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Butler County

Ecoregion: Southern Great Lakes forests

Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests. Ecoregions: RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al. 2017) (opens in a new tab), CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)

Watersheds: Lower Great Miami, Indiana, Ohio, Middle Ohio-Laughery and Whitewater

Parks: Five Rivers MetroParks and Great Parks of Hamilton County

City and suburbs: Cincinnati

Land cover: farmland 42%, developed 38%, forest 19%

Elevation: 520 to 1,050 ft, mostly around 780 ft (159–320 m)

Land cover as shares of the land area. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program (opens in a new tab)

Warmth so far: Not available yet.

species with a result
367
records, 2016 to 2025
32,485
This week near Butler County

Butler County at a glance

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

Amphibians 8
Bees, wasps and ants 17
Beetles 14
Birds 51
Butterflies and moths 42
Conifers and relatives 1
Crustaceans 4
Dragonflies and damselflies 15
Ferns and clubmosses 1
Fishes 3
Flies 7
Flowering plants 148
Fungi 5
Grasshoppers and crickets 3
Mammals 8
Mussels and clams 1
Other animals 2
Other insects 1
Reptiles 6
Spiders 19
True bugs 11
Recording in Butler County · records of all species each week, 32,485 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

533 species

Amphibians 8

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22139 recordsBlanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)Blanchard's Cricket FrogAcris blanchardiPhoto © Andy Kraemer · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons77 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year87 recordsFowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)Fowler's ToadAnaxyrus fowleriPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons53 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons41 recordsNorthern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiensPhoto © Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 recordsSouthern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera)Southern Two-lined SalamanderEurycea cirrigeraPhoto © Zach Lim · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year61 recordsSpring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Spring PeeperPseudacris cruciferPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain31 records

Bees, wasps and ants 17

Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-July, middle week Jun 7–1351 recordsBrown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4144 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0Mid-April to mid-October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5226 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5225 recordsEastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifronsPhoto © sankax · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early November, middle week Sep 27 – Oct 368 recordsBald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain42 recordsChestnut Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) castaneus)Chestnut Carpenter AntCamponotus (Tanaemyrmex) castaneusPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain52 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain248 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 uncertain34 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain35 recordsFerruginous Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes)Ferruginous Carpenter AntCamponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodesPhoto © Meghan Cassidy · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain38 recordsFraternal Potter Wasp (Eumenes fraternus)Fraternal Potter WaspEumenes fraternusPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0No season: most records are from one year21 recordsGerman Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)German YellowjacketVespula germanicaPhoto © Sid Mosdell · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 recordsGold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)Gold-marked Thread-waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotataPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year27 recordsGolden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidusPhoto © janeabel · 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: most records are from one year41 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year72 records

Beetles 14

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 224 recordsMargined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)Margined Leatherwing BeetleChauliognathus marginatusPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Late May to mid-July, middle week Jun 21–2720 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonicaPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 5–1128 recordsLocust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae)Locust BorerMegacyllene robiniaePhoto © shinnickj · CC BY-NC 4.0Early September to mid-October, middle week Sep 20–2628 recordsSpotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Late July to late October, middle week Sep 20–26103 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons344 recordsBean Leaf Beetle (Cerotoma trifurcata)Bean Leaf BeetleCerotoma trifurcataPhoto (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons42 recordsEnd Band Net-winged Beetle (Calopteron terminale)End Band Net-winged BeetleCalopteron terminalePhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsGoldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicusPhoto © Wildreturn · CC BY 4.0No season: most records are from one year155 recordsRed Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsReddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)Reddish-brown Stag BeetleLucanus capreolusPhoto © cotinis · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsSix-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata)Six-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindela) sexguttataPhoto © dufferin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain114 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: most records are from one year21 recordsSwamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)Swamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 records

Birds 51

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)Green HeronButorides virescensPhoto © Tom Kennedy · CC BY 4.0Mid-April to mid-September, middle week Aug 2–834 recordsAmerican Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosPhoto © Joe McKenna · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year26 recordsAmerican Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)American GoldfinchSpinus tristisPhoto © Chris Fisher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons81 recordsAmerican Robin (Turdus migratorius)American RobinTurdus migratoriusPhoto © John D Reynolds · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain238 recordsBald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusPhoto © Joe Zigmont · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year32 recordsBlack Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Black VultureCoragyps atratusPhoto © eduardovieira17 · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year47 recordsBlue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Blue JayCyanocitta cristataPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year65 recordsBlue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caeruleaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsBrown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus aterPhoto © cello caruso-turiello · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain27 records

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