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Dayton

City and suburbsCensus urban areatouches 3 Ohio counties

species with a result
380
records, 2016 to 2025
31,541

Dayton at a glance

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

Amphibians 3
Bees, wasps and ants 30
Beetles 16
Birds 53
Butterflies and moths 60
Conifers and relatives 1
Dragonflies and damselflies 38
Fishes 3
Flies 14
Flowering plants 116
Fungi 4
Grasshoppers and crickets 1
Mammals 8
Other insects 1
Reptiles 3
Spiders 18
True bugs 11
Recording in Dayton · records of all species each week, 31,541 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

380 species

Amphibians 3

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to mid-September, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4136 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain37 recordsSouthern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera)Southern Two-lined SalamanderEurycea cirrigeraPhoto © Zach Lim · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year35 records

Bees, wasps and ants 30

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4149 recordsGolden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidusPhoto © janeabel · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late August, middle week Jul 5–1194 recordsBlack-and-gold Bumble Bee (Bombus auricomus)Black-and-gold Bumble BeeBombus auricomusPhoto © Mark Nofsinger · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 19–2536 recordsEuropean Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)European Woolcarder BeeAnthidium manicatumPhoto © Pierre Bornand · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to late August, middle week Jul 19–2520 recordsTwo-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)Two-spotted Longhorn BeeMelissodes bimaculatusPhoto © Eamon Corbett · CC BY 4.0Late June to mid-August, middle week Jul 19–2549 recordsFour-banded Stink Bug Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus)Four-banded Stink Bug WaspBicyrtes quadrifasciatusPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 128 recordsGreat Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Great Golden Digger WaspSphex ichneumoneusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to late August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 120 recordsAmerican Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)American Bumble BeeBombus pensylvanicusPhoto © Buddy · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to mid-September, middle week Aug 2–868 recordsSphex nudusSphex nudusSphex nudusPhoto © Anita Gould · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to early September, middle week Aug 2–823 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-March to early October, middle week Aug 2–8214 recordsEastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)Eastern Cicada-killer WaspSphecius speciosusPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-July to late August, middle week Aug 9–1520 recordsLigated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatusPhoto © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–1533 recordsYellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)Yellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron caementariumPhoto © Celeste · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late August, middle week Aug 9–1527 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0Early April to mid-October, middle week Aug 23–29170 recordsEastern Thistle Longhorn Bee (Melissodes desponsus)Eastern Thistle Longhorn BeeMelissodes desponsusPhoto © bob15noble · CC BY-NC 4.0Early August to early September, middle week Aug 23–2925 recordsBlue-winged Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia)Blue-winged Scoliid WaspScolia dubiaPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0Early August to mid-September, middle week Sep 6–1250 recordsGold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)Gold-marked Thread-waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotataPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Late July to mid-September, middle week Sep 6–1226 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to early November, middle week Sep 13–1938 recordsEastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifronsPhoto © sankax · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early November, middle week Sep 20–2653 recordsBald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons70 recordsBicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)Bicolored Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon virescensPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain43 recordsChestnut Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) castaneus)Chestnut Carpenter AntCamponotus (Tanaemyrmex) castaneusPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain30 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain239 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 uncertain33 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain40 recordsFour-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens)Four-toothed Mason WaspMonobia quadridensPhoto © Justin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsFraternal Potter Wasp (Eumenes fraternus)Fraternal Potter WaspEumenes fraternusPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain57 recordsHibiscus Turret Bee (Ptilothrix bombiformis)Hibiscus Turret BeePtilothrix bombiformisPhoto © James Kindt · CC BY 4.0No season: most records are from one year24 recordsMetric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)Metric Paper WaspPolistes metricusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain34 recordsTwo-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons102 records

Beetles 16

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata)Six-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindela) sexguttataPhoto © dufferin · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late June, middle week May 10–1631 recordsMargined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)Margined Leatherwing BeetleChauliognathus marginatusPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Late May to mid-July, middle week Jun 21–2736 recordsRed Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Late May to late July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 450 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonicaPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early September, middle week Jul 5–1145 recordsReddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)Reddish-brown Stag BeetleLucanus capreolusPhoto © cotinis · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early August, middle week Jul 5–1150 recordsCommon Green June Beetle (Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida)Common Green June BeetleCotinis (Cotinis) nitidaPhoto © Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0Early July to mid-August, middle week Jul 19–2551 recordsDogbane Leaf Beetle (Chrysochus auratus)Dogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratusPhoto © Claire O'Neill · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to early August, middle week Jul 19–2527 recordsGoldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicusPhoto © Wildreturn · CC BY 4.0Late August to late September, middle week Sep 6–1273 recordsLocust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae)Locust BorerMegacyllene robiniaePhoto © shinnickj · CC BY-NC 4.0Late August to mid-October, middle week Sep 13–1926 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons178 recordsCommon Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)Common Eastern FireflyPhotinus pyralisPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsSpotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain65 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: recorded in two separate seasons47 recordsTomentous Soldier BeetlePodabrus tomentosusNo season: most records are from one year22 records

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