Tenodera aridifolia

Order Blattaria (formerly part of Dictyoptera)

cockroaches

Order Isoptera

Eastern Subterranean Termite

Reticulitermes flavipes

Order Dermaptera

earwigs

Order Plecoptera

Order Hemiptera

Family Belostomatidae

Family Corixidae

water boatmen

Family Notonectidae

backswimmers

Family Gerridae

waterstrider

Gerris sp.

Family Miridae

Family Reduviidae

	Wheel Bug	Arilus cristatus
P?	assassin bugs

Family Tingidae

Family Lygaeidae

	Small Milkweed Bug(?)	Lygaeus kalmii
	Large Milkweed Bug(?)	Oncopeltus fasciatus

Family Coreidae

leaf-legged bugs

Family Pentatomidae

P?	Green Stinkbug	Nezara viridula
	Brown Marmorated Stinkbug	Halyomorpha halys
P?	brown stinkbug
P?	stinkbugs

Order Homoptera

Family Cicadidae

	periodical cicadas	Magicicada spp.
P	dog-day cicadas	Tibicen sp.

Family Membracidae

treehoppers

Family Cercopidae

Spittlebug

Philaenus spumarius

Family Cicadellidae

P	leafhoppers

Family Fulgoridae

P	planthoppers

Family Psyllidae

Hackberry Nipple Gall

Pachypsylla celtidismamma

Family Aphididae

aphids

Family Coccidae

scale insects

Subclass Insecta/Pterygota/Endopterygota

Order Neuroptera

Family Corydalidae

dobsonflies

Corydalus sp.

Family Chrysopidae

lacewings

Chrysopa sp.

Family Myrmeleontidae

Antlion, Doodlebug

Dendroleon obsoletum

Order Coleoptera

Suborder Adephaga

Family Cicindelidae

(green) tiger beetles

Cicindela sp.

Family Carabidae

P	ground beetles

Family Dytiscidae

Family Gyrinidae

Whirligig Beetle

Gyrinus sp., Dineutus sp.

Suborder Polyphaga

Family Silphidae

Carrion Beetle

Silpha americana

Family Staphylinidae

rove beetles

Family Hydrophilidae

Water Scavenger Beetle

Hydrophilus triangularis

Family Scarabaeidae

	dung beetles
	june beetles
P	Japanese Beetle	Popilla japonica

Family Elateridae

click beetles

Family Lampyridae

lightning bugs

Family Cantharidae

Pennsylvania Leatherwing

Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus

Family Coccinellidae

P	Two-spotted Lady Beetle	Adalia bipunctata
P	Asian Multicolored Lady Beetle	Harmonia axyridis
P	Convergent Ladybird Beetle	Hippodamia convergens
	Yellow-spotted Lady Beetle	Hyperaspis sp.

Family Tenebrionidae

P	darkling beetles

Family Cerambycidae

	Locust Borer	Megacyllene robiniae
	Milkweed Beetle	Tetraopes tetraophthalmus
	unidentified cerambycid

Family Chrysomelidae

P	Spotted Cucumber Beetle	Diabrotica undecimpunctata
	Dogbane Beetle	Chrysochus auratus
	Milkweed Leaf Beetle	Labidomera clivicollis
P?	leaf beetles

Family Curculionidae

weevils

Order Mecoptera

Family Panorpidae

Scorpionfly

Panorpa sp.

Order Trichoptera

caddisflies (larva)

Order Lepidoptera

Suborder Rhopalocera

Family Papilionidae

P	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor
	Zebra Swallowtail	Graphium marcellus
P?	Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus
	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes
P?	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus

Family Pieridae

	Alfalfa Butterfly, Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme
P?	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice
P	Cabbage White	Pieris rapae

Family Danaidae

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Family Nymphalidae

	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus
P	Red-spotted Purple	Limenitis astyanax
P	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos
	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa
	(Comma)	Polygonia comma
	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis
	Buckeye Butterfly	Precis lavinia
P	Great Spangled Fritillary	Speyeria cybele
	(Red Admiral)	Vanessa atalanta

Family Apaturidae

Hackberry Butterfly and/or Tawny Emperor

Asterocampa celtis and/or Asterocampa clyton

Family Satyridae

	Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela
	Common Wood Nymph	Cercyonis pegala

Family Lycaenidae

	Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon
P	Eastern Tailed Blue	Everes comyntas

Family Hesperiidae

P	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus
P	skippers

Suborder Frenatae

Family Sphingidae

	Hummingbird or Bumblebee Sphinx	Hemaris sp.
	hornworms, sphinx moths

Family Saturniidae

	Luna Moth	Actias luna
	Io Moth (caterpillar)	Automeris io
	Cecropia Moth	Hyalophora cecropia

