Data

Non-Moth Observations Database

All the Illustrious Insects & Spiders

Our observation of insects and spiders began in the summer of 2015 in our backyard habitat. Over the years we have observed numerous species of wasps, beetles, flies, dragonflies, ants, bees, and spiders on the various pollinator plants on our property, or lurking about on a moth collecting sheet.

Statistics

Arachnids: 43
Coleoptera: 101
Diptera: 64
Hemiptera: 425
Hymenoptera: 98
Mantodea: 5

Megaloptera: 3
Neuroptera: 19
Odonates: 51
Orthoptera: 18
Plecoptera: 8
Trichoptera: 22
Total Observations: 857

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Corrections are greatly appreciated and welcome. Misidentifications and Needs ID observations can be corrected by clicking on the iNaturalist Observation Link and making your suggestion there.

857 Observations

Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina
Order: Odonates (Dragonflies)     Family: Libellulidae      Subfamily:

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
June 24, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade                iNaturalist Observation Link

Banded Pennant
Celithemis fasciata
Order: Odonates (Dragonflies)     Family: Libellulidae      Subfamily:

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
June 24, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chaoborus punctipennis
Order: Diptera (Flies)     Family: Chaoboridae      Subfamily:

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
June 20, 2022            Caswell County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: research                iNaturalist Observation Link

Golden Tortoise Beetle
Charidotella sexpunctata
Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)     Family: Chrysomelidae      Subfamily: Cassidinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
June 26, 2022            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade                iNaturalist Observation Link

Golden Tortoise Beetle
Charidotella sexpunctata
Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)     Family: Chrysomelidae      Subfamily: Cassidinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
August 27, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade                iNaturalist Observation Link

Summer Fishfly
Chauliodes pectinicornis
Order: Megaloptera (Dobsonflies)     Family: Corydalidae      Subfamily: Chauliodinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
June 4, 2022            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: research                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chelostomoides
Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps)     Family: Megachilidae      Subfamily: Megachilinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
June 27, 2020            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chelostomoides
Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps)     Family: Megachilidae      Subfamily: Megachilinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
July 7, 2016            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID                iNaturalist Observation Link

Little Black Caddisflies
Chimarra
Order: Trichoptera (Caddisflies)     Family: Philopotamidae      Subfamily: Chimarrinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
July 30, 2023            Cleveland County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID                iNaturalist Observation Link

Green Stink Bug
Chinavia hilaris
Order: Hemiptera (True Bugs)     Family: Pentatomidae      Subfamily: Pentatominae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
July 23, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade                iNaturalist Observation Link

Green Stink Bug
Chinavia hilaris
Order: Hemiptera (True Bugs)     Family: Pentatomidae      Subfamily: Pentatominae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
June 2, 2023            Yadkin County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chionomus puellus
Order: Hemiptera (True Bugs)     Family: Delphacidae      Subfamily: Delphacinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
October 15, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade                iNaturalist Observation Link

Non-biting Midges
Chironomidae
Order: Diptera (Flies)     Family: Chironomidae      Subfamily:

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
September 28, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: needs_id                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chironomus
Order: Diptera (Flies)     Family: Chironomidae      Subfamily: Chironominae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
October 15, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: needs_id                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chironomus
Order: Diptera (Flies)     Family: Chironomidae      Subfamily: Chironominae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
October 1, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: needs_id                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chironomus
Order: Diptera (Flies)     Family: Chironomidae      Subfamily: Chironominae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
September 13, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: needs_id                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chlaeniellus
Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)     Family: Carabidae      Subfamily: Licininae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
May 3, 2022            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chlorotettix
Order: Hemiptera (True Bugs)     Family: Cicadellidae      Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
September 27, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chlorotettix
Order: Hemiptera (True Bugs)     Family: Cicadellidae      Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
October 3, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chlorotettix necopinus
Order: Hemiptera (True Bugs)     Family: Cicadellidae      Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
June 9, 2022            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chlorotettix necopinus
Order: Hemiptera (True Bugs)     Family: Cicadellidae      Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
October 1, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Cholomyia inaequipes
Order: Diptera (Flies)     Family: Tachinidae      Subfamily: Tachininae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
June 2, 2022            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: research                iNaturalist Observation Link

Dogbane Leaf Beetle
Chrysochus auratus
Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)     Family: Chrysomelidae      Subfamily: Eumolpinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
June 29, 2020            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade                iNaturalist Observation Link

No Common Name
Chrysopa oculata
Order: Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings)     Family: Chrysopidae      Subfamily: Chrysopinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
April 25, 2022            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: needs_id                iNaturalist Observation Link

Four-spotted Green Lacewing
Chrysopa quadripunctata
Order: Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings)     Family: Chrysopidae      Subfamily: Chrysopinae

Event/Project: NC Moth Project
September 27, 2021            Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: research                iNaturalist Observation Link
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