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Knox County

Ecoregions: Southern Great Lakes forests (91%) and Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests (9%)

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: Licking, Mohican, Muskingum and Walhonding

Land cover: farmland 58%, forest 31%, developed 11%

Elevation: 830 to 1,420 ft, mostly around 1,120 ft (254–434 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
54
records, 2016 to 2025
6,463
This week near Knox County

Knox 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 1
Bees, wasps and ants 5
Butterflies and moths 21
Dragonflies and damselflies 16
Ferns and clubmosses 1
Flowering plants 6
Fungi 1
Mammals 3
Recording in Knox County · records of all species each week, 6,463 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

279 species

Amphibians 1

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 records

Bees, wasps and ants 5

Two-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)Two-spotted Longhorn BeeMelissodes bimaculatusPhoto © Eamon Corbett · CC BY 4.0Early July to early August, middle week Jul 19–2522 recordsBicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)Bicolored Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon virescensPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain62 recordsLigated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatusPhoto © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year21 recordsTwo-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 records

Butterflies and moths 21

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)ViceroyLimenitis archippusPhoto © Benny Mazur · CC BY 4.0Mid-July to early September, middle week Aug 16–2220 recordsYellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)Yellow-collared Scape MothCisseps fulvicollisPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–2926 recordsBanded Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris)Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellarisPhoto © Trey Wardlaw · CC BY-NC 4.0Early August to mid-September, middle week Sep 6–1223 recordsAilanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)Ailanthus Webworm MothAtteva aureaPhoto © Glen Peterson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year23 recordsBlack Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)Black SwallowtailPapilio polyxenesPhoto © Heather Pickard · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year56 recordsCommon Buckeye (Junonia coenia)Common BuckeyeJunonia coeniaPhoto © William Harmon · CC BY 4.0No season: most records are from one year26 recordsEastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)Eastern Tiger SwallowtailPapilio glaucusPhoto © David Alan Rogers · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year98 recordsElkalyce comyntasElkalyce comyntasElkalyce comyntasPhoto © jenniferf4 · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year24 recordsFall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea)Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cuneaPhoto © John Morgan · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year21 recordsGreat Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)Great Spangled FritillarySpeyeria cybelePhoto © aidan_rodriguez03 · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons32 recordsHickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae)Hickory Tussock MothLophocampa caryaePhoto © Cyndy Sims Parr · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 recordsLimenitis astyanaxLimenitis astyanaxNo season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsMeadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)Meadow FritillaryBoloria bellonaPhoto © Brooks Bolyard · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons41 recordsNorthern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)Northern Pearly-eyeLethe anthedonPhoto © Ruth Metterhausen · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsPearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharosPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain55 recordsQuestion Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)Question MarkPolygonia interrogationisPhoto © Paul Prappas · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsRed Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)Red AdmiralVanessa atalantaPhoto © Gilles San Martin · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain42 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 uncertain33 recordsSmall White (Pieris rapae)Small WhitePieris rapaePhoto © Liu JimFood · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain32 recordsSpicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)Spicebush SwallowtailPapilio troilusPhoto © dogtooth77 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year42 recordsVirginian Tiger Moth (Spilosoma virginica)Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaPhoto © Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 records

Dragonflies and damselflies 16

Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennisPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 19–2567 recordsEastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)Eastern ForktailIschnura verticalisPhoto © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to mid-September, middle week Aug 2–856 recordsBlue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)Blue-ringed DancerArgia sedulaPhoto © Arthur Yang · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–1533 recordsWidow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)Widow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaPhoto © Kevin Dodds · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2268 recordsEastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)Eastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisPhoto © Anne Thompson · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–29105 recordsAmerican Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)American RubyspotHetaerina americanaPhoto © Steve Abbott · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year29 recordsBlue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)Blue-fronted DancerArgia apicalisPhoto © Michael Bok · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons69 recordsBlue-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis)Blue-tipped DancerArgia tibialisPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year24 recordsCommon Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)Common WhitetailPlathemis lydiaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain37 recordsDouble-striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens)Double-striped BluetEnallagma basidensPhoto © Benjamin Schwartz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons32 recordsEastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)Eastern AmberwingPerithemis teneraPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons42 recordsEbony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)Ebony JewelwingCalopteryx maculataPhoto © rmoreau · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain38 recordsFamiliar Bluet (Enallagma civile)Familiar BluetEnallagma civilePhoto © ronthill · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year23 recordsFragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)Fragile ForktailIschnura positaPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons53 recordsOrange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)Orange BluetEnallagma signatumPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year20 recordsPowdered Dancer (Argia moesta)Powdered DancerArgia moestaPhoto © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year33 records

Ferns and clubmosses 1

Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)Christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoidesPhoto © earthtoerin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year25 records

Flowering plants 6

Virginia Springbeauty (Claytonia virginica)Virginia SpringbeautyClaytonia virginicaPhoto © Rob Clark and Cassi Paslick · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to early May, middle week Apr 19–2521 recordsAmerican pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)American pokeweedPhytolacca americanaPhoto © Craig K. Hunt · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 recordsAmur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackiiPhoto © Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0No season: most records are from one year22 recordsdame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis)dame's rocketHesperis matronalisPhoto © Wolfgang Bacher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain42 records

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