2021 ASIW Day 5 – July 23
During the final day of Art and Science in the Woods for 2021, I was a visiting instructor in two classes (one in the morning; the other in the afternoon). Here are the insects encountered by each class.
Taxa encountered during the morning class (Coyote warriors)
These are the insects we encountered during the morning class. I was only able to spend about an hour with this class as they had other visiting instructors as well in the morning. As before, the insects we encountered are alphabtically arranged by order and family within each order. Each link will open in a new browser window/ tab.
All told, we encountered insects classified in 7 distinct orders and 23 families. Not bad for one hour’s worth of observations in the morning.
Order Coleoptera (beetles)
- Family Chrysomelidae
- Family Scarabaeidae
Order Diptera (flies)
- Family Agromyzidae
- Family Dolichopodidae
- Family Empididae
- Family Muscidae
- Family Tabanidae
- Family Therevidae
Order Hemiptera (true bugs)
- Family Cercopidae
- Family Cicadellidae
- Family Fulgoridae
- Family Membracidae
- Family Miridae
- Family Pentatomidae
- Family Reduviidae
Order Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps)
- Family Apidae
- Family Formicidae
Order Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, and skippers)
- Family Geometridae
- Family Noctuidae
- Family Pieridae
Order Mantodea (praying mantis)
- Family Mantidae
Order Orthoptera (grasshoppers and relatives)
- Family Gryllidae
- Family Tettigoniidae
Taxa encountered during the afternoon class (Drawing and sculpting)
These are the insects we encountered during the afternoon class. We did spend a fair amount of time at Crow Creek as it was the last day and everyone needed to splash in the creek (and observe insects, of course). The insects encountered are arranged in alphabetical order by order and family as for the morning class.
In total, we encountered insects representing 7 orders and 15 families during our afternoon excursion.
Order Coleoptera (beetles)
- Family Chrysomelidae
- Family Coccinellidae
- Family Elateridae
Order Diptera (flies)
- Family Dolichopodidae
- Family Tabanidae
Order Hemiptera (true bugs)
- Family Psyllidae
Order Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps)
- Family Apidae
- Family Formicidae
Order Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, and skippers)
- Family Erebidae
- Family Hesperiidae
- Family Lycaenidae
- Family Pieridae
Order Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
- Family Coenagrionidae
- Family Libellulidae
Order Orthoptera (grasshoppers and relatives)
- Family Gryllidae