Taxa are added to this list as I add photos to the site.
Click on a group name to see Arthropods I have encountered from that group.


Arachnida (Arachnids)

Araneae (Spiders)

  • Araneidae (Orb Weavers)
  • Philodromidae (Running Crab Spiders) 
  • Pisauridae (Nursery Web Spiders) 
  • Salticidae (Jumping Spiders) 
  • Theridiidae (Cobweb Spiders)
  • Thomisidae (Crab Spiders) 

Chilopoda (Centipedes) 

Scolopendromorpha (Bark Centipedes) 

  • Scolopocryptopidae 

Diplopoda (Millipedes) 

Polydesmida (Flat-backed Millipedes)

  • Paradoxosomatidae

Insecta (Insects)

Coleoptera (Beetles)

  • Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles)
  • Carabidae (Ground Beetles) 
  • Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)
  • Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
  • Cucujidae (Flat Bark Beetles)
  • Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)
  • Elateridae (Click Beetles)
  • Lycidae (Net-winged Beetles)
  • Meloidae (Blister Beetles) 

Dermaptera (Earwigs)

  • Forficulidae

Diptera (Flies)

  • Rhagionidae (Snipe Flies)
  • Sciomyzidae (Marsh Flies) 

Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies) 

  • Gerridae (Water Striders)
  • Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs) 

Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) 

  • Vespidae (Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps) 

Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

  • Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

  • Calopterygidae (Broad-winged Damselflies) 

Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids)

  • Gryllidae (True Crickets)