Family Citheroniidae

	Royal Walnut Moth	Citheronia regalis
	Imperial Moth	Eacles imperialis

Family Arctiidae

	Great Leopard Moth (larva)	Ecpantheria scribonia
	Fall Webworm	Hyphantria cunea
P?	Banded Woolybear (larva)	Isia isabella

Family Agaristidae

Grapevine Epimenis

Psychomorpha epimenis

Family Noctuidae

	underwing moths
	Dagger Moth (larva)	Acronicta sp.
	“Maple Syrup Moths”

Family Liparidae

White-marked Tussock Moth

Orgyia leucostigma

Family Lasiocampidae

Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma americanum

Family Geometridae

inchworms

Family Psychidae

Bagworm Moth

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis

Family Limacodidae

Monkey Slug, Hag Moth

Phobetron pithecium
(feeding on NY Ironweed)

Order Diptera

Suborder Nematocera

Family Tipulidae

P?	craneflies (adult & larva)

Family Culicidae

	Asian Tiger Mosquito	Aedes albopictus
P?	mosquitoes

Family Chiromomidae

midges

Suborder Brachycera

Family Tabanidae

P	horse flies, deer flies

Family Rhagionidae

Golden-backed Snipe Fly

Chrysopilus thoracicus

Family Asilidae

Robber Fly

Promachus sp.?

Family Bombyliidae

bee flies

Suborder Cyclorrhapha

Family Syrphidae

P	flower flies

Family Drosophilidae

vinegar gnats (fruit flies)

Drosophila melanogaster

Family Tephritidae

Goldenrod Gall Fly

Eurosta sp.

Family Agromyzidae

Leaf Miner Fly

Phytomyza miniscula

Family Muscidae

P?	house flies, etc.

Family Calliphoridae

blowfly

Family Sarcophagidae

fleshfly

Family Oestridae

botflies

Order Siphonaptera

Order Hymenoptera

Suborder Symphyta

Family Diprionidae

Pine Sawfly

Neodiprion sp.

Family Siricidae

horntail

Tremex columba

Suborder Apocrita

Family Braconidae

braconid

Family Ichneumonidae

P?	ichneumon wasps

Family Cynipidae

gall wasps

Family Mutillidae

velvet ants

Family Formicidae

P?	Carpenter Ant	Camponotus pennsylvanicus
	reddish carpenter ants
P?	dairy ants
P	other ants

Family Vespidae

	Paper Wasp	Polistes sp.
P?	Yellow Jackets	Vespula sp.

Family Sphecidae

	(Cicada Killer)	Sphecius speciosus
P	mud-daubers

Family Halictidae

Halictid Bee

Family Apidae

P	Honeybee	Apis mellifera
P	Bumblebee	Bombus sp.

Phylum Mollusca

P	snail
P	slug

Phylum Chordata

Subphylum Vertebrata

Class Osteichthyes

Minnow ???

Class Amphibia

Order Caudata

	little black salamander
	yellow salamander
	newts

Order Anura

Family Bufonidae

American Toad

Bufo americanus

Family Hylidae

P	Spring Peepers (& tadpoles)	Hyla crucifer
P	Grey Treefrog	Hyla versicolor, H. chrysoscelis

Family Ranidae

Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

Class Reptilia

Order Testudines

Family Emydidae

Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

Order Squamata

Suborder Lacertilia

lizards?

Suborder Serpentes

Family Colubridae

	Black Snake, Black Rat Snake	Elaphe obsoleta
	Rough Green Snake	Opheodrys aestivus
	Northern Brown Snake	Storeria dekayi
	Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis

Class Aves

Order Anseriformes

Family Anatidae

P	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
P	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos

Order Falconiformes

Family Cathartidae

	Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura
	Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus

Family Accipitridae

	Cooper’s Hawk	Accipiter striatus
	Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
	Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus
	Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus
	Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus

Order Galliformes

Family Phasianidae

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

Family Meleagrididae

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Order Ciconiiformes

Family Ardeidae

Green Heron

Butorides striatus

Order Charadriiformes

Family Charadriidae

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Family Scolopacidae

P	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularia
	American Woodcock	Scolopax minor

Family Laridae

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Order Columbiformes

Family Columbidae

	Rock Dove, Pigeon	Columba livia
P	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura

Order Cuculiformes

Family Coccyzidae

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

Order Strigiformes

Family Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Order Apodiformes

Family Apodidae

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

Family Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Order Piciformes

Family Picidae

P?	Common Flicker	Colaptes auratus
	Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus
	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus
P	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius (photo shows holes drilled in a tree)
	other woodpeckers?

