Fauna
Common Name: Red Tailed Hawk
Scientific Name: Buteo jamaicensis Family: Accipitridae Order: Accipitriiformes Size: 2-4.4 lbs Migratory Patterns: Stay in North America year round Food: Small Rodents Location: Throughout North America Black Footed FerretCommon Name: Black footed Ferret
Scientific Name: Mustela nigripes Family: Mustelidae Order: Carnivora Size: 1.5-3 lbs Lifespan: 1-3 years Reproduction Number: 1-5 kits Food: Prairie Dogs Predators: Eagles, Owls, Coyotes, Bobcats Social Behavior: Very territorial Location: Midwest Garter SnakeCommon Name: Garter Snake
Scientific Name: Thamnophis elegans terrestris Family: Culubridae Order: Squamata Size: 22 in Season: Year round Predators: Rodents Reproduction Number: up to 80 snakes are born Location: Throughout North America Monarch ButterflyCommon Name: Monarch butterfly
Scientific Name: Danaus plexippus Family: NyMphalidae Order: Lepidoptera Size: 3.5-4 inches Season: Found in United States in Summer Food: Milkweed Location: can be found in Midwest during Summer but fly to Mexico in Winter BumblebeeCommon Name: Bumblebee
Scientific Name: disambiguation Family: Apidae Order: Hymenoptera Size: 11- 17 mm Season: found in summer but also able to live in cold climates Food: Nectar Location: found throughout United States and in Africa only north of Sahara in grasslands Striped Garden CatepillarCommon Name: Striped Garden Caterpillar
Scientific Name: Trichordestra legitima Family: Noctuidae Order: Lepidoptera Size: 35 mm Season: June- September Food: Milkweed and grasses in grasslands Location: Eastern North America from Florida to Texas Carolina LocustCommon Name: Carolina Locust
Scientific Name: Dissosteira Family: Acrididae Order: Orthoptera Size: 35-50 mm Season: Mid-summer to Fall Food: Grasses and forbs Location: Thoughout North America MosquitoCommon Name: Mosquito
Scientific Name: Disambiguation Family: Culicidae Order: Diptera Size: .3 cm Season: Spring and summer Food: Blood Location: Throughout World |
Common Name: Great Horned Owl
Scientific Name: Bubo virginianus Family: Strigidae Order: Strigiformes Size: 1.5-5.5 lbs Migratory Patterns: Stay in North America year round Food: Small Rodents Location: Throughout North America CoyoteCommon Name: Coyote
Scientific Name: Canis latrans Family: Canidae Order: Carnivora Size: 25 lbs Lifespan: 10-14 years Reproduction Number: 5-7 pups Food: Rodents Predators: Humans and Wolves Social Behavior: Very social due to low hunting rates Location: Throughout North America SkinkCommon Name: Skink
Scientific Name: Disambiguation Family: Scincidae Order: Squamata Size: 3-5.5 in Season: Burrow during winter Predators: Birds Reproduction Number: 10-30 lizards in 1 month Location: Throughout North America Saltmarsh caterpillarCommon Name: Salt Marsh Caterpillar
Scientific Name: Estigmene acrea Family: Arctiidae Order: Lepidoptera Size: 4.5 to 6.8 cm when they turn into moths Season: High numbers found in Fall Food: Broad leafed weeds Location: found throughout United States and can even be found in Central America Honey BeeCommon Name: Honey bee
Scientific Name: disambiguation Family: Apidae Order: Hymenoptera Size: 9-18 mm Season: found outside of hive during summer but when temperature drops below 50 degrees they stay in the hive Food: Nectar Location: In temperate climates Found in almost every country in the World Widow SkimmerCommon Name: Widow Skimmer
Scientific Name: Libellula luctuosa Family: Libellulidae Order: Odonata Size: 8 cm in wingspan Season: Summer Food: Smaller flying insects Location: found throughout Unites States except Rocky Mountains Milkweed BeetleCommon Name: Milkweed Beetle
Scientific Name: Tetraopes tetrophthalmus Family: Cerambycidea Order: Coleoptera Size: 10-15 mm Season: seen in huge numbers on warm winter days Food: MIlkweed nectar Location: Throughout North America where Milkweed is present Common Name: Mud Dauber
Scientific Name: Sceliphron caementarium Family: Sphecidae Order: Hymenoptera Size: 25 mm Season: Summer while in nests during winter Food: spiders and sometimes their own eggs Location: Throughout Midwest Mud Dauber |
Common Name: Grassland Sparrow
Scientific Name: Ammodramus humeralis Family: Emberizidae Order: Passeriformes Size: .5-.7 oz Migratory Patterns: Migrate from Midwest to Mexico from summer to winter Food: Grasshoppers Location: Wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. BisonCommon Name: Bison
Scientific Name: Bison Family: Bovidae Order: artiodactyla Size: 3,500 lbs Lifespan: 15 years Reproduction Number: 1 calf Food: Grasses Predators: wolves and mountain lions Social Behavior: Grazing across open fields Location: Midwest on conservations Red Eared SliderCommon Name: Red Eared Slider
Scientific Name: Trachemys scripta elegans Family: Emydidae Order: Testudines Size: Season: Hibernate during winter Predators: Reproduction Number: 30 eggs Location: Found Throughout North America in rivers and stagnant bodies of water Banded WoollybearCommon Name: Banded Woollybear Caterpillar
Scientific Name: Pyrrharctia isabella Family: Arctiidae Order: Lepidoptera Size: 1.5-2 in Season: Fall and said to be able to predict Winter weather Food: Herbs and forbs Location: almost every state in the United States and also in Canada Stick BugCommon Name: Stick Bug
Scientific Name: Phasmatodea Family: Phylliidae Order: Phasmida Size: 1-12 in Season: Summer to Early Fall Food: Leaves of many different plants Location: Warm climate zones in Southeast United States Goldenrod Soldier BeetleCommon Name: Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Scientific Name: Chauliognathus pensylvanicus Family: Cantharidae Order: Coleoptera Size: 15 mm Season: July- September Food: Small insects Location: Native throughout North America Differential grasshopperCommon Name: Differential Grasshopper
Scientific Name: Melanoplus differentialis Family: Acrididae Order: Orthoptera Size: 34-50 mm Season: Summer Food: Corn and fruits Location: found throughout United States except east coast and northwest Five Spotted Hawk MothCommon Name: Five Spotted Hawk Moth
Scientific Name: Manduca quinquemaculata Family: Sphingidae Order: Lepidoptera Size: 9 cm wingspan Season: May- October Food: tomato and tabacco plant leaves Location: Great plains and southeast United States |