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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

SKIMMERS

• Halloween pennant (Celithemis ​eponina)
• Calico pennant (Celithemis elisa)
• Eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
• Dot-tailed whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
  
• Widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)​
• 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)
• Eastern amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
  
• Common whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
• Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum​)
• White-faced meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
• Ruby meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum)
• Band-winged meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)
• Autumn meadowhawk (Sympetrum​ vicinum)​

DARNERS

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

CLUBTAILS

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

EMERALDS

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

​​Damselflies
BROAD-WINGED

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

• American rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)

SPREADWINGS

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

POND DAMSELS

• Eastern red ( Amphiagrion saucium)
• Springwater dancer (Argia plana)
• Violet dancer (Argia fumipennisviolacea)

SPRITES

• Sedge sprite (Nehalennia irene)

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)

Grasshoppers, Katydids, & Crickets

COMMON NAME (Genius species)

• Leather-colored bird grasshopper (Schistocerca alutacea)
• Spotted bird grasshopper​(Schistocerca lineata)
• White-whiskered grasshopper​ (Agenotettix deorum)
• a slant-faced grasshopper (Chloealtis abdominalis)
• Sprinkled grasshopper (Chloealtis conspersa)
• Marsh meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus curtipennis)
• Short-winged green grasshopper (Dichromorpha viridis)
• Velvet-striped grasshopper​(Eritettix simplex)
• Obscure grasshopper (Opeia obscura)
• Spotted-winged grasshopper (Orphulella pelidna)
• Slant-faced pasture grasshopper (Orphulella speciosa)
• Admirable grasshopper​(Syrbula admirabilis)
• Clip-wing grasshopper​(Metaleptea brevicornis)
• Snakeweed grasshopper​(Hesperotettix veridis)
• Narrow-winged grasshopper​(Melanoplus angustipennis)
• Two-stripped grasshopper​(Melanoplus  bivittatus)
• Pasture grasshopper​ (Melanoplus confusus)
• Differential grasshopper​(Melanoplus differentialis)
• Red-legged grasshopper​(Melanoplus femurrubrum)​
• Graceful grasshopper​ (Melanoplus gracilis)
• Keeler's spur-throat grasshopper​ (Melanoplus keeleri)
• Migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes)
• Green-legged grasshopper​ (Melanoplus viridipes)
• Sulphur-winged grasshopper (Arphia sulphurea)
• Autumn yellow-winged grasshopper​ (Arphia xanthoptera)
• Northern green-striped grasshopper Chortophaga viridifasciata)
• Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)
• Clouded grasshopper​ (Encoptolophus sordidus)
• Coral-winged grasshopper (Pardalophora apiculata)
• Orange-winged grasshopper​  (Pardalophora   phoenicoptera)
• Boll's grasshopper​ (Spharagemon bolli)
• Mottled sand grasshopper​ (Spharagemon collare)
• Say's grasshopper (Spharagemon equale)
• Kiowa grasshopper (Trachyrachis kiowa Fuscilfrons (Stal))
• Ornate pygmy grasshopper (Tetrix ornata)
• a pygmy mole (sand) cricket (Ellipes sp)
• Short-winged meadow katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis)
• Slender meadow katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus)
• Straight-lanced meadow katydid (Conocephalus strictus)
• Prairie katydid (Conocephalus saltans)
• Delicate meadow katydid (Orchelimum delicatum)
• Gladiator meadow katydid (Orchelimum gladiator)
• Black-legged meadow katydid (Orchelimum nirgripes)
• Long-spurred meadow katydid (Orchelimum silvaticum)
• Common meadow katydid (Orchelimum vulgare)
• Greater anglewing katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium)
• False robust conehead (Neoconocephalus bivocatus)
• Sword-bearing conehead (Neoconocephalus ensigner)
• Slender conehead (Neoconocephalus lyristes)
• Nebraska conehead (Neoconocephalus nebrascensis)
• Round-tipped conehead (Neoconocephalus retusus)
• Robust conehead (Neoconocephalus robustus)
• Oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorpha oblongifolia)
• Rattler round-winged katydid (Amblycorpha rotundifolia)
• Curve-tailed bush katydid (Scudderia curvicauda)
• Fork-tailed bush katydid (Scudderia furcata)
• Northern bush katydid (Scudderia septentrianalis)
• Texas bush katydid (Scudderia texensis)
• Common true katydid (Pterophylla camellifolia)
• Black-horned tree cricket (Oecanthus nigricornis)
• Four-spotted tree cricket (Oecanthus quadripunctatus)

