Fauna of the NYC Region
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Insects
Monarchs
credit: Shawn Rosvold
Monarch
Monarch
Monarchs in migration, Jones Beach
credit: Sy Schiff
Buckeye
c. Shawn Rosvold
Red Admiral
Red Adniral
Tiger Swallowtail
Tiger Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
c. Sam Jannazzo
Silver-spotted Skipper
Tawny-edged Skipper
Luna moth
Wood Nymph butterfly
Mourning Cloak butterfly
American Painted Lady
c. Sam Jannazzo
American Lady
American Copper
Pearl Crescent
Praying Mantis
c. Shawn Rosvold
Orb-weaver spider
Milkweed Beetle
Blue Dasher
Bluet dragonfly
c. Vicki Bustamante
Blue Dasher
Brown-spotted Yellow-wing dragonfly
Hidden in plain sight: Twelve-spotted skipper
Reptiles & Amphibians
Fowler's Toad
c.Vicki Bustamante
Pickerel Frog
Green frog
Painted Turtle
credit: Vicki Bustamante
Box Turtle
Box Turtle
Snapping Turtle
credit: Vicki Bustamante
Black Racer
Salamander
c. VIcki Bustamante
Eastern Ribbon Snake
c.: Vicki Bustamante
Smooth Green Snake (dead)
Northern Water Snake
Land Mammals
Chipmunk
Gray Squirrel White-tailed deer
Shore life
Horseshoe Crab
Harbor Seal
Blue Crab