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Interior Plateau US Hardwood Forests

EcoregionTemperate Broadleaf & Mixed Foreststouches 5 Ohio counties

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

species with a result
422
records, 2016 to 2025
30,603

Interior Plateau US Hardwood 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 3
Bees, wasps and ants 12
Beetles 16
Birds 46
Butterflies and moths 48
Conifers and relatives 2
Dragonflies and damselflies 15
Ferns and clubmosses 10
Fishes 1
Flies 4
Flowering plants 225
Fungi 9
Grasshoppers and crickets 2
Mammals 6
Other animals 1
Other insects 1
Reptiles 3
Snails and slugs 1
Spiders 11
True bugs 6
Recording in Interior Plateau US Hardwood Forests · records of all species each week, 30,603 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

422 species

Amphibians 3

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons61 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsSouthern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera)Southern Two-lined SalamanderEurycea cirrigeraPhoto © Zach Lim · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain30 records

Bees, wasps and ants 12

Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0Early April to early October, middle week Aug 23–2993 recordsGold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)Gold-marked Thread-waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotataPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to mid-October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 525 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–12149 recordsAmerican Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)American Bumble BeeBombus pensylvanicusPhoto © Buddy · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsBald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain40 recordsBrown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain89 recordsEastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifronsPhoto © sankax · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain50 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsLigated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatusPhoto © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsTwo-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons50 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons124 records

Beetles 16

Six-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 17–23156 recordsMargined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)Margined Leatherwing BeetleChauliognathus marginatusPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Late May to early July, middle week Jun 14–2029 recordsRed Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Late May to mid-July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 433 recordsEastern Red-bellied Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindelidia) rufiventris)Eastern Red-bellied Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindelidia) rufiventrisPhoto © Patrick Coin · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early August, middle week Jul 12–1822 recordsCommon Green June Beetle (Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida)Common Green June BeetleCotinis (Cotinis) nitidaPhoto © Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0Early July to late August, middle week Jul 19–2545 recordsGoldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicusPhoto © Wildreturn · CC BY 4.0Late August to early October, middle week Sep 13–1973 recordsLocust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae)Locust BorerMegacyllene robiniaePhoto © shinnickj · CC BY-NC 4.0Late August to mid-October, middle week Sep 20–2635 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year101 recordsBronzed Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindela) repanda)Bronzed Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindela) repandaPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain54 recordsEnd Band Net-winged Beetle (Calopteron terminale)End Band Net-winged BeetleCalopteron terminalePhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0No season: most records are from one year22 recordsHorned Passalus Beetle (Odontotaenius disjunctus)Horned Passalus BeetleOdontotaenius disjunctusPhoto © cyric · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain30 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonicaPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsOblique-lined Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindela) tranquebarica)Oblique-lined Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindela) tranquebaricaPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons36 recordsReddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)Reddish-brown Stag BeetleLucanus capreolusPhoto © cotinis · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsSpotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain50 recordsSwamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)Swamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 records

Birds 46

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollisEarly in its seasonPhoto Shenandoah National Park · Public domainEarly November to late April, middle week Jan 25–3140 recordsTree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolorPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Carter Dorscht · CC0 1.0Late March to late June, middle week May 3–921 recordsBlue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caeruleaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-July, middle week May 31 – Jun 623 recordsAmerican Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)American GoldfinchSpinus tristisPhoto © Chris Fisher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain53 recordsAmerican Robin (Turdus migratorius)American RobinTurdus migratoriusPhoto © John D Reynolds · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain143 recordsBald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusPhoto © Joe Zigmont · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 recordsBarred Owl (Strix varia)Barred OwlStrix variaPhoto © David Yeager · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain30 recordsBlack Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Black VultureCoragyps atratusPhoto © eduardovieira17 · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year34 recordsBlue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Blue JayCyanocitta cristataPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year46 recordsBrown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus aterPhoto © cello caruso-turiello · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain40 recordsCanada Goose (Branta canadensis)Canada GooseBranta canadensisPhoto © mhalsted · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain55 recordsCarolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensisPhoto © Dan Pancamo · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year43 recordsCarolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianusPhoto © Tom Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain54 recordsChipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaPhoto © Weston Barker · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain42 recordsCooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)Cooper's HawkAstur cooperiiPhoto © Abby Sesselberg · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year26 recordsDark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisPhoto © Craig K. Hunt · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsDowny Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensPhoto © Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year60 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).