Mantises

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• Chinese mantid (Tenodera aridifolia​)

Walkingsticks

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• ​Prairie walkingstick (Diapheromera velii)

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)
• Northern dusk singing cicada (Megatibicen auletes)​
• Dog-day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis)
• Linne's cicada​ (Neotibicen linnei)
• Scissor-grinder cicada (Neotibicen pruinosa)
• Periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecim)
• 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) 
  ​NON-NATIVE

Beetles

COMMON NAME (Genus species)

• False bombardier beetle (Galerita sp)
• Painted hickory borer (Megacyllene caryae)
• Ivory-marked beetle (Eburia quadrigeminata)
• White spotted sawyer (Monochamus scutellatus)
• Swamp milkweed leaf beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)
• Sumac flea beetle (Blepharida rhois)
• Argus (or milkweed) tortoise beetle (Chelynorpha cassidea)
• Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) NON-NATIVE
• Larder beetle (Dermestes lardarius)
• Opaque earth boring beetle (Geotrupes opacus)
• Rainbow scarab (Phanaeus vindex)
• 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)
• a burying beetle (Nicrophorus sp.)
• a small dung beetle (Aphodius claudus)
• a small dung beetle (Aphodius erraticus)
• a small dung beetle (Aphodius haemorrhoidalis)
• a small dung beetle (Aphodius lentus)
• a small dung beetle (Aphodius robinsoni)
• a small dung beetle (Aphodius rubeolus)
• a small dung beetle (Aphodius rusicola)
• a small dung beetle (Aphodius pseudolividus)
• a small dung beetle (Aphodius stercorosus)
• Small black dung beetle (Copris minutus)
• Two spined dung beetle (Melanocanthon bispinatus)
• Scooped Scarab dung beetle (Onthophagus hecate)
• Knouse's Dung beetle (Onthophagus knousi)
• Orpheus dung beetle (Onthophagus orpheus)
• Bull Headed dung beetle (Onthophagus taurus)
• Rainbow Scarab dung beetle (Phanaeus vindex)
• Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) NON-NATIVE
• Hermit flower beetle (Osmoderma eremicola)
• Green June beetle (Cotinus nitida)
• Stuffed earth boring dung beetle (Bolbocerosoma farctum)
• Opaque earth boring dung beetle (Geotrupes opacus)
• Lazarus earth boring dung beetle (Eucanthus lazarus)

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

• Spotted apatelodes moth (Apatelodes torrefacta)
• Ailanthus webworm moth (Atteva aurea)

CARPENTER AND LEOPARD MOTHS

• Carpenterworm moth (Prionoxystus robiniae)

GRASS MOTHS

• Waterlily leafcutter moth (Elophila obliteralis)
• Chestnut-marked pondweed moth (Parapoynx badiusalis)
• Double-banded grass-veneer moth (Crambus agitatellus)
• Snowy urola moth (Urola nivalis)
• Spotted peppergrass moth (Eustixia pupula
• a snout moth (Hahncappsia marculenta)
• European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)
• American lotus borer (Ostrinia penitalis)
• Bicolored pyrausta (Pyrausta bicoloralis)
• Orange mint moth (Pyrausta orphisalis)
• Raspberry pyrausta (Pyrausta signatalis)
• Carrot seed moth (Sitochroa palealis)
• Grape leaffolder moth (Desmia funeralis)
• Serpentine webworm (Herpetogramma aeglealis)
• Spotted beet webworm moth (Hymenia perspectalis)
• Bog lygropia (Lygropia rivulalis)
• Lucerne moth (Nomophila nearctica)
• a snout moth (Palpita arsaltealis)
• Celery Leaftier (Udea rubigalis)

​FLAT-BODIED MOTHS

• Schlaeger's fruitworm moth (Antaeotricha schlaegeri)

HOOKTIP MOTHS

• Arched hooktip moth (Drepana arcuata)

TIGER & LICHEN MOTHS

• Arge moth (Apantesis arge)
• Harnessed tiger moth (Apantesis phalerata)
• Little virgin tiger moth (Apantesis virguncula)
• Garden tiger moth? (Arctia caja)
• Yellow-collared scape moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)
• Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica)
• Dogbane tiger moth (Cycnia tenera)
• Salt marsh moth (Estigmene acrea)
• Milkweed Tussock Moth larva (Euchaetes egle)​
• Banded Tussock Moth (Halysidota essellaris)
• Confused haploa moth (Haploa confusa)
• Leconte's haploa (Haploa lecontei)
• Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
• Fall webworm moth (Hyphantria cunea)
• a tiger moth (Phragmatobia assimilians)
• Ruby tiger moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
• Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)
• Agreeable tiger moth (Spilosoma congrua)
• Virginian Tiger Moth (Spilosomina virginica​)
• Orange virbia (Virbia aurantiaca)
• Joyful virbia (Virbia laeta)
• Pale lichen moth (Crambidia pallida)
• Painted lichen moth (Hypoprepia fucosa)
• Black-and-yellow lichen moth (Lycomorpha pholus)
• Pink-bordered yellow moth (Phytometra rhodarialis)

Butterflies & Moths

FRUIT-PIERCING MOTHS

• Moonseed moth (Plusiodonta compressipalpis)

UNDERWING MOTHS

• Sweetheart underwing (Catocala amatrix)
• Darling underwing​ (Catocala cara)
• Ilia underwing (Catocala ilia)
• Magdalen underwing (Catocala illecta)
• Inconsolable underwing (Catocala insolabilis)
• Sad underwing (Catocala maestosa)
• The bride (Catocala neogama)
• Obsure underwing (Catocala obscura)
• Oldwife underwing (Catocala palaeogama)
• The penitent (Catocala piatrix)
• Underwing moth (Catocala sp.)
• The yellow-gray underwing (Catocala retecta)
• Serene underwing (Catocala serena)
• Ultronia underwing (Catocala ultronia)
• Widow underwing (Catocala vidua)
• Whitney's underwing moth (Catocala whitneyi)
• Clover Looper (Caenurgina crassiuscula)
• Forage Looper (Caenurgina erechtea)
• Texas Mocis (Mocis texana)
• Maple zale moth (Zale galbanata)
• Lunate zale (Zale lunata)
• a moth (Zale metata)
• Common idia (Idia aemula)
• American idia (Idia americalis)
• Glossy black idia (Idia lubricalis)

 ​​LITTER MOTHS

• Ambiguous moth (Lascoria ambigualis)
• Dark-spotted palthis (Palthis angulalis)
• Dark-banded owlet (Phalaenophana pyramusalis)
• Pale epidelta moth (Phalaenostola metonalis)
• Florida tetanolita (Tetanolita floridana)
• Grayish zanclognatha (Zanclognatha pedipilalis)

 

• Green cloverworm (Hypena scabra)
• Dead-wood borer moth (Scolecocampa liburna)
• The herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix)

GEOMETER MOTHS

• Johnson's euchlaena (Euchlaena johnsonaria)
• Common lytrosis (Lytrosis unitaria)
• False crocus geometer moth (Xanthotype urticaria)
• Hollow-spotted plagodis (Plagodis alcoolaria)
• Straight-lined plagodis (Plagodis phlogosaria)
• Honest pero (Pero honestaria)
• Pepper & salt geometer (Biston betularia)
• Common gray (Anavitrinella pampinaria)
• Small engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
• Pale beauty (Campaea perlata)
• Horned spanworm (Nematocampa resistaria)
• Maple Spanworm (Ennomosmagnaria)
• ​Pale-veined isturgia moth (Isturgia dislocaria)
• Drab angle moth (Macaria evagaria)
• Lesser maple spanworm (Macaria pustularia)
• Currant spanworm (Macaria ribearia)
• a geometer moth (Mellila xanthometata)
• Canadian melanolophia (Melanolophia canadaria)
• Oak beauty (Phaeoura quernaria)
• Oak besma (Besma quercivoraria)
• Snowy geometer (Eugonobapta nivosaria)
• Confused eusarca (Eusarca confusaria)

• Large maple spanworm moth (Prochoerodes lineola)
• Yellow slant-line (Tetracis crocallata)
• Red-fringed emerald (Nemoria bistriaria)
• White-striped black (Trichodezia albovittata)
• The beggar (Eubaphe mendica)
• Common Eupithecia (pug moth) (Eupithecia miserulata)
• a pug moth [short underwing] (Eupithecia?)
• Brown Bark Carpet Moth (Horisme intestinata)
• Lesser grapevine looper moth (Eulithis diversilineata)
• Greater grapevine looper​ (Eulithis gracilineata)
• Three-patched bigwing (Heterophleps refusaria)
• Three-spotted fillip (Heterophleps triguttaria)
• Bent-line carpet (Costaconvexa centrostrigaria)
• The gem (Orthonama obstipata)
• Red twin-spot (Xanthorhoe ferrugata)
• Dwarf tawny wave (Cyclophora nanaria)
• Soft-lined wave (Scopula inductata)
• Soft-lined wave (Scopula oimboundata)
• Chickweed geometer (Haematopis grataria)
• Cross-lined waved (Timandra amaturaria)

SEDGE MOTHS

• a sedge moth (Lepidotarphius perornatella)

LEAF BLOTCH MINER MOTHS

• a leaf blotch miner moth (Caloptilia viloacella)

TENT CATERPILLAR & LAPPET MOTHS

• American lappet moth (Phyllodesma americana)
• Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum)
• Large tolype (Tolype velleda)

SLUG CATERPILLAR MOTHS

• Inverted y slug moth (Apoda y-inversum)
• Skiff moth (Prolimacodes badia)