Order Passeriformes

Family Tyrannidae

	Eastern Wood-pewee	Contopus virens
	Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus
	Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe
	flycatchers?

Family Alaudidae

larks?

Family Hirundinidae

P	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Steligidopteryx serripennis
P?	Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor

Family Corvidae

P	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos
P	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata

Family Paridae

P	Tufted Titmouse	Parus bicolor
P	Carolina Chickadee	Parus carolinensis

Family Sittidae

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Family Certhiidae

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

Family Troglodytidae

P?	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus
	House Wren	Troglodytes aedon
	Winter Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes

Family Muscicapidae

gnatcatchers?

Family Turdidae

	Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus
	Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis
P	American Robin	Turdus migratorius

Family Mimidae

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Family Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Family Muxcicapidae

Subfamily Sylviinae

	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea
	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa

Family Sturnidae

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Family Vireonidae

Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus

Family Emberizidae

Subfamily Parulinae

	Prairie Warbler	Dendroica discolor
	Yellow-throated Warbler	Dendroica dominica
	Yellow-Breasted Chat	Icteria virens
	Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapillus
	Louisiana Waterthrush	Seiurus motacilla
	(Blue-winged Warbler?)	Vermivora pinus
	wood warblers?

Subfamily Thraupinae

tanagers?

Subfamily Cardinalinae

P	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
P	Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea
	grosbeaks?

Subfamily Emberizinae

	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis
P?	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia
P	Rufous-sided Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus
P?	Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina
P?	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis
	other sparrows?

Subfamily Icterinae

P	Red-Wing Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus
	(Northern Oriole?)	Icterus galbula
P?	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater
	Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula
	blackbirds?

Family Fringillidae

	Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis
	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus
	finches?

Family Passeridae

House, English Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Class Mammalia

Subclass Marsupials

Order Marsupialia

Family Didelphidae

North American Opossum

Didelphis marsupialis virginianus

Subclass Placentals

Order Insectivora

Family Talpidae

Eastern American Mole

Scalopus aquaticus

Order Chiroptera

Family Vespertilionidae

Little Brown Bat

Myotis sp.

Order Lagomorpha

Family Leporidae

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

Sylvilagus floridanus

Order Rodentia

Family Sciuridae

P	Groundhog, Woodchuck, Marmot	Marmota monax
	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Sciurus carolinensis
	(Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel?)	Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
	(Eastern American Chipmunk?)	Tamias striatus

Family Cricetidae

P?	field mice

Order Carnivora

Family Procyonidae

Racoon

Procyon lotor

Family Mustelidae

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Order Artiodactyla

Family Cervidae

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Other Organisms Living in Southwestern Ohio

Clermont Co. not around the College, Hamilton Co. (including Cincinnati Zoo), and/or Adams Co.

KINGDOM PLANTAE

Division Spermophyta

Subdivision Gymnospermae

Order Coniferales

Family Pinaceae

other pines

Pinus sp.

Subdivision Angiospermae

Class Dicotyledonae

Subclass Archichlamydeae

Order Ranales

Family Ranunculaceae

	Thimbleweed	Anemone virginiana
	Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis
	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris
	Virgin’s Bower	Clematis virginiana
	Clematis	Clematis sp.
	Hooked Buttercup	Ranunculus recurvatus

Order Papaverales

Family Papaveraceae

Oriental Poppy

Papaver orientale

Family Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)

	Kale	Brassica oleracea
	Dame’s Rocket	Hesperis matronalis

Order Hypericales

Family Hypericaceae

St. Johnswort

Hypericum sp.

Order Malvales

Family Malvaceae

	Okra	Hybiscus esculentus
	Cheeses, Common Mallow	Malva neglecta

Order Polygonales

Family Polygonaceae

Japanese Knotweed

Polygonum cuspidatum

Order Geraniales

Family Rutaceae

Gas Plant, False Dittany

Dictamnus albus

Order Rosales

Family Rosaceae

	Quince	Cydonia oblonga
	Apple	Malus pumila
	Peach	Prunus persica
	Cherry	Prunus sp.

Order Leguminales

Family Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Running Buffalo Clover

Trifolium reflexum

Order Aristolochiales

Family Aristolochiaceae

Pipevine

Aristolochia tomentosa

Order Umbellales

Family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

Honewort

Cryptotaenia canadensis

Subclass Metachlamydeae

Order Primulales

Family Primulaceae

Whorled Loosestrife

Lysimachia quadrifolia

Order Oleales

Family Olaceae

Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

Order Polemoniales

Family Polemoniaceae

Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata