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Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests

EcoregionTemperate Broadleaf & Mixed Foreststouches 30 Ohio counties

Results here come from the Ohio part only. It continues into Alabama, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia, which OpenPhenology does not cover yet.

species with a result
1,295
records, 2016 to 2025
144,717

Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests at a glance

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

Amphibians 16
Bees, wasps and ants 28
Beetles 45
Birds 124
Butterflies and moths 324
Conifers and relatives 6
Crustaceans 4
Dragonflies and damselflies 60
Ferns and clubmosses 28
Fishes 28
Flies 17
Flowering plants 428
Fungi 75
Grasshoppers and crickets 8
Lichens 3
Mammals 15
Mosses, liverworts and hornworts 7
Mussels and clams 1
Other animals 3
Other arachnids 4
Other insects 9
Reptiles 7
Slime molds 1
Snails and slugs 1
Spiders 33
True bugs 20
Recording in Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests · records of all species each week, 144,717 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

1,295 species

Amphibians 16

Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusEarly in its seasonPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0Early October to mid-May, middle week Mar 29 – Apr 4319 recordsNorthern Ravine Salamander (Plethodon electromorphus)Northern Ravine SalamanderPlethodon electromorphusLate in its seasonPhoto © Jay Heiser · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to late November, middle week Apr 12–1876 recordsSpring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Spring PeeperPseudacris cruciferPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to mid-October, middle week Apr 19–25174 recordsSouthern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera)Southern Two-lined SalamanderEurycea cirrigeraLate in its seasonPhoto © Zach Lim · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to mid-November, middle week Apr 26 – May 2196 recordsNorthern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus)Northern Slimy SalamanderPlethodon glutinosusPhoto © Dominic · CC BY 4.0Late March to early October, middle week May 24–30132 recordsAmerican Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons616 recordsBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons152 recordsCope's Gray Tree Frog (Dryophytes chrysoscelis)Cope's Gray Tree FrogDryophytes chrysoscelisPhoto © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 recordsGray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor)Gray TreefrogDryophytes versicolorPhoto © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons82 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons276 recordsLong-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda)Long-tailed SalamanderEurycea longicaudaPhoto © Yinan Li · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons127 recordsNorthern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiensPhoto © Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsNorthern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata)Northern Two-lined SalamanderEurycea bislineataPhoto © Justin Lee · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons44 recordsPickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)Pickerel FrogLithobates palustrisPhoto © J.D. Willson · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons91 recordsRed Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber)Red SalamanderPseudotriton ruberPhoto © Saunders Drukker · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons50 recordsSpring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus)Spring SalamanderGyrinophilus porphyriticusPhoto © Bryan Maltais · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 records

Bees, wasps and ants 28

Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-July, middle week Jun 14–20116 recordsBrown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to early August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4105 recordsBicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)Bicolored Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon virescensPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to early August, middle week Jul 12–1823 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to early October, middle week Jul 12–18255 recordsFour-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens)Four-toothed Mason WaspMonobia quadridensPhoto © Justin · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to early October, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 135 recordsPseudodynerus quadrisectusPseudodynerus quadrisectusPseudodynerus quadrisectusPhoto © Brice C. · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–1521 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22371 recordsBlue-winged Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia)Blue-winged Scoliid WaspScolia dubiaPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0Early August to mid-September, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 537 recordsGold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)Gold-marked Thread-waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotataPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to early October, middle week Sep 6–1247 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early November, middle week Sep 6–1268 recordsAmerican Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)American Bumble BeeBombus pensylvanicusPhoto © Buddy · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 recordsAmerican Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus)American Carpenter AntCamponotus (Camponotus) americanusPhoto © Matt Nusstein · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year23 recordsAmerican Pelecinid Wasp (Pelecinus polyturator)American Pelecinid WaspPelecinus polyturatorPhoto © Patrick Hanly · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain30 recordsAndricus quercusflocciAndricus quercusflocciAndricus quercusflocciPhoto © Nick Furlan · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year21 recordsBald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain69 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 uncertain53 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons178 recordsEastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifronsPhoto © sankax · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons73 recordsEuropean Hornet (Vespa crabro)European HornetVespa crabroPhoto © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain32 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 recordsFerruginous Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes)Ferruginous Carpenter AntCamponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodesPhoto © Meghan Cassidy · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain35 recordsGreat Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Great Golden Digger WaspSphex ichneumoneusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 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: most records are from one year20 recordsLigated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatusPhoto © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons40 recordsMetric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)Metric Paper WaspPolistes metricusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain43 recordsPerplexing Bumble Bee (Bombus perplexus)Perplexing Bumble BeeBombus perplexusPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain53 recordsPure Green Sweat bee (Augochlora pura)Pure Green Sweat beeAugochlora puraPhoto © carolberney · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 recordsSouthern Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa)Southern YellowjacketVespula squamosaPhoto © Marc Brawer · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain34 records

Beetles 45

Yellow Poplar Weevil (Odontopus calceatus)Yellow Poplar WeevilOdontopus calceatusPhoto © Margarita Lankford · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late June, middle week May 3–941 recordsSix-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata)Six-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindela) sexguttataPhoto © dufferin · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early July, middle week May 17–23189 recordsEastern Eyed Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus)Eastern Eyed Click BeetleAlaus oculatusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Early May to mid-July, middle week Jun 7–1339 recordsLocust Leafminer (Odontota dorsalis)Locust LeafminerOdontota dorsalisPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Early May to late July, middle week Jun 7–1329 records

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Missing records do not mean a species is absent. Back to the Ohio map

Ecoregions: RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al. 2017) (opens in a new tab), CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab).