Champaign County

Land cover: farmland 78%, forest 12%, developed 10%

Elevation: 940 to 1,380 ft, mostly around 1,130 ft (288–422 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
87
records, 2016 to 2025
11,938
This week near Champaign County

Champaign County at a glance

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

Recording in Champaign County · records of all species each week, 11,938 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

306 species

Bees, wasps and ants 1

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 records

Butterflies and moths 7

Leconte's Haploa Moth (Haploa lecontei)Leconte's Haploa MothHaploa leconteiPhoto © Jim des Rivieres · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late June, middle week Jun 14–2026 recordsAppalachian Brown (Lethe appalachia)Appalachian BrownLethe appalachiaPhoto © Matthew Drollinger · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late July, middle week Jul 5–1157 recordsHackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)Hackberry EmperorAsterocampa celtisPhoto © Matthew O'Donnell · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons27 recordsPearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharosPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 recordsQuestion Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)Question MarkPolygonia interrogationisPhoto © Paul Prappas · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 recordsSilver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)Silver-spotted SkipperEpargyreus clarusPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Elin Pierce · CC0 1.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 recordsZabulon Skipper (Lon zabulon)Zabulon SkipperLon zabulonPhoto © Bill Bouton · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year24 records

Conifers and relatives 1

northern whitecedar (Thuja occidentalis)northern whitecedarThuja occidentalisPhoto © Donna Pomeroy · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons42 records

Dragonflies and damselflies 37

Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata)Painted SkimmerLibellula semifasciataPhoto © Alain Mochon · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late June, middle week May 24–3085 recordsBrown Spiketail (Zoraena bilineata)Brown SpiketailZoraena bilineataPhoto © Diana-Terry Hibbitts · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-June, middle week May 31 – Jun 665 recordsLancet Clubtail (Phanogomphus exilis)Lancet ClubtailPhanogomphus exilisPhoto © Jim Lemon · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to early July, middle week May 31 – Jun 645 recordsEastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)Eastern ForktailIschnura verticalisPhoto © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-September, middle week Jun 7–13311 recordsGray Petaltail (Tachopteryx thoreyi)Gray PetaltailTachopteryx thoreyiPhoto © Eric Haley · CC BY 4.0Late May to early July, middle week Jun 7–1331 recordsEastern Red Damsel (Amphiagrion saucium)Eastern Red DamselAmphiagrion sauciumPhoto © Danny O'Shea · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-July, middle week Jun 14–20249 recordsEbony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)Ebony JewelwingCalopteryx maculataPhoto © rmoreau · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4275 recordsElfin Skimmer (Nannothemis bella)Elfin SkimmerNannothemis bellaPhoto © robertgessing · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4208 recordsOrange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)Orange BluetEnallagma signatumPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-May to mid-September, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4110 recordsSphagnum Sprite (Nehalennia gracilis)Sphagnum SpriteNehalennia gracilisPhoto © Gilles Belliveau · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to mid-July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 438 recordsCommon Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)Common WhitetailPlathemis lydiaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early September, middle week Jul 5–11326 recordsDusky Dancer (Argia translata)Dusky DancerArgia translataPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to early October, middle week Jul 5–1137 recordsSeepage Dancer (Argia bipunctulata)Seepage DancerArgia bipunctulataPhoto © Jim Lemon · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late August, middle week Jul 5–11463 recordsVariable Dancer (Argia fumipennis)Variable DancerArgia fumipennisPhoto © Susan Elliott · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late August, middle week Jul 5–11303 recordsCalico Pennant (Celithemis elisa)Calico PennantCelithemis elisaPhoto © peggyo · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early September, middle week Jul 12–18116 recordsDouble-striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens)Double-striped BluetEnallagma basidensPhoto © Benjamin Schwartz · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early October, middle week Jul 12–18163 recordsBlue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennisPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–25145 recordsBlue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)Blue-ringed DancerArgia sedulaPhoto © Arthur Yang · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early October, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 191 recordsEastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)Eastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisPhoto © Anne Thompson · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early October, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1156 recordsWidow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)Widow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaPhoto © Kevin Dodds · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early October, middle week Aug 2–8125 recordsHalloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)Halloween PennantCelithemis eponinaPhoto © geosesarma · CC BY 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–1558 recordsClamp-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora tenebrosa)Clamp-tipped EmeraldSomatochlora tenebrosaPhoto © chitter · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2235 recordsLilypad Forktail (Ischnura kellicotti)Lilypad ForktailIschnura kellicottiPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2249 recordsAutumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)Autumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumLate in its seasonPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to early November, middle week Sep 20–2678 recordsBlack Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)Black SaddlebagsTramea lacerataPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons54 recordsBlue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)Blue-fronted DancerArgia apicalisPhoto © Michael Bok · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year27 recordsCommon Green Darner (Anax junius)Common Green DarnerAnax juniusPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain38 recordsDot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)Dot-tailed WhitefaceLeucorrhinia intactaPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year21 recordsEastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)Eastern AmberwingPerithemis teneraPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons156 recordsFamiliar Bluet (Enallagma civile)Familiar BluetEnallagma civilePhoto © ronthill · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons43 recordsFragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)Fragile ForktailIschnura positaPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons191 recordsPrince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps)Prince BaskettailEpitheca princepsPhoto © Dan Irizarry · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons61 recordsSkimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)Skimming BluetEnallagma geminatumPhoto © summerazure · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons115 recordsSlender Bluet (Enallagma traviatum)Slender BluetEnallagma traviatumPhoto © Linda Gail Price · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year24 recordsSwift Setwing (Dythemis velox)Swift SetwingDythemis veloxPhoto © Ken Slade · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year45 recordsTule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)Tule BluetEnallagma carunculatumPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year73 recordsTwelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)Twelve-spotted SkimmerLibellula pulchellaPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons49 records

Fishes 1

Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)BluegillLepomis macrochirusPhoto © Emilio Concari · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year1,531 records

Flowering plants 38

mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)mayapplePodophyllum peltatumPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by mefisher · CC0 1.0Early April to early June, middle week Apr 26 – May 222 records

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