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Montgomery 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: Little Miami, Lower Great Miami, Indiana, Ohio and Upper Great Miami, Indiana, Ohio

Parks: Centerville-Washington Park District and Five Rivers MetroParks

City and suburbs: Dayton

Land cover: developed 50%, farmland 37%, forest 12%

Elevation: 670 to 1,100 ft, mostly around 910 ft (203–335 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
412
records, 2016 to 2025
33,949
This week near Montgomery County

Montgomery 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 6
Bees, wasps and ants 28
Beetles 13
Birds 51
Butterflies and moths 70
Conifers and relatives 1
Crustaceans 1
Dragonflies and damselflies 56
Ferns and clubmosses 2
Fishes 4
Flies 16
Flowering plants 112
Fungi 4
Grasshoppers and crickets 2
Mammals 10
Other arachnids 1
Other insects 2
Reptiles 6
Spiders 15
True bugs 12
Recording in Montgomery County · records of all species each week, 33,949 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

575 species

Amphibians 6

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year130 recordsBlanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)Blanchard's Cricket FrogAcris blanchardiPhoto © Andy Kraemer · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons85 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year94 recordsFowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)Fowler's ToadAnaxyrus fowleriPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons39 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain27 recordsSouthern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera)Southern Two-lined SalamanderEurycea cirrigeraPhoto © Zach Lim · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons65 records

Bees, wasps and ants 28

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4135 recordsGolden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidusPhoto © janeabel · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late August, middle week Jul 5–1183 recordsTwo-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)Two-spotted Longhorn BeeMelissodes bimaculatusPhoto © Eamon Corbett · CC BY 4.0Late June to mid-August, middle week Jul 19–2545 recordsFour-banded Stink Bug Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus)Four-banded Stink Bug WaspBicyrtes quadrifasciatusPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to mid-August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 124 recordsYellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)Yellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron caementariumPhoto © Celeste · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late August, middle week Aug 2–823 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0Early April to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22145 recordsGold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)Gold-marked Thread-waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotataPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2233 recordsSphex nudusSphex nudusSphex nudusPhoto © Anita Gould · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to early September, middle week Aug 16–2221 recordsBlue-winged Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia)Blue-winged Scoliid WaspScolia dubiaPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0Early August to mid-September, middle week Sep 6–1244 recordsAmerican Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)American Bumble BeeBombus pensylvanicusPhoto © Buddy · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons62 recordsBald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons62 recordsBicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)Bicolored Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon virescensPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain33 recordsChestnut Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) castaneus)Chestnut Carpenter AntCamponotus (Tanaemyrmex) castaneusPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain31 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain215 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 uncertain29 recordsEastern Thistle Longhorn Bee (Melissodes desponsus)Eastern Thistle Longhorn BeeMelissodes desponsusPhoto © bob15noble · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year21 recordsEastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifronsPhoto © sankax · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain40 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain35 recordsFour-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens)Four-toothed Mason WaspMonobia quadridensPhoto © Justin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsFraternal Potter Wasp (Eumenes fraternus)Fraternal Potter WaspEumenes fraternusPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain55 recordsLemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus citrinus)Lemon Cuckoo Bumble BeeBombus citrinusPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year36 recordsLigated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatusPhoto © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons30 recordsMetric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)Metric Paper WaspPolistes metricusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain27 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain32 recordsPitted Mason Wasp (Euodynerus foraminatus)Pitted Mason WaspEuodynerus foraminatusPhoto © Zachary Chapman · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year22 recordsPseudodynerus quadrisectusPseudodynerus quadrisectusPseudodynerus quadrisectusPhoto © Brice C. · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year32 recordsTwo-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons100 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain173 records

Beetles 13

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata)Six-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindela) sexguttataPhoto © dufferin · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early July, middle week May 17–2348 recordsMargined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)Margined Leatherwing BeetleChauliognathus marginatusPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Late May to mid-July, middle week Jun 14–2039 recordsRed Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Early June to late July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 442 recordsSwamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)Swamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0Late May to early September, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 438 recordsReddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)Reddish-brown Stag BeetleLucanus capreolusPhoto © cotinis · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early August, middle week Jul 5–1145 recordsDogbane Leaf Beetle (Chrysochus auratus)Dogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratusPhoto © Claire O'Neill · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to early August, middle week Jul 19–2522 recordsGoldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicusPhoto © Wildreturn · CC BY 4.0Late August to late September, middle week Sep 6–1249 recordsLocust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae)Locust BorerMegacyllene robiniaePhoto © shinnickj · CC BY-NC 4.0Late August to mid-October, middle week Sep 13–1925 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain131 recordsCommon Green June Beetle (Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida)Common Green June BeetleCotinis (Cotinis) nitidaPhoto © Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain39 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonicaPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons45 recordsSpotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain53 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: the weeks are still too uncertain22 records

Birds 51

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraPhoto © Donna Pomeroy · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-December to mid-September, middle week Apr 26 – May 294 records

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