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​  *Federally Threatened Species
**Federally Endangered Species

​  †State Threatened Species
††State Endangered Species

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Insects of Nachusa Grasslands

Mayflies

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• A small minnow Mayfly (Baetis brunneicolor)
• A small minnow Mayfly (Baetis flavistriga)
• A small minnow Mayfly (Callibaetis sp.)
• A crawling Mayfly (Caenis amica)
• A crawling Mayfly (Caenis latipennis)
• A sprawling Mayfly (Maccaffertium mediopunctatum)
• A sprawling Mayfly (Maccaffertium terminatum)
• A Mayfly (Madunnoa sp.)
• A sprawling Mayfly (Stenacron ​interpunctatum)
• A sprawling Mayfly (Sternonema sp.)

Dragonflies & Damselflies

COMMON NAME (Genus species)
​Dragonflies
CLUBTAILS

• ​Midland clubtail (Gomphus fraternus)
• Cobra clubtail (Gomphus vastus)
• Plains clubtail (Gomphus externus)​

SKIMMERS

• Halloween pennant (Celithemis ​eponina)
• Calico pennant (Celithemis elisa)
• Eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
• Widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
• Common whitetail (Libellula lydia)
• Twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula   pulchella)
• Slaty skimmer (Libellula incesta)
• Black saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
• Carolina saddlebags (Tramea carolina)
• Blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
• Wandering glider (Pantala flavescens)
• Autumn meadowhawk (Sympetrum​vicinum)
• Band-winged meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)
• Ruby meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum)
• White-faced meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
• Eastern amberwing (Perithemis tenera)

DARNERS

• Common green darner (Anax junius)
• Fawn darner (Boyeria vinosa)​
• Lance-tipped darner (Aeshna constricta)
• Shadow darner (Aeshnidae umbrosa)

EMERALDS

• Common baskettail (Epitheca cynosura)
• Prince baskettail (Epitheca princeps)

​​Damselflies
BROAD-WINGED

• River jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis)
• Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)

• American rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)

POND DAMSELS

• Eastern red ( Amphiagrion saucium)
• Sedge sprite (Nehalennia irene)
• Springwater dancer (Argia plana)
• Violet dancer (Argia fumipennisviolacea)

AMERICAN BLUETS

• Azure bluet (Enallagma aspersum)
• Familiar bluet (Enallagma civile)
• River bluet (Enallagma anna)
• Skimming bluet (Enallagma geminatum) 
• Stream bluet (Enallagma exsulans)

FORKTAILS

• Citrine forktail (Ischnura hastata)
• Eastern Forktail (Ischnura veticalis)
• ​Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)

SPREADWINGS

• Elegant spreadwing (Lestes inaequalis)
• Emerald spreadwing (Lestes dryas)
• Lyre-tipped spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus)
• Northern spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus)
• Slender spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
• Spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener)

Grasshoppers

COMMON NAME (Genius species)

• Spotted bird (Schistocerca lineata)
• Velvet-striped (Eritettix simplex)
• Admirable (Syrbula admirabilis)
• Clip-wing (Metaleptea brevicornis)
• Snakeweed (Hesperotettix veridis)
• Narrow-winged (Melanoplus angustipennis)
• Two-stripped (Melanoplus  bivittatus
• Differential (Melanoplus differentialis)
• Red-legged (Melanoplus femurrubrum)​
• Migratory (Melanoplus sanguinipes)
• Sulphur-winged (Arphia sulphurea)
• Carolina (Dissosteira carolina)
• Orange-winged (Pardalophora   phoenicoptera)
• Mottled sand (Spharagemon collare)

Mantises

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• Chinese mantid (Tenodera aridifolia​)

