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Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests

EcoregionTemperate Broadleaf & Mixed Foreststouches 6 Ohio counties

Results here come from the Ohio part only. It continues into New York and Canada, which OpenPhenology does not cover yet.

species with a result
592
records, 2016 to 2025
57,796

Eastern Great Lakes lowland 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 7
Bees, wasps and ants 28
Beetles 24
Birds 150
Butterflies and moths 56
Conifers and relatives 2
Crustaceans 2
Dragonflies and damselflies 31
Ferns and clubmosses 5
Fishes 3
Flies 17
Flowering plants 204
Fungi 15
Grasshoppers and crickets 2
Lichens 1
Mammals 11
Other animals 1
Other arachnids 1
Reptiles 5
Slime molds 1
Snails and slugs 2
Spiders 17
True bugs 7
Recording in Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests · records of all species each week, 57,796 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

592 species

Amphibians 7

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons269 recordsBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain30 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year100 recordsGray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor)Gray TreefrogDryophytes versicolorPhoto © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons93 recordsNorthern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiensPhoto © Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain35 recordsSpring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Spring PeeperPseudacris cruciferPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons52 records

Bees, wasps and ants 28

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late August, middle week Jul 12–18305 recordsTwo-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to early August, middle week Jul 12–18234 recordsCommon Blue Mud-dauber Wasp (Chalybion californicum)Common Blue Mud-dauber WaspChalybion californicumPhoto © bob15noble · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–2525 recordsEuropean Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)European Woolcarder BeeAnthidium manicatumPhoto © Pierre Bornand · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to late September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1107 recordsTwo-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)Two-spotted Longhorn BeeMelissodes bimaculatusPhoto © Eamon Corbett · CC BY 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 143 recordsFour-banded Stink Bug Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus)Four-banded Stink Bug WaspBicyrtes quadrifasciatusPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early September, middle week Aug 2–831 recordsGreat Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Great Golden Digger WaspSphex ichneumoneusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early September, middle week Aug 2–8117 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0Late April to early October, middle week Aug 9–15265 recordsEastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)Eastern Cicada-killer WaspSphecius speciosusPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Early July to late August, middle week Aug 9–1553 recordsHump-backed Beewolf (Philanthus gibbosus)Hump-backed BeewolfPhilanthus gibbosusPhoto © JoshExistsToo · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to late August, middle week Aug 9–1535 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22343 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 23–2957 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late October, middle week Sep 6–12644 recordsEastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifronsLate in its seasonPhoto © sankax · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early November, middle week Sep 13–1955 recordsEuropean Hornet (Vespa crabro)European HornetVespa crabroLate in its seasonPhoto © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to early November, middle week Sep 20–2651 recordsBald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain115 recordsBicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)Bicolored Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon virescensPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain46 recordsEastern Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus)Eastern Black Carpenter AntCamponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicusPhoto © Dmitry Mozzherin · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year43 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain79 recordsFour-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens)Four-toothed Mason WaspMonobia quadridensPhoto © Justin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain35 recordsFraternal Potter Wasp (Eumenes fraternus)Fraternal Potter WaspEumenes fraternusPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain33 recordsGerman Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)German YellowjacketVespula germanicaPhoto © Sid Mosdell · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain34 recordsGolden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidusPhoto © janeabel · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain35 recordsLigated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatusPhoto © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain54 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain75 recordsOblong Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium oblongatum)Oblong Woolcarder BeeAnthidium oblongatumPhoto © Owen Strickland · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsPerplexing Bumble Bee (Bombus perplexus)Perplexing Bumble BeeBombus perplexusPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain60 recordsYellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)Yellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron caementariumPhoto © Celeste · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons52 records

Beetles 24

Eastern Eyed Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus)Eastern Eyed Click BeetleAlaus oculatusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Mid-May to late June, middle week Jun 14–2027 recordsMargined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)Margined Leatherwing BeetleChauliognathus marginatusPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Late May to mid-July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 449 recordsBanded Longhorn Beetle (Typocerus velutinus)Banded Longhorn BeetleTypocerus velutinusPhoto © Steven Whitebread · CC BY 4.0Late June to late July, middle week Jul 5–1124 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonicaPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 5–1175 recordsOriental Beetle (Exomala (Exomala) orientalis)Oriental BeetleExomala (Exomala) orientalisPhoto © Tom Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late July, middle week Jul 5–1153 recordsRed Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Early June to late July, middle week Jul 5–1170 recordsGrapevine Beetle (Pelidnota punctata)Grapevine BeetlePelidnota punctataPhoto © Chuck Sexton · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 12–1826 recordsReddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)Reddish-brown Stag BeetleLucanus capreolusPhoto © cotinis · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early August, middle week Jul 12–1852 recordsPunctured Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata)Punctured Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulataPhoto © Catherine C. Galley · CC BY 4.0Mid-June to early September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 155 recordsGoldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicusPhoto © Wildreturn · CC BY 4.0Mid-August to late September, middle week Sep 6–1263 recordsLocust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae)Locust BorerMegacyllene robiniaePhoto © shinnickj · CC BY-NC 4.0Late August to late September, middle week Sep 13–1972 recordsSpotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Early August to early November, middle week Sep 20–26107 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons260 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).