OWLET MOTHS

• Olive-shaded bird dropping moth (Ponometia candefacta)
• Speared dagger moth (Acronicta hasta)
• Hesitant dagger moth (Acronicta haesitata)
• Cattail caterpillar moth (Acronicta insularis)
• Lobelia dagger moth (Acronicta lobeliae)
• Ovate dagger moth (Acronicta ovata)
• Tufted bird dropping moth (Cerma cerintha)
• Eight–spotted forester foth  (Alypia octomaculata)
• Pearly wood-nymph (Eudryas unio)
• Gold moth (Basilodes pepita)
• Copper underwing​ (Amphipyra pyramidoides)
• Dusky groundling moth (Condica veors)
• White-dotted groundling (Condica videns)
• Common pinkband (Ogdoconta cinereola)
• Green leuconycta (Leuconycta diphteroides)
• Marbled-green leuconycta (Leuconycta lepidula)
• Brown–hooded owlet (Cucullia convexipennis)
• ​Black-dotted maliattha (Maliattha synochitis)
• Large mossy lithacodia (Protodeltote muscosula**)
• Corn earworm (Hilicoverpa zea)
• Bordered sallow (Pyrrhia cilisca)
• Arcigera flower moth (Schinia arcigera)
• Clouded crimson or Guara moth (Schinia gaurae)
• Leadplant flower moth (Schinia lucens)
• Three-lined flower moth (Schinia trifascia)
• an owlet moth (Apamea burgessi)
• Rosy rustic (Hydraecia micacea)
• an owlet moth (Hydraecia stramentosa)
• Broken-lined brocade (Mesapamea fractilinea)
• Black-banded brocade (Oligia modica)
• Northern burdock borer (Papaipema arctivorens)
• Sensitive fern borer moth (Papaipema inquaesita)
• Maritime sunflower borer moth (Papaipema maritima)
• Sunflower borer moth (Papaipema necopina)
• Meadow-rue borer moth (Papaipema unimoda
• Included cordgrass borer (Photedes includens)
• an owlet moth (Photedes inops)
• Pale-winged midget (Elaphria alapallida)
• Variegated midget (Elaphria versicolor
• The thinker moth (Lacinipolia meditata)
• Bristly cutworm (Lacinipolia renigera)
• Cynical Quaker (Orthodes cynica)
• Rustic Quaker (Orthodes majuscula)
• Marked Noctuid (Tricholita notata)
• Wheat head armyworm (Dargida diffusa)
• Speckled cutworm (Lacanobia subjuncta)
• Hitched arches (Melanchra adjuncta)
• Zebra caterpillar moth (Melanchra picta)
• an owlet moth (Leucania commoides)
• an owlet moth (Leucania linda)
• Many-lined wainscot (Leucania multilinea)
• Phragmites wainscot (Leucania phragmitidicola)
• Lesser wainscot (Mythinma oxygala)
• Armyworm moth (Mythinma unipuncta)
• Greater red dart (Abagrotis alternata)
• Ipsilon dart (Agrotis ipsilon)
• Venerable dart (Agrotis venerabilis)
• Fleece-winged dart (Euxoa velleripennis)
• Knee-joint dart moth (Feltia geniculata)
• Master's dart (Feltia herilis)
• Subgothic dart (Feltia subgothica)
• Flame-shouldered dart (Ochropleura implecta)
• Variegated cutworm (Peridroma saucia)
• Brown-collared dart (Protolampra brunneicollis)
• Clandestine dart (Spaelotis clandestina)
• Western bean cutworm moth (Striacosta albicosta)
• Greater black-letter dart (Xestia dolosa)
• Distinct Quaker (Achatia distincta)
• Norman's Quaker (Crocigrapha normani)
• Spotted phosphila (Phosphila miselioides)
• Fall armyworm moth (Spodoptera frugiperda)
• Gray marvel (Anterastria teratophora**)
• Pink-barred pseudeustrotia (Pseudeustrotia carneola)
• Bronzed cutworm (Nephelodes minians)
• American dun-bar moth (Casmia calami)
• Scalloped sallow (Eucirroedia pampina)
• Ashen pinion (Lithophane antennata)
• Nameless pinion (Lithophane innominata)
• Unsated sallow (Metaxaglaea inulta)
• Adorable brocade (Platypolia mactata)
• Bicolored sallow (Sunira bicolorago)
• Fine-lined sallow (Catabena lineolata)
• Sharp-stigma looper moth (Ctenoplusia oxygramma)
• Cabbage looper moth (Trichoplusia ni)
• Unspotted looper moth (Allagrapha aerea)
• Celery looper (Anagrapha falcifera)
• Common looper (Autographa precationis)
• Green-patched looper (Diachrysia balluca)
• Bilobed looper (Megalographa biloba)
• Connected looper (Plusia contexta)
• Gray looper moth (Rachiplusia ou)
• Pale baileya moth (Baileyalevitans)
• White furcula (Furcula borealis)
• Gray furcula (Furcula cinerea)
• Common gluphisia (Gluphisia septentrionis)
• Linden prominent (Ellida caniplaga)
• White-dotted prominent (Nadata gibbosa)
• Angulose prominent (Peridea angulosa)

PLUME MOTHS

• Himmelman's plume moth (Geina tenuidactylus)
• Artichoke plume moth (Platyptilia carduidactylus)

PYRALID MOTHS

• Clover hayworm moth (Hypsopygia costalis)

SILKWORM, SILK, AND SPHINX MOTHS

• Promethea moth (Callosamia promethea)
• Luna moth (Actias luna)
• Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
• Obscure sphinx moth (Erinnyis obscura)
• Snowberry clearwing moth (Hemaris diffinis)
• a clearwing moth (Hemaris sp.)
• Azelea sphinx (Darapsa choerilus)
• Virginia creeper sphinx moth (Darapsa myron)
• White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata)
• Walnut sphinx (Amorpha juglandis)
• Small–eyed sphinx Moth (Paonias myops)
• Twin-spotted sphinx moth (Smerinthus jamaicensis)
• Hagen's sphinx moth (Ceratomia hageni)
• Waved sphinx moth (Ceratomia unduolsa)
• Carolina sphinx moth (Manduca sexta)

