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Cincinnati

City and suburbsCensus urban areatouches 4 Ohio counties

Results here come from the Ohio part only. It continues into Kentucky, which OpenPhenology does not cover yet.

species with a result
728
records, 2016 to 2025
75,689

Cincinnati 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 39
Beetles 30
Birds 73
Butterflies and moths 83
Conifers and relatives 2
Crustaceans 3
Dragonflies and damselflies 25
Ferns and clubmosses 9
Fishes 9
Flies 25
Flowering plants 318
Fungi 24
Grasshoppers and crickets 8
Lichens 1
Mammals 10
Mussels and clams 1
Other animals 5
Other arachnids 1
Other insects 2
Reptiles 4
Slime molds 1
Snails and slugs 1
Spiders 26
True bugs 22
Recording in Cincinnati · records of all species each week, 75,689 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

728 species

Amphibians 6

Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Spring PeeperPseudacris cruciferPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to early August, middle week Jun 14–2041 recordsAmerican Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons204 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain111 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year173 recordsLong-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda)Long-tailed SalamanderEurycea longicaudaPhoto © Yinan Li · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsSouthern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera)Southern Two-lined SalamanderEurycea cirrigeraPhoto © Zach Lim · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons127 records

Bees, wasps and ants 39

Unequal Cellophane Bee (Colletes inaequalis)Unequal Cellophane BeeColletes inaequalisPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to early May, middle week Mar 29 – Apr 424 recordsAbrupt Digger Bee (Anthophora abrupta)Abrupt Digger BeeAnthophora abruptaPhoto © beewilliams · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late June, middle week Jun 14–2022 recordsTwo-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-July, middle week Jun 14–20343 recordsEuropean Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)European Woolcarder BeeAnthidium manicatumPhoto © Pierre Bornand · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late August, middle week Jun 21–27134 recordsBicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)Bicolored Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon virescensPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late September, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 475 recordsBrown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late July, middle week Jul 5–111,706 recordsGolden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidusPhoto © janeabel · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Jul 12–1891 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0Early May to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–25194 recordsFour-banded Stink Bug Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus)Four-banded Stink Bug WaspBicyrtes quadrifasciatusPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to late August, middle week Jul 19–2564 recordsGreat Black Digger Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus)Great Black Digger WaspSphex pensylvanicusPhoto © Larry Clarfeld · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to early September, middle week Jul 19–2538 recordsTwo-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)Two-spotted Longhorn BeeMelissodes bimaculatusPhoto © Eamon Corbett · CC BY 4.0Early July to late August, middle week Jul 19–2543 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to early October, middle week Jul 19–251,055 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0Mid-May to early October, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 11,196 recordsAmerican Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)American Bumble BeeBombus pensylvanicusPhoto © Buddy · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late September, middle week Aug 2–885 recordsLigated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatusPhoto © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late September, middle week Aug 2–8124 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to mid-October, middle week Aug 9–151,256 recordsFour-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens)Four-toothed Mason WaspMonobia quadridensPhoto © Justin · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late September, middle week Aug 9–1539 recordsHump-backed Beewolf (Philanthus gibbosus)Hump-backed BeewolfPhilanthus gibbosusPhoto © JoshExistsToo · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to late September, middle week Aug 9–1526 recordsSphex nudusSphex nudusSphex nudusPhoto © Anita Gould · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to early September, middle week Aug 9–1559 recordsZethus spinipesZethus spinipesZethus spinipesPhoto © laurenjansensimpson · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2223 recordsGold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)Gold-marked Thread-waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotataPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–2970 recordsBlue-winged Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia)Blue-winged Scoliid WaspScolia dubiaPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-August to late September, middle week Sep 6–1233 recordsEastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifronsLate in its seasonPhoto © sankax · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early November, middle week Sep 6–12166 recordsBald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain197 recordsChestnut Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) castaneus)Chestnut Carpenter AntCamponotus (Tanaemyrmex) castaneusPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons83 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 uncertain54 recordsEastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)Eastern Cicada-killer WaspSphecius speciosusPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain49 recordsEuropean tube wasp (Ancistrocerus gazella)European tube waspAncistrocerus gazellaPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 recordsFerruginous Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes)Ferruginous Carpenter AntCamponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodesPhoto © Meghan Cassidy · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain47 recordsFraternal Potter Wasp (Eumenes fraternus)Fraternal Potter WaspEumenes fraternusPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain90 recordsGerman Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)German YellowjacketVespula germanicaPhoto © Sid Mosdell · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain30 recordsGuinea Paper Wasp (Polistes exclamans)Guinea Paper WaspPolistes exclamansPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 1.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsHidalgo Mason Wasp (Euodynerus hidalgo)Hidalgo Mason WaspEuodynerus hidalgoPhoto © laurenjansensimpson · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year22 recordsMetric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)Metric Paper WaspPolistes metricusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain51 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain126 recordsOblong Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium oblongatum)Oblong Woolcarder BeeAnthidium oblongatumPhoto © Owen Strickland · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain42 recordsPseudodynerus quadrisectusPseudodynerus quadrisectusPseudodynerus quadrisectusPhoto © Brice C. · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 recordsPure Green Sweat bee (Augochlora pura)Pure Green Sweat beeAugochlora puraPhoto © carolberney · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain40 recordsYellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)Yellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron caementariumPhoto © Celeste · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons53 records

Beetles 30

Two-lined Leatherwing (Atalantycha bilineata)Two-lined LeatherwingAtalantycha bilineataPhoto © Steve Pelikan · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early May, middle week Apr 26 – May 238 recordsSix-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata)Six-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindela) sexguttataPhoto © dufferin · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-July, middle week May 10–16146 recordsTomentous Soldier BeetlePodabrus tomentosusMid-May to late June, middle week May 31 – Jun 629 records

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