2022 ASIW Day 5 – June 17
During the last day of Art and Science in the Woods this year, I visited the Patchwork class in the morning and the Paint on the Path class in the afternoon. As I did previous days, I spent roughly 2 hours with each class. We searched for insects by walking the paths near the Sun Foundation, sweeping and beating vegetation and observing insects in flight and on plants. Students had the opportunity to participate in another round of insect bingo (the winner in each class gets to select a prize). I separated the insects observed for each class below.
Insect taxa encountered – Patchwork Class
This list of insect taxa observed is arranged alphabetically by order and family within each order. These are the families of insects we observed during this class. Each link will take you to a page explaining more about that group of insects.
Totals for the morning – 9 orders, 40 families of insects. This list does not include non-insect arthropods we observed (such as spiders, ticks, centipedes, millipedes and their relatives). I think this was the diversity record for an individual class during this entire week. Well done students and teachers!
Order Coleoptera (beetles)
- Family Cantharidae
- Family Cerambycidae
- Family Chrysomelidae
- Family Cicindelidae
- Family Cleridae
- Family Elateridae
- Family Lycidae
- Family Scarabaeidae
- Family Tenebrionidae
Order Diptera (flies)
- Family Agromyzidae
- Family Bombyliidae
- Family Chironomidae
- Family Culicidae
- Family Dolichopodidae
- Family Syrphidae
- Family Tachinidae
- Family Tipulidae
Order Hemiptera (true bugs)
- Family Cercopidae
- Family Gelastocoridae
- Family Miridae
- Family Psyllidae
- Family Scutelleridae
Order Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps)
- Family Apidae
- Family Braconidae
- Family Crabronidae
- Family Formicidae
- Family Halictidae
- Family Mutillidae
- Family Vespidae
Order Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, skippers)
- Family Geometridae
- Family Hesperiidae
- Family Lycaenidae
- Family Nymphalidae
- Family Pterophoridae
Order Mantodea (praying mantis)
- Family Mantidae
Order Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
- Family Libellulidae
Order Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)
- Family Acrididae
- Family Gryllidae
- Family Tettigoniidae
Order Phasmatodea (walkingsticks)
- Family Diopheromeridae
Insect taxa encountered – Paint on the Path Class
This list of insect taxa observed is arranged alphabetically by order and family within each order. These are the families of insects we observed during this class. Each link will take you to a page explaining more about that group of insects.
Totals for the afternoon – 8 orders, 28 families of insects. This list does not include non-insect arthropods we observed (such as spiders, ticks, centipedes, millipedes and their relatives).
Order Coleoptera (beetles)
- Family Buprestidae
- Family Cantharidae
- Family Chrysomelidae
- Family Cicindelidae
- Family Dermestidae
- Family Lampyridae
- Family Lycidae
- Family Scarabaeidae
Order Dermaptera (earwigs)
- Family Forficulidae
Order Diptera (flies)
- Family Agromyzidae
- Family Asilidae
- Family Chironomidae
- Family Culicidae
- Family Dolichopodidae
- Family Sciaridae
- Family Syrphidae
- Family Tachinidae
Order Hemiptera (true bugs)
- Family Anthocoridae
- Family Aradidae
- Family Pentatomidae
- Family Scutelleridae
Order Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps)
- Family Formicidae
Order Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, skippers)
- Family Erebidae
- Family Nymphalidae
Order Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
- Family Libellulidae
Order Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)
- Family Gryllidae
- Family Tettigoniidae
- Family Tridactylidae