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Cuyahoga County

Ecoregions: Southern Great Lakes forests (74%) and Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests (26%)

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

Watersheds: Ashtabula-Chagrin, Black-Rocky, Cuyahoga and Lake Erie

Parks: Cleveland Metroparks, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Lorain County Metro Parks and Summit Metro Parks

City and suburbs: Cleveland

Land cover: developed 84%, forest 14%

Water covers 63% of the county.

Elevation: 570 to 1,290 ft, mostly around 860 ft (173–392 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
809
records, 2016 to 2025
92,154
This week near Cuyahoga County

Cuyahoga 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 11
Bees, wasps and ants 28
Beetles 28
Birds 153
Butterflies and moths 95
Conifers and relatives 4
Crustaceans 5
Dragonflies and damselflies 32
Ferns and clubmosses 8
Fishes 13
Flies 21
Flowering plants 295
Fungi 38
Grasshoppers and crickets 5
Lichens 1
Mammals 17
Mosses, liverworts and hornworts 1
Mussels and clams 1
Other animals 2
Other arachnids 1
Other insects 1
Reptiles 8
Slime molds 1
Snails and slugs 2
Spiders 24
True bugs 14
Recording in Cuyahoga County · records of all species each week, 92,154 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

878 species

Amphibians 11

Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum)Jefferson SalamanderAmbystoma jeffersonianumPhoto © Yinan Li · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to late March, middle week Mar 15–2143 recordsSpring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Spring PeeperPseudacris cruciferPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to early October, middle week Apr 12–18121 recordsAmerican Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late September, middle week Jun 21–27461 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to early October, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4253 recordsBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain123 recordsEastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)Eastern NewtNotophthalmus viridescensPhoto © Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons88 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons362 recordsGray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor)Gray TreefrogDryophytes versicolorPhoto © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons106 recordsNorthern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata)Northern Two-lined SalamanderEurycea bislineataPhoto © Justin Lee · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons94 recordsPickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)Pickerel FrogLithobates palustrisPhoto © J.D. Willson · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 recordsSpotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)Spotted SalamanderAmbystoma maculatumPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain110 records

Bees, wasps and ants 28

Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to early August, middle week Jun 21–2791 recordsBicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)Bicolored Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon virescensPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to early October, middle week Jul 12–1840 recordsBrown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-August, middle week Jul 12–18235 recordsFour-banded Stink Bug Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus)Four-banded Stink Bug WaspBicyrtes quadrifasciatusPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–1526 recordsFour-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens)Four-toothed Mason WaspMonobia quadridensPhoto © Justin · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–1527 recordsGreat Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Great Golden Digger WaspSphex ichneumoneusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–1586 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0Late April to late September, middle week Aug 16–22332 recordsYellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)Yellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron caementariumPhoto © Celeste · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2248 recordsGold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)Gold-marked Thread-waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotataPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Late July to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–2940 recordsLemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus citrinus)Lemon Cuckoo Bumble BeeBombus citrinusPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0Late July to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–2935 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–12735 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early October, middle week Sep 6–12502 recordsEastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifronsPhoto © sankax · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to late October, middle week Sep 13–19108 recordsEuropean Hornet (Vespa crabro)European HornetVespa crabroLate in its seasonPhoto © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to early November, middle week Sep 13–1983 recordsAmerican Winter Ant (Prenolepis imparis)American Winter AntPrenolepis imparisPhoto © Kenneth Geisert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain27 recordsBald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain186 recordsEastern Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus)Eastern Black Carpenter AntCamponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicusPhoto © Dmitry Mozzherin · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons85 recordsEastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)Eastern Cicada-killer WaspSphecius speciosusPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain83 recordsFraternal Potter Wasp (Eumenes fraternus)Fraternal Potter WaspEumenes fraternusPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain36 recordsGerman Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)German YellowjacketVespula germanicaPhoto © Sid Mosdell · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain42 recordsGolden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidusPhoto © janeabel · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain50 recordsImmigrant Pavement Ant (Tetramorium immigrans)Immigrant Pavement AntTetramorium immigransPhoto © Cayla N · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons31 recordsLigated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatusPhoto © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain111 recordsPerplexing Bumble Bee (Bombus perplexus)Perplexing Bumble BeeBombus perplexusPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year31 recordsPure Green Sweat bee (Augochlora pura)Pure Green Sweat beeAugochlora puraPhoto © carolberney · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons44 recordsTwo-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)Two-spotted Longhorn BeeMelissodes bimaculatusPhoto © Eamon Corbett · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain36 records

Beetles 28

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata)Six-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindela) sexguttataPhoto © dufferin · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late July, middle week May 17–2371 recordsLined Longhorn Beetle (Analeptura lineola)Lined Longhorn BeetleAnaleptura lineolaPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Late May to early July, middle week May 31 – Jun 635 recordsTomentous Soldier BeetlePodabrus tomentosusLate May to early July, middle week Jun 14–2032 recordsBlack Firefly (Lucidota atra)Black FireflyLucidota atraPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Early June to early July, middle week Jun 21–2725 recordsYellow Poplar Weevil (Odontopus calceatus)Yellow Poplar WeevilOdontopus calceatusPhoto © Margarita Lankford · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to late June, middle week Jun 21–2720 recordsMargined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)Margined Leatherwing BeetleChauliognathus marginatusPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Early June to mid-July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 438 recordsOriental Beetle (Exomala (Exomala) orientalis)Oriental BeetleExomala (Exomala) orientalisPhoto © Tom Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to late July, middle week Jul 5–1127 recordsRed Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Mid-June to early August, middle week Jul 5–11112 recordsGrapevine Beetle (Pelidnota punctata)Grapevine BeetlePelidnota punctataPhoto © Chuck Sexton · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early August, middle week Jul 12–1826 records

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