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Akron

City and suburbsCensus urban areatouches 2 Ohio counties

species with a result
521
records, 2016 to 2025
53,875

Akron at a glance

Darker weeks have more of a group's species recorded. Shows when people recorded them, not how common they are.

Amphibians 6
Bees, wasps and ants 19
Beetles 16
Birds 113
Butterflies and moths 69
Conifers and relatives 3
Crustaceans 2
Dragonflies and damselflies 36
Ferns and clubmosses 6
Fishes 2
Flies 6
Flowering plants 185
Fungi 13
Grasshoppers and crickets 3
Lichens 1
Mammals 14
Mussels and clams 1
Other animals 1
Other arachnids 2
Reptiles 5
Slime molds 1
Spiders 11
True bugs 6
Recording in Akron · records of all species each week, 53,875 in all

The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low.

Every species recorded here

521 species

Amphibians 6

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to late September, middle week Jun 21–27309 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to early October, middle week Jul 5–11240 recordsBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain97 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons73 recordsGray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor)Gray TreefrogDryophytes versicolorPhoto © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons216 recordsSpring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Spring PeeperPseudacris cruciferPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons100 records

Bees, wasps and ants 19

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-August, middle week Jul 5–11269 recordsLigated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatusPhoto © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late August, middle week Jul 12–1843 recordsTwo-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)Two-spotted Longhorn BeeMelissodes bimaculatusPhoto © Eamon Corbett · CC BY 4.0Early July to mid-August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 127 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1388 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0Early May to late September, middle week Aug 2–8280 recordsEuropean Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)European Woolcarder BeeAnthidium manicatumPhoto © Pierre Bornand · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to early September, middle week Aug 9–1526 recordsGolden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidusPhoto © janeabel · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Aug 9–1525 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22677 recordsEastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifronsPhoto © sankax · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-October, middle week Sep 13–1932 recordsBald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain73 recordsBicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)Bicolored Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon virescensPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons45 recordsEastern Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus)Eastern Black Carpenter AntCamponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicusPhoto © Dmitry Mozzherin · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain32 recordsEastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)Eastern Cicada-killer WaspSphecius speciosusPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year23 recordsEuropean Hornet (Vespa crabro)European HornetVespa crabroPhoto © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain33 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain44 recordsGreat Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Great Golden Digger WaspSphex ichneumoneusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain37 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons52 recordsPerplexing Bumble Bee (Bombus perplexus)Perplexing Bumble BeeBombus perplexusPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain44 recordsTwo-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons59 records

Beetles 16

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata)Six-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindela) sexguttataPhoto © dufferin · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to mid-June, middle week May 17–2325 recordsMargined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)Margined Leatherwing BeetleChauliognathus marginatusPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Late May to late July, middle week Jun 21–2737 recordsBroad-necked Root Borer (Prionus laticollis)Broad-necked Root BorerPrionus laticollisPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Samuel Paul Galick · CC0 1.0Late June to mid-July, middle week Jul 5–1134 recordsCommon Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)Common Eastern FireflyPhotinus pyralisPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Mid-June to mid-July, middle week Jul 5–1122 recordsRed Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Mid-June to early August, middle week Jul 5–11105 recordsReticulated Net-winged Beetle (Calopteron reticulatum)Reticulated Net-winged BeetleCalopteron reticulatumPhoto © Mauricio Velazquez · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to mid-August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 121 recordsDogbane Leaf Beetle (Chrysochus auratus)Dogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratusPhoto © Claire O'Neill · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early September, middle week Aug 2–826 recordsGoldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicusPhoto © Wildreturn · CC BY 4.0Mid-August to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–2955 recordsLocust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae)Locust BorerMegacyllene robiniaePhoto © shinnickj · CC BY-NC 4.0Late August to mid-September, middle week Sep 6–1232 recordsSpotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataLate in its seasonPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Mid-July to early November, middle week Sep 13–1940 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons201 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonicaPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain80 recordsOriental Beetle (Exomala (Exomala) orientalis)Oriental BeetleExomala (Exomala) orientalisPhoto © Tom Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year27 recordsReddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)Reddish-brown Stag BeetleLucanus capreolusPhoto © cotinis · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain60 recordsSpotted Pink Lady Beetle (Coleomegilla maculata)Spotted Pink Lady BeetleColeomegilla maculataPhoto (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsSwamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)Swamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 records

Birds 113

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisEarly in its seasonPhoto © Craig K. Hunt · CC BY-NC 4.0Early November to mid-April, middle week Jan 4–10120 recordsAmerican Coot (Fulica americana)American CootFulica americanaEarly in its seasonPhoto © Pierce Louderback · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-October to mid-April, middle week Jan 11–17189 recordsNorthern Pintail (Anas acuta)Northern PintailAnas acutaPhoto © Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0Mid-December to late February, middle week Jan 11–1720 recordsSnow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPhoto © Pavel Shukov · CC BY-NC 4.0Early December to early February, middle week Jan 18–2435 recordsLapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusPhoto © Joanne Muis Redwood · CC BY-NC 4.0Early December to early February, middle week Jan 25–3137 recordsRing-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)Ring-necked DuckAythya collarisEarly in its seasonPhoto © lonnyholmes · CC BY-NC 4.0Early November to late March, middle week Feb 1–797 recordsBufflehead (Bucephala albeola)BuffleheadBucephala albeolaPhoto © ianhearn · CC BY-NC 4.0Late November to mid-April, middle week Feb 22–2878 records

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