True Bugs

PLANTHOPPERS, LEAFHOPPERS, CICADAS, APHIDS,
​AND SHIELD BUGS
COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• An acanalonid planthopper (Acanalonia bivittata)
• An acanalonid planthopper (Acanalonia conica)
• A spittlebug (Philaenacris bilineata)
• A spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius)
• A leafhopper (Aceratagallia sanguinolenta)
• A leafhopper (Agallia constricta)
• A leafhopper (Agallia quadripunctata)
• A leafhopper (Agalliopsis novella)
• A leafhopper (Amblysellus cartisii)
• A leafhopper (Amplicephalus osborni)
• A leafhopper (Aphrodes bicincta)
• A leafhopper (Arthaldeus pascuellus)
• A leafhopper (Athysanus argentarius)
• A leafhopper (Balclutha impicta)
• A leafhopper (Balclutha neglecta)
• A leafhopper (Balclutha punctate)
• A leafhopper (Chlorotettix fallax)
• A leafhopper (Chlorotettix sp.A)
• A leafhopper (Chlorotettix tergatus)
• A leafhopper (Chlorotetti unicolor)
• A leafhopper (Cicadula ​melanogaster)
• A leafhopper (Dikraneura angustata)
• A leafhopper (Doratura stylata)
• A leafhopper (Dorycara platyrrhyncha)
• A leafhopper (Draeculacephala antica)
• A leafhopper (Draeculacephala constricta)
• A leafhopper (Draeculacephala mollipes)
• A leafhopper (Driotura robusta)
• A leafhopper (Endria inimical)
• A leafhopper (Erythroneura sp. A)
• A leafhopper (Erythroneura sp. B)
• A leafhopper (Erythroneura sp. C)
• A leafhopper (Erythroneura sp. D)
• A leafhopper (Evacanthus nigramericana)
• A leafhopper (Exitianus exitiosus)
• A leafhopper (Extrusanus extrusus)
• A leafhopper (Flexamia pectinata)
• A leafhopper (Forcipata loca)
• A leafhopper (Graminella fitchii)
• A leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)
• A leafhopper (Hecalus major)
• A leafhopper (Idiocerus sp)
• A leafhopper (Japananus hyalinus)
• A leafhopper (Jikradia olitoria)
• A leafhopper (Kansendria kansiensis)
• A leafhopper (Laevicephalus minimus)
• ​A leafhopper (Laevicephalus sp.)
• A leafhopper (Laevicephalus unicoloratus)
• A leafhopper (Latalus configuratus)
• A leafhopper (Latalus sayi)
• ​A leafhopper (Macropsis sp.)
• A leafhopper (Macrosteles quadrilineatus)
• A leafhopper (Macrosteles variata)
• A leafhopper (Memnonia panzer)
• A leafhopper (Neocoelidia tumidifrons)
• A leafhopper (Norvellina seminude)
• A leafhopper (Osbornellus auronitens)
• A leafhopper (Paraphlepsius irroratus)
• A leafhopper (Paraphlepsius sp.)
• A leafhopper (Planicephalus flavicostus)
• A leafhopper (Polyamia caperata)
• A leafhopper (Polyamia sp.)
• A leafhopper (Ponana sp. A)
• A leafhopper (Scaphoideus titanus)
• A leafhopper (Scaphytopius sp. A)
• A leafhopper (Stirellus bicolor)
• A leafhopper (Tylozygus bifidus)
• A leafhopper (Xestocephalus ​desertorum)
• Periodical cicada (?)
• Annual cicada (?)
• Northern dusk singing cicada (Megatibicen auletes)
  
• Scissor-grinder cicada (Neotibicen pruinosa)
• A planthopper (Cixius sp. A)
• A planthopper (Oliarus sp. A)
• A planthopper (Clastoptera sp.)
• A planthopper (Delphacodes campestris)
• A planthopper (Delphacodes lutulenta)
• A planthopper (Delphacodes sp. A)
• A planthopper (Delphacodes sp. B)
• A planthopper (Liburniella ornate)
• A planthopper (Megamelus sp.)
• A planthopper (Pissonotus sp.)
• A planthopper (Prokelisia sp.)
• A planthopper (Stenocranus sp.)
• A planthopper (Stobaera sp.A)
• A planthopper (Cedusa sp. A)
• A planthopper (Otiocerus sp. A)
• A planthopper (Phylloscelis pallescens)
• A planthopper (Scolops angustatus)
• A planthopper (Scolops sulcipes)
• A planthopper (Metcalfa pruinosa)
• A planthopper (Ormenoides venusta)
• A planthopper (Bruchomorpha oculata)
• ​A planthopper (Acutalis tartarea)
• A planthopper (Cyrtolobus sp. A)
• A planthopper (Entylia carinata)
• A planthopper (Stictocephala taurina)
• A water boatman (Trichocorixa sp.)
• A water strider (Aquarius sp.)
• A water bug (Microvelia sp.)
• A water strider (Gerris)
• Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha hayls)

Beetles

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• Painted hickory borer (Megacyllene caryae)
• Ivory-marked beetle (Eburia quadrigeminata)
• White spotted sawyer (Monochamus scutellatus)
• Sumac flea beetle (Blepharida rhois)
• Argus (or milkweed) tortoise beetle (Chelynorpha cassidea)
• Larder beetle (Dermestes lardarius)
• Opaque earth boring beetle (Geotrupes opacus)
• Rainbow scarab (Phanaeus vindex)
• Swamp milkweed leaf beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)
• A long–toed water beetle (Helichus basalis)
• A predaceous diving beetle (Celina sp.)
• A riffle beetle (Optioservus fastiditus)
• A handsome fungus beetle (Endomychidae sp.)
• A water scavenger beetle (Berosus sp.)
• A water scavenger beetle (Hydrobius sp.)
• A water scavenger beetle (Tropisternus lateralis)
• Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica)
• Hermit flower beetle (Osmoderma eremicola)
• Green June beetle (Cotinus nitida)
• A burying beetle (Nicrophorus sp.)

