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Wildlife in Prairie Ridge Ecostation

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

7,242
recent observations
30
species listed
19
insects & arthropods
4
birds
3
plants

Naturalists have logged 7,242 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Prairie Ridge. The most frequently seen is the Pipevine Swallowtail, with 527 recorded sightings.

Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (19 of the species listed here), followed by birds (4).

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Most-observed species in Prairie Ridge

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
527 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
439 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
437 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
362 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
331 observations
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
316 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
311 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
276 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
258 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
246 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
246 observations
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
239 observations
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
226 observations · iNaturalist
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
224 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
213 observations
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
207 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
203 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
199 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
189 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
180 observations
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
175 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
173 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
169 observations
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
168 observations
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
165 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
163 observations
Sleepy Orange
Eurema nicippe
158 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
148 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
148 observations
American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
146 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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