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Summit 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: Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas

Parks: Cleveland Metroparks, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Medina County Park District, Portage Lakes State Park and Summit Metro Parks

Cities and suburbs: Akron and Cleveland

Land cover: developed 64%, forest 26%, farmland 7%

Elevation: 610 to 1,320 ft, mostly around 1,040 ft (185–402 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
836
records, 2016 to 2025
106,876
This week near Summit County

Summit 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 13
Bees, wasps and ants 22
Beetles 22
Birds 148
Butterflies and moths 96
Conifers and relatives 5
Crustaceans 3
Dragonflies and damselflies 44
Ferns and clubmosses 15
Fishes 11
Flies 8
Flowering plants 315
Fungi 58
Grasshoppers and crickets 6
Lichens 2
Mammals 20
Mosses, liverworts and hornworts 1
Mussels and clams 1
Other animals 2
Other arachnids 2
Reptiles 11
Slime molds 2
Snails and slugs 1
Spiders 18
True bugs 10
Recording in Summit County · records of all species each week, 106,876 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

902 species

Amphibians 13

Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)Spotted SalamanderAmbystoma maculatumPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to mid-September, middle week Mar 22–28113 recordsBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to early October, middle week Mar 29 – Apr 4270 recordsAmerican Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to mid-September, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4558 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to late September, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4456 recordsEastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)Eastern NewtNotophthalmus viridescensPhoto © Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons117 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons279 recordsGray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor)Gray TreefrogDryophytes versicolorPhoto © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons254 recordsLong-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda)Long-tailed SalamanderEurycea longicaudaPhoto © Yinan Li · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons50 recordsNorthern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus)Northern Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus fuscusPhoto © Tina Marie Camp Scheff · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain42 recordsNorthern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiensPhoto © Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain64 recordsNorthern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata)Northern Two-lined SalamanderEurycea bislineataPhoto © Justin Lee · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain73 recordsRed Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber)Red SalamanderPseudotriton ruberPhoto © Saunders Drukker · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain38 recordsSpring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Spring PeeperPseudacris cruciferPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain195 records

Bees, wasps and ants 22

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late August, middle week Jul 12–18280 recordsLigated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatusPhoto © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late August, middle week Jul 19–2538 recordsTwo-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)Two-spotted Longhorn BeeMelissodes bimaculatusPhoto © Eamon Corbett · CC BY 4.0Early July to mid-August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 125 recordsEuropean Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)European Woolcarder BeeAnthidium manicatumPhoto © Pierre Bornand · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to early September, middle week Aug 2–828 recordsFour-banded Stink Bug Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus)Four-banded Stink Bug WaspBicyrtes quadrifasciatusPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Late July to mid-August, middle week Aug 2–822 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to early October, middle week Aug 2–8469 recordsFour-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens)Four-toothed Mason WaspMonobia quadridensPhoto © Justin · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late September, middle week Aug 9–1523 recordsGolden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidusPhoto © janeabel · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late August, middle week Aug 9–1537 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22714 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to late October, middle week Aug 23–2977 recordsBald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain118 recordsBicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)Bicolored Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon virescensPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain44 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 seasons60 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons268 recordsEastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)Eastern Cicada-killer WaspSphecius speciosusPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year25 recordsEastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifronsPhoto © sankax · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain53 recordsEuropean Hornet (Vespa crabro)European HornetVespa crabroPhoto © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 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: recorded in two separate seasons55 recordsGreat Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Great Golden Digger WaspSphex ichneumoneusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain52 recordsPerplexing Bumble Bee (Bombus perplexus)Perplexing Bumble BeeBombus perplexusPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain67 recordsTwo-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons85 recordsYellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)Yellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron caementariumPhoto © Celeste · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 records

Beetles 22

Margined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)Margined Leatherwing BeetleChauliognathus marginatusPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Early June to late July, middle week Jun 21–2742 recordsOriental Beetle (Exomala (Exomala) orientalis)Oriental BeetleExomala (Exomala) orientalisPhoto © Tom Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 423 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early November, middle week Jul 5–11237 recordsFourteen-spotted Lady Beetle (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)Fourteen-spotted Lady BeetlePropylea quatuordecimpunctataPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Late May to mid-August, middle week Jul 5–1130 recordsRed Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Late June to early August, middle week Jul 5–11112 recordsReddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)Reddish-brown Stag BeetleLucanus capreolusPhoto © cotinis · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early August, middle week Jul 5–1148 recordsBrown Prionid (Orthosoma brunneum)Brown PrionidOrthosoma brunneumPhoto (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early August, middle week Jul 12–1820 recordsCommon Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)Common Eastern FireflyPhotinus pyralisPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Late June to late July, middle week Jul 12–1821 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonicaPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 12–18145 recordsDogbane Leaf Beetle (Chrysochus auratus)Dogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratusPhoto © Claire O'Neill · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 159 recordsReticulated Net-winged Beetle (Calopteron reticulatum)Reticulated Net-winged BeetleCalopteron reticulatumPhoto © Mauricio Velazquez · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to mid-August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 132 recordsGoldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicusPhoto © Wildreturn · CC BY 4.0Early August to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–2983 recordsEnd Band Net-winged Beetle (Calopteron terminale)End Band Net-winged BeetleCalopteron terminalePhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Early August to mid-September, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 524 records

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