TUBEWORM MOTHS

• Grass tubeworm moth (Acrolophus arcanella)

TORTRICID MOTHS

• Indigobush twig borer moth (Hystrichophora taleana)
• a tortricid moth (Eucosma bilineana)
• Triangle-backed pelochrista (Pelochrista dorsisignatana)
• Filbertworm moth (Cydia latiferreana)
• Dotted ecdytolopha moth (Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum)
• Olivaceous olethreutes moth (Olethreutes olivaceana)
• Fruit-tree leafroller moth (Archips argyrospila)
• Omnivorous leafroller moth (Archips purpurana)
• Oak leafroller moth  (Archips semiferanus)
• Yellow-winged oak leafroller (Argyrotaenia quercifoliana)
• Oblique-banded leafroller (Choristoneura rosaceana)
• a tortricid moth (Xenotemna pallorana)
• Sparganothis fruitworm moth (​Sparganothis sulfureana)

Flies

​COMMON NAME (​Genus species)

• 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
• Phantom crane fly (Bittacomorpha clavipes)
• a black fly (Simalimum sp.)
• a hairy–eyed crane fly (Pedicia sp.)
• a crane fly (Tipula sp.)
• a crane fly (Tipulidae sp.)​​
• a robber fly (Asilidae sp.)
• a bee fly (Bombyliidae sp)
• a long-legged fly (Dolichopodidae sp.)
• a long-legged fly (Dolichopodidae sp.)
• a deer fly (Chrysops sp.)
• Giant black horsefly (Tabanus atratus)
• Blue bottle fly (Calliphora vicina)
• Common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata)
• a picture-winged fly (Ulidiidae (Otitidae) sp.)
• a hover fly/flower fly (Eristalis stipator?)​​

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
MINING BEES

• an andrenid bee (Andrena accepta)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena aliciae)
• Alleghany Andrena (Andrena alleghaniensis)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena arabis)
• Aster miner bee (Andrena asteris)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena bisalicis)
• Carlin's miner bee (Andrena carlini)
• an andrenid bee​ (Andrena chromotricha)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena commoda)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena cragini)
• Hawthorn andrena bee (Andrena crataegi)
• Cresson's andrena bee (Andrena cressonii)
• Cranesbill miner bee​ (Andrena distans)
• Trout-lily andrena bee (Andrena erythronii)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena forbesii)
• Fragile dogwood andrena bee (Andrena fragilis
• Sunflower andrena bee (Andrena helianthi)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena helianthiformis)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena hippotes)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena illinoiensis)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena imitatrix)
• Miserable andrena (Andrena miserablis)
• Nason's andrena bee (Andrena nasonii)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena nigrae)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena perplexa)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena personata)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena platyparia)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena robertsonii)
• Coneflower miner (Andrena rudbeckiae)
• Rugose andrena (Andrena rugosa)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena runcinatae)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena sayi)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena simplex)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena spiraeana)
• an andrenid bee ​(Andrena tridens)
• Neighborly miner (Andrena vicina)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena wilkella)
• an andrenid bee (Andrena wilmattae)
• Golden-Alexanders andrena bee (Andrena ziziae)
• Nebraska calliopsis bee (Calliopsis nebraskensis
• Bequaert's perdita (Perdita bequaerti)
• an andrenid bee (Protandrena bancrofti)
• an andrenid bee (Pseudopanurgus albitarsis)
• an andrenid bee (Pseudopanurgus aestivalis
• an andrenid bee (Pseudopanurgus andrenoides)
• an andrenid bee (Pseudopanurgus compositarum)

