The following insects and other invertebrates have all been seen in Russ Pitman Park by our Staff Naturalists. For the Butterfly list, click here.
PRIMITIVE HEXAPODS:
- Water Springtails
INSECTS
Dragonflies and Damselflies (order Odonata):
- Common Green Darner
- Swamp Darner
- Blue Dasher
- Neon Skimmer
- Roseate Skimmer
- Great Blue Skimmer
- Halloween Pennant
- Carolina Saddlebags
- Wandering Glider
- Common Whitetail
- Band-winged Dragonlet
- Southern Spreadwing
- Citrine Forktail
- Rambur’s Forktail
- Blue-ringed Dancer
Cockroaches (order Blattodea):
- Pale-bordered Field Cockroach
- German Cockroach (NONNATIVE)
- American Cockroach
- Smokey Brown Cockroach
- Southern Wood Cockroach
Termites (order Isoptera):
- Eastern Subterranean Termite
Mantises (order Mantodea):
- Carolina Mantis
Earwigs (order Dermaptera):
- Ring-legged Earwig (possibly NONNATIVE)
Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids (order Orthoptera):
- Green-striped Grasshopper
- Obscure Bird Grasshopper
- Spotted Bird Grasshopper
- Broad-tipped Conehead Katydid
- Greater Anglewing Katydid
- Fork-tailed Bush Katydid
- Common Meadow Katydid
- Common Scaly Cricket
Stick Insects (order Phasmida):
- Southern Two-striped Walkingstick
Barklice (order Psocoptera):
- Aggregating Barklice
True Bugs, Ciciadas, Planthoppers (order Hemiptera):
- Giant Waterbug
- Water Scorpion
- Backswimmers
- Wheelbug
- Green Assassin Bug
- Large Milkweed Bug
- Giant Leaf-footed Bug
- Eastern Leaf-footed Bug
- Western Leaf-footed Bug
- Florida Leaf-footed Bug
- Harlequin Bug
- Rough Stink Bug
- Green Stink Bug
- Dog Day Cicada
- Southern Scissor-grinder Cicada
- Oak Treehopper
- Buffalo Treehopper
- Thornbug
- Two-lined Spittlebug
- Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
- Broad-headed Sharpshooter
- Speckled Sharpshooter
- Red-striped Leafhopper
- Hackberry Gall Psyllid
- Hackberry Nipple Gall Psyllid
Lacewings and Mantidflies (order Neuroptera):
- Green Lacewing
- Brown Lacewing
Beetles (order Coleoptera):
- Ground Beetles
- Whirligig Beetles
- Water Scavenger Beetles
- May Beetles
- Green June Beetle
- Texas Eyed Click Beetle
- Luminescent Click Beetle
- Asian “Many-spotted” Ladybird Beetle (NONNATIVE)
- Pink or Spotted Ladybird Beetle
- Seven Spotted Ladybird Beetle
- Spotless Ladybird Beetle
- Cactus Ladybird Beetle
- Spotted Cucumber Beetle
- Elm Calligrapha Beetle
- Argus Tortoise Beetle
- Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
- Flea Beetles
- Hardwood Stump Borer
- Fungus Beetles
- Diaprepres Root Weevil (NONNATIVE)
Flies (order Diptera):
- Craneflies
- Elephant Mosquito
- Southern House Mosquito
- Asian Tiger Mosquito
- Black Soldier Fly
- Giant Robber Fly
- Robber flies
- Bee Flies
- Long-legged Flies
- Margined Calligrapher Flowerfly
- Flower Flies
- Stilt Flies
- Fruit Flies
- House Flies
- Green Bottle Fly
- Lovebugs (Marchflies)
Moths (order Lepidoptera):
- Ailanthus Webworm Moth
- Grapeleaf Skeletonizer
- Smaller Parasa
- Southern Flannel Moth
- Plume Moths
- Tan Wave
- Orange Striped Oakworm Moth
- Polyphemus Moth
- White-lined Sphinx Moth
- Waved Sphinx Moth
- Walnut Sphinx Moth
- Black Witch
- Sad Underwing Moth
- Underwing Moths
- Lichen Moths
- Saltmarsh Caterpillar Moth
- Fall Webworm Moth
- Giant Leopard Moth
- Yellow-collared Scape Moth
- Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
- Four-spotted Palpita
- Melonworm Moth
- Prominent Moths
- Southern Tussock Moth
- Bagworm Moths
- Cabbage Looper Moth
Ants, Bees, and Wasps (order Hymenoptera):
- Oak Slug Sawfly
- Elderberry Sawfly
- Ichneumon Wasps
- Oak Gall Wasps
- Cicada Killer Wasp
- Mud Daubers
- Tarantula Hawk Wasps
- Dark Paper Wasps
- Red Paper Wasps
- Potter Wasps
- Mason Wasps
- Ligated Furrow Bee
- Metallic Green Sweat Bees
- Leafcutter Bees
- Mason Bees
- Honey Bee (NONNATIVE)
- American Bumble Bee
- Eastern Carpenter Bee
- Southern Carpenter Bee
- Crazy Ants (NONNATIVE)
- Red Fire Ants (NONNATIVE)
- Bi-colored Pennant Ant
- Carpenter Ants
- Black Harvester Ants
ARACHNIDS:
Spiders:
- Brown Recluse
- Spitting Spider
- Sowbug Killers
- Common House Spiders
- Brown Widow
- Black Widow
- Hammock Spiders
- Golden Silk Spider – “Banana Spider”
- Long-jawed Orbweavers
- Orchard Orbweaver
- Yellow and Black Garden Spider
- Spiny-backed Orbweaver
- Basilica Orbweaver
- Spotted Orbweaver
- Orbweavers
- Carolina Wolf Spider
- Rabid Wolf Spider
- Wolf Spiders
- Six-spotted Fishing Spider
- Green Lynx Spider
- Grass Spider
- Yellow Sac Spider
- Ghost Spiders
- Goldenrod Crab Spider
- Crab Spiders
- Magnolia Green Jumper
- Bold Jumping Spider
- Pantropical Jumping Spider
- Hentz’s Jumping Spider
- Funnel Weaver Spiders
- Trashline Spiders
Mites:
- Chiggers
- Giant Red Velvet Mite
CENTIPEDES:
- Garden Centipede (NONNATIVE)
- Soil Centipede
MILLIPEDES:
- Greenhouse Millipede (NONNATIVE)
CRUSTACEANS:
Isopods:
- Common Pillbug (NONNATIVE)
- Rough Sowbug
Amphipods:
- Garden Hoppers
Segmented Worms:
- Common Earthworm (NONNATIVE)
- Red Wigglers (NONNATIVE)
Flatworms:
- Chinese Terrestrial Hammerhead Flatworm (NONNATIVE)
Mollusks:
- Asian Tramp Snail (NONNATIVE)
- Evening Field Slug
- Southern Flatcoil Snail
- Rosy Wolf Snail (possibly NONNATIVE)
- Globular Drop Snail
- Meadow Slug (possibly NONNATIVE)
