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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.

7,011
recent observations
30
species listed
19
insects & arthropods
4
birds
3
plants

Naturalists have logged 7,011 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Prairie Ridge. The most frequently seen is the Pipevine Swallowtail, with 481 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
481 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
431 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
419 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
345 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
327 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
303 observations
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
297 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
275 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
250 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
243 observations
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
234 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
233 observations
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
221 observations
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
213 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
203 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
201 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
201 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
198 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
187 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
178 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
173 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
169 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
168 observations
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
165 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
159 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
154 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
148 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
148 observations
Sleepy Orange
Eurema nicippe
144 observations · iNaturalist
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
143 observations

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