BUMBLE, CARPENTER, DIGGER, CUCKOO & HONEY BEES

• European honey bee (Apis mellifera) NON-NATIVE
• Black–and–gold bumble bee (Bombus auricomus)
• Rusty patched bumble bee ** (Bombus affinis)
• Two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus)
• Lemon cuckoo bumble bee​ (Bombus citrinus)
• Yellow bumble bee (Bombus fervidus)
• Brown–belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis)

• Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens)
• American bumble bee (Bombus pennsylvanicus​)
• Red–belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus) 

• Half-black bumble bee (Bombus vagans)
• Spurred ceratina carpenter bee (Ceratina calcarata)
• Doubled ceratina carpenter bee (Ceratina dupla)
• Mikmaq ceratina carpenter bee (Ceratina mikmaqi)
• Nimble ceratina carpenter bee (Ceratina strenua)
• Interrupted cellophane-cuckoo bee (Epeolus interruptus)
• Notch-backed cellophane-cuckoo (Epeolus scutellaris)
• digger bee (Eucera hamata)
• long horned bee (Melissodes agilis)
• long horned bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)
• long horned bee (Melissodes comptoides)
• long horned bee (Melissodes coreopsis)
• long horned bee​ (Melissodes dentiventris)
• long horned bee (Melissodes denticulatus)
• long horned bee (Melissodes desponsus)
• long horned bee (Melissodes druriellus)
• long horned bee (Melissodes niveus)
• long horned bee (Melissodes subillatus)
• long horned bee (Melissodes trinodis)
• long horned bee (Melissodes wheeleri)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada articulata)
• Sleeping nomada bee (Nomada australis)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada bethunei)
• Cresson's nomad  bee (Nomada cressonii)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada denticulata)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada erigeronis)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada imbricata)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada lepida)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada luteoloides)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada obliterata)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada ovata)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada placida)
• Pygmy nomad bee (Nomada pygmaea)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada superba)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada vegana)
• cuckoo bee (Nomada vincta)
• Eastern cucurbit bee (Peponapis pruinosa)
• Sunflower bee (Svastra obliqua)
• Distinct dieunomia-cuckoo (Triepeolus distinctus)
• cuckoo bee (Triepeolus helianthi)
• cuckoo bee (Triepeolus pectoralis)
• cuckoo bee ​(Triepeolus rhododontus)
• Squash bee (Xenoglossa strenua)

PLASTERER, MASKED, & FORK-TONGUED BEES

• Plasterer bee (Colletes americanus)
• Plasterer bee (Colletes inaequalis)
•  Spine-shouldered cellophane bee (Colletes simulans)
• Susanna's cellophane bee (Colletes susannae)
• Plasterer bee (Colletes willistoni)
• Yellow-faced bee (Hylaeus affinis)
• Yellow-faced bee (Hylaeus mesillae)
• Yellow-faced bee (Hylaeus modestus)
• Yellow-faced bee ​(Hylaeus sp.A (sensu Arduser)

