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Wildlife in Connecticut

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Connecticut right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

108,499
recent observations
30
species listed
16
plants
5
insects & arthropods
4
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 108,499 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Connecticut. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 7,566 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (16 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (5).

Rarer finds confirmed in Connecticut include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen
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Most-observed species in Connecticut

Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
7,566 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
5,946 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
5,060 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
4,261 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
4,255 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
4,135 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
4,123 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
4,083 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
3,847 observations
American wintergreen
Pyrola americana
3,685 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,483 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
3,464 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
3,419 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
3,333 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
3,320 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
3,279 observations
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
3,228 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
3,145 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
3,145 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
3,134 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
2,975 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
2,951 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
2,931 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
2,891 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
2,887 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
2,882 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
2,857 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
2,762 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
2,729 observations · iNaturalist
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
2,723 observations · iNaturalist

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