Dobsonflies, Alderflies, and Fishflies

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• Dobsonfly (Corydalus sp.​)

Lacewings, Mantidflies, and Antlions

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• Green lacewing (Chrysopa sp.)
• Antlion (?)

Hangingflies & Scorpionflies

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• A hangingfly water beetle (Hylobittacus apicalis)
• A scorpionfly (Panorpa sp) ​

Caddisflies

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• A saddlecase  (Glossosoma intermedia)
• A snailcase (Heliocopsyche borealis)
• A net–spinning (Cheumatopsyche analis)
• A net–spinning (Cheumatopsyche campyla)
• A net–spinning  (Cheumatopsyche oxa)
• A net–spinning (Ceratopsyche morosagip)
• A net–spinning (Hydropsyche betteni)
• A net–spinning (Hydropsyche bidens)
• A net–spinning (Hydropsyche bronta)
• A net–spinning (Hydropsyche phalerata)
• A net–spinning (Hydropsyche simulans)
• A net–spinning (Macronema)
• A net–spinning (Neophylax corannus)
• A net–spinning (Potamyia flava)
• A micro (Agraylea multipunctata)
• A micro  (Hydroptila ajax)
• A micro (Hydroptila armata)
• A micro (Hydroptila consimilis)
• A micro (Hydroptila grandiose)
• A micro (Hydroptila waubesiana)
• A micro (Hydroptila sp.)
• A micro  (Orthotrichia aegerfasciella)
• A micro (Oxyethira pallida)
• A longhorn (Lepidostoma libum)
• A longhorn (Ceraclea punctata)
• A longhorn (Ceraclea tarsipunctata)
• A longhorn (Ceraclea transversus)
• A longhorn (Leptocerus americus)
• A longhorn (Nectopsyche sp).
• A longhorn (Nectopsyche diarina)
• A longhorn (Oecetis cinerascens)
• A longhorn (Oecetis ditissa)
• A longhorn (Oecetis inconspicua)
• A longhorn (Triaenodes tardus)
• ​A longhorn (Anabolia consocia)
• A longhorn (Frenesia missa)
• A longhorn (Hydatophylax argus)
• A longhorn (Platycentropus radiates)
• ​A longhorn (Pycnopsyche sp).
• A caddisfly (Onocosmoecus or ​Ironoquia)
• A net–spinning (Chimarra obscura)
• A large (Phryganea sayi)
• A large (Ptilostomis ocellifera)
• A stonecase maker (Neophylax concinnus)

Butterflies & Moths

COMMON NAME (Genus species)
​Butterflies

• Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
• Giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
• Tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
• Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
• Cabbage [White] (Pieris rapae)
• Common  sulpher [clouded] (Colias philodice)  
• Alfalfa butterfly [orange sulpher] (Colias eurytheme)
• Dog face butterfly (Colias cesonia) 
• Little yellow (Eurema lisa)
• Dainty sulpher (Nathalis iole)
• Coral hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
• Gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
• Little copper [American copper] (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Bronze copper (Lycaena hyllus)
• Purplish copper (Lycaena helloides)
• Eastern tailed blue (Cupido comyntas)
• Spring azure (Celastrina argiolus)
• Summer azure (Celastrina neglecta)
• Snout butterfly (Libytheana carinenta)
• Variegated fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
• Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
• Regal fritillary † (Speyeria idalia)
• Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
• Silver–bordered fritillary (Boloria selene)
• Meadow fritillary (Boloria bellona)
• Gorgone checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
• Silvery checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
• Pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
• Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
• Question mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
• Comma [Hop merchant] (Polygonia comma)
• Gray comma (Polygonia progne)
• Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Milbert's tortiseshell (Nymphalis milberti)
• Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)
• American painted lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
• Red–spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
• Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
• Hackberry butterfly (Asterocampa celtis)
• Northern pearly eye (Enodia anthedon)
• Eyed brown (Satyrodes eurydice)
• Common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
• Wood nymph [Grayling] (Cercyonis pegal alope)
• Large wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala olympus)
• Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
• Horace's duskywing skipper (Erynnis horatius)​
• Least skipperling skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
• European skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
• Northern Broken dash skipper
  (Wallengrenia egeremet​)
• Mulberry wing skipper (Poanes massasoit)
• Hobomok skipper (Poanes hobomok)
• Black dash skipper (Euphyes conspicua)
• Checkered skipper (Pyrgus communis)
• Sachem skipper (Atalopedes campestris)
• Peck's skipper (Polites coras)

Moths

• Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica)
• Banded Tussock Moth (Halysidota essellaris)
• Milkweed Tussock Moth larva (Euchaetes egle)​
• Large Maple Spanworm Moth (Prochoerodes transversata (lineola))​
• Eight–spotted Forester Moth  (Alypia octomaculata)
• Brown–hooded Owlet (Cucullia convexipennis)
• The penitent (Catocala piatrix)
• Underwing moth (Catocala sp.)
• Clouded crimson or Guara moth (Schinia gaurae)
• Marked Noctuid (Tricholita notata)
• Small–eyed Sphinx Moth (Paonias myops)
• Carolina sphinx moth (Manduca sexta)
• White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata)
• Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum)
• Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)
• Fall webworm moth (Hyphantria cunea)
• Arched hooktip moth (Drepana arcuata)
• Grape leaffolder moth (Desmia funeralis)
• Green cloverworm (Hypena scabra)
  

Flies

​COMMON NAME (​Genus species)

• a deer fly (Chrysops sp.)
• Giant black horsefly (Tabanus atratus)
• a bee fly (Bombyliidae sp)
• Blue bottle fly (Calliphora vicina)
• Common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata)
  
• a hoverfly (Eristalis stipator)
• a long-legged fly (Dolichopodidae sp.)
• a picture-winged fly (Ulidiidae (Otitidae) sp.)
• a midge (Cricoptopus. Orthc sp.)
• a midge (Eukiefferiella sp.)
• a midge (Polypedilum sp.)
• a midge (Stictochironomus sp.)
• a midge (Tanytarsus sp.)
• Gallinipper mosquito (Psorophora ciliata)
• a mosquito (Aedes sp.)
• a mosquito Eater (Toxorhynchites sp.)
• a meniscus midge
• a long-legged fly
• a black fly (Simalimum sp.)
• a hairy–eyed crane fly (Pedicia sp.)
• a crane fly (Tipula sp.)
• a crane fly (Tipulidae sp.)​​
• Phantom crane fly (Bittacomorpha clavipes)

Ants

​COMMON NAME (​Genus species)

• ​a myrmicine ant (Aphaenogaster picea)
• a myrmicine ant (Aphaenogaster tennesseensis)
• a myrmicine ant (Aphaenogaster treatae)
• a carpenter ant (Camponotus nearcticus)
• a carpenter ant (Camponotus noveboracensis)
• a carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)
• a carpenter ant (Camponotus subbarbatus)
• a valentine ant (Crematogaster cerasi)
• an aphid milking ant (Dolichoderus marinae)
• an aphid milking ant (Dolichoderus taschenbergi)
• a sweet smelling ant (Forelius foetidus)
  
• a mound ant (Formica glacialis)
  
• a mound ant (Formica incerta)
  
• a mound ant (Formica montana)
  
• a mound ant (Formica neogagates)
  
• a mound ant (Formica nitidiventris)
  
• a slave making ant (Formica pergandei)
  
• a slave making ant (Formica rubicunda)
• A mound ant (Formica schaufussi)
• A soil ant (Lasius alienus)
• Cornfield ant (Lasius neoniger)
• A soil ant (Myrmecina americana)
• An aphid milking ant (Myrmica americana)
• Ant (Myrmica brevinodis?)
• Ant (Myrmica emeryana)
• Ant (Myrmica incompleta)
• Ant (Paratrechina parvula)
• Ant (Ponera pennsylvanica)
• Winter ant (Prenolepis impairs)
• Odorus house ant (Tapinoma sessile)
• Ant (Tapinoma sp.)

Bees & Wasps

COMMON NAME (​Genus species)
Bees

• Black–and–gold bumble bee (Bombus auricomus)
• Brown–belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis)

• Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens)

• Golden northern bumble bee (Bombus fervidus)
• Red–belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus) 
• Rusty patched bumble bee ** (Bombus affinis)
• Two–spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus)

Wasps

• Common thread waisted wasp (Ammophila procera)
• Cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus)
• Great black wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus)
• potter wasp (?)

UPDATED 3/2020

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