SWEAT, FURROW, NOMIINE, & SHORTFACE BEES

• metallic green sweat bees (Agapostemon sericeus)
• metallic green sweat bees (Agapostemon spledens)
• metallic green sweat bees (Agapostemon texanus)
• metallic green sweat bees (Agapostemon virescens)
• Pure green-sweat bee (Augochlora pura)
• Golden green-sweat bee (Augochlorella aurata)
• a sweat bee (Augochlorella persimilis)
• metallic blue-green sweat bees​ (Augochloropsis metallica)
• metallic green sweat bee​ (Augochloropsis metallica fulgida)
• Sunflower nomia sweat bee (Dieunomia herteropoda)
• Sunflower shortface bee (Dufourea marginata)
• Bee balm shortface bee (Dufourea monardae)
• Confused sweat bee (Halictus confusus)
• Ligated furrow bee (Halictus ligatus)
• Parallel furrow bee (Halictus parallelus)
• Orange-legged furrow bee (Halictus rubicundus)
• small sweat bee (Lasioglossum admirandum)
• small sweat bees (Lasioglossum albipenne)
• Anomalous metallic-sweat bee (Lasioglossum anomalum)
• Birkmann's sweat bee​ (Lasioglossum birkmanni)
• Bruner's Dialictus​ (Lasioglossum bruneri)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum carlinvillense)
• small sweat bee (Lasioglossum cattelae)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum coriaceum)
• Cresson's Dialictus (Lasioglossum cressonii)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum ellisiae)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum fedorense)
• Florida Dialictus (Lasioglossum floridanum)
• small sweat bee (Lasioglossum foxii)
• Dark-winged sweat bee (Lasioglossum fuscipenne)
• Hitchens's sweat bee (Lasioglossum hitchensi)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum illinoense)
• small sweat bee (Lasioglossum imitatum)
• a cuckoo bee (Lasioglossum izawsum)
• small sweat bee (Lasioglossum laevissimum)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum leucocomum)
• Lineated metallic-sweat bee (Lasioglossum lineatulum)
• Macoupin sweat bee (Lasioglossum macoupinense)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum obscurum)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum oceanicum)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum paradmirandum)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum pectorale)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum perpunctatum)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum pilosum)
• Pruinose metallic-sweat bee (Lasioglossum pruinosum)
• small sweat bee (Lasioglossum rozeni)
• small sweat bee (Lasioglossum subviridatum)
• Epaulette metallic-sweat bee (Lasioglossum tegulare)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum versatum)
• Viereck's dialictus sweat bee (Lasioglossum vierecki)
• a sweat bee (Lasioglossum viridatum)
• Zephyr Dialictus (Lasioglossum zephyrum)
• a sweat bee ​(Lasioglossum zonulum)
• a cuckoo sweat bee ​(Sphecodes atlantis)
• Davis' blood bee (Sphecodes davisii)
• ​a cuckoo sweat bee​ ​(Sphecodes dichrous)
• ​a cuckoo sweat bee​ ​(Sphecodes pimpinellae)
• ​a cuckoo sweat bee​ ​​(Sphecodes mandibularis)

LEAFCUTTER, MASON, & RESIN BEES

• Oblong Woolcarder (Anthidium oblongatum) ​NON-NATIVE
• Cuckoo-leaf-cutter bee (Coelioxys alternatus)
• Hunter's cuckoo-leaf-cutter bee (Coelioxys hunteri)
• Modest cuckoo-leaf-cutter (Coelioxys modestus)
• cuckoo bee (Coelioxys moestus)
• Eight-toothed cuckoo-leaf-cutter bee (Coelioxys octodentatus)
• Porter's cuckoo-leaf-cutter bee (Coelioxys porterae)
• ​Say's cuckoo-leaf-cutter bee (Coelioxys sayi)
• a small resin bee (Heriades carinatus)
• a small resin bee (Heriades leavitti)
• a mason bee (Hoplitis pilosifrons)
• a mason bee (Hoplitis producta)
• a mason bee (Hoplitis spoliata)
• a leaf-cutter bee (Megachile addenda)
• common little leaf-cutter bee (Megachile brevis)
• a leaf-cutter bee (Megachile frugalis)
  
• Small-handed leaf-cutter bee (Megachile gemula)
  
• Hostile leaf-cutter bee (Megachile inimica)
  
• Broad-handed leaf-cutter bee (Megachile latimanus)
• Flat-tailed leaf-cutter bee​ (Megachile mendica)
  
• Silver-tailed petal-cutter bee (Megachile montivaga)
• Pugnacius leaf-cutter bee (Megachile pugnata)
  
• Golden-tailed leaf-cutter bee (Megachile relativa)
  
• Sculptured resin bee (Megachile sculpturalis) NON-NATIVE
  
• White-bellied mason bee (Osmia albiventris)
  
• Blueberry mason bee (Osmia atriventris)
  
• Bufflehead mason bee (Osmia bucephala)
  
• Georgia mason bee (Osmia georgica)
  
• a mason bee (Osmia pumila)
  
• a leaf-cutter bee (Melanosmia atriventris​)

Wasps

• Potter wasp (Vespidae/Eumeninae ?)
• Common thread waisted wasp (Ammophila procera)
• Great black wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus)
• Cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus)​

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