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Wild Things of East Tennessee
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At The Feeder, In The Garden, In The Woods

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* Photo taken in MI.

Updated 10/23/05


~ FLUTTERBIES ~ Date
Identified
Photos Comments
Eastern Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
8/15/04 1 2 Flying, on ground, and wildflowers.
Dogday Harvestfly
Tibicen canicularis
9/6/05 - Handsome cicada w/loud buzzsaw call from a high perch.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
8/10/04 1* On wildflowers.
Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele
10/1/04 1 On Butterfly Bush, ground.
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae
10/1/05 1 On Butterfly Bush, dung.
Hackberry Butterfly
Asterocampa celtis
9/25/04 - On ground.
Hummingbird Moth
Hemaris thysbe
7/1/05 1* 2* On flowers.
Leonard's Skipper
Hespetia leonardus
9/15/05 1 0n butterfly bush.
Long-Tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus
10/19/05 1 0n butterfly bush.
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
6/7/05 1* 2 3 4 5 On cosmos, butterfly bush. Caterpillar found on milkweed at nursery. Butterflies emerged 10/1/05.
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
3/29/05 - Flying early morning.
Question Mark
P. interrogationis
9/30/05 1 On ground.
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
10/19/05 1 2 0n butterfly bush.
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
9/25/04 1 On ground.
Pink-Edged Sulpher
Colias interior
9/15/05 - On ground, butterfly bush.
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
10/24/04 1 On ground.
Praying Mantis
Mantis religiosa
7/1/05 1* All over.
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
7/1/05 1 2 On ground, dung.
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
8/1/05 1* On flowers, ground, deck.
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
8/30/04 1 2 3 On Tall Ironweed, Butterfly Bush, dung.
Spring Azure
Celastrina ladon
3/29/05 - Flying above grass, on mud, dung.
Tawny Emperor
Asterocampa clyton
9/1/04 1 0n wood deck.
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
9/13/05 1 2 On Butterfly Bush.
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
10/1/05 1 2 On Butterfly Bush. Emerged same time as Monarchs...10/1/05
Virgin Tiger Moth
Grammia virgo
9/13/05 - Colorful caterpillar w/spikey hairs.
Unidentified Skippers
9/15/05 1 On Butterfly Bush.

Species Count
10/23/05 26


~ BEASTIES ~ Date
Identified
Photos Comments
Common Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
7/20/05 1* In yard, garden, clinging to shed.
Coyote
Canus latrans
1/1//05 - In field, forest, howling.
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
6/1/05 - In yard, garden.
Five-lined Skink
Eumeces fasciatus
9/1/04 - Juveniles w/bright metallic blue stripes. Spring sighting - 4/18/05
Fowler's Toad
Bufo woodhousei
5/1/05 1 In garden, burrow in ground.
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
11/1/04 1* In forest.
Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
4/1/05 - In forest.
Great Slug
Limax maximus
8/10/04 1 Ugh! This creepy crawley can be over 5" long!
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
6/1/05 1* Bird feeder marauder.
Rat Snake
Elaphe absoleta
7/22/05 1 In yard, garden. Skin found in pump house.

Species Count
8/10/05 10



~ ONLINE FIELD GUIDES ~

Butterflies of North America

Caterpillars of Eastern Forests

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Michigan Wildlife Species

Moths of North America

Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter

~ BIRD & NATURE LINKS ~

American Birding Association

Backyard Bird Lovers Forum

Backyard Wildlife Habitat

Birds of North America, Audubon's Watercolors

Crafty Birds House and Feeder Plans

Hummingbirds.net - Migration Map

Operation RubyThroat

The Butterfly Website

The Hummingbird Website

Tennessee Trees, Flowers, and Plants



~ ON THE BOOKSHELF ~

"All About Tennessee Wildflowers" ~ Jan W. Midgley

"Birds of Michigan" ~ Ted Black & Gregory Kennedy

"Birds of North American" ~ A Golden Field Guide

"Butterflies and Moths" ~ A Golden Guide

"Eastern Forests" ~ The Audubon Society

"Edible Wild Plants" ~ Peterson Field Guides

"North American Insects and Spiders - Eastern Region" ~ National Audubon Society

"North American Wildflowers - Eastern Region" ~ National Audubon Society

"North American Wildlife" ~ Reader's Digest

"Stokes Field Guide To Birds - Eastern Region" ~ Donald & Lillian Stokes

"Trees of the Southeastern United States" ~ Wilbur H. & Marion B. Duncan

"Wildflowers of the Eastern United States" ~ Wilbur H. & Marion B. Duncan




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