Bio-Blitz

Bat Program by Jianxin Zhang

Plagiognathus sp. Warinanco Park. A plant bug. Hadel Go

Stenopterapion meliloti. Warinanco park. Pear-shaped weevil. Hadel Go

Koi. Shawn Crouse

Gary Szelc

Bat Program by Jianxin Zhang

Betty Ann Kelly

Betty Ann Kelly and Dan Bernier of Union County. Cathy Eser

Gary Szelc

Toxomerus geminatus. Warinanco Park. These syrphid flies are common around flowers and often mistaken for bees. Hadel Go

Gary Szelc

Bat Program by Jianxin Zhang

Cathy Eser of the Amphibian & Reptile Team

Yellow flower. Hadel Go

Draeculacephala – Also known as a sharpshooter, this tiny leafhopper was plentiful at the bioblitz. Hadel Go

Corythucha marmorata. Warinanco Park. These chrysanthemum lace bugs are some of the weirdest looking insects you’ll encounter in NJ. Hadel Go

Erioptera caliptera. Warinanco Park. A limoniid crane fly. Hadel Go

Pardosa sp. Warinanco Park. This is a thinlegged wolf spider, several of these were found in leaf litter near the water. Hadel Go

Bat Program by Jianxin Zhang

Pumpkinseed. Shawn Crouse

Gary Szelc

Theridion sp. Warinanco Park. Cob-web spider. Hadel Go

Lopidea sp. Warinanco Park. A plant bug. Hadel Go

Cathy Eser of the Amphibian & Reptile Team

Cathy Eser of the Amphibian & Reptile Team

Oulema melanopus. Warinanco Park. The cereal leaf beetle larva protects itself by covering its soft body with mucus and imbedding its poop in the mucus. It’s a serious grain pest. Hadel Go

Cathy Eser of the Amphibian & Reptile Team

Melanoplus sp. Warinanco Park. Spur-throated grasshopper nymph. Hadel Go

Pink flowers. Hadel Go

Jeff Jotz

American Eel 3. Shawn Crouse of the Fish Team

Cathy Eser of the Amphibian & Reptile Team

Gary Szelc

Gary Szelc

Loxocera sp. Warinanco Park. A bright colorful rust fly. Hadel Go

Gary Szelc

Betty Ann Kelly

Gary Szelc

Betty Ann Kelly

Jeff Jotz

Gary Szelc

Ancyloxypha numitor. Warinanco Park. Least skipper on a daisy. Hadel Go

hilaenus spumarius. Warinanco Park. Meadow spittlebug aka froghopper. Hadel Go

Black Crappie. Shawn Crouse of the Fish Team

Cathy Eser of the Amphibian & Reptile Team

Cathy Eser of the Amphibian & Reptile Team

Koi. Shawn Crouse

Yellow clover. Warinanco Park. Unsure about the identity of this flower but it’s pretty! Hadel Go

Gary Szelc

Gary Szelc

Brown Bullhead w Yellow Grub. Shawn Crouse of the Fish Team

Acanalonia sp. Warinanco park. Planthopper nymph. Hadel Go

Scott with Black Crappie. Shawn Crouse of the Fish Team

Neurocolpus sp. Warinanco Park. A plant bug.

Coccinella septempunctata. Warinanco Park. This is a seven-spotted lady beetle, this species was introduced to control aphids. Hadel Go

. Athysanus argentarius. Warinanco Park. A silver leafhopper. Hadel Go

Gary Szelc

Jeff Jotz

Lonchoptera sp. Warinanco Park. Pointed-winged fly. Hadel Go

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata. Warinanco Park. This is a fourteen-spotted lady beetle larva. These guys are non native and used for aphid control. Hadel Go