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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.

6,919
recent observations
30
species listed
19
insects & arthropods
4
birds
3
plants

Naturalists have logged 6,919 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Prairie Ridge. The most frequently seen is the Pipevine Swallowtail, with 473 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
473 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
429 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
414 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
340 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
325 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
296 observations
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
286 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
274 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
248 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
239 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
233 observations
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
218 observations
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
217 observations
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
211 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
203 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
201 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
200 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
197 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
182 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
177 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
173 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
169 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
166 observations
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
162 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
159 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
153 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
147 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
146 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
143 observations
Sleepy Orange
Eurema nicippe
138 observations · iNaturalist

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