Wildlife in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Harpers Ferry right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species in Harpers Ferry
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
331 observations · iNaturalist
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
275 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
244 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
224 observations
Ivy-leaved toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
176 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
152 observations · iNaturalist
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus
139 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
139 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
132 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
129 observations
wavyleaf basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius
122 observations · iNaturalist
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
110 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
110 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
102 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
96 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
94 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
93 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
92 observations
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
90 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
89 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
87 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
82 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
79 observations
purple-stem cliffbrake
Pellaea atropurpurea
77 observations · iNaturalist
marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
75 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
74 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Dobsonfly
Corydalus cornutus
74 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
73 observations
Virginia saxifrage
Micranthes virginiensis
72 observations · iNaturalist
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
71 observations · iNaturalist
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