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New York Fauna |
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Note: All photos are taken within a hundred-mile radius of Manhattan. Most are taken by the website author, Betsy McCully, unless otherwise noted. The collection was begun in 2007 and continues to grow, so check back for new photos and updates. This is a representative sampling of the diverse animal life that can be found in the New York City region. Birds are featured in a separate photo gallery. To see birds, click "Birds Gallery" --Betsy McCully |
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Insects |
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
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credit: Shawn Rosvold |
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Monarchs in migration, Jones Beach
credit: Sy Schiff |
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Monarch |
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credit: Sam Jannazzo |
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) |
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American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) |
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Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
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Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) |
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c. Sam Jannazzo |
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
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Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) |
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Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
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American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) |
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Eyed brown (Stayrodes eurydice) |
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Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) |
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Spring azure (Celastrina ladon) |
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Silver-spotted Skipper
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Question mark (Polygonia interrogationist) |
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Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae) |
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Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) |
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Luna moth (Actius luna) |
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Dragonflies & Damselflies |
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Ebony jewelwing |
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) |
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Bluet
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Eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) |
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Hidden in plain sight: Twelve-spotted skimmer
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Blue corporal (Libellula deplanata) |
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Ruby meadowhawk
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Brown-spotted Yellow-wing or Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina) |
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Mantids |
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Beetles |
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Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa)
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Red Milkweed Beetle
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Marbled Orb-weaver spider (Araneus marmoreus) |
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Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris) |
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Fowler's Toad (Bufo woodhousii fowleri)
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Green frog (Rana clamitans clamitans) |
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Eastern box Turtle
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Eastern painted Turtle
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Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
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Black Racer
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Salamander
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Eastern Ribbon Snake
(Thamnophis sauritus sauritus)
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Smooth Green Snake (roadkill)
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Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon) |
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Land Mammals |
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (black morph)
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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) |
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White-tailed deer (female)
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White-tailed deer (fawns)
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White-tailed deer (male)
(Odocoileus virginianus) |
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Shore life |
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Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) |
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Blue Crab |
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Harbor Seal
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Moon jellyfish
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About the Author Betsy McCully |
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Copyright: NewYorkNature.Net |
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Last updated: